home of movies: Best Adapted Screenplay Race

mercredi 29 janvier 2014


	Prior to the 86th Oscars on March 2, THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg will present an eight-part series of posts breaking down the key facts and figures pertaining to each of the "big eight" Oscar categories. (For his predictions, see the weekly "Feinberg Forecast" post.) This post focuses on the best adapted screenplay Oscar race.

	Talk about variety: A mid-19th century memoir of a slave. A third installment of a beloved indie trilogy. An autobiography of a man who was kidnapped by pirates. A man's account of his quest to help a woman find her long-lost son. The recollections of a 21st century Wall Street crook. These are the the properties that were adapted into scripts that became 2013's best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees 12 Years a Slave, Before Midnight, Captain Phillips, Philomena and The Wolf of Wall Street, respectively. Read More >