- Charles Portis, TRUE GRIT (10 nominations, including Best Picture and a very young Best Supporting Actress)
- Ben Mezrich, THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES ("The Social Network," discussed here to death; 8 nominations including Best Picture)
- Aron Ralston, BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE ("127 Hours," 6 nominations including Best Picture)
- Daniel Woodrell, WINTER'S BONE (4 nominations including Best Picture)
- David Lindsay-Abaire, "Rabbit Hole" (okay it's a play, but still -- 1 nomination)
- Chuck Hogan, PRINCE OF THIEVES ("The Town," one nomination)
The ceremony is February 27 and the one book on this list I would really like to read despite having already seen the movie is TRUE GRIT. I looked, I waited for the library book, and... I threw caution to the winds.
