In The Loop

[[In the Loop]] is a 2009 film directed by Armando Iannucci. The screenplay is written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche.

In the Loop is a political comedy from the United Kingdom. The film's plot concerns the backroom deals and politics between two groups of government officials from the United States and the United Kingdom. One sector of each government wants a war which is similar in objective to the War on Terror. The other sector doesn't want yet another war and the inevitable problems which will likely arise from such an endeavor.Official Site: In the Loop

In the Loop was honored with an Oscar nomination for the Academy Awards. The Academy Awards airs March 7, 2010. The Oscar Nomination was:

• Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche

• Tom Hollander as Simon Foster
• James Gandolfini as General Miller
• Anna Chlumsky as Liza
• Chris Addison as Toby
• Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker
• Mimi Kennedy as Asst. Sec'y of Diplomacy
• Olivia Poulet as Katie
• Gina McKee
• Steve Coogan
• David Rasche as Linton
• Johnny Pemberton as A.J. Brown
• Chizzy Akudolu as UN Cleaner
• Jen Carden as a Club Dancer
• Natasha Sattler as a Club Dancer
• Enzo Cilenti as Bob Adriano
• Christian Contreras as Jeff Romero
• James Doherty as a Reporter
• Harry Hadden-Paten as a Civil servant
• Zach Woods as Chad
• Will Smith as a New Adviser
• Joanna Scanlan as Roz