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- 2009 nominations announced on January 22, 2009, at 5: 30 a.m. PSTOfficial Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees
- 2009 nomination ceremony location: Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, CAOfficial Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees
- Ceremony airs on ABC network
- 2009 Academy Awards: February 22, 2009, at 5 p.m. PST
- Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood
- Votes Tabulated by PricewaterhouseCoopersUSA Today: Oscar Nominations Pushed Back (April 14, 2008)
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The nominees for the 2009 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars were announced on January 22, 2009 at 5:30 a.m. at the Samuel Goldwhy Theatre in Los Angeles California. Simon Beaufoy was awarded the "Best Adapted Screenplay" Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire" at the 81st annual Academy Awards on February 22, 2009.
2009 Nominees:
2008 Nominees:
- Joel and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men - Winner
- Christopher Hampton for Atonement
- Sarah Polley for Away From Her
- Ronald Harwood for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood
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Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nominees News
- OSCAR.com: 80th Annual Academy Awards - Nominee List
- Google News: Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees
- Variety: Eye on the Oscars: Best Adapted Screenplay (February 1, 2008)
- The National Post: Prediction time: Oscars twists and turns (January 22, 2008)
- "Toronto's Sarah Polley made the most of Away From Her. Her screenplay nod is a surprise."
- Telegraph: Oscars 2008: Atonement leads the British charge, but the Coens are likely victors (January 22, 2008)
- "We should also count Ronald Harwood, nominated for his adapted screenplay of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, as a local triumph. He is South African-born but has lived in Britain for more than 50 years."