Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 5 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 6 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 9 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
| 10 | MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 3 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 5 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 8 | THE SON (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller) |
| 9 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
| 10 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 5 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 9 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
| 10 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 5 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 8 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
| 9 | THE PALE BLUE EYE (Scott Cooper) |
| 10 | MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 5 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 9 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
| 10 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 5 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 6 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 7 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
| 8 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 9 | CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY (Lena Dunham) |
| 10 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 5 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 6 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
| 9 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 10 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 5 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 6 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 7 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 8 | THE SON (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller) |
| 9 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 10 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 3 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 4 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 5 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 8 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 9 | THE SON (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller) |
| 10 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 5 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 6 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 7 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 8 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 9 | THE SON (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller) |
| 10 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 3 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 4 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 5 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 6 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
| 9 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 10 | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie) |
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| Amy Smith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley) |
| 2 | GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson) |
| 3 | THE WHALE (Samuel D. Hunter) |
| 4 | SHE SAID (Rebecca Lenkiewicz) |
| 5 | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger) |
| 6 | WHITE NOISE (Noah Baumbach) |
| 7 | GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Gris Grimly, Matthew Robbins) |
| 8 | BONES & ALL (David Kajganich) |
| 9 | LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro) |
| 10 | AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (James Cameron, Josh Friedman) |
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