The Noms:
“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Who Will Win: Inglourious Basterds
Who Should Win: A Serious Man
Who Won: The Hurt Locker
Commentary: When I look at this category I think to myself – weren’t War-themed pictures of the military supposed to be box office poison. Mtter of the fact is neither The Hurt Locker or The Messenger will rack up the dough, but it shot down the theory that you can’t make a such a pic in such times. I thought Basterds was a more lavish screenplay – and that the dialogue would win out on technical details in Boal’s screenplay. Good for Boal and does this mean the Best Picture award is a lock?
