'The Holdovers' will compete for five different Oscar nominations on Sunday, March 10
Screenwriter Simon Stephenson has made serious accusations against The remains screenwriter David Hemingson and director Alexander Payne.
Alleging that the Oscar-nominated film plagiarized the script, Simon, who is also the acclaimed screenwriter behind Lukeemailed the Writers Guild of America's senior director of credits, Lesley Mackey, about the matter.
According VarietySimon stated that The remains The script is “line by line” similar to your script. frisco.
Additionally, Simon also claimed that Alexander owned the script for his film in 2013 and again in late 2019, allegedly before approaching David for a different collaboration.
The outlet also reported that the allegations are supported by a cache of emails involving several Hollywood producers and agencies.
The allegations come in the middle of Oscar season, as the film will compete for five nominations, including one for best original screenplay.
Other contenders in the category include Justine Triet and Arthur Harari. Anatomy of a fallBradley Cooper and Josh Singer TeacherSamy Burch May Decemberand Ceiline Song Past Lives.
As the voting is already closed with the ceremony scheduled for Sunday, March 10, David could win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, according to reports Online radars.
