# Which Adapted Screenplay Oscar nominee would you vote for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987 "2010-02-07T02:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/1 "2010-02-07T02:41:52Z")
All are first-time nominees in this category. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/2 "2010-02-07T03:39:19Z")
Like far too many Academy voters, I’m unqualified to vote in this category. I hate reading scripts, I haven’t read/seen any of the source material, and I haven’t yet seen **In The Loop** (I thought I had when the nominations came out, then realized I hadn’t). Still, I voted with my heart instead of my head, and voted for **District 9** , just because I’d LOVE to see it win _something_. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/3 "2010-02-07T04:07:08Z")
For me, it’s a toss up between In the Loop and Up in the Air, but I have to go with In the Loop for dialogue alone. I realize there is more to a script than just dialogue (I am your typical film school grad who calls themselves a writer), but the insults alone in this movie deserve some type of award so why not an oscar. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/4 "2010-02-07T15:04:20Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Like far too many Academy voters, I’m unqualified to vote in this category. I hate reading scripts… Why would you have to read the scripts? You just have to watch the movies. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/5 "2010-02-07T20:16:43Z")
I voted for _ **An Education** _. Nick Hornby’s an impressive writer. I enjoy his novels, too. Though I do find his (small c) conservative messages a little dreary. Every one of his works screams CONFORM! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/6 "2010-02-08T18:01:18Z")
Though not in the lead, I’m gratified that I wasn’t the only one to vote for _In the Loop_, certainly not completely satisfying, but still tightly constructed with acres of meaty words for actors to dig into. And as long as the Academy was going to pick a sci-fi script to honor, I’m glad they chose the right one. Between this vote and the Best Picture poll, there seem to be very few _Precious_ fans on the SD. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/7 "2010-03-04T17:05:45Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-adapted-screenplay-oscar-nominee-would-you-vote-for/527987/8 "2010-03-04T17:53:45Z")
I voted for _Up in the Air_, because I want it to win something. I liked _District 9_ a lot, but I thought UitA was better.