Power Rankings for 12/22/08
Best Adapted Screenplay
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| P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
90 |
96 |
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire |
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Is rising across the board as it grows from smallish sleeper to legitimate major contender |
| 2 |
98 |
95 |
Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
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Key wins from National Board of Review, Golden Satellites along with a Golden Globe nod secure its candidacy. |
| 3 |
80 |
85 |
Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan - The Dark Knight |
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The Academy is going to give the Nolans any potential nomination they can. |
| 4 |
70 |
65 |
Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon |
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Has been nominated on almost every major list thus far. |
| 5 |
45 |
55 |
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt |
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Has done very well the past couple of weeks, including a Golden Globes nod. |
| 6 |
38 |
50 |
David Hare - The Reader |
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Has received several key nods lately, including Broadcast Film Critics and Golden Globes. It's also rising with regard to end-of-year candidacy. |
| 7 |
60 |
45 |
Justin Haythe - Revolutionary Road |
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The line of demarcation starts here for the serious contenders versus the wannabes. |
| 8 |
50 |
38 |
Clayton Frohman & Edward Zwick - Defiance |
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So far, has only made one major list in any category. It's candidacy has fallen apart in everything except Best Score. |
| 9 |
20 |
25 |
Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway - Iron Man |
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Finally, there is a place where DC can claim supremacy over Marvel. |
| 10 |
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20 |
John Ajvide Lindqvist - Let the Right One In |
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The movie's title is also the slogan for a nomination. |
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