Showing posts with label best adapted screenplay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best adapted screenplay. Show all posts

Monday, March 8, 2010

It was "Precious" for Geoffrey Fletcher, the First African-American Screenwriter to Win the Academy Award

Geoffrey Fletcher, the screenwriter of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," is the first African-American screenwriter to win an Academy Award. He won the award in a category where he was considered an "underdog".



Sunday, March 7, 2010

Academy Awards: Best Actor Oscar Award Goes To Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"

Some other awards so far:

Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"

Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film Feature - "Up"

Best Original Song - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett "The Weary Kind" (Theme from "Crazy Heart")

Best Documentary Feature - "The Cove"

Mo'Nique Best Supporting Actress Winner at the Oscars {video}


Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"

Some other awards so far:
Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"