Academy Awards nomination for adapted screenplay is unusual. Seldom are the scripts to broad comedies nominated, but both “Borat” films have been.
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm has set a new Guinness World Record, the records governing body has confirmed.The Borat sequel arrived last year, 14 years after Sacha Baron Cohen’s original mockumentary was released.Earlier this month, the second movie was shortlisted for two Oscars – for Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Maria Bakalova and for Best Adapted Screenplay.Those nominations have now secured another achievement for Borat 2 – the Guinness World Record for the longest title of a film
.Academy Awards nomination for adapted screenplay is unusual. Seldom are the scripts to broad comedies nominated, but both “Borat” films have been.
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Film CategoriesAnimation: “Soul” – Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum (Associate)Big Budget – Comedy: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” – Nancy BishopBig Budget – Drama: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” – Francine Maisler, Mia Cusumano (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting), Mickie Pascal (Location Casting), Kathy Driscoll-Mohler (Associate), Molly Rose (Associate), AJ Links (Associate)Studio Or Independent – Comedy: “The 40-Year-Old Version” – Jessica DanielsStudio Or
Coming hot off of a surprisingly successful awards season run, there’s a new, extended cut of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” coming to Amazon Prime.
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For the titular character's return to America in Amazon's Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 14 years after the smash success of 2006's Borat, satirist Sacha Baron Cohen recruited eight writers to craft the film's screenplay.
Sacha Baron Cohen pointed out during Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees all-day event a unique distinction of his second Borat movie, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
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tweeted along with an image of him, his Guinness certificate, and a brick wall plastered with movie tickets.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan received two Oscar nods recently, it didn't just become an Academy Award nominee, it became a Guinness World Record holder, too. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the film had been recognised in both the Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress categories.
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In one of the shortest WGA Award ceremonies in recent memory at 90 minutes, there were a few standout comedic moments, one being when Borat Subsequent Moviefilm actor/producer/co-scribe and Adapted Screenplay WGA winner Sacha Baron Cohen took a jab at his favorite punching bag in the sequel, Donald Trump consigliere Rudy Giuliani.