Power Rankings for 1/27/14
Best Adapted Screenplay
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C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
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88 |
John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave |
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Have you ever tried adapting a 160 year old story to make it relevant in 2013? Ridley deserves to win for that achievement alone. |
| 2 |
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72 |
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke - Before Midnight |
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This marks two straight "Before" nominations for the talented trio. |
| 3 |
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60 |
Terence Winter - The Wolf of Wall Street |
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Winter is now more than just the anchor of all things HBO. But Winter's candidacy is going, not coming. |
| 4 |
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50 |
Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope - Philomena |
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Yes, that dude who starred in abomination that was Around the World in 80 Days is now an Academy Award nominee for his writing and producing. There is no justice. |
| 5 |
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25 |
Billy Ray - Captain Phillips |
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While an also ran in the category, Ray should be commended for adapting a recently chronicled news item into a gripping drama. |
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