2027 Oscar predictions: best original screenplay

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Set us as preferred Previous nominees Martin McDonagh (“Wild Horse Nine”), Jesse Eisenberg (“The Debut”) and Mike Leigh (“Tender Loving Care”) top the list in Round 1.“Mike Leigh has five Oscar nominations for writing,” says Glenn Whipp.“His latest — and according to him, his last — should earn him a sixth.” Anne Thompson thinks that could be “a powerful narrative.”“With many of the top overall contenders in the adapted category this year, past short-film winner Martin McDonagh could finally earn his first Oscar for a feature,” writes Dave Karger.Noting “Martin McDonagh has already been anointed,” Amy Nicholson declares, “Jesse Eisenberg is poised to become the 21st century’s next great screenwriter.”Pointing out that “Eisenberg even wrote the pitch-perfect Pasek-and-Paul song parodies” for “Debut,” Katie Walsh also says she’s rooting “hard for Jane Schoenbrun to at least pull out a nom for ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.’ ”The Buzzmeter panel tracks the top contenders across major categories for both the Oscars and the Emmys.1.

“Wild Horse Nine”2.“The Debut”3.

“Tender Loving Care”4.“Artificial”5.

“Club Kid”T6.“I Play Rocky”T6.

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”RogerEbert.comRobert Daniels1.“Tender Loving Care”2.

“Wild Horse Nine”3.“The Debut”4.

“Club Kid”5.“Artificial”“This category might feature several past nominees — Mike Leigh, Martin McDonagh and Jesse Eisenberg — who’ve never won.

This also might be Leigh’s last chance to win an Academy Award; he touts a pitch-perfect picture about family and loss that features the kind of immeasurable empathy that’s made him one of our great humanists.”Turner Classic MoviesDave Karger1.“Wild Horse Nine”2.

“Tender Loving Care”3.“The Debut...