Oscar Nominees

The nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards have been announced.

Of particular interest to our members are the following categories:

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

• Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt
• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): Mike Leigh
• In Bruges (2008): Martin McDonagh (Irish writer)
• Milk (2008): Dustin Lance Black
• WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth & Robin Swicord; based on the short story by F Scott Fitzgerald
• Doubt (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley; based on the play by John Patrick Shanley
• Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan; based on the play by Peter Morgan
• The Reader (2008): David Hare; based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink
• Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy; based on the novel by Vikas Swarup

Irish screenwriter/director Steph Green has also received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Short Film, Live Action, for her short film "New Boy", which is adapted from a short story by Roddy Doyle.

Congratulations to all the nominees!