Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted Screenplay

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
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)

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Dan Bayer
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)

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Zoe Rose Bryant
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

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Danilo Castro
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)

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Cody Dericks
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)

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Daniel Howat
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

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Will Mavity
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

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Tom O'Brien
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)

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Josh Parham
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)

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Ema Sasic
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)
5GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)

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Amy Smith
1WOMEN TALKING (Sarah Polley)
2ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger)
3TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie)
4GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (Rian Johnson)
5LIVING (Kazuo Ishiguro)

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