Colette (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms....
Capernaum (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect. Director: Nadine Labaki Writers: Nadine Labaki (screenplay), Jihad Hojeily (screenplay) | 3 more...
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. Director: Marielle Heller Writers: Nicole Holofcener (screenplay by), Jeff Whitty (screenplay...
Boy Erased (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Director: Joel...
BlacKkKlansman (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of...
First Man (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on...
First Reformed (2017)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past. Director:...
Beautiful Boy (2018)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival,...
Disobedience (2017)| 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as...
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)|2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family. Director: Jon M....
Black Panther (2018) |2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a...
All Is True (2018) | 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Ben Elton Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen | See full...
A Star is Born | 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplay
A-Star-is-Born A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Director: Bradley Cooper Writers:...
Writing Better Dialogue | Writers Room
In this video series, several screenwriters and authors share their tips for writing better dialogue. 1) 01:33 – Starting Points 2) 05:00 – Cut...
Writers Room – Day 1 In The TV with Bruce Ferber
Writers Room – Day 1 In The TV with Bruce Ferber Once you knew you were going to be the showrunner for Home Improvement, you...
How Does A ScreenWriter Know They Are Good Enough?
How Does A Writer Know They Are Good Enough? by UCLA Professor Richard Walter Note : use only for education purpose...