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Peter Straughan wins the best adapted screenplay Oscar for Conclave
The award follows previous triumphs at the Baftas, Golden Globes and more
The British dramatist Peter Straughan has won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his take on Robert Harris’s papal thriller Conclave. The writer, 56, has also won the Bafta, Golden Globe and Critics Choice award in this category for Conclave; he was previously Oscar-nominated for his 2011 adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Photograph: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features ©2024 All Rights Reserved.Straughan was also nominated for an Emmy for his 2015 adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall for the BBC; he also wrote the second season of that drama, which aired last year.
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