{"id":52,"date":"2012-02-27T06:09:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2012-02-27T06:09:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T11:09:00","slug":"and-the-oscar-goes-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"And the Oscar\u2122 goes to…"},"content":{"rendered":"

What time is it? Academy Award Time!<\/p>\n

One of the best things to do to improve writing, besides actually writing and getting those 10,000 hours logged, is to read screenplays. And not just good ones. It is worth reading bad screenplays, to see what not to do.<\/p>\n

But in the spirit of the season, here<\/a> is a link to most of the 2012 nominated screenplays. There are more available than just those nominated for writing awards, but, hey, you can never have too many screenplays!<\/p>\n

Just to recap, here are the nominees.<\/p>\n

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)<\/strong>
“The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
“Hugo” Screenplay by John Logan
“The Ides of March” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
“Moneyball” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan<\/p>\n

Writing (Original Screenplay)<\/strong>
“The Artist” Written by Michel Hazanavicius
“Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
“Margin Call” Written by J.C. Chandor
“Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen
“A Separation” Written by Asghar Farhadi<\/p>\n

A huge congratulations to all those nominated, and especially to the winners: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash and Woody Allen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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