Read the 2022 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27.
Below I have collected all of the original and adapted screenplays that have been nominated this year. What are the similarities in the nominations from previous nominations this year? The differences? What are your favorite scripts? Be sure to comment below!
Stage 32 Writers' Room Members already have early access to these Oscar-Nominated Scripts in the exclusive Writers' Tool Kit!
To get the free script downloads for each film, email Stage 32's Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, at j.mirch@stage32.com
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast
Screenplay by Kenneth Branagh
Don't Look Up
Screenplay by Adam McKay
Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
Licorice Pizza
Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson
King Richard
Screenplay by Zach Baylin
The Worst Person in the World
Screenplay by Joachim Trier & Eskil Vogt
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
Based on the film "La Famille Bélier"
Drive My Car
Screenplay by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe
Based on the short story by Haruki Murakami
Dune
Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
Based on the novel by Frank Herbert
The Lost Daughter
Screenplay by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
The Power of the Dog
Screenplay by Jane Campion
Based on the novel by Thomas Savage
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About the Author

Alan C. Baird
Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, Filmmaker
Alan enjoys referring to himself in the third person, and was inordinately pleased when ABC-TV's "Max Headroom" series purchased his debut student film, widely hailed as "the most uncommercial piece of ____ in Michigan State's history." Born down east, he now lives just a stone's throw from Phoenix....