The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air Win Big at WGA Awards
2/21/2010 11:49:00 PM
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Avatar can't win 'em all.
The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air scored the top prizes Saturday night at the Writers Guild of America Awards, setting them up as favorites in the screenplay races going into the Oscars.
Up in the Air screenwriters Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won for Best Adapted Screenplay, while The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal took home the award for Original Screenplay.
Both films are up in the same categories at the Oscars, which will be handed out March 7.
The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air scored the top prizes Saturday night at the Writers Guild of America Awards, setting them up as favorites in the screenplay races going into the Oscars.
Up in the Air screenwriters Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won for Best Adapted Screenplay, while The Hurt Locker's Mark Boal took home the award for Original Screenplay.
Both films are up in the same categories at the Oscars, which will be handed out March 7.
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