Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay

Not surprisingly, John Ridley won Best Adapted Screenplay for “12 Years A Slave.” It’s a masterpiece, truly, and the language in it, even though taken from Northup’s book, sings out like poetry.

Best Original Screenplay went to Spike Jonze (aka Adam Spiegel) for “Her,” the wildly creative movie about love and solitude and technology. He thanked “all of my friends” and was extremely upbeat.

He beat out a fellow Jewish writer whose name may not be mentioned (*cough Woody Allen cough*) but that guy’s won a bunch of times before.

Joaquin Phoenix in "Her." (courtesy: Warner Bros.)
Joaquin Phoenix in “Her.” (courtesy: Warner Bros.)

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