2012 Oscar film scripts
February 14, 2012 · Print This Article
Being an actor it’s always fascinating to watch performances on screen to see how they compare to the original script. It’s not always easy, however, to get access to high quality legal screenplays. Thankfully as part of the marketing for the Oscars, the major studios release .pdf versions of their scripts for a limited time. For your consideration:
Anonymous screenplay by John Orloff (Sony)
The Artist screenplay by Michel Hazanavicius (The Weinstein Company)
Beginners screenplay by Mike Mills (Focus Features)
Bridesmaids screenplay by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig (Universal)
Cars 2 screenplay by Ben Queen; Story by John Lasseter, Brad Lewis and Dan Fogelman (Disney)
Coriolanus screenplay by John Logan, from the play by William Shakespeare (The Weinstein Company)
The Debt screenplay by Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan (Focus Features)
The Descendants screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Fox Searchlight)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo screenplay by Steven Zaillian, based on the novel by Stieg Larsson (Sony)
Hanna screenplay by Seth Lochhead and David Farr; Story by Seth Lochhead (Focus Features)
The Help screenplay by Tate Taylor, based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett (Dreamworks)
The Ides of March screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Williman (Sony)
The Iron Lady screenplay by Abi Morgan (The Weinstein Company)
Jane Eyre screenplay by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte (Focus Features)
Moneyball screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis (Sony)
My Week With Marilyn screenplay by Adrian Hodges, from the book by Colin Clark (The Weinstein Company)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy screenplay by Bridget O’Cconnor & Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John le Carre (Focus Features)
War Horse screenplay by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo (Dreamworks)
Source: Thanks to Heather Hale for this original list. View her website for more script links.