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Monday, February 12, 2007
‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ ‘Departed’ inch toward Oscar showdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hollywood’s little movie that could - “Little Miss Sunshine” - moved a tiny step closer to a possible best picture Oscar by beating out “Babel” and “The Queen” for best original screenplay honors at Sunday’s Writers Guild Awards. The night’s big winner for adapted screenplay: “The Departed.”
With Feb. 25’s Oscar ceremony looming, “Departed” and “Sunshine” appear to be edging ahead of early favorite “Babel.”
“Departed” director Martin Scorsese recently won the Directors Guild Award and “Sunshine” took home best cast at the Screen Actors Guild honors.
These most recent awards can influence Oscar voters. Their ballots aren’t due back to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences until Feb. 20.
In other movie awards over the weekend, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” won six honors at the Visual Effects Society awards and “The Last King of Scotland” and “Pan’s Labyrinth” won three awards each at the Orange British Academy Awards.
Among the big winners at the British honors: “The Queen” for best film, Helen Mirren (“The Queen”) for best actress, Paul Greengrass (“United 93”) for best director, Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”) for best actor, Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) for best supporting actor and Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”) for best supporting actress. “Pan’s Labyrinth” won best foreign-language film.
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