On the heels of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics Choice award wins, Peter Straughan has now won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Conclave. This is Straughan’s second Oscar nomination and first win.

British playwright Peter Straughan clinched the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Conclave,' a gripping papal thriller. The story follows Cardinal Lawrence, embroiled in a Vatican conspiracy. 'Conclave' features actors like Ralph Fiennes and John Lithgow,

"Conclave" walked away with only one Oscar win; still, the film's themes about embracing doubt amid uncertainty and using one's platform to speak against injustices will have staying power long after awards night.

John Lithgow, from left, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini accepts the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Conclave" during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Chris Pizzello

Peter Straughan wins his first Oscar for Conclave, earning Best Adapted Screenplay and praising Robert Harris for his compelling novel on Vatican power struggles., Features News - Times Now

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As long predicted, writer Peter Straughan earned the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the Focus Features release directed by Edward Berger, adapted from a Robert Harris novel.