Best Original Screenplay1996 Film Fan Awards68th Academy Awards
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Best Original Screenplay Nominee

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Ceremony Year: 1996Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1995
Nominated Talent & Credits
Christopher McQuarrie— Christopher McQuarrie
Synopsis / Overview

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 68th Academy Awards (1996)

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