The Descendants won the Oscar for Writing (Adapted Screenplay). The nominees were:
The Descendants
Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Hugo
Screenplay by John Logan
The Ides of March
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
Some reaction from the Twitterverse:
@sgv
Stephen G VolanThe Descendants wins Best Adapted Screenplay. Did the winners just mock Angelina’s, um, wide stance? #oscars
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@Esmegrubb
Esme GrubbBest Adapted Screenplay. The winner is: The Descendants! Yay! Congrats Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, and Alexander Payne. #Oscars 33 seconds ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@arts_thesaint
The Saint ArtsThe Oscar goes to the Indie film with a big star The Descendants! #oscars Wow, I’m getting better at this prediction stuff, I’m 12/16 51 seconds ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@Alwys_Smthgs
DeyaThe Descendants guys are bringing the funny #Oscars 1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@CathyofTO
Cathy Knowles DiazYay! Descendants! My daughter: they’re giving him screenplay cause they are not going to give him best picture. Hmmmm #Oscars 1 minute ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@MSNca_Entertain
MSNca EntertainmentThe Descendants wins Best Adapted Screenplay. Jim Rash is the funniest man ever. #oscars 1 minute ago via Twitter for Windows Phone · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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