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Is anyone else surprised to see that The Perks of Being a Wallflower made the cut? Also, it’s worth noting that Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Amour, and Beasts of the Southern Wild were all ineligible.

Best Original Screenplay
John Gatins – Flight
Rian Johnson – Looper
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola – Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty

Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio – Argo
David Magee – Life of Pi
Tony Kushner – Lincoln
Stephen Chbosky – The Perks of Being a Wallflower
David O Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Documentary Screenplay
Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Ken Burns – The Central Park Five
Kirby Dick – The Invisible War
Alex Gibney – Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Malik Bendejelloul – Searching for Sugar Man
Brian Knappenberger – We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivisits
Amy Berg and Billy McMillin – West of Memphis