Simon Beaufoy's script for Slumdog Millionaire won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar at the Academy Awards on February 22, 2009. Other films in contention included The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, and The Reader.
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"I think it's liberating. It's daunting because it comes from F. Scott Fitzgerald. I've done a lot of adaptations so I'm always respectful of the original writer. My job's different. I'm a dramatist, basically."—Eric RothArtist Direct: Interview with Eric Roth (February 9, 2009)
Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winner 2009 Acceptance Speach
Oscars.org: Oscar Acceptance Speeches - Simon Beaufoy
Best adapted screenplay 2011 Oscar nominees and movies?(1 Answer)
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Hi @brentw, the Best adapted screenplay 2011 Oscar nominees and movies are ; *“The Social Network” ; this Screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin and has been predicted to be ...
Who *will* win the best adapted Screenplay Oscar for 2009? - Who should win? -Featured(4 Answers)
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Will win - Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy For taking an anecdotal novel and weaving it into the most beloved film of the year. Our first chance to get into ...
Best original screenplay oscar nominees for 2011 Oscars?(1 Answer)
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Hi @brentw, I also love screenplays and can't wait to see who takes home the Oscar award for this year. Unfortunately , the The Social network is not ...
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