Oscar nominations

Two British writers are among the nominees for the 2008 Oscars, announced today. Christoper Hampton (Atonment, from the novel by Ian McEwan) and Ronald Harwood (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, from the novel by Jean-Dominique Bauby) are both nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. You can read interviews with Hampton and Harwood in the latest issue of Written By magazine.

The full screenplay Oscar nominations are as follows:

Adapted screenplay

• Atonement - Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
• Away from Her - Written by Sarah Polley
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
• No Country for Old Men - Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• There Will Be Blood” - Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
  

Original screenplay

• Juno - Written by Diablo Cody
• Lars and the Real Girl - Written by Nancy Oliver
• Michael Clayton - Written by Tony Gilroy
• Ratatouille - Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
• The Savages - Written by Tamara Jenkins