Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 2009 Oscars have been announced, with British writers, including Guild member Mike Leigh, prominent.

Best Original Screenplay

• Frozen River by Courtney Hunt
• Happy Go Lucky by Mike Leigh
• In Bruges by Martin McDonagh
• Milk by Dustin Lance Black
• Wall-E by Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon based on a story by Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Eric Roth - Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Doubt by John Patrick Shanley based on his own play
• Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan based on his own play
• The Reader by David Hare based on the book by Bernhard Schlink
• Slumdog Millionaire by Stephen Beaufoy based on the book by Vikas Swarup

Happy Go Lucky trailer