Promising Young Woman is the 2021 Oscar Winner for Writing (Original Screenplay)

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is the Oscars 2021 winner for Writing (Original Screenplay)! Congratulations to Emerald Fennell on her Oscar win. During her speech, Fennell thanked her family and described the cast and crew as "The greatest in the world. The kindest in the world." Other Oscars 2021 nominees for Writing (Original Screenplay) included JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, MINARI, SOUND OF METAL and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. You can see complete coverage of Oscars 2021 winners on the Oscar Winners page and the full list of 93rd Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Watch the complete acceptance speech below!

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN accepts the Oscar for Writing (Original Screenplay) at Oscars 2021.

Film Synopsis

Medical student Cassie was a promising young woman until a mysterious event derailed her future. Now, nothing in her life is what it seems; she is smart, cunning and lives a double life at night while seeking to right the wrongs of the past.

The 93rd Oscars, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, were held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.