Most of the Oscar prognostication action happens around the best picture, acting and directing races, leaving the poor writing nominees metaphorically stuck alone in a room, staring at a blank screen. Not wanting to compound their feelings of loneliness, neglect and — let’s face it, they’re writers — bitterness, Variety is flashing the spotlight in their direction with this list of five things to look for in the original and adapted screenplay categories.
1. Paul Thomas Anderson for the win
This might fall into a “Jeopardy!” category titled “Stating the Obvious.” Anybody with a passing knowledge of how the Oscars work understands that the winner is often really getting the award because “it’s their time.”
Anderson has five previous screenplay nominations — three for original and two for adapted —and 14 nods overall, with no wins to date. He’s up for three Oscars this year. Do the math. If he doesn…
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