The cast of Juno staged a surprise reunion at this year’s Oscars ceremony, 15 years after the comedy-drama won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Elliot Page, who earned an Oscar nomination for their performance as the title character, reflected on the legacy of the film with co-stars Jennifer Garner and J.K.
Simmons as they announced the recipient of the same award. “We all experience the exhilarating feeling of reading a wholly original screenplay that felt new and exciting,” said Garner, who won rave reviews for her portrayal of Vanessa Loring, the prospective adopted mother of Juno’s child.
Page praised Juno’s script, saying it had them “hooked from the very first page”. “I was completely infused with Diablo Cody’s distinctive voice.