Oscars 2025: 'Conclave' beats 'Emilia Pérez,' others for Best Screenplay

By Tanvi Gupta

Mar 03, 2025

07:09 am

What's the story

British dramatist Peter Straughan has won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Conclave—his adaptation of Robert Harris's papal thriller.

Straughan was previously nominated for an Oscar in 2011 for co-writing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with his late wife, Bridget O'Connor, who passed away before the film's release.

At the Academy Awards, Conclave surpassed A Complete Unknown, Sing Sing, Nickel Boys, and Emilia Pérez.

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White smoke from the chapel chimney — it’s been decided: CONCLAVE wins the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/RUxike1NUg
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 3, 2025