Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Cord Jefferson's American Fiction.

The 2025 Oscar nominations include a powerhouse lineup of screenplays, with seven of the 10 Best Picture nominees also scoring writing noms.

Script Example SCENE 1: INT. THE OFFICE. MORNING (write a new scene for each new location and/or different time. As above) TECHNICAL DIRECTION SHOULD BE USED SPARINGLY AND WORK WITH THE DIALOGUE.

The number of screenplays published and sold on the book market has constantly increased in recent years. Whereas the strength of the screenplay as a market factor is now indisputable, the question ...

Which screenplay category will "Barbie" compete in at next year's Oscars, adapted or original? There's an active debate on where it could land.