The current lowdown on the Adapted Screenplay category will sound very familiar to a number of other races this awards season. There are just three or four likely locks for a nomination, Jane Campion‘s adaptation of Thomas Savage‘s novel, “The Power of the Dog,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s “The Lost Daughter,” Tony Kushner’s adaptation of the original stage play for “West Side Story” and, maybe, Sian Heder’s English adaptation of the French film “La Famille Bélier” for “CODA.” Currently, we’re predicting Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe make the cut for “Drive My Car,” but Joel Coen could easily make the cut for adapting “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” [Updated Jan 2]
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Likely
“The Power of the Dog”
“The Lost Daughter”
“CODA”
“West Side Story”
“Drive My Car”
In The Mix
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
“Nightmare Alley”
“Dune”
“The Last Duel”
“Passing”
“tick, tick… Boom!”
2022 Contenders and Predictions
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International Film
Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
