Academy Award Foolery

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2002)

Now, i am a huge fan of this film, i love it, and can watch it a million times. Here's an interesting twist in the recent Academy Award nominations foolery. First, and foremost, the movie i didn't feel was up for enough, Director? Secondly, why is Memento listed under best original screenplay written directly for the screen. All of us who love the movie and have seen it know that it's based on a short story by Jonathan Nolan, it even says in the credits "based upon" by it. So this must mean due to the Academy's slip that by default, Memento cannot win. Or else someone explain it to me, please?