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Oscars - Best Original Screenplay

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

John Schlesinger and Pedro Almodóvar reside here, along with Jordan Peele, Mike Leigh 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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Talk to Her Talk to Her

Drama 2002 113 mins Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Two men are brought together while caring for women in comas, in one of Almodóvar's most acclaimed and moving features.

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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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Darling Darling

Drama 1965 123 mins Director: John Schlesinger

Julie Christie stars in the quintessential swinging sixties film, as a young woman flitting nonchalantly through London's nightlife.

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Parasite Parasite

Drama 2019 132 mins Director: Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon Ho's Oscar®-winning box-office sensation is a darkly comic, twisty rollercoaster ride.

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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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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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Triangle of Sadness Triangle of Sadness

Comedy 2022 148 mins Director: Ruben Östlund

Riotously funny with a barbed wire-sharp wit, Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated Triangle of Sadness garnered Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) his second Cannes Palme d’Or award.

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Knives Out Knives Out

Thriller 2019 130 mins Director: Rian Johnson

Daniel Craig is the Kentucky Fried Poirot with all-star suspects - Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Toni Collette among them - in this nimble and brilliant crime caper.

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La La Land La La Land

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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Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing

Comedy 1989 120 mins Director: Spike Lee

Spike Lee’s pacy, punchy, provocative fable chronicles a sweltering, fateful day in Brooklyn.

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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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The Angry Silence The Angry Silence

Drama 1959 95 mins Director: Guy Green

Richard Attenborough plays a factory worker who’s ostracised after refusing to support a strike, in this gritty industrial drama.

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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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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 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 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.