{"id":39416,"date":"2016-11-27T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T01:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39416"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:26:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:26:19","slug":"consideration-20162017-award-season-screenplay-hopefuls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/27\/consideration-20162017-award-season-screenplay-hopefuls\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Update &#8211; For Your Consideration: 2016\/2017 Award Season Screenplay Hopefuls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/screenplays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39421\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/screenplays.jpg\" alt=\"screenplays\" width=\"678\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/screenplays.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/screenplays-339x170.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>11\/6\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 8 new titles.<br \/>\n11\/13\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 2 more titles.<br \/>\n11\/27\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 4 more titles.<br \/>\n12\/13\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 5 more titles.<br \/>\n12\/24\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 8 more titles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once again, as awards season heats up, it is time for the studios to start putting out copies of the screenplays they hope will be getting award nomination consideration online. And that means any folks who like to read screenplays get a bonanza of titles to pick from as the season progresses. All the scripts are in .pdf format and will probably only be available through the awards season, so click and save if you\u2019re interested in having a copy to read later on down the road. Here are the initial offerings, which we will continue to update as more become available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A24<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170202041554\/http:\/\/a24awards.com\/film\/20thcenturywomen\/images\/20TH_CENTURY_WOMEN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">20th Century Women<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Mike Mills<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170201145737\/http:\/\/a24awards.com\/film\/moonlight\/images\/MOONLIGHT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Moonlight<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Barry Jenkins (Based on <em>In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue<\/em> By Tarell Alvin McCraney)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon Studios<\/strong><br \/>\nLove And Friendship &#8211; May 22, 2015 Partially conformed shooting script by Whit Stillman (adapted from Jane Austen&#8217;s <em>Love &amp; Friendship -or- The Spirit of Jealousy &amp; Perversity of Malice<\/em>)<br \/>\nManchester By The Sea &#8211; March 10, 2015 final draft script by Kenneth Lonergan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bleeker Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/assets.bleeckerstreetmedia.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/c3ebb975-8f1e-433f-a952-ed02bbd5d844\/full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Anthropoid<\/a> &#8211; June 24th 2015 version 20 shooting script script by Sean Ellis and Anthony Frewin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/assets.bleeckerstreetmedia.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/503cc4fa-3011-4cbe-8939-bda373ba3fca\/full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Captain Fantastic<\/a> &#8211; September 2, 2014 final draft script by Matt Ross<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/assets.bleeckerstreetmedia.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/44393055-2200-4cf9-8a09-b75c19249f37\/full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Denial<\/a> &#8211; April 12, 2015 full blue draft script by David Hare (Based on the book <em>History On Trial<\/em> by Deborah E. Lipstadt)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/assets.bleeckerstreetmedia.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/12f272b6-17f5-4812-a9f7-87400d9efdc4\/full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Eye In The Sky<\/a> &#8211; September 12, 2014 revised yellow shooting draft script by Guy Hibbert<\/p>\n<p><strong>CBS Films<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190214130258\/http:\/\/www.cbsfilmsscreenings.com:80\/media\/screenplay\/HELL_OR_HIGH_WATER_FINAL_SCRIPT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hell Or High Water<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Taylor Sheridan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Features<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200917024909\/http:\/\/focusfeaturesguilds2016.com\/workspace\/\/uploads\/screenplay\/kubo_and_the_two_strings_awards-2016-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Kubo&#8230; And The Two Strings<\/a> &#8211; January 5, 2016 unspecified draft script by Marc Haimes &amp; Chris Butler (Story by Shannon Tindle &amp; Marc Haimes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200917024912\/http:\/\/focusfeaturesguilds2016.com\/workspace\/\/uploads\/screenplay\/loving_-awards-2016-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Loving<\/a> &#8211; August 25, 2015 unspecified draft script by Jeff Nichols<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/focusfeaturesguilds2016.com\/film\/a-monster-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">A Monster Calls<\/a> &#8211; September 25, 2015 unspecified draft script by Patrick Ness (Based on the novel <em>A Monster Calls<\/em> by Patrick Ness, Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/focusfeaturesguilds2016.com\/film\/nocturnal-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Nocturnal Animals<\/a> &#8211; September 23, 2015 unspecified draft script by Tom Ford (Based upon the novel <em>Tony and Susan<\/em> By Austin Wright)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fox Searchlight<\/strong><br \/>\nBirth Of A Nation &#8211; June 15, 2015 Yellow draft shooting script by Nate Parker (story by Nate Parker &amp; Jean McGianni Celestin)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/0f1b361a5a35d46c59b38689aef7623c.fslcdn.net\/media\/fyc\/film-script\/film_scripts-f2ad25a5-05ce-45ac-ba29-f4578209b374.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jackie<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Noah Oppenheim<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paramount<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170828235323\/http:\/\/www.paramountguilds.com:80\/pdf\/arrival.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Arrival<\/a> &#8211; August 20, 2015 final shooting draft script by Eric Heisserer ( Based on the story &#8220;Story of Your Life&#8221; written by Ted Chiang)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170713031747\/http:\/\/www.paramountguilds.com:80\/pdf\/fences.