Just one day before the 96th Academy Awards, controversy has erupted surrounding the film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. The film, which is nominated for Best Original Screenplay, is now facing plagiarism accusations from Hollywood writer Simon Stephenson, known for his work on the film Luca.

Stephenson has claimed that The Holdovers&nbsp;bears striking similarities to his unproduced screenplay, Frisco. Both scripts allegedly share significant story elements, character arcs, and dialogue. Stephenson presented documents to support his claim, including drafts of Frisco&nbsp;sent to Payne in 2013 and 2019.

"The meaningful entirety of the screenplay for THE HOLDOVERS has been copied from the FRISCO screenplay by transposition," one document stated. "This includes the FRISCO screenplay’s entire story, structure, sequencing, scenes, sequential sub-beats within scenes, line-by-line substance of action and dialogue, characters, arcs, relationships, theme and tone."

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The Holdovers&nbsp;tells the story of a history teacher, played by Paul Giamatti, who forms an unexpected bond with a group of teenagers during Christmas break. The film's heartfelt narrative has garnered attention and critical acclaim, making the plagiarism allegations all the more impactful.

The timing of these accusations, on the eve of the Oscars, has added to the chaos surrounding the event. The Holdovers&nbsp;is competing against other films such as Maestro, Anatomy of a Fall, May-December, and Past Lives&nbsp;in the Best Original Screenplay category.

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Just one day before the 96th Academy Awards, controversy has erupted surrounding the film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson.

Just one day before the 96th Academy Awards, controversy has erupted surrounding the film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. The film, which is nominated for Best Original Screenplay, is now facing plagiarism accusations from Hollywood writer Simon Stephenson, known for his work on the film Luca. Stephenson has claimed that The Holdovers bears striking similarities to his unproduced screenplay, Frisco. Both scripts allegedly share significant story elements, character arcs, and dialogue. Stephenson presented documents to support his claim, including drafts of Frisco sent to Payne in 2013 and 2019. "The meaningful entirety of the screenplay for THE HOLDOVERS has been copied from the FRISCO screenplay by transposition," one document stated. "This includes the FRISCO screenplay’s entire story, structure, sequencing, scenes, sequential sub-beats within scenes, line-by-line substance of action and dialogue, characters, arcs, relationships, theme and tone." Also read: Oscar nominees to receive lavish gift bags worth $178,000. Know what's inside it The Holdovers tells the story of a history teacher, played by Paul Giamatti, who forms an unexpected bond with a group of teenagers during Christmas break. The film's heartfelt narrative has garnered attention and critical acclaim, making the plagiarism allegations all the more impactful. The timing of these accusations, on the eve of the Oscars, has added to the chaos surrounding the event. The Holdovers is competing against other films such as Maestro, Anatomy of a Fall, May-December, and Past Lives in the Best Original Screenplay category. To get live updates about Oscars, click on this link. Oscars 2024 Live Updates: Check out all the live action from the red carpet and ceremony

Ahead of Oscars 2024, The Holdovers’ director accused of plagiarism

The 39th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society, honoured outstanding achievements in casting across film, TV, and theatre in three ceremonies on Thursday. Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, Past Lives, and Barbie&nbsp;were among the top winners of the night, while Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Memory, and Summoning Silvia&nbsp;also took home awards.

On the small screen, winners included the Emmy-winning Succession, The Bear, Beef, The Last of Us, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Queer Eye. Other TV recipients were Reservations Dogs, Big Mouth, and American Born Chinese.

Check out the full list of winners below!

FEATURE – ANIMATION 
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse 
Mary Hidalgo

FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY 
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 
Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director)

FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA 
Killers of the Flower Moon:&nbsp;Ellen Lewis, René Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director)

FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY 
The Holdovers 
Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director)

FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA 
Past Lives 
Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel

FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA 
Memory 
Susan Shopmaker

FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA 
Summoning Sylvia 
Steven Tylor O’Connor

THE ZEITGEIST AWARD 
Barbie 
Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director)

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY 
The Bear 
Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke

(Location Casting) AJ Links (Location Casting), Alison Goodman (Associate Casting Director)

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA 
The Last of Us 
Victoria Thomas, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting),&nbsp;Megan Bayliss&nbsp;(Associate Casting Director)

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TELEVISION SERIES –&nbsp; COMEDY 
Reservation Dogs 
Angelique Midthunder,&nbsp;Chris Freihofer (Location Casting), Stacey Rice (Associate Casting Director), Tara Mazzucca (Associate Casting Director)

TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA 
Succession 
Avy Kaufman, Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director)

LIMITED SERIES 
Beef 
Charlene Lee, Claire Koonce, Danny Gordon (Associate Casting Director)

LIVE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE, VARIETY OR SKETCH – COMEDY, DRAMA or MUSICAL 
A Black Lady Sketch Show 
Erica A. Hart

REALITY SERIES – STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED 
Queer Eye 
Danielle Gervais, Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Quinn Fegan

REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION 
RuPaul’s Drag Race 
Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen

ANIMATED SERIES 
Big Mouth 
Julie Ashton

CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY PILOT AND SERIES – LIVE ACTION 
American Born Chinese 
Leslie Woo,&nbsp;Julina Baber (Associate Casting Director)

SHORT FILM 
Motherland 
Matthew Glasner

SHORT FORM SERIES 
We’re Doing Good 
Alexa Pereira

COMMERCIALS 
Spark&nbsp;–&nbsp;Autism Awareness 
Ken Lazer

FILM, NON-THEATRICAL RELEASE 
Fire Island 
Jessica Munks, Andrew Fem (Associate Casting Director)

