Best Original Screenplay2021 Film Fan Awards93rd Academy Awards
Best Original Screenplay Nominee
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Will Berson— Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
Shaka King— Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler, Producers
Kenneth Lucas— Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
Keith Lucas— Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
Synopsis / Overview
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Original Screenplay) — 93rd Academy Awards (2021)
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