The Holdovers received five Oscar nominations… and one accusation of plagiarism.
On the eve of the 2024 Oscars, type Screenwriter Simon Stephenson reportedlyLuca, Wonka, Paddington 2), blaming Alexander Payne for his screenplay The retention time is ‘Line-for-line plagiarism’ in Stephenson’s unproduced screenplay frisco.
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At the heart of Stephenson’s complaint is that Payne had the “Frisco” script in 2013 and again in late 2019, just before Payne approached Hemingson about the project. That argument appears to be supported by emails involving multiple Hollywood agencies and producers.
In addition to being nominated for the Best Picture Award, something to keep It was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.