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Oscars - Best Original Screenplay

Conceived for cinema; tales of the wild, the wicked and the what-if.

Cassavetes and Fellini reside here, with Sturges, Leigh, Gondry and others. Together, they explore the small moments and big decisions that chime and can determine the future.

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WINNERS

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Manchester by the Sea Manchester by the Sea

Drama 2016 137 mins Director: Kenneth Lonergan

Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams shine in this devastating, Oscar-winning drama from Kenneth Lonergan about a man’s painful hometown return.

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Get Out Get Out

Horror 2017 104 mins Director: Jordan Peele

Satirical horror and astute social commentary combine in Jordan Peele’s seat-gripping suspense thriller, starring Daniel Kaaluuya.

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Spotlight Spotlight

Drama 2015 129 mins Director: Thomas McCarthy

The Best Picture winner at the 2016 Oscars is a searing account of Boston Globe journalists' uncovering of the Catholic Church child abuse scandal.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Drama 2004 103 mins Director: Michel Gondry

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet play the couple who fall in love so quickly it seems they must have known each other in a past life ... only to discover they did.

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The King's Speech The King's Speech

Historical drama 2011 113 mins Director: Tom Hooper

Oscar-winning tale of the relationship between King George VI (Colin Firth) and the Australian speech therapist who treated his stammer.

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The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker

War 2008 131 mins Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director Academy Award in 2010 for this visceral, thrilling story of an American maverick bomb disarmer in Iraq.

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Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction

Crime 1994 154 mins Director: Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino’s crackling crime classic still retains its swagger as one of the great American films of recent decades.

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The Crying Game The Crying Game

Drama 1992 112 mins Director: Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan's acclaimed 1992 drama-mystery tells the story of Fergus (Stephen Rea), who looks after the lover (Jaye Davidson) of a British soldier he once knew. But what is Dil hiding?

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Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love

Comedy 1998 124 mins Director: John Madden

A creatively stymied bard finds love and inspiration in the form of one of his players, a cross-dressing actress, in the impeccably crafted, Oscar-winning period romance.

NOMINEES

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The Big Sick The Big Sick

Comedy 2017 120 mins Director: Michael Showalter

The hilarious, breakout indie comedy about a Pakistan-born comedian and his culture-clash relationship with an American grad student.

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La La Landd La La Landd

Comedy 2016 128 mins Director: Damien Chazelle

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone channel old-school Hollywood glamour in this bright and playful romantic musical from director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash).

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Hell or High Water Hell or High Water

Crime 2016 102 mins Director: David Mackenzie

Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine star in David Mackenzie’s acclaimed crime drama about two brothers who rob the banks that seized their ranch, and the sheriff on their heels.

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The Lobster The Lobster

Science Fiction 2015 118 mins Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Colin Farrell, Ben Whishaw and Rachel Weisz star in this bleakly hilarious dystopian drama from Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth).

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Foxcatcher Foxcatcher

Drama 2014 135 mins Director: Bennett Miller

Steve Carell and Channing Tatum deliver stunning performance in the story of the strange relationship between two Olympic wrestlers and their millionaire benefactor.

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Nightcrawler Nightcrawler

Crime 2014 118 mins Director: Dan Gilroy

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a crime journalist scouring the streets of after-dark LA in a stylish thriller that examines the morals of mass media.

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Vera Drake Vera Drake

Drama 2005 120 mins Director: Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh’s acclaimed story of a selfless woman who performs unlawful abortions in 1950s Britain; both an affecting drama and vital social history.

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Another Year Another Year

Drama 2010 124 mins Director: Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh's drama about contented couple (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen) who play host to various friends, each struggling to find happiness.

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Topsy-Turvy Topsy-Turvy

Drama 2000 152 mins Director: Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh forays into period drama for this story of Gilbert and Sullivan and their risky production of The Mikado.

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20th Century Women 20th Century Women

Drama 2016 118 mins Director: Mike Mills

Annette Bening stars as a mum enlisting two friends (Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning) to help her son navigate adolescence in Mike Mills’s comedy-drama.

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Amour Amour

Drama 2012 127 mins Director: Michael Haneke

Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or-winner, about an octogenarian couple trying to cope when a stroke leaves the wife partly paralysed and speechless.

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The Queen The Queen

Drama 2006 103 mins Director: Stephen Frears

Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her performance as the enduring monarch who comes under scrutiny following the death of Princess Diana.

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The Lady Eve The Lady Eve

Comedy 1941 94 mins Director: Preston Sturges

A female con artist falls in love with her target in Preston Sturges’s comedy, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

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I vitelloni I vitelloni

Drama 1953 107 mins Director: Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini’s influential drama follows five young Italian men and their different attempts to disrupt the drudgery of provincial life.