Best
Fact-Based
Screenplay
Drama • Nonfiction
Santiago Mitre & Mariano Llinás
Details the 1985 Trial of the Juntas in Argentina from the
point-of-view of lead prosecutor Juan César Strassera
Terence Davies
Chronicles the life of British poet and anti-war advocate Siegfried Sassoon
Audrey Diwan & Marcia Romano and Anne Berest
Based on the memoir L'événement by Annie Ernaux • Depicts the author's efforts to seek out an abortion in 1963 France when birth control and contraception were illegal
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Based on the nonfiction book by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey • Chronicles the New York Times investigation, led by reporters Kantor & Twohey, to expose Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual abuse and misconduct
Thomas M. Wright
Based on the nonfiction book The Sting by Kate Kyriacou • Fictionalized adaptation detailing the Australian 'Mr. Big' sting operation that netted the killer of Daniel Morcombe in 2011