'Anatomy of a Fall' wins best original screenplay
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari won the Oscar for best original screenplay for the film "Anatomy of a Fall," accepting the award from Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy.
In her opening remarks, Triet joked that winning an Oscar will "help me through my mid-life crisis, I think."
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She recalled beginning to write "Anatomy of a Fall" with Harari, her husband, when they were stuck at home with their two kids during the COVID-19 lockdown, saying, "There was no line, I think, between work and diapers."
Triet also gave a shoutout to the film's star, Sandra Hüller, and the rest of the cast.
Other nominees in the category included David Hemingson for "The Holdovers," Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer for "Maestro," Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik for "May December" and Celine Song for "Past Lives."