Oscar Predictions: Best Adapted Screenplay – ‘Bones and All’ Is Too Delicious for the Writing Branch to Ignore

Rank Film Writer(s) and source material Distributor 1 “Women Talking” Sarah Polley (based on the novel by Miriam Toews) MGM/United Artists Releasing A group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. 2 “Living” Kazuo Ishiguro (based on “Ikiru” by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni) Sony Pictures Classics An English-language adaptation of the script of “Ikiru” (1952), set in London in the 1950s. 3 “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Rian Johnson (based on characters written by Johnson) Netflix Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case. 6 “A Man Called Otto” David Magee (based on the novel by Fredrik Backman) Sony Pictures A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the Swedish film from 2015  film “A Man Called Ove.” 5 “Bones & All” David Kajganich (based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis) MGM/United Artists Releasing Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society. Next in Line 4 “She Said” Rebecca Lenkiewicz (based on the book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey) Universal Pictures New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

7 “The Whale” Samuel D. Hunter (based on the play by Hunter) A24 A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. 8 “Top Gun: Maverick” Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie (based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.) Paramount Pictures After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. 9 “White Noise” Noah Baumbach (based on the novel by Don DeLillo) Netflix “White Noise” dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world. 10 “The Son” Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller (based on the play by Florian Zeller) Sony Pictures Classics Peter as his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas. Other Top-Tier Contenders 11 “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies” David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage (based on the book by Michael Ausiello) Focus Features 12 “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole (based on the comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) Marvel Studios 13 “Avatar: The Way of Water” James Cameron, Josh Friedman (based on characters created by Cameron) 20th Century Studios 14 “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly, Patrick Hale (based on the characters and novel by Carlo Collodi) Netflix 15 “Catherine Called Birdy” Lena Dunham (based on the novel by Karen Cushman) Amazon Studios 16 “Pearl” Ti West, Mia Goth (based on characters created by West) A24 17 “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Dean Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley (based on the short videos) A24 18 “The Silent Twins” Andrea Seigel (based on the book by Marjorie Wallace) Focus Features 19 “Happening” Marcia Romano, Audrey Diwan (based on the novel by Annie Ernaux) IFC Films 20 “The Wonder” Alice Birch, Sebastián Lelio (based on the novel by Emma Donoghue) Netflix Also In Contention 21 “My Policeman” Ron Nyswaner (based on the novel by Bethan Roberts) Amazon Studios 22 “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” David Magee (based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence) Netflix 23 “Three Thousand Years of Longing” George Miller, August Gore (based on “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A.S. Byatt) MGM/United Artists Releasing 24 “The Pale Blue Eye” Scott Cooper (based on the novel by Louis Bayard) Netflix 25 “All Quiet on the Western Front” Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell (based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque) Netflix 26 “Both Sides of the Blade” Christine Angot, Claire Denis (based on the novel by Christine Angot) IFC Films 27 “After Yang” Kogonada (based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein) A24 28 “The Batman” Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, (based on the characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger) Warner Bros. 29 “The Phantom of the Open” Simon Farnaby (based on the book by Scott Murray) Sony Pictures Classics 30 “Butcher’s Crossing” Gabe Polsky, Liam Satre-Meloy (based on the novel by John Williams) Saban Films All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical) — “Stars at Noon” Claire Denis, Andrew Litvack, Léa Mysius (based on the novel by Denis Johnson) A24 — “Avatar: The Way of Water” James Cameron, Josh Friedman (based on characters created by Cameron) 20th Century Studios — “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” To be added 20th Century Studios — “After Yang” Kogonada (based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein) A24 — “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Dean Fleischer-Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Nick Paley (based on the short videos) A24 — “The Whale” Samuel D. Hunter (based on the play by Hunter) A24 — “Catherine Called Birdy” Lena Dunham (based on the novel by Karen Cushman) Amazon Studios — “My Policeman” Ron Nyswaner (based on the novel by Bethan Roberts) Amazon Studios — “Thirteen Lives” William Nicholson, Don MacPherson Amazon Studios/MGM — “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” Paul Fisher (based on characters from “Shrek” and the fairytale by Giovanni Francesco) DreamWorks Animation — “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies” David Marshall Grant, Dan Savage (based on the book by Michael Ausiello) Focus Features — “The Silent Twins” Andrea Seigel (based on the book by Marjorie Wallace) Focus Features — “Both Sides of the Blade” Christine Angot, Claire Denis (based on the novel by Christine Angot) IFC Films — “Happening” Marcia Romano, Audrey Diwan (based on the novel by Annie Ernaux) IFC Films — “The Good House” Thomas Bezucha, Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky (based on the novel by Ann Leary) Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole (based on the comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) Marvel Studios — “Thor: Love and Thunder” Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (based on the comics by Stan Lee, Jason Aaron) Marvel Studios — “Bones & All” David Kajganich (based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis) MGM/United Artists Releasing — “Three Thousand Years of Longing” George Miller, August Gore (based on “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A.S. Byatt) MGM/United Artists Releasing — “Women Talking” Sarah Polley (based on the novel by Miriam Toews) MGM/United Artists Releasing — “All Quiet on the Western Front” Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell (based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque) Netflix — “Blonde” Andrew Dominik (based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates) Netflix — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” Rian Johnson (based on characters written by Johnson) Netflix — “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly, Patrick Hale (based on the characters and novel by Carlo Collodi) Netflix — “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” David Magee (based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence) Netflix — “My Father’s Dragon” Meg LeFauve (based on the book by Ruth Stiles Gannett) Netflix — “Persuasion” Ron Bass, Alice Victoria Winslow (based on the novel by Jane Austen) Netflix — “The Good Nurse” Krysty Wilson-Cairns (based on the book by Charles Graeber) Netflix — “The Pale Blue Eye” Scott Cooper (based on the novel by Louis Bayard) Netflix — “The Wonder” Alice Birch, Sebastián Lelio (based on the novel by Emma Donoghue) Netflix — “White Noise” Noah Baumbach (based on the novel by Don DeLillo) Netflix — “Allelujah” Heidi Thomas (based on the play by Alan Bennett) No U.S. Distribution — “Brother” Clement Virgo (based on the novel by David Chariaridy) No U.S. Distribution — “Top Gun: Maverick” Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie (based on characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.) Paramount Pictures — “Lightyear” Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, Jason Headley (based on the characters of “Toy Story”) Pixar — “Butcher’s Crossing” Gabe Polsky, Liam Satre-Meloy (based on the novel by John Williams) Saban Films — “A Man Called Otto” David Magee (based on the novel by Fredrik Backman) Sony Pictures — “Devotion” Jake Crane, Jonathan Stewart (based on the book by Adam Makos) Sony Pictures — “Living” Kazuo Ishiguro (based on “Ikiru” by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni) Sony Pictures Classics — “The Phantom of the Open” Simon Farnaby (based on the book by Scott Murray) Sony Pictures Classics — “The Son” Christopher Hampton (based on the play by Florian Zeller) Sony Pictures Classics — “The Stranger” To be added Transmission Films — “Ambulance” Chris Fedak (based on the film “Ambulancen” by Laurits Munch-Petersen and Lara Andreas Pedersen) Universal Pictures — “She Said” Rebecca Lenkiewicz (based on the book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey) Universal Pictures — “The Bad Guys” To be added Universal Pictures — “Black Adam” Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani (based on the characters from DC Comics) Warner Bros — “The Batman” Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, (based on the characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger) Warner Bros.