USC Scripter Nominees

[Eternal]

A tie resulted in six sets of finalists for the 2013 honor, rather than the typical five.

Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook

[Atonenent.]

Last year they nominated A Dangerous Method and Jane Eyre so I hoped they'd go more adventurous.

[electric_storm]

So the tie was between "Perks" and "Beasts" I assume? Having a feeling "Pi" might win this as the stature of the book plays a pretty big role with them.

[steve4922]

No Zero Dark Thirty; too controversial I suppose.

[Shy_Hallaman]

No Zero Dark Thirty; too controversial I suppose.

ZDT is an original screenplay.

[steve4922]

ZDT is an original screenplay.

Of course it is; I forgot; thanks.

[DirkDiggler]

Argo won. Variety apparently leaked it.

https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=scripter&src=typd

also lol @ Sasha's tweets about it

[fallglimmer32]

Argo won. Variety apparently leaked it.
https://twitter.com/search?q=argo%20scripter&src=typd

interesting....and sad that it leaked.

[Elessar]

LMAO

This year is really quite embarrassing.

[Matt24]

Yup and it's going to win big at BAFTA tomorrow too, I mean they nominated Affleck for Actor.

[City Lights]

LOL at Sasha's tweets. sheesh.

I read this quote on tumblr the other day, and I find it appropriate at the moment: "There’s a fine line between autism and being an obsessed crazy person on twitter."

[faina]

Twitter ruins people.

[Blasty]

I don't know, it feels like Argo is getting the kind of sweep usually reserved for like self-important historical epics like Schindler's List or something. I just don't get it. I mean, I understand why it's so liked LOL, it's entertaining, deals with politics, Hollywood coming to the rescue, every actor under the sun it, actor turned director, yada yada. And yet, I still. Just. Don't. Get. It. The sweep, I mean. Nothing against the film. I just somehow still find it weird that this rose to the top among these nominees. There's a reason some of us are holding on to the idea of the Affleck snub pity party - it's just because... we don't get this sweep LOL. I mean, you can explain the whole situation to me again about why Hollywood loves this movie and how the other contenders' campaigns and releases stumbled but some of us still don't get it and find it weird.

[Elessar]

I don't know, it feels like Argo is getting the kind of sweep usually reserved for like self-important historical epics like Schindler's List or something. I just don't get it. I mean, I understand why it's so liked LOL, it's entertaining, deals with politics, Hollywood coming to the rescue, every actor under the sun it, actor turned director, yada yada. And yet, I still. Just. Don't. Get. It. The sweep, I mean. Nothing against the film. I just somehow still find it weird that this rose to the top among these nominees. There's a reason some of us are holding on to the idea of the Affleck snub pity party - it's just because... we don't get this sweep LOL. I mean, you can explain the whole situation to me again about why Hollywood loves this movie and how the other contenders' campaigns and releases stumbled but some of us still don't get it and find it weird.

This.

I certainly don't dislike Argo - I actually think it's a pretty great movie. But, yeah, the sweep is utterly baffling. Especially in the company of the nominees this year.

[faina]

What sweep we are talking about?

[Matt24]

This.

I certainly don't dislike Argo - I actually think it's a pretty great movie. But, yeah, the sweep is utterly baffling. Especially in the company of the nominees this year.

Yeah, the fact it's happening in this year where all the BP Nominees are critically raved sans Les Mis is kind of startling.

[Jonathan]

Meeeeeh.

[RayB]

I'm going to be so sad when Tony Kushner loses the Oscar

[kitkat]

This.

I certainly don't dislike Argo - I actually think it's a pretty great movie. But, yeah, the sweep is utterly baffling. Especially in the company of the nominees this year.

Isn't this what happens every year though?

[coldmess]

Honestly, this isn't as bad as The Descendants beating Moneyball and Tinker Tailor.