Oscars 2017 Nominations: 5 Things They Got Right (& 4 They Got Wrong)

4. The Lobster Gets Best Original Screenplay Nod

The Lobster Colin Farrell Rachel Weiz
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A couple of surprises here, with both The Lobster and 20th Century Women getting nods, while Zootopia missed out. Although it's a shame for the Disney movie, it's great to see a film as weird (and as good) as The Lobster getting some recognition.

The screenplay, which comes from Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos, is a real treat, crafting a story that is outright bizarre, dark, bold, funny, and yet also quite moving.

Given its offbeat nature, and the fact it was released so long ago (it competed at Cannes in 2015, and was released in the US in May last year), it would've been pretty easy for the Academy to overlook it - and its nomination here is completely deserved.

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