The Tragedy of Macbeth got a Scripter nomination
The Scripter nominations are here! Usually a good bellwether for the adapted screenplay Oscar, this prize honors the best screenplays of the year and their source material. All of the honorees this year were based on novels except for the Shakespeare adaptation. The real surprise snub here was West Side Story, which was written by Tony Kushner and you’d think would have been a lock.
Dune (screenwriters Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve), based on the novel of the same name (author Frank Herbert)
The Lost Daughter (screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal), based on the novel of the same name (author Elena Ferrante)
Passing (screenwriter Rebecca Hall), based on the novel of the same name (author Nella Larsen)
The Power of the Dog (screenwriter Jane Campion), based on the novel of the same name (author Thomas Savage)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (screenwriter Joel Coen), based on the play Macbeth (playwright William Shakespeare)
