Last week, I asked which current nominee has been nominated, over the years, in five different categories. That would be the very busy Kenneth Branagh, nominated this year as a supporting actor ("My Week with Marilyn") and previously in the categories of lead actor ("Henry V"), director ("Henry V"), adapted screenplay ("Hamlet") and live-action short film ("Swan Song").

And now, let's look at the adapted screenplay category. Only one of the nominees is the original writer of the material: Beau Willimon, who wrote the play on which "The Ides of March" is based, and is nominated for the adaptation along with George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Who was the last writer to win an Oscar for adapting his or her own original work? Think about that, as we count down to the Academy Awards on Feb. 26.

Moira Macdonald: 206-464-2725 or mmacdonald@seattletimes.com