Free Scripts! Download 2016 Oscar Contenders 'Inside Out,' 'Carol,' 'Spotlight' and More

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For aspiring screenwriters, there are few things more valuable than reading scripts. It can be eye-opening to be exposed to accomplished screenwriters’ distinctive styles in writing action and characters, as well as to see how writers inject their personality into the story. And for those working on writing better dialogue, it’s incredibly helpful to read the actual words and not get caught up in the actor’s cadence and delivery.

Reading scripts after you’ve seen the film can also shed light on how the director interpreted the story and added her or his own layers and perspective. Because as Nicholas Ray once said, “It’s never all in the script. If it were, why make the movie?”

We’ll continue to update this list throughout awards season, so keep checking back for more free scripts. Click on the links to view and download. And please remember: These scripts are for educational purposes only. Don’t be printing them out and selling outside the NYU dorms!

“Spotlight,” screenplay by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy (courtesy of Open Road)

“Inside Out,” screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley, story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen (courtesy of Walt Disney Studios)

“Room,” screenplay by Emma Donoghue, based on her novel (courtesy of A24)

Carol,” screenplay by Phyllis Nagy, based on the book The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (courtesy of The Weinstein Company)

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