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Read the 2022 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

SE March 2025 Lab
Posted by Alan C. Baird
Taylor C. Baker Taylor C. Baker

For the past two years, long time Stage 32 member and screenwriter Alan C. Baird has been providing his fellow Stage 32 members award-nominated screenplays to read and learn from. In case you missed it, check out the 2021 Golden Globes-nominated screenplays, 2021 Writers Guild Award-nominated screenplays, and 2021 BAFTA-nominated screenplays Alan shared with us.

Now, Alan has collected the 2022 Oscar-nominated original screenplays and adapted screenplays! Below, you will find the nominee list and trailers for the nominated films.

Stage 32 Writers' Room Members already have early access to these Oscar-Nominated Scripts in the exclusive Writers' Tool Kit!

To get the free script downloads for each film, email our Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, at j.mirch@stage32.com

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27.

Below I have collected all of the original and adapted screenplays that have been nominated this year. What are the similarities in the nominations from previous nominations this year? The differences? What are your favorite scripts? Be sure to comment below!

 

Stage 32 Writers' Room Members already have early access to these Oscar-Nominated Scripts in the exclusive Writers' Tool Kit!

To get the free script downloads for each film, email Stage 32's Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, at j.mirch@stage32.com

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Belfast

Screenplay by Kenneth Branagh

 

Don't Look Up

Screenplay by Adam McKay

Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota

 

Licorice Pizza

Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson

 

King Richard

Screenplay by Zach Baylin

 

The Worst Person in the World

Screenplay by Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt

 

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

CODA

Screenplay by Siân Heder

Based on the film "La Famille Bélier"

 

Drive My Car

Screenplay by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe

Based on the short story by Haruki Murakami

 

Dune

Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth

Based on the novel by Frank Herbert

 

The Lost Daughter

Screenplay by Maggie Gyllenhaal

Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante

 

The Power of the Dog

Screenplay by Jane Campion

Based on the novel by Thomas Savage

 

 

 

 

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