#best adapted screenplay

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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Shortlisted: The Room Next Door / Small Things Like These / Look Back

THE NOMINEES ARE:

JOSLYN BARNES and RaMELL ROSS, NICKEL BOYS

TURNER I used to think out there is out there, and once you’re in here, you’re in here. But now that I been out and I been brought back, I know. In here and out there are the same, but in here no one has to act fake anymore.

PASCAL BONITZER and CATHERINE BREILLAT, LAST SUMMER

ANNE I know his life’s not been easy. I know he learned to hate me for supposedly stealing his father away. I get that he wants to make us pay, but it’s no excuse. And it doesn’t excuse you!

PIERRE Calm down.

ANNE Don’t touch me! Never touch me again.

PIERRE I just told you what my son said.

ANNE Vile lies, and you swallow them.

PIERRE I don’t know who to believe. Put yourself in my shoes. Imagine the hell I’ve been going through.

ANNE (beat) Your son’s a monster. Get that into your head.

ROBERT EGGERS, NOSFERATU

THOMAS I have... my lord, I have questions about the, um, unfamiliar customs of the peasantry and, um, errant wanderers... Last night, I saw, or rather I believe I saw a band of gypsies... they ventured to a small birch grove, and –

ORLAK Yesternight was but the eve of their Szent András. Our common people say it is the darkest witching night when Devil’s magic bids the wolf to speak with tongues of men, and every nightmare freely treads upon this earth, ascendent from the torturous grave. I fear we yet keep close many superstitions here that may seem backward to a young man of your high learning.

THOMAS These gypsies, they exhumed a corpse.

ORLOK It is their filthy ritual.

THOMAS What manner of ritual –

ORLOK Speak not of it again! (beat) How I look forward to retiring to your city of a modern mind, who knows nothing of... nor believes any such morbid...fairy tales.

JUSTIN KURITZKES, QUEER

LEE I thought of the painted, simpering female impersonators I had seen in a Baltimore night club. Could it be possible that I was one of those subhuman things? I walked the streets in a daze, like a man with a light concussion. I might well have destroyed myself, ending an existence which seemed to offer nothing but grotesque misery and humiliation. Nobler, I thought, to die a man than to live on, a sex monster. It was a wise old queen -- Bobo, we called her -- who taught me that I had a duty to live and to bear my burden proudly for all to see, to conquer prejudice and ignorance and hate with knowledge and sincerity and love. Bobo’s words came back to me from the tomb, the sibilants cracking gently- “No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything that is alive.” The difficulty is to convince someone else he is really part of you, so what the hell? Us parts ought to work together, right?

AND THE CRISTAL GOES TO...

GUILLAUME BRÉAUD, BERTRAND BONELLO, and BENJAMIN CHARBIT, THE BEAST

GABRIELLE I have no idea what you’re talking about.

GINA Yes, this is normal. You’re in a tremendous state of confusion. And you want to know if you will find the man you love again.

GABRIELLE What man? There’s no man.

GINA Isn’t that why you contacted me? You’ve been looking a long time.

GABRIELLE No...I wanted to know if I made the right decision moving out here and...if I have a chance.

GINA You’re far too self-centered. You’re going through a deep narcissistic crisis. It’s very destructive and also very commonplace. It’s ordinary. It’s the great evil of our times, but you must pull out of it.

GABRIELLE (beat) What?

GINA You are a good person, I can see that.

GABRIELLE Why do you say that?

GINA Because I’m scared for you. From what I can see, I’m scared for you.

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Divided into three chapters, the film explores themes of love, masculinity, and self-discovery with raw emotional depth.

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The Best Best Adapted Screenplay Tournament: Championship Round

After some fierce competition, we're down to our two finalists!

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Oh my god I just love how everyone accepted that Denis Villeneuve is the standart for adaptation T°T

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Cord Jefferson accepting the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: American Fiction

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Glen and his Hitman director Richard Linklater are nominated for Best Adapted ScreenPlay at the Writers Guild of America awards!

