Writing a screenplay seems a simple task but has much detail and depth to it. For someone who has grown up watching movies, it is understandable that writing screenplays, building characters, and ...

A screenplay is the written version of a film or an episode of television. Simple, right? Wrong. Unlike a completed work, such as a novel or a short story, a screenplay is the first in a long series ...

The 2025 Oscar nominations released Thursday included a powerhouse lineup of original and adapted screenplays, from leading noms-getter Emilia Pérez to Golden Globe winner Conclave. In all, seven of ...

Perhaps more than any profession, writers are infamous for their quirky and possibly counterproductive on the-job habits. In his heyday, screenwriter Paul Schrader would write exclusively at night, ...

Oscars Best Adapted Screenplay Commentary (Updated Dec. 7, 2025): Ambition and literary rigor define this year’s adapted screenplay race, a category where muscular studio fare and intimate character ...

EXCLUSIVE: Damien Chazelle‘s Sundance-winning Whiplash, an admittedly largely autobiographical screenplay he wrote, has been mysteriously classified as an adapted script by the Academy of Motion ...