Best Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
With the huge amount of creative and innovative screenplays this year, this is an incredibly ho-hum list. Where is Dope? Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl? Tangerine? It Follows? Beasts of No Nation? Bone Tomahawk? and, most notably, The Hateful Eight? Ex Machina and Inside Out both get points for originality but neither had enough emotional punch for me (yes, even Inside Out). Straight Outta Compton was good just felt about 45 minutes too long because of the need to squeeze in every detail of Dre, Cube, and Eazy's life story. Spotlight was solid, but completely "by-the-numbers", and I don't really get all its award season love. The only deserving winner here, especially from a screenplay standpoint, is Bridge of Spies.
My Ballot:
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Straight Outta Compton
Inside Out
Spotlight
My Pick to Win:
Spotlight
Shoulda Been Here:
The Hateful Eight
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