2008 RacsO Awards: Best Original Screenplay

Charliebebs Gohetia
Daybreak

A story of a life that could have been but was not, a story of two men in love with each other, one hoping that the other would leave his wife for him but just couldn't. Gohetia created a simple but very piercing love story of two men getting back together in a night out in Tagaytay to reminisce about the fun days and contemplate on the time that they have left together. What made the movie all the more special than it was is the fact that the conversations felt very real, it is something that you would actually hear from two lovers and that is what made it original.

Jenny Lumet
Rachel Getting Married

A story of a recovering junkie returning home from rehab to attend her sister's wedding only to face personal demons and face her family problems. Lumet's "Rachel Getting Married" does not simply tell the story of one, the screenplay gave each character present in the story to have a story of their own. It never languors or slack in story telling. Most especially how Lumet handled the story of the mother that made Winger's appearances memorable and yet you still feel her around even though she is not.

Martin McDonagh
In Bruges

A story of two hit men, one grew conscience on a collateral damage made in a church mission, the other torn between his boss' decision to kill his buddy or to protect him. McDonagh's very unique story of two hit men "In Bruges" was the very definition of originality. The thing about this movie is that you never can guess what is bound to happen next, well you can only speculate bt then again it will surprise you with its wit in telling a very original and often times silly story.

Chukiat Sakveerakul
Love of Siam

A coming of age story of two adolescents who were best buddies when they were young who fell in love with each other, each comforting the sadness that the other one feels. "Love of Siam" may be more than two hours long but the fact that it did not feel dragging and soap-y made the movie all the more interesting. Yes it was gay themed, but you hardly felt that, Sakveerakul concocted a very unique story of life, love and friendship.

Andrew Stanton
Wall-E

A story of two robots, one whose directive was to clean the dying earth grew curiosity and fell in love with another robot in mission to find vegetative life on earth and return to the mother ship her findings. Stanton successfully created two stories into one. "Wall-E" was part love story and was part message story, but never preachy at that. Stanton has found perfect balance on the two relatively different topics thus creating the year's important and one of the year's most romantic movie.