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Peter Straughan

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Peter Straughan (born 1968) is an English screenwriter. He won two BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Conclave, with the latter also earning him the Academy Award in the same category.

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Born
1968 (age 56–57)
Occupation
Screenwriter
Spouse
mw- Bridget O'Connor (m. 2008; died 2010)
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography
2011
Gee Gee
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
2011
Gee Gee
Yes
Yes
· Filmography
2006
Role(s)
Paul Weiland
2007
Role(s)
Bille Eltringham
2008
Role(s)
Robert B. Weide
2009
Role(s)
Grant Heslov
2010
Role(s)
John Madden
2011
Role(s)
Tomas Alfredson
2014
Role(s)
Lenny Abrahamson
2015
Role(s)
David Gordon Green
2017
Role(s)
Tomas Alfredson
2019
Role(s)
John Crowley
2024
Role(s)
Edward Berger
Year
Title
Director
2006
Sixty Six
Paul Weiland
2007
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
Bille Eltringham
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Robert B. Weide
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Grant Heslov
2010
The Debt
John Madden
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tomas Alfredson
2014
Frank
Lenny Abrahamson
2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
David Gordon Green
2017
The Snowman
Tomas Alfredson
2019
The Goldfinch
John Crowley
2024
Conclave
Edward Berger
2028
The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event †
Sam Mendes
· Filmography
2014
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2015, 2024
Role(s)
Wolf Hall
Notes
No
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Notes
2014
Playhouse Presents
Yes
Yes
Episode "Nosferatu in Love"
2015, 2024
Wolf Hall
No
Yes
12 episodes
· Accolades
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Role(s)
BAFTA Award for Best British FilmBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBritish Film Bloggers Circle Awards for Best Adapted ScreenplayInternational Cinephile Society Awards for Best Adapted ScreenplayItaly Screenplay Award for Best International Adapted ScreenplayOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayRichard Attenborough Regional Film Awards for Best ScreenplaySan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Association of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – British Independent Film Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2015
Wolf Hall
Role(s)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
2024
Conclave
Role(s)
BAFTA Award for Best British FilmAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplaySt. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayRunner-up – Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Astra Film and Creative Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Year
Title
Award/Nomination
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BAFTA Award for Best British FilmBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBritish Film Bloggers Circle Awards for Best Adapted ScreenplayInternational Cinephile Society Awards for Best Adapted ScreenplayItaly Screenplay Award for Best International Adapted ScreenplayOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayRichard Attenborough Regional Film Awards for Best ScreenplaySan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Association of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – British Independent Film Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2015
Wolf Hall
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
2024
Conclave
BAFTA Award for Best British FilmAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplaySt. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayRunner-up – Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Astra Film and Creative Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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