screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā 
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for movie production
Examples of screenplay in a Sentence
an award for best screenplay
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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The first Rocky film helped launch his film career and earned him Oscar nominations for best original screenplay and best actor.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Graham has written the screenplay with production now underway.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The first Rocky film helped launch his film career and earned him Oscar nominations for best original screenplay and best actor.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The film is based on Henry James' 1898 horror novella, The Turn of the Screw, and Truman Capote and William Archibald won the Edgar Allan Poe award for their screenplay.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screenplay
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenplay. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā
: the written form of a story prepared for film production
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