SimplyScripts

Best Original Screenplays – 2026 Oscars

Don — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:08:14 +0000

Best Original Screenplay
Sinners by Ryan Coogler hosted by Deadline
(undated, unspecified draft) – Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. (pdf) IMDb Info

Best Adapted Screenplay
One Battle after Another by Paul Thomas Anderson hosted by Warner Bros
(unavailable at the moment) – When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. (pdf) IMDb Info

Original Script Sunday for March 15, 2026

Don — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:46:27 +0000

Over on the Original Scripts page are sixteen original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Original Script Sunday for March 8, 2026

Don — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:55:44 +0000

Over on the Original Scripts page are ten original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Bury the Truth by Zach “A.G. Ryder” Akers – Filmed, again

Don — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:44:03 +0000

One that I missed. Bury the Truth has been filmed a few times.

Bury The Truth ( 4 pages (Short, Thriller) pdf format) by Zack Akers

Two friends bury a body deep in the woods. But can they bury the truth?

Seeking vengeance, a young protagonist recruits a companion to retaliate against their bully. After revenge, a chilling secret emerges during the eerie task of digging a grave for the fallen.

Directed by Enriko Hamzaj, written by Zack Akers and Enriko Hamzaj based on Bury The Truth an original script by Zack Akers.

Winner of Chicago Independent Film Awards and Paris Cinema Awards as Best Short Film of the year.

IMDb official profile, news and awards. Discuss this script on the Discussion Board

Disremembered – written by Steven Hermann and Zack “A.G. Ryder” Akers – Filmed

Don — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:10:09 +0000

Co-written by Zack “A.G. Ryder” Akers

Disremembered by Steve Hermann and Zackary Akers (Based on the short story Remember Me By Stacy Sparks & S. Hancock) hosted by SimplyScripts

(undated, unspecfied draft) As a teen, Samantha suffered trauma from assaults. She had Veronica, a friend who stood by her until one day she vanished. Finally she met Becca and in Samantha’s troubled mind, believed Veronica had returned. Samantha will do whatever it takes to make Becca remember what she never experienced.
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IMDb Info

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Original Script Sunday for March 1st (February 29th)

Don — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:52:17 +0000

Over on the Original Scripts page are seventeen original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Devil’s Due 108: Lest Ye Be Saved–The Season One Finale

Don — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:15:55 +0000

Devil’s Due
Written and directed by Paul Knauer
Total Episodes: 8
Genre: Supernatural Western

A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era Kansas unknowingly stumble into a powerful foe’s plot to take down the gambler.

CW: Mild language and violence. Short scene with themes of suicide. Guns and gambling.

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Original Script Sunday and Who Wrote What in the February 2026 One Week Challenge on the theme of ‘Blind Date’

Don — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:18:18 +0000

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are seven original scripts for your reading pleasure. And over on another page is who wrote what script in the February 2026 One Week Challenge and the Writers’ Choice.

– Don