Interviews and scripts for all 10 Best Screenplay Oscars
There are 10 screenplays nominated for the 88th Academy Awards: Five for Best Original Screenplay (Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton) and five for Best Adapted Screenplay (The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol, The Martian, Room). Here are interview with writers involved with each project and links for downloading their scripts.
Bridge of Spies: Matt Charman, co-writer with Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
You may download the movie script here.
Ex Machina: Alex Garland, writer-director
You may download the movie script here.
Inside Out: Meg LeFauve, co-writer with Pete Docter, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del Carmen
You may download the movie script (2013 Black List) here.
Spotlight: Tom McCarthy, director and co-writer with Josh Singer
You may download the movie script here.
Straight Outta Compton: Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff, co-writers with S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus
You may download the movie script here.
The Big Short: Adam McKay, director and co-writer with Charles Randolph from “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis
You may download the movie script here.
Brooklyn: Nick Hornby from “Brooklyn” by Colm Tóibín
Carol: Phyllis Nagy from “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith
You may download the movie script here.
The Martian: Drew Goddard from “The Martian” by Andy Weir
You may download the movie script here.
Room: Emma Donoghue with director Lenny Abrahamson from “Room” by Emma Donoghue
You may download the movie script here.
You can’t have a great movie without a great script. Congratulations to each of these writers for facing the void of an empty page and giving expression to such compelling stories!
NOTE: The scripts are for educational purposes only!