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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay

Weekly Commentary (Updated Sept. 20, 2023): Greta Gerwig’s smash hit “Barbie,” which she co-wrote with Noah Baumbach, is a box office smash grossing more than $1.4 billion (and counting). Its awards prospects also continue to increase by the day. Warner Bros. has officially confirmed to Variety that the film will campaign for this year’s Academy Awards for original screenplay. This makes it one of the leading frontrunners to win the category.

The festivals provided other possibilities including “The Holdovers” by David Hemingson which dropped at Telluride and TIFF, and “Maestro” by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer out of Venice.

Fall festivals will help fill this category out over the next few weeks.

Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.

The submission deadline for general categories is Nov. 18, 2023. Preliminary shortlist voting will begin on Dec. 18, with the results announced on Dec. 21. The voting period will run from Jan. 11-16, 2024, with the official nominations announcement on Jan. 23.

The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10.

• Listed writer credits are not final. The Academy ultimately determines the official nominees.

And the Predicted Nominees Are:

1. “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach

2. “The Holdovers” (Focus Features) — David Hemingson

3. “Past Lives” (A24) — Celine Song

4. “Maestro” (Netflix) — Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer

5. “May December” (Netflix) — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

Next in Line

1. “The Bikeriders” (20th Century Studios) — Jeff Nichols **

2. “The Iron Claw” (A24) — Sean Durkin

3. “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) — Justin Triet, Arthur Harari

4. “Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios) — Emerald Fennell

5. “Air” (Amazon Studios) — Alex Convery

Other Top-Tier Possibilities

1. “Fair Play” (Netflix) — Chloe Domont

2. “Dream Scenario” (A24) — Kristoffer Borgli

3. “Asteroid City” (Focus Features) — Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

4. “Fallen Leaves” (Mubi) — Aki Kaurismäki

5. “Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) — David Scarpa

6. “Wish” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore

7. “Rustin” (Netflix) — Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black

8. “Fingernails” (Apple Original Films) — Christos Nikou

9. “Elemental” (Pixar) — Peter Sohn, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh

10. “Monica” (IFC Films) — Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado

Also In Contention

1. “She Came to Me” (Vertical Entertainment) — Rebecca Miller

2. “Flora and Son” (Apple Original Films) — John Carney

3. “A Little Prayer” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Angus MacLachlan

4. “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features) — A.V. Rockwell

5. “Cassandro” (Amazon Studios) — Roger Ross Williams, David Teague

6. “Somewhere in Queens” (Roadside Attractions) — Ray Romano, Mark Stegemann

7. “Migration” (Illumination) — Mike White

8. “Joy Ride” (Lionsgate) — Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim

9. “Shadya” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Noora Niasari

10. “Memory” (No U.S. Distribution) — Michel Franco

All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Studio)**

• “The Creator” (20th Century Studios) — Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz

• “Beau is Afraid” (A24) — Ari Aster

• “Dream Scenario” (A24) — Kristoffer Borgli

• “The Iron Claw” (A24) — Sean Durkin

• “Past Lives” (A24) — Celine Song

• “Showing Up” (A24) — Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

• “You Hurt My Feelings” (A24) — Nicole Holofcener

• “Cassandro” (Amazon Studios) — Roger Ross Williams, David Teague

• “Saltburn” (Amazon Studios) — Emerald Fennell

• “Fingernails” (Apple Original Films) — Christos Nikou

• “Flora and Son” (Apple Original Films) — John Carney

• “Napoleon” (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) — David Scarpa

• “Suzume” (Crunchyroll) — Makoto Shinkai

• “Asteroid City” (Focus Features) — Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

• “The Holdovers” (Focus Features) — David Hemingson

• “A Thousand and One” (Focus Features) — A.V. Rockwell

• “The Boy and the Heron” (GKids/Toho) — Hayao Miyazaki

• “Monica” (IFC Films) — Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado

• “Migration” (Illumination) — Mike White

• “Joy Ride” (Lionsgate) — Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim

• “Master Gardener” (Magnolia Pictures) — Paul Schrader

• “Bottoms” (MGM/Orion) — Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott

• “Fallen Leaves” (Mubi) — Aki Kaurismäki

• “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) — Justin Triet, Arthur Harari

• “La Chimera” (Neon) — Alice Rohrwacher

• “Perfect Days” (Neon) — Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders

• “El Conde” (Netflix) — Pablo Larraín, Guillermo Calderón

• “Fair Play” (Netflix) — Chloe Domont

• “May December” (Netflix) — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

• “Maestro” (Netflix) — Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer

• “Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire” (Netflix) — Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Shay Hatten

• “Rustin” (Netflix) — Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black

• “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures) — Zach Baylon, Frank E. Flowers, Terence Winter **

• “Elemental” (Pixar) — Peter Sohn, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh

• “Moving On” (Roadside Attractions) — Paul Weitz

• “Somewhere in Queens” (Roadside Attractions) — Ray Romano, Mark Stegemann

• “Chevalier” (Searchlight Pictures) — Stefani Robinson

• “Magazine Dreams” (Searchlight Pictures) — Elijah Bynum **

• “A Little Prayer” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Angus MacLachlan

• “The Miracle Club” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager, Joshua D. Maurer

• “Persian Version” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Maryam Keshavarz

• “Shadya” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Noora Niasari

• “The Teachers Lounge” (Sony Pictures Classics) — İlker Çatak, Johannes Duncker

• “M3gan” (Universal Pictures) — Akela Cooper, James Wan

• “She Came to Me” (Vertical Entertainment) — Rebecca Miller

• “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach **

• “Wish” (Walt Disney Pictures) — Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore

2022 category winner: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24) — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

** indicates an unconfirmed release date in 2023 or could be campaigned or moved into another category. All release dates are subject to change.

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