▁about ▁the ▁ult imate ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision , ▁but ▁I ▁did ▁feel ▁a ▁very ▁deep ▁anger ." ▁He ▁later ▁concluded : ▁" This ▁is ▁still ▁happening ▁today . ▁Today , ▁it ' s ▁about ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁getting ▁married . ▁What ▁business ▁is ▁it ▁of ▁anyone ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁people ▁involved ?" ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dead line ▁Hollywood ▁reported ▁that ▁although ▁Nich ols ' ▁screen play ▁for ▁L oving ▁has ▁been ▁class ified ▁as ▁an ▁original ▁screen play ▁by ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁had ▁concluded ▁that ▁L oving ▁should ▁only ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁comp ete ▁within ▁the ▁Best ▁Ada pt ed ▁Screen play ▁category . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Terry ▁Mc A ul iffe ▁announced , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁that ▁Virginia ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁film ing ▁location ▁for ▁Jeff ▁Nich ols ' ▁L oving . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Andy ▁Edmund s , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Film ▁Office , ▁confirmed ▁that ▁film ing ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁from ▁Caroline ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁to ▁Din w idd ie ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁As ▁the ▁piece ▁will ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Virginia ▁area , ▁L oving ▁will ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁a ▁film ing ▁in cent ive , ▁with ▁the ▁exact ▁amount ▁based ▁on ▁exp end