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'American Fiction' Movie and Blu-ray Review

The following review was written by Ultimate Rabbit correspondent, Tony Farinella. “American Fiction” is the kind of adult drama which has been sorely missing from Hollywood over the past decade and a half.  Hollywood has become obsessed with the big screen blockbuster and superhero films. Now, of course, there is nothing wrong with those films, but the adult drama along with R-rated comedies…

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301 - Bernie (with Kevin O'Keeffe)

Now that we've passed the 300 episode mark, we are bringing back our old friend Kevin O'Keeffe and Texas native for a very Texas movie. Debuting in 2011 but arriving in theaters, Richard Linklater's Bernie accounts a real-life Texan wink wink bachelor Bernie Tiede (played by Jack Black), beloved by the church ladies and local community. However, he is taken in by the town villain Margie (Shirley MacLaine) and ends up convicted for her murder, but not necessarily in the court of public opinion. Though the film was recognized as comedy (especially for Black's delicate performance), its awards history was largely left as a footnote to the McConaissance.

This episode, we talk about the different vibes of Texas cities and the film's spectacular ensemble of real-life witnesses. We also talk about Linklater's outsider status to the Hollywood establishment, Black's preceding failures, and reporter Skip Hollandsworth.

Topics also include "one of them CMT girls," Linklater's upcoming Merrily We Roll Along, and 2012 Best Actor.

The 2012 Academy Awards

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Sarah Polley, winner of the 2023 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking

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Remember… women take clothing much more seriously than men. I’ve never seen a man walk into a party and say “Oh, my God, I’m so embarrassed; get me out of here. There’s another man wearing a black tuxedo.” — Rita Rudner

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I was hoping Top Gun would win that, but Women Talking is a nice surprise

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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Shortlisted: All of Us Strangers / Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret / Priscilla

THE NOMINEES ARE:

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, written by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese

NA-HON-ZHIN-GA: Tomorrow we will bury this one. This Pipe Person. Our Messenger to Wah-kon-tah. It is time to bury this pipe with dignity and put away its teachings. The children outside listening, they will learn another language. They will be taught by white people. They will learn new ways and will not know our ways.

ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY, written by Paul B. Preciado

PAUL: In your book, Orlando’s sex change happens in his sleep. I thought that if it happened to Orlando, maybe it could also happen to me. Then sleep became for me the magical realm in which the gender transition took place. Perhaps this explains why I sleep so much and so well. That’s why nights have become silent waiting rooms in which, immersed in my thoughts, I wait for the change to take place. I imagined the beds as a dreamlike, painless operating table where my lying body was re-coded. I believed sleep could act on the body like a chemical process acts on an element. I thought sleep was like freezing, or like evaporation: a process that induces a change in form but not in meaning.

POOR THINGS, written by Tony McNamara

MAX: I wondered if perhaps you were raising her to be your mistress, a dark thought unworthy of me I know. So you are not laying with her…

GOD: Spermatic ejaculation can only induce homeostasis in me if accompanied by prolonged stimulation of higher nerve centres whose pressure upon the ductless glands changes the chemistry of my blood not for a few spasmodic minutes, but for many days!

MAX: …what??

GOD: I am a eunuch and can’t fuck her. To get a sexual response from my body would take the same amount of electricity as runs North London. Besides, my paternal feelings seem to outweigh my sexual thoughts.

THE ZONE OF INTEREST, written by Jonathan Glazer

HEDWIG: They’d have to carry me out of here. This is our home! We’re living how we dreamed we would, since we were seventeen. Beyond how we dreamed! Out of the city finally. Everything we want on our doorstep. And our children strong and healthy and happy. Everything the Führer said about how we should live is exactly how we do. Drive east, lebensraum. This is our lebensraum.

AND THE CRISTAL GOES TO...

THE TASTE OF THINGS, written by Trần Anh Hùng

EUGÉNIE: How did you feel after your first bite of the Baked Alaska?

PAULINE: I almost cried.

EUGÉNIE: Why?

PAULINE: ...I don’t know.

