Lesley Paterson once waited on tables at the ceremony - now the screenwriter is up for an award.
BBC Scotland arts correspondentA Universal Pictures version made in 1930, a year after the anti-war novel was first published, won five awards that year including Best Screenplay."I actually waited tables 18 years ago," she recalls."It was all very exciting at the time. I remember having to go through all the security checks, then wondering who I would get on my table. I had Judi Dench and Jennifer Lopez.
But it wasn't an easy sell. Years of rejection meant she had to use her winnings as a champion triathlete and re-mortgage her home to keep the project alive. The film was the biggest winner at this year's Baftas, taking home seven Baftas, including Best Adapted Screenplay.
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