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Flora and Son – Janurary 8, 2022 blue revised shooting draft script by John Carney – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician, Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music.

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We’re at 18! on the Scripts studios are posting for award consideration page.

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Fair Play – Undated, unspecified draft script by Chloe Domont – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format

Hot off the heels of their new engagement, thriving New York couple Emily and Luke can’t get enough of each other. When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, supportive exchanges between the lovers begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, Luke and Emily must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition.

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A Haunting in Venice – Undated, unspecified draft script by Michael Green (based on the novel “Hallowe’en Party” by Agatha Christie) – hosted by: The Walt Disney Studios – in pdf format

In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

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This and more on the Scripts studios are posting for award consideration page.

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Jules – Undated, unspecified draft script by Gavin Steckler – hosted by: Bleeckerstreet Media – in pdf format

Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life – thanks to this unlikely stranger.

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These and more on the 2023 Award Season Screenplays page. We are at seven.

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Bottoms – April 14, 2022 blue revised draft script by Rachel Sennott & Emma Seligman – hosted by: Amazon MGM Studios – in pdf format

After they accidently injure their High School’s star quarterback Jeff by hitting him with a car, transforming them from awkward outcasts to overnight celebrities, best friends PJ and Josie concoct an elaborate lie about having spent time in a juvenile correction facility over the summer and, along with their equally awkward friend Hazel and teacher Mr G, start a self defense club for women in an attempt to lose their virginities to Brittany and Isabel, the cheerleaders they have crushes on.

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…With the release of three scripts up for award consideration. Thanks Bob Dole for the heads up on these three from Amazon MGM Studios. For the past 24 years, I have been tracking the scripts posted by studios for award consideration and post links to them. My thanks to everyone in advance for giving me the heads up on the scripts.

– Don

Air – Undated, unspecified draft script by Alex Convery (Revisions by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Current Revisions by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Chris Tucker)) – hosted by: Amazon MGM Studios – in pdf format

AIR reveals the unprecedented partnership between rookie Michael Jordan and Nike to create the Air Jordan brand. It follows the gamble of an unconventional team, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows her son’s worth, and one of the greatest basketball phenoms of all time.

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Cassandro – Undated, unspecified draft script by David Teague and Roger Ross Williams – hosted by: Amazon MGM Studios – in pdf format

Saul Armendariz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life. Based on a true story.

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Foe – 13th April, 2022, unspecified draft script by Iain Reid & Garth Davis (Based on FOE, by Iain Reid) – hosted by: Amazon MGM Studios – in pdf format

On a secluded farm in an apocalyptic world, Hen and Junior’s quiet life descends into turmoil when an uninvited stranger appears with a startling proposal. Based on the novel, FOE is a portrait of marriage and identity that explores the nature of humanity, real and artificial.

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Check them out on the Scripts Studios are posting for award consideration page.

Best Adapted Screenplay
Women Talking – August 16, 2021 revised draft script by Sarah Polley (Based on the book by Miriam Toews) – hosted by: United Artists – in pdf format

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave.

In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

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Best Original Screenplay
Everything Everywhere All At Once – November 20, 2022 ‘Evelyn’ shooting draft script by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – hosted by: No Film School – in pdf format

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once – December 18, 2017 ‘Jackie Chan’ draft script by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – hosted by: A24 – in pdf format

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

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Blue Jean – undated, unspecified draft script by Georgia Oakley – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format

England, 1988 – Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean, a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new girl at school catalyses a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core.

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Here are the scripts nominated for writing awards at the The 95TH Academy Awards | 2023. Find more script of nominated films on the scripts of films up for award consideration. Edit: Thanks https://www.youtube.com/@deletedscenes for the heads up on an error.

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
The Banshees of Inisherin – June 29th, 2021 unspecified draft script by Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All At Once – November 20, 2022 ‘Evelyn’ shooting draft script by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans – undated, unspecified draft script by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
Tar – undated, unspecified draft script by Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness – August 31, 2020 green revised draft script by Ruben Östlund

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Undated, unspecified draft by Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger (Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque)
Glass Onion – undated, unspecified draft script by Rian Johnson
Living – Undated, unspecified draft script by Kazuo Ishiguro (Based on the original screenplay “IKIRU” by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni)
Top Gun: Mavrick by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Women Talking – August 16, 2021 revised draft script by Sarah Polley (Based on the book by Miriam Toews)