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fences<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by August Wilson (based on his play)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170809034008\/http:\/\/www.paramountguilds.com:80\/pdf\/silence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Silence<\/a> &#8211; May 7, 2015 final shooting script by Jay Cocks &amp; Martin Scorsese<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sony Classics<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170712191215\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com:80\/awards-information\/screenplays\/thecomedian_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Comedian<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Art Linson &amp; Jeff Ross and Richard Lagravenese and Lewis Friedman (story by Art Linson)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170217233334\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/elle_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Elle<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by David Birke (Based on the novel <em>Oh&#8230;<\/em> by Philippe Djian)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170713123036\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com:80\/awards-information\/screenplays\/equity_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Equity<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Amy Fox (story by Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner, Amy Fox)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170217233220\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/thehollars_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Hollars<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by James C. Strouse<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170218054119\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/isawthelight_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">I Saw The Light<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Marc Abraham<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170217233244\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/julieta_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Julieta<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Pedro Almodavar<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170712154350\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com:80\/awards-information\/screenplays\/landofmine_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Land Of Mine<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Martin Zandvliet<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170218010202\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/maggiesplan_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Maggie&#8217;s Plan<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Rebecca Miller (Based on a story by Karen Rinaldi)<br \/>\nThe Meddler &#8211; April 1, 2015, unspecified draft script by Lorene Scafaria<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170217185520\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com\/awards-information\/screenplays\/milesahead_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Miles Ahead<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Steven Baigelman &amp; Don Cheadle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170713121612\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com:80\/awards-information\/screenplays\/theredturtle_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Red Turtle<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Michael Dudok De Wit<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170110144430\/http:\/\/www.sonyclassics.com:80\/awards-information\/screenplays\/tonierdmann_screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Toni Erdmann<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Maren Ade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Universal<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095356\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BRIDGET-JONESS-BABY-Screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Bridget Jones&#8217;s Baby<\/a> &#8211; January 8th 2016 Final Shooting draft script by Helen Fielding and Dan Mazer and Emma Thompson (Based on the characters and story created by Helen Fielding )<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095445\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/THE-GIRL-ON-THE-TRAIN-Screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Girl On The Train<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Erin Cressida Wilson (Adapted from the novel by Paula Hawkins)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095443\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/HAIL-CAESAR-Screenplay-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hail, Caesar!<\/a> &#8211; January 5th, 2015 blue revised draft script by Joel Coen &amp; Ethan Coen<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095259\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/MY-BIG-FAT-GREEK-WEDDING-2-Screenplay-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Nia Vardalos<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095431\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/THE-SECRET-LIFE-OF-PETS-Screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Secret Life Of Pets<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Cinco Paul &amp; Ken Daurio and Brian Lynch<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181229095500\/http:\/\/www.universalpicturesawards.com\/site-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SING-Screenplay.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sing<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Garth Jennings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walt Disney<\/strong><br \/>\nZootopia &#8211; June 21, 2016 unspecified draft script by Jared Bush &amp; Phil Johnston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warner Brothers<\/strong><br \/>\nSully &#8211; November 18, 2015 blue revised draft shooting script by Todd Komarnicki (based on the book <em>Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters<\/em> by Chesley &#8220;Sully&#8221; Sullenberger III and Jeffrey Zaslow)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Weinstein Company<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180508055858\/http:\/\/twcguilds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/THE-FOUNDER_Script_wCover_Rd12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Founder<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Robert Siegel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180508055856\/http:\/\/twcguilds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GOLD_Script_wCover_R1.pdf\">Gold<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Patrick Massett &amp; John Zinman<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180508055854\/http:\/\/twcguilds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/LION_Script_wCover_R31.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lion<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by Luke Davies (Based on the book <em>A Long Way Home<\/em> by Saroo Brierley)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180508055852\/http:\/\/twcguilds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SING_STREET_Script_wCover_R1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sing Street<\/a> &#8211; Undated, unspecified draft script by John Carney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">11\/6\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 8 new titles. 11\/13\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 2 more titles. 11\/27\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 4 more titles. 12\/13\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 5 more titles. 12\/24\/2016 &#8211; Updated with 8 more titles. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/27\/consideration-20162017-award-season-screenplay-hopefuls\/\" title=\"5th Update &#8211; For Your Consideration: 2016\/2017 Award Season Screenplay Hopefuls\">[click for more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3185],"tags":[8598],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-stories","8":"tag-2017-academy-awards"},"aioseo_notices":[],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[2],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39416"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=39416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}