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2010 Award Contenders for Best Screenplay

127 Hours - undated, unspecified draft script by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (based on the book "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston) - hosted by: Raindance- in pdf format

127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?

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Alice in Wonderland - October 28, 2008 Blue Revised Shooting Script script by Linda Woolverton (based on Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll) - hosted by: Disney Awards 2010 - in pdf format

19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

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The American - Undated, unspecified draft script by Rowan Joffe (Based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth) - hosted by: Focus Features - in pdf format

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed.

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Animal Kingdom - Undated, unspecified draft script by David Michôd - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

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Barney's Version - October 29, 2009 unspecified draft script by Michael Konyves (Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler) - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

Take a ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky, a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer, as he reflects on his life's successes and (numerous) gaffes and failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focu

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Black Swan - October 5, 2009 shooting draft script by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz - hosted by: Raindance - in pdf format

A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile the Black Swan, daughter of an evil magician.

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Blue Valentine - December 23, 2010 Official White draft script by Derek Cianfrance & Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis - hosted by: The Weinstein Company - in pdf format

A story of love found and love lost told in moments past and present. Dean and Cindy are a married couple who spend a night away from theiri daughter in an attempt to save their failing marriage.

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City Island - Undated, Unspecified draft script by Raymond De Felitta - hosted by:Overture Films - in pdf format

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.

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The Company Men - May 28, 2009 buff shooting script by John Wells - hosted by: The Weinstein Company - in pdf format

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

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Despicable Me - Undated, Unspecified draft script by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (based on a story by Sergio Pablos) - hosted by: Universal Pictures - in pdf format

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds himself profoundly changed by the growing love between them.

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Fish Head (filmed as Let Me In) - May 5, 2009 unspecified draft script by Matt Reeves - hosted by: Overture Films - in pdf format

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

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For Colored Girls - August 3, 2010 goldenrod revised script by Tyler Perry (Based on The Stage Play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" By Ntozake Shange) - hosted by: Lions Gate Awards - in pdf format

Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

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Get Low - Undated, unspecified draft script by Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell (story by Chris Provenzano & Scott Seeke) - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.

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Greenberg - Undated, unspecified draft script by Noah Baumbach (Story by Noah Baumback and Jennifer Jason Leigh) - hosted by: Focus Features - in pdf format

A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.

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Hereafter - May 1, 2008 unspecified draft script by Peter Morgan - hosted by: Warner Bros. - in pdf format

A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.

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I Love You Phillip Morris - April 27, 2008 pink draft script by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (based on the book by Steve McVicker) - hosted by: Roadside Attractions - in pdf format

Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another.

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Inception - undated, unspecified draft script by Christopher Nolen - hosted by: Warner Bros. - in pdf format

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one.

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It's Kind of a Funny Story - Undated, unspecified draft script by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck (based on the novel by Ned Vizzini - hosted by: Focus Features - in pdf format

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

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Jack Goes Boating - January 28, 2009 draft script by Bob Glaudini - hosted by: Overture Films - in pdf format

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

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The Kids Are All Right - August 3, 2009 draft script by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg - hosted by: Focus Features - in pdf format

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.

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The King's Speech - undated, unspecified draft script by David Seidler - hosted by: The Weinstein Company - in pdf format

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

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Let Me In (originally Fish Head) - May 5, 2009 unspecified draft script by Matt Reeves - hosted by: Overture Films - in pdf format

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

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Made in Dagenham - Undated, unspecified draft script by William Ivory - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

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Mother and Child - Undated, unspecified draft script by Rodrigo García - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

A drama centered around three women: A 50-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago, and an African American woman looking to adopt a child of her own.

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Nowhere Boy - February 11, 2009 shooting draft script by Matt Greenhalgh - hosted by:The Weinstein Company - in pdf format

Imagine John Lennons childhood A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two extraordinary sisters tussle for his love - Mimi, the formidable aunt who raised him from the age of 5 and Julia, the spirited mother who gave him up to Mimis care. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into art and the new music flooding in from the US. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as Johns new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape.

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Please Give - Undated, unspecified draft script by Nicole Holofcener - hosted by: Sony Classics - in pdf format

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in apartment the couple owns.

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Rabbit Hole - Undated, Unspecified draft script by David Lindsay-Abaire (based on the play by David Lindsay-Abaire - hosted by: Lions Gate Awards - in pdf format

Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed by a car. Becca, an executive-turned-stay-at-home mother, tries to redefine her existence in a surreal landscape of well-meaning family and friends. Painful, poignant, and often funny, Becca's experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason - the teenage driver of the car that killed Danny.

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Secretariat - February 3, 2009 unspecified draft script by Mike Rich (revised by Randell Wallace, based on the book by William Nack) - hosted by: Screenplay Explorer - in pdf format

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.

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Shutter Island - October 3, 2007 draft script by Laeta Kalogridis (based on the novel by Dennis Lehane) - hosted by: Screenplay Explorer - in pdf format

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

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The Social Network - undated, unspecified draft script by Aaron Sorkin (based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich) - hosted by: Sony Pictures - in pdf format

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.

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Somewhere - June 4, 2009 draft script by Sofia Coppola - hosted by: Focus Features - in pdf format

Hollywood actor Johnny Marco, nested in his luxury hotel of choice, is a stimulated man. Drinking, parties and women keep a creeping boredom under wraps in between jobs. He is the occasional father of a bright girl, Cleo, who may be spoiled but doesn't act it. When Cleo's mother drops her off and leaves town, Johnny brings her along for the ride, but can he fit an 11-year-old girl into his privileged lifestyle?

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Stone - July 2nd, 2009 revised draft script by Angus Maclachlan (revisions by Edward Norton and John Curran) - hosted by: Overture Films - in pdf format

A convicted arsonist looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman's path.

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The Town - August 18, 2009 Pink Revised Draft script by Peter Craig (based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan) - hosted by: Warner Bros. - in pdf format

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

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Toy Story 3 - Undated, Unspecified draft script by Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich) - hosted by: Disney Awards 2010 - in pdf format

The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.

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Winter's Bone - undated, unspecified draft script by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini (Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell) - hosted by: Roadside Attractions - in pdf format

With an absent father and a withdrawn and depressed mother, 17 year-old Ree Dolly keeps her family together in a dirt poor rural area. She's taken aback however when the local Sheriff tells her that her father put up their house as collateral for his bail and unless he shows up for his trial in a week's time, they will lose it all. She knows her father is involved in the local drug trade and manufactures crystal meth but anywhere she goes the message is the same: stay out of it and stop poking your nose in other people's business.