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NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA 
Leopoldstadt 
Jim Carnahan, Maureen Kelleher

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL 
Into the Woods 
Craig Burns, Geoff Josselson, Bernard Telsey

NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA 
Downstate 
Alaine Alldaffer, JC Clementz

NEW YORK THEATRE – MUSICAL 
Merrily We Roll Along 
Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger

LOS ANGELES THEATRE 
The Inheritance: Part 1 &amp; Part 2 
Phyllis Schuringa

SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE 
Fiddler on the Roof 
Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Becca McCracken (Location Casting)

REGIONAL THEATRE 
(Tie) 
A Chorus Line 
Stephanie Klapper

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank 
David Caparelliotis

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THEATRE TOURS 
Six (Boleyn Tour) 
Tara Rubin, Peter Van Dam, Kevin Metzger-Timson

MARION DOUGHERTY NEW YORK APPLE AWARD 
The Drama Book Shop

ASSOCIATE CASTING DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT AWARDS 
Matthew Glasner&nbsp;and&nbsp;Josh Ropiequet

CAPELIER-SHAW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CASTING 
Francesco Vedovati&nbsp;

CREATIVE COLLABORATION AWARD 
Jina Jay, Shaheen Baig and Jane Arnell

The 39th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society, honoured outstanding achievements in casting across film, TV, and theatre in three ceremonies on Thursday.

The 39th Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society, honoured outstanding achievements in casting across film, TV, and theatre in three ceremonies on Thursday. Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, Past Lives, and Barbie were among the top winners of the night, while Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Memory, and Summoning Silvia also took home awards. On the small screen, winners included the Emmy-winning Succession, The Bear, Beef, The Last of Us, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Queer Eye. Other TV recipients were Reservations Dogs, Big Mouth, and American Born Chinese. Check out the full list of winners below! FEATURE – ANIMATION Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Mary Hidalgo FEATURE BIG BUDGET – COMEDY Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Francine Maisler, Melissa Kostenbauder, Betsy Fippinger (Location Casting), Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Molly Rose (Associate Casting Director) FEATURE BIG BUDGET – DRAMA Killers of the Flower Moon: Ellen Lewis, René Haynes, Kate Sprance (Associate Casting Director) FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY The Holdovers Susan Shopmaker, Lisa Lobel (Location Casting), Angela Peri (Location Casting), Melissa Morris (Associate Casting Director) FEATURE STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA Past Lives Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel FEATURE LOW BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA Memory Susan Shopmaker FEATURE MICRO BUDGET – COMEDY OR DRAMA Summoning Sylvia Steven Tylor O’Connor THE ZEITGEIST AWARD Barbie Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (Associate Casting Director) TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY The Bear Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal (Location Casting), Jennifer Rudnicke (Location Casting) AJ Links (Location Casting), Alison Goodman (Associate Casting Director) TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA The Last of Us Victoria Thomas, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting), Megan Bayliss (Associate Casting Director) Also read: Roseanne and The Conners house hits the market for $225,000 TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY Reservation Dogs Angelique Midthunder, Chris Freihofer (Location Casting), Stacey Rice (Associate Casting Director), Tara Mazzucca (Associate Casting Director) TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Succession Avy Kaufman, Scotty Anderson (Associate Casting Director) LIMITED SERIES Beef Charlene Lee, Claire Koonce, Danny Gordon (Associate Casting Director) LIVE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE, VARIETY OR SKETCH – COMEDY, DRAMA or MUSICAL A Black Lady Sketch Show Erica A. Hart REALITY SERIES – STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED Queer Eye Danielle Gervais, Pamela Vallarelli, Jessica Jorgensen, Quinn Fegan REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION RuPaul’s Drag Race Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen ANIMATED SERIES Big Mouth Julie Ashton CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY PILOT AND SERIES – LIVE ACTION American Born Chinese Leslie Woo, Julina Baber (Associate Casting Director) SHORT FILM Motherland Matthew Glasner SHORT FORM SERIES We’re Doing Good Alexa Pereira COMMERCIALS Spark – Autism Awareness Ken Lazer FILM, NON-THEATRICAL RELEASE Fire Island Jessica Munks, Andrew Fem (Associate Casting Director) Also read: Paul Simon to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA Leopoldstadt Jim Carnahan, Maureen Kelleher NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL Into the Woods Craig Burns, Geoff Josselson, Bernard Telsey NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA Downstate Alaine Alldaffer, JC Clementz NEW YORK THEATRE – MUSICAL Merrily We Roll Along Jim Carnahan, Jason Thinger LOS ANGELES THEATRE The Inheritance: Part 1 & Part 2 Phyllis Schuringa SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE Fiddler on the Roof Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Becca McCracken (Location Casting) REGIONAL THEATRE (Tie) A Chorus Line Stephanie Klapper What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank David Caparelliotis Also read: Grammy winning singer Tyla cancels world tour post injury THEATRE TOURS Six (Boleyn Tour) Tara Rubin, Peter Van Dam, Kevin Metzger-Timson MARION DOUGHERTY NEW YORK APPLE AWARD The Drama Book Shop ASSOCIATE CASTING DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT AWARDS Matthew Glasner and Josh Ropiequet CAPELIER-SHAW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CASTING Francesco Vedovati CREATIVE COLLABORATION AWARD Jina Jay, Shaheen Baig and Jane Arnell

39th Artios Awards: Killers Of The Flower Moon, Holdovers, Past Lives and Barbie among top winners

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