ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Writers — The Scripts That Stood Apart From the Rest in 2018
It's been said that you can't make a good movie out of a bad screenplay. There are plenty of bad...
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods On How The Sound and Terror in Jaws Influenced Their Choices in A Quiet Place
When A Quiet Place was released earlier this year, it was an immediate critical and popular hit, earning $188 million...
Original and Adapted Screenplay — Digging Into the Perplexing Nature of This Year’s Nominations
Films recognized at the Oscars have been traditionally a collaborative effort. The more collaborative, the more well liked. You can...
The Case for Christopher Nolan’s Original Screenplay for Dunkirk
With the weight of Dunkirk‘s award season run seemingly on the shoulders of Christopher Nolan's Best Director chances, I wanted to bring forth...
Interview: Screenwriters, Liz Hannah and Josh Singer on The Post. ” History is cyclical and it’s important to learn from these mistakes.”
When Liz Hannah wrote the script for The Post, it wasn't expected to sell right away. She was hoping to...
Telluride Review: Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s Fearless Directorial Debut
Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird looks on the surface to be a coming-of-age story about a difficult, perhaps somewhat unlikable teenage...
Robin Write Tells Us “Why The Lobster Has to Win the Original Screenplay Oscar”
LA Film School 10th Annual Oscar Nominated Screenwriters Q&A
The Oscar-nominated screenwriters from La La Land, Hidden Figures, Moonlight, 20th Century Women, Arrival, Lion and Hell or High Water...
Original Screenplay – Why Manchester by the Sea Towers Over the Rest
I don't know what's going to happen when the Oscars are announced in terms of a La La Land sweep....
Scripter Preview – Which Adapted Script Will Take the Prize?
The nominees for the USC Scripter match exactly the Oscar nominees for adapted screenplay. But BAFTA and the Writers Guild...
The Contenders: Original and Adapted Screenplay Frontrunners
Yesterday's story focused on how original screenplays, and not adapted, could feature into the Best Picture race. But today, I'd...
Original Screenplay Is Where the Best Picture Heat Is for 2016 So Far
It should be noted that there are a few pundits who have different films at number one than La La...
Through the Lens… Spotlight
The Boston Globe's Spotlight team are the investigative journalists who uncovered the stunning story of widespread sexual abuse by members...
Best Screenplays, Cinematography and Editing: Awards Daily Simulated Ballot Nominees!
Here we go. Chow down on this lavish Simulated Ballot buffet. Next up: Best Actors, Actresses, Supporting Actors and even...
The Case for Ex Machina
by Robin Write Ex Machina is a movie I saw very early on in the year, and we are talking...
The Case for Joy
After Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, David O. Russell continues his productive cinematic partnership with Jennifer Lawrence in Joy,...
Amy Schumer Will Enter Screenplay Race as one of the Few Solo Female Screenwriters
While cracking the acting categories is tough, there is some wiggle room in the screenplay category. The publicity team behind...
Oscarwatch: Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet in Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs
It was almost a Fincher/Sorkin/Rudin joint with a different actor (Leo, Christian) but now it's here - Danny Boyle's Steve...
Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America
OscarWatch: Screenplay Categories Still a Mystery
With the Writers Guild the last of the major awards to announce, just a few days before the final Oscar...