Spike Jonze's 'Her' Wins Best Screenplay, and So Do the Robots

Spike Jonze, the director of Her, landed his first Oscar on Sunday at the Academy Awards, beating out some pretty hefty competition including Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska and American Hustle for Best Original Screenplay

This marks Jonze's first Oscar and adds a particular distinction to the history of the Academy Awards in that it celebrates the notion of a human relationship with a machine

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Usually the Academy bestows the award upon a film that is solely focused on the heartbreaks and triumphs of intimate human relationships, largely staying away from science fiction fare Read more...

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Spike Jonze's 'Her' Wins Best Screenplay, and So Do the Robots