First Oscar for Anatomy of a Fall crowned best screenplay. The only one where the legal drama did not face the Oppenheimer steamroller.

Bet won for Justine Triet. She will bring home a statuette. The trial film, which dissects the balance of power in the couple, faced Winter Break (The Holdovers) Written by David Hemingson, Maestro written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, May December written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik.