My story on the Oscar nominations focused on the pictures and performances that made it into the best-picture and acting categories, along with those that were omitted. But some of the more interesting Oscar choices happened further down the line, in the screenwriting categories.
That's where Sarah Polley was recognized with a best adapted screenplay nomination for "Away From Her," and three women (Tamara Jenkins for "The Savages," Diablo Cody for "Juno," and Nancy Oliver for "Lars and the Real Girl") made the cut in the original-screenplay field.
This great showing by female screenwriters seems all the more exceptional in a broader Oscar field dominated by the male-centric "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men."
Jenkins and Polley also directed their films, but women have famously been shut out of the directing category. In 80 years, there have been just three nominees (Sofia Coppola , Jane Campion and Lina Wertmuller) and 0 winners.
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