2017 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED & ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June)

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Just a few changes in Adapted Screenplay predictions from last month, with the top four remaining in place although Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk inches up one point on Silence. Lion enters the top 5 as War Machine drops to #8 (its stock has dropped virtually everywhere) and we have two new additions; Wilson at #7 and Nocturnal Animals at #9.

Right now, Silence, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and Fences seem very safe with the last two spots up for grabs. Although Lion, Sully and Wilson feel like they could cover those two slots it’s only June so something from the Other Contenders section like The Founder, Hidden Figures or The Girl on the Train could surprise if any of those also find themselves in other Oscar categories.

Here are the June Oscar predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay from The Gold Rush Gang:

OTHER CONTENDERS
The Founder
The Girl on the Train
Hidden Figures
The Light Between Oceans
The Secret Scripture
Tulip Fever
The Yellow Birds
The Zookeeper’s Wife

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The top 7 vote getters this month are the same as last month with only The Birth of a Nation and La La Land switching spots. But, The Birth of a Nation also gains in points where La La Land loses. Café Society, while remaining in the #6 position, also gains two points in vote rankings.

At this early stage it’s probably only safe to call Loving and Manchester by the Sea safe bets, with Moonlight and The Birth of a Nation just behind. The rest is wide open and we could see the writers of The Academy go crazy for the arthouse hit The Lobster or the inevitable blockbuster that should be Passengers. I wouldn’t count out the star-studded dramedy Collateral Beauty as a possible spoiler either.

Here are the June Oscar predictions for Best Original Screenplay from The Gold Rush Gang:

OTHER CONTENDERS
20th Century Women
Allied
Bleed For This
Collateral Beauty
Everybody Wants Some!!
LBJ
Miss Sloane
Passengers
Personal Shopper
Rules Don’t Apply
The Lobster
Una

Follow the updated Gold Rush Gang predictions in other Oscar categories here:

BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
SOUND EDITING
SOUND MIXING
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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