For hopefully obvious reasons, a movie’s screenplay is incredibly important. A movie can survive the odd bad acting performance, or even an inexperienced director, or a score that’s a little off, but ...

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Oscars Best Original Screenplay Commentary (Updated Jan. 9, 2026): This might be the most opaque major race on the Oscar ballot this season. That’s not because there’s a lack of contenders, but ...