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   David Seidler, 'The King’s Speech'

   9:29 pm 2/3/2011

   • by Lauren Schutte

   Having stuttered as a child, Seidler had little trouble connecting to the emotional turmoil suffered by King George VI. Bringing the little-known true story to the big screen was another matter.Read more

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   Mike Leigh, 'Another Year'

   9:27 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   Taking an unconventional approach to writing hasn’t stopped Leigh from earning five original-screenplay Oscar nominations and two directing noms.Read more

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   Stuart Blumberg, 'The Kids Are All Right'

   9:26 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   When Lisa Cholodenko had the idea to write a film about a lesbian couple whose children seek the truth about their sperm-donor father, she went to her good friend Stuart Blumberg for co-writing support. Read more

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   Christopher Nolan, 'Inception'

   9:23 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   Nominated for eight Oscars, "Inception" delves into a dream world the writer-director says he’d “been imagining for years.”Read more

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   Scott Silver, 'The Fighter'

   9:18 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   The first-time Oscar nominee endured four years’ worth of ups, downs, budget-cutting, cast changes and a revolving door of writers.Read more

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   Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini, 'Winter's Bone'

   9:10 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   Onscreen and off, the power of determined women is palpable in the ambient adaptation of Daniel Woodrell’s Ozarks-set novel. Read more

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   Joel and Ethan Coen, 'True Grit'

   9:10 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   The writer-director duo tend to deflect questions about their work with fusillades of wisecracks, but with some prodding they reveal a peek or two behind the curtain of their creative process.Read more

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   Michael Arndt, 'Toy Story 3'

   9:08 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   The only person to have won a best original screenplay Oscar for his first scrip then get an adapted screenplay nomination for his second looks to stay busy well past Oscar night.Read more

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   Aaron Sorkin, 'The Social Network'

   9:00 pm 2/3/2011

   • by THR staff

   A statuette for his whiz-bang take on "The Accidental Billionaires" would join a shelf crowded with Emmys for his seven-year run as creator and writer of NBC's "The West Wing."Read more

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    Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, '127 Hours'

    8:58 pm 2/3/2011

    • by THR staff

    Immediately on the heels of "Slumdog Millionaire" — for which they won Oscars as director and writer, respectively — Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy tackled the true-life story of mountaineer Aron Ralston.Read more

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