as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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But sometimes the screenplay awards are de facto consolation prizes, and Belfast was an early-season favorite and seven-time nominee that had faded down the stretch.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Comedian and actress Tina Fey wrote the screenplay.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Shai Carmeli Pollak, an Israeli Jew who wrote and directed the film, won for best screenplay.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Blanchart walked away with best film, best first feature film, best screenplay and best director statues.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Comedian and actress Tina Fey wrote the screenplay.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Shai Carmeli Pollak, an Israeli Jew who wrote and directed the film, won for best screenplay.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Blanchart walked away with best film, best first feature film, best screenplay and best director statues.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
script
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Plot details were scant, but in interviews over the past three years she’s alluded her script will have elements of drama and comedy.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hughes’s sprawling 150-page script was considered long for a broad comedy with commercial aspirations.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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