The 2015 Academy Awards are unfortunately known for their lack of diversity and for presenting no individual female nominees among the 26 Directing, Cinematography and Screenwriting categories.

From Frozen to Zero Dark Thirty and Bridesmaids to Shame, discover, download and read 26 scripts by female writers & directors of films nominated for the Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes and major awards from 2015 to 2012, legally available for educational purposes.

Summary: 2015 – Gone Girl, Unbroken… | 2014 – Dallas Buyers Club, Frozen… | 2013 – Zero Dark Thirty, Wreck It Ralph… | 2012 – Bridesmaids, Shame…

2015

Gone Girl

written by Gillian Flynn

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

Gone Girl

written by Gillian Flynn

Based on her novel

20th Century Fox

Best Adapted Screenplay at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards

Best Woman Screenwriter at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards

Nominated for Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes & BAFTA

Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards

Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

The Boxtrolls

by Irena Brignull and Adam Pava

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A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.

The Boxtrolls

by Irena Brignull and Adam Pava

Based on the book “Here Be Monsters” by Alan Snow

Focus Features

Oscar, BAFTA & Golden Globes nominations for Best Animated Feature Film

Belle

written by Misan Sagay

The mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England.

Belle

Written by Misan Sagay

Directed by Amma Asante

Fox Searchlight

Won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress

Won Image Awards for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture & Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Unbroken

directed by Angelina Jolie

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After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.



Unbroken

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson

Based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand

Directed by Angelina Jolie

Won the AFI Movie of the Year Award

Oscar nominations for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

2014

Before Midnight

co-written by Julie Delpy

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

Before Midnight

September 1, 2012 draft script

Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke

Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Bling Ring

written by Sophia Coppola

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Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

The Bling Ring

March 16, 2012 Blue Revised Shooting Script

Written by Sofia Coppola

Nominated for the Cannes Festival Un Certain Regard Award

Dallas Buyers Club

written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

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In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease.

Dallas Buyers Club

December 2, 2011 Green revised draft script

Written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

Won Oscars for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role & Supporting Role, Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Oscar nominations for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Achievement in Film Editing, Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Enough Said

written by Nicole Holofcener

A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she’s interested in learns he’s her new friend’s ex-husband.

Enough Said

Written by Nicole Holofcener

Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Won Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards for Best Woman Director & Best Woman Screenwriter

Frozen

written by Jennifer Lee

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When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister, Anna, teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.

Frozen

September 23, 2013 draft script

Written by Jennifer Lee

Won Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year & Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film

Won BAFTAs for Best Animated Film & BAFTA Kids Vote – Feature Film

Won Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards for Best Animated Female & Best Animated Feature Film

Won Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature & Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production, Music in an Animated Feature Production, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

The Invisible Woman

written by Abi Morgan

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At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death.

The Invisible Woman

June 12, 2012 Blue Revised final shooting script

Written by Abi Morgan

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Costume Design

Saving Mr. Banks

written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith

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Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Saving Mr. Banks

Written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith

Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Wadja

written by Haifaa Al Mansour

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An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school’s Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.



Wadja

September 14, 2011 9th draft script

Written by Haifaa Al Mansour

BAFTA nomination for Best Film not in the English Language

2013

Beasts of the Southern Wild

written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin

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Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin

Based on the stage play “Juicy and Delicious” by Lucy Alibar

Won the AFI Movie of the Year Award

Oscar nomination for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Directing

Zero Dark Thirty

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

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A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.

Zero Dark Thirty

Written by Mark Boal

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Won the AFI Movie Of The Year Award

Won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Film Editing

Celeste and Jesse Forever

written by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack

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A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.

Celeste and Jesse Forever

May 1, 2011 white draft script

Written by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack

Nominated for Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Award

Middle of Nowhere

written by Ava DuVernay

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When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband’s well-being while he’s incarcerated – leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

Middle of Nowhere

Written by Ava DuVernay

Won the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards

Won the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival

Smashed

written by Susan Burke & James Ponsoldt

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A married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.

Smashed

September 24th, 2011 blue production draft script

Written by James Ponsoldt & Susan Burke

Nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival

Nominated for Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Award

Wreck It Ralph

written by Jennifer Lee & Phil Johnson

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.



Wreck It Ralph

Written by by Phil Johnson and Jennifer Lee

Oscar & Golden Globes nominations for Best Animated Feature

Won the Annie Awards for Best Animated Feature, Directing in an Animated Feature Production, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production, Writing in an Animated Feature Production, Music in an Animated Feature Production

2012

Bridesmaids

written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

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Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Bridesmaids

Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

Won the AFI Movie of the Year Award

Oscar & BAFTA nominations for Best Original Screenplay & Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Won the Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Ensemble Cast

The Debt

written by Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn & Peter Straughan

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In 1965, three Mossad agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the agents share come back to haunt them.

The Debt

March 29, 2009 revised script

Written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan

Won the Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (Jessica Chastain) & Actress Defying Age and Ageism (Helen Mirren)

The Iron Lady

written by Abi Morgan

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An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.

The Iron Lady

Written by Abi Morgan

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

Won Oscars & BAFTAs for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role & Best Achievement in Makeup

Jane Eyre

written by Moira Buffini

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A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he’s hiding a terrible secret.

Jane Eyre

Written by Moira Buffini

Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë

Oscar & BAFTA nomination for Best Achievement in Costume Design

Pariah

written by Dee Rees

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A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Pariah

Written by Dee Rees

Won the Breakthrough Director Award at the Gotham Awards

Won the Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Award at the Image Awards

Won the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards

Shame

written by Abi Morgan & Steve McQueen

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In New York City, Brandon’s carefully cultivated private life — which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction — is disrupted when his sister arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Shame

Written by Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan

Won the Black Reel Award for Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted & Best Director

BAFTA & Golden Globes nominations for Best Leading Actor & Best British Film

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

written by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

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In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

December 17, 2010 revised draft script

Written by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

Won BAFTAs for Best Adapted Screenplay & Best British Film

Oscar nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Original Score





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