EUGÉNIE: Have you ever cried before while eating something?

PAULINE: No.

EUGÉNIE: What do you think happened?

PAULINE: I don’t know.

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Oscar Picks 2023, Part III: The Big 8

Despite a runaway expected winner for Best Picture, this promises to be an exciting Oscar year for most of the big categories. There are several hot two-horse races and some that are anyone’s game.

But just like in national elections, happenings in one place could be the sign of things to come elsewhere. Look for the Supporting Actress category early in the Ceremony to give us a sense of how things will play out for the night. A win for Jaime Lee Curtis could mean a sweep of the table for EEAAO. If Bassett or Condon wins, it may mean a more tempered night.

Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees:

Austin Butler, Elvis

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser, The Whale

Paul Mescal, Aftersun

Bill Nighy, Living

This is supposed to be Brendan Fraser’s year. But polarizing reviews for The Whale may cost him his trophy. As much as this seems to be a two-man race, any of the other three performances are highly deserving, with all but Mescal winning some piece of major hardware. I still give the edge to Fraser, as he won the SAG award and actors make up the biggest chunk of the Academy.

Who will win: Brendan Fraser

But look out for: Austin Butler

Who I’d vote for: Colin Farrell

If I could add one more: Eden Dambrine (Close). There was no way the Academy was going to recognize a teenage lead in a foreign movie, but few performances by actors of any age are as deeply moving.

Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees:

Cate Blanchett, Tár

Ana de Armas, Blonde

Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie

Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Equally exciting as the Best Actor contest, this one appears to be a two-woman race between Blanchett and Yeoh. Even with their impressive résumés, both give career-best performances and have split the awards this season. I presume they’ll be the top two on most ballots. But Blanchett already has two Oscars. I think Academy voters will want to finally reward Yeoh for her exceptional career.

Who will win: Michelle Yeoh

But look out for: Cate Blanchett

Who I’d vote for: Cate Blanchett

If I could add one more: Danielle Deadwyler (Till). Where my Black women at?! Kudos to Riseborough for a strong performance and even stronger campaigning, but it did preclude the Academy from recognizing Deadwyler’s performance and the film as a whole.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway

Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans

Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

This is one of the few sure bets of the evening. Ke Huy Quan has won almost every major award. But Keoghan’s recent victory at the BAFTAs and 3rd place ranking from the National Society of Film Critics may make an impact. Henry and Hirsch are long shots, but I wish Gleeson would have garnered more hardware for his excellent performance.

Who will win: Ke Huy Quan

But look out for: Barry Keoghan

Who I’d vote for: Brendan Gleeson

If I could add one more: Paul Dano (The Fabelmans). After so many exceptional performances in Oscar-nominated Best Pictures, what does Dano have to do to finally get a nod?

Actress in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Hong Chau, The Whale

Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Angela Bassett seemed a surefire choice early in awards season, but Jamie Lee Curtis has been on a tear recently. Momentum for EEAAO may just propel her to victory. And while I think Hsu’s performance was actually the more engaging and moving of the film, Academy voters are more likely to pick the veteran favorite. Chau has garnered great praise for her role in The Whale, but she’s the only real long shot here. Condon is coming off a BAFTA win and was the pick of the National Society of Film Critics.

Who will win: Jamie Lee Curtis

But look out for: Angela Bassett

Who I’d vote for: Kerry Condon

If I could add one more: Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness). In her role as toilet manager turned captain, De Leon commands the screen and stimulates the moral and ethical questions the film seeks to ask of its audience.

Directing

Nominees:

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Todd Field, Tár

Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

This award seems written in stone, which is sad considering the incredible depth in the category. Spielberg and Field both offer masterclasses in directing with their entries. McDonagh’s expertise as a playwright shows in his superlative storytelling. Östlund skillfully translates his political and social commentary to pictures. But the Daniels’ creativity, vision, and mastery at so many different styles makes them a shoe-in.

