2012 AACTA International Award – Best Screenplay Winner and Nominees

Margin Call

J.C. Chandor

Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.

The Ides of March

George Clooney

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

Melancholia

Lars von Trier

Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen

Moneyball

Steven Zaillian

The Artist

Michel Hazanavicius

The Descendants

Alexander Payne

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lynne Ramsay