Så har manusforfatterfagforeningen WGA annonsert sine nominasjoner til prisene for de ypperligste filmmanuskriptene fra 2008. Variety har hele oversikten over de nominerte, som fordeler seg over tre kategorier: Beste originalmanus, beste adapterte manus og beste manus for dokumentarfilm. Umiddelbart er jeg overrasket over at Charlie Kaufmans "Synecdoche, New York" (norsk tittel: New York i et nøtteskall) ikke er nominert i kategorien for beste originalmanus, og det samme gjelder for Wall-E – en av fjorårets udiskutabelt mest originale filmfortellinger.

Men når det er sagt: Fryktelig gøy å finne Woody Allens manus for Vicky Cristina Barcelona nominert; og det samme gjelder Tom McCarthy for The Visitor (les vår anmeldelse fra KVIFF). Ellers er det noenlunde som antatt – de store Oscar-favorittene er godt representert. Her er de nominerte:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Burn After Reading," written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Focus Features
"Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black, Focus Features
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona," written by Woody Allen, The Weinstein Company
"The Visitor, "written by Tom McCarthy, Overture Films
"The Wrestler," written by Robert Siegel, Fox Searchlight Pictures ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Screenplay by Eric Roth; Screen Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord; Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures
"The Dark Knight," Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer; Based on Characters Appearing in Comic Books Published by DC Comics; Batman Created by Bob Kane, Warner Bros. Pictures
"Doubt," Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, Based on his Stage Play, Miramax Films
"Frost/Nixon, "Screenplay by Peter Morgan, Based on his Stage Play, Universal Pictures
"Slumdog Millionaire," Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel "Q and A" by Vikas Swarup, Fox Searchlight PicturesDOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
"Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, "written by Stefan Forbes and Noland Walker, InterPositive Media
"Chicago 10", written by Brett Morgen, Roadside Attractions
"Fuel", written by Johnny O’Hara, Greenlight Theatrical / Intention Media
"Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson", Screenplay by Alex Gibney, From the Words of Hunter S. Thompson, Magnolia Pictures
"Waltz with Bashir, "written by Ari Folman, Sony Pictures Classics