Two more up on Daily Script. Thanks to the most excellent Donovan (old timers know who he is) read a revised draft of Cliffhanger. Unlike last week’s Cliffhanger script which was the first draft, this one is a later draft revised by Terry Hayes.

Thanks to Leon (also excellent and long time conspirator of Donovan) for this draft of Below by Darren Aronofsky & Lucas Sussman with revisions by David Twohy. These two fine pieces of script-age can be found on the Movie Scripts page.

Please note, “Miracle at St. Anna” is up again on the Movie Scripts page.

Lastly, but not leastly, on the Unproduced Scripts page there are eight more original scripts. There are more to come. I am, as always, crazy behind in getting them on the ‘net. – Don

Golden Globe Winner for Best Screenplay is Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men”.

No Country for Old Men – undated, unspecified (probably shooting) draft script by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy) – hosted by: Miramax Films – in pdf format. Read also, in browser friendly text format, thanks to Weekly script, and Early draft and the Shooting draft of the script.

Llewlyn Moss (Josh Brolin), hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, stumbles upon a drug transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice – leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything. And so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participate seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to adandon his life?

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Thanks to Cinematical for the running commentary and update. And thanks to discussion board member Murphy for the heads up. View all the nominated screenplays. – Don

The Writers Guild of American writing nominations are out. Winners will be announced on February 9, 2008. below are the listings for Original and Adapted screenplay, tho you can see the full nomination list here.

Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy)(undated, unspecified (probably shooting) draft script pdf format hosted by Miramax Films)

There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson (based on “Oil!” by Upton Sinclair) (July 25, 2006 final shooting script pdf format hosted by Vantage Guilds 2007)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon) by Ronald Harwood (based on the novel by Jean-Dominique Bauby ) (undated, unspecified (probably shooting) draft script pdf format hosted by Miramax Films)

Into The Wild by Sean Penn (from the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer) (undated, unspecified draft script pdf format hosted by Vantage Guilds 2007)

Zodiac (Chronicles) by James Vanderbilt (based on the books “Zodiac” and “Zodiac Unmasked” by Robert Graysmith) (July 5, 2006 final shooting script zip/pdf format hosted by Paramount)

Original Screenplay

Juno by Diablo Cody (February 6, 2007 revised pink draft script pdf format hosted by Fox Searchlight)

Michael Clayton by Tony Gilroy (February 11, 2006 Final Shooting Draft script zip/pdf format hosted by Warner Bros)

The Savages by Tamara Jenkins (April 10, 2006 pink revised script pdf format hosted by Fox Searchlight)

Knocked Up by Judd Apatow (undated, unspecified draft script pdf format hosted by Universal Pictures)

Lars and the Real Girl by Nancy Oliver

With the exception of Lars and the Real Girl all the WGA nominated screenplays are already available online. Again, if anyone has a link to any nominated script online that I don’t have, please let me know.

And to the “Thanks! I lost my postcard” guys and gals. You are welcome. Glad you find the site of use.

39th NAACP image awards nominations are out. Winners will be announced on February 14, 2008.

Nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) are:

John Sayles ? Honeydripper (not online, yet)

Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa ? Talk To Me (zip/pdf) from Focus Features

Richard LaGravenese ? Freedom Writers (zip/pdf) from Paramount

Robert Eisele ? The Great Debaters (not online, yet)

Steve Zaillian ? American GangsterUniversal Pictures

And, yes. No updates in any additional award nominated scripts. If you see either The Great Debaters or Honeydrippers online, please let me know.

Thanks to Vern for the heads up on the brilliant script to Spike Lee’s upcoming Miracle at St. Anna by the prolific writer James McBride.

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd “Buffalo Soldier” Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

You can catch a first look at blackfilm.com. Also, FirstShowing.net has an excellent write up on the film.

A link to the script and other movie scripts can be found on the Movie Scripts page. – Don

Thanks to Vern for the heads up on this fantastic script – Gods and Monsters, the 1998 Oscar Winner for Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. Note: the file is a whopping 21 mb, but does contain Ian McKellen’s handwritten notes. Fascinating reading brought to you by the tenth anniversary site Gods and Monsters.net.

Thanks to Dennis and the Weekly Script you can read a draft of Panther, a semi-historical account of the creation of the Black Panther Party written by Melvin Van Peebles.

Check them out on the Movie Scripts page. – Don

update from Sandy:

Bill Condon is a master technician. I?ve recommended Gods and Monsters to many people as a ?how to? guide for just about every technical element you could ever need to use.

In Gods there are flashbacks, hallucinations, dream sequences, scenes from old movies that are flashbacks and scenes from old movies on television that are all intertwined with each other and the present day narrative. It?s all clear and beautifully structured.

There?s a leaner version of Gods and Monsters on the internet [available here from Daily Script] which is easier to read than the one on the anniversary site but the site listed above has the oneline schedule which offers a glimpse into how scripts are broken down and shot.

Thanks to JBM for the heads up on a couple of scripts by writer Larry Doyle, Emmy-Award-Winning writer. Larry has provided multiple drafts of both Duplex and Looney Tunes: Back In Action on his website. In addition to being a writer on the Simpson’s for five years, Larry has also written for Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria. His first novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper came out in the spring of last year and has been optioned to be adapted for film. You can get more info on his novel on Larry’s MySpace page.

Read them (and more!) on the Movie Scripts page. – Don

Happy New Year! I got a recent heads up from Lauri, webmaster of:

Probably one of the most comprehensive Richard Stanley unofficial websites on the ‘net. In addition to news and information about Richard Stanley (like his MySpace page) and various Richard Stanley scripts like Hardware, Hardware 2: Ground Zero, and The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lauri has two more fairly recent additions – In a Season of Soft Rains and Death’s Other Kingdom – two unproduced Richard Stanley scripts. You can find links to those over on the Movie Scripts page.

Do check out Between Death and the Devil for tons of info on Richard Stanley as well as Richard Stanley’s MySpace for the latest info on his works in progress. – Don

Thanks to Donovan and Daily Script read the september 12, 2000 draft of Collateral. This is the final draft before the Michael Mann rewrites. THanks to Kirsty for the heads up on the Now and THen script found over on Movie Memorabilia. Lastly, thanks to ‘g’ and Daily Script read Mickey Levy’s Rails & Ties. Those can be found on the movie scripts page.

Golden Globe and Spirit Award nominated scripts and scripts in Oscar contention now each have their own page. – Don