Definition of screenplay
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion-picture production
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Examples of screenplay in a Sentence
an award for best screenplay
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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At the 90th Academy Awards, horror was honored once again, with Peele's win for best original screenplay.
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Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the first screenplay, could totally whip something up.
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Seeing how the filmmakers — including the novel’s author, Ernest Cline, who co-wrote the screenplay with Zak Penn — conceived of this dystopian future and the simulacrum of a life into which everyone escapes was engaging.
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And in reality, the first African-American to win an Oscar for best original screenplay would be Jordan Peele in last year’s Get Out.
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Moresco, who won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Crash, had already penned the script for the new biopic, which Radford was attached to direct for AMBI Pictures.
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Peele, who was only the fourth black writer to ever be nominated for best original screenplay, became the first African American to take home the award in the category.
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With box-office success and two Academy Award nominations (one for best original screenplay), Nolan was on his way to becoming one of our most influential contemporary filmmakers.
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And in the entertainment industry itself, the only gender-specific awards are for performers—there is no specific award for best screenplay written by a woman.
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First Known Use of screenplay
1920
SCREENPLAY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of screenplay for English Language Learners
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: the written form of a movie that also includes instructions on how it is to be acted and filmed : the script for a movie
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