NOMINEES

• The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call – J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
• A Separation – Asghar Farhadi

This category was created in 1940 as a separate writing award when Preston Sturges won for The Great McGinty and in 1957 the two categories were combined to reward only the screenplay.

In 2002, the name was altered from “Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)” to “Writing (Original Screenplay)”

Woody Allen is nominated this year and is the screenwriter with the most nominations in this category (15).

THE ARTIST

• Download the screenplay by Michel Hazanavicius as a PDF file

BRIDESMAIDS

• Download the screenplay for Bridesmaids as a PDF file

MARGIN CALL

• Download the Margin Call screenplay as a PDF file

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

• Hollywood Reporter Q&A with Woody Allen

A SEPARATION

• Guardian interview with Asghar Farhadi

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> Explore previous winners of Best Adapted Screenplay at Wikipedia