Best Original Screenplay

Oscars 2019: The Screenplays

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"Little Women," destined to be robbed.

Almost there! We’ve already posted four different pieces on this year’s Oscars, looking at odds and ends, techies, supporting actors, and leads. Now, we’ll take a quick skim through the screenplay categories, before wrapping up with Best Director and Best Picture later today.


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

NOMINEES
Knives Out—Rian Johnson
Marriage Story—Noah Baumbach
1917—Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood—Quentin Tarantino
Parasite—Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won Read More

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Oscars 2018: The Screenplays

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Adam Driver and John David Washington in "BlacKkKlansman"

Thus far in our walkthrough of the Oscars, we’ve looked at some miscellaneous technical categories and some higher-profile technical fields. Now we’re getting to the good stuff, beginning with the screenplays.


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

NOMINEES
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs—Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman—Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee
Can You Ever Forgive Me?—Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk—Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born—Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, and Will Fetters Read More

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Oscars 2017: The supporting actors and the screenplays

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Allison Janney, a likely Oscar winner for "I, Tonya"

Having previously looked at the technical categories, both big and small, we’re now moving on to the heavy hitters in this year’s Oscars:

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

NOMINEES
Call Me by Your Name—James Ivory
The Disaster Artist—Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Logan—Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green
Molly’s Game—Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound—Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
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