Who will win: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

But look out for: Steven Spielberg

Who I’d vote for: Todd Field or Steven Spielberg

If I could add one more: Sarah Polley (Women Talking). Not merely for female representation, Polley deserves to be in this group because her film is one of the most unique, emotional, and engaging stories told on screen this year.

Original Screenplay

Nominees:

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Tár

Triangle of Sadness

This may just be my favorite category of the 2023 Oscars. The five nominees could not be more different from each other, and yet (almost) equally deserving of praise. Banshees took home the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and National Board of Review award. EEAAO won the Writers Guild, Critics’ Choice, and NY Film Critics awards. Tár was the pick of the National Society of Film Critics and LA Film Critics. I think the signs are pointing to EEAAO, though the Academy may offer this as a consolation prize to the excellent Banshees.

Who will win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

But look out for: The Banshees of Inisherin

Who I’d vote for: The Banshees of Inisherin

If I could add one more: Aftersun. Charlotte Wells’ intimate account of a father-daughter relationship manages to say so much without hitting you over the head with anything.

Adapted Screenplay

Nominees

All Quiet on the Western Front

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

Top Gun: Maverick

Women Talking

Sarah Polley’s Women Talking is only up for two awards this year – Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. While the performances and directing deserve praise, its script is its strongest asset. I think the Academy will choose to recognize it with this award. All Quiet on the Western Front may be a spoiler, though, having just won the BAFTA and being the pick of National Board of Review back in early January. With nine nominations, it could be up for a big night. I also wouldn’t rule out Living, which has got a lot of attention recently.

Who will win: Women Talking

But look out for: All Quiet on the Western Front

Who I’d vote for: Women Talking

If I could add one more: Aftersun. Charlotte Wells’ intimate account of a father-daughter relationship manages to say so much without hitting you over the head with anything.

Best Picture

Nominees:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Fabelmans

Tár

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking

All signs point to EEAAO. It’s won the top prize at the awards for the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Writers Guild, and Screen Actors Guild. But ranked choice voting in the Best Picture category can often create pathways you don’t suspect.

Top Gun: Maverick will be a popular choice among American Academy members. It’s likely to occupy that number 2 or 3 spot on a lot of ballots, which could matter if multiple rounds are needed to select a winner. The film was the top pick of the National Board of Review. But without a Best Director nod or any acting nods, the odds aren’t in its favor.

Banshees is also one that’s likely to do well on most ballots, even if it doesn’t occupy the top spot for most people. Sadly, its Best Comedy win at the Golden Globes hasn’t been followed up with any other top prizes.

All Quiet on the Western Front was the surprising BAFTA winner, but I think that has more to do with the subject matter and the importance of the First World War to British audiences. It’s a powerful film, but I think the Academy will reward it with International Feature.

Spielberg’s The Fabelmans had a great early push with a Golden Globe win for Best Drama, but support has fizzled as it’s made way for EEAAO in recent award shows.

Tár has been the favorite of most critics, it seems, topping the list for the National Society of Film Critics, NY Critics, and LA Critics (tied with EEAAO).

With 8 nominations, Elvis may have an outside chance, especially if Butler ends up winning Best Actor.

The other films in this category are all long shots for whom the nomination is the prize.

Who will win: Everything Everywhere All at Once

But look out for: Top Gun: Maverick

Who I’d vote for: Tár

If I could add one more: Close. Belgium’s entry for Best International Feature deserved much more recognition at the Oscars, including a Best Actor and Best Picture nomination.

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That's it for this year's Oscar picks! Thanks for joining me. Enjoy the show!

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And the winner is…

The Tumblr voters have spoken! Congratulations to Brokeback Mountain, our Best Best Adapted Screenplay winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our screenplay brackets! We will be going on a hiatus, but may be back in little while with another awards-based bracket :)

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L’apprezzata opera prima di RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys , che mostra il passato razzista degli Stati Uniti da una nuova prospettiva (inedita per un adattamento perché abbandona lo schema della voce fuori campo), ha meritatamente conquistato 2 nominations all’Oscar tra cui Miglior sceneggiatura non originale e Miglior film

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The Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay: NICKEL BOYS