What exactly is an adapted screenplay? Is it based on a book? An experience? What about an eponymous doll with a penchant for pink? These are the big questions the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

It's Oscar season, so it's time to pay homage to two of the several categories that often don't get as much attention as they should: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. The ...

In the final five pages of the screenplay, a Rival Bot appears and destroys all of RA-33’s work during the production of his film. It’s all very confusing because the robot is cartoonishly evil and ...

“The Bikeriders” is taking a trip from original to adapted screenplay Oscar consideration. Focus Features’ drama, directed and written by Jeff Nichols, will compete for the Academy Award in the best ...

Best Adapted Screenplay commentary (Updated Feb. 26, 2025): Unlike original screenplay — where writers start from a blank page — adapted screenplay nominees must transform existing works into ...

Since the start of the millennium, there have been some especially strong Best Original Screenplay winners. It’s an ...

To understand why liberals continue to dominate American culture despite being bludgeoned in the political arena, consider two recent creative properties. The first is Good Night, and Good Luck, the ...