Download Bay Area Screenplays of Award Contenders

(CBS NEWS) - With movie award season upon us, studios promoting their contenders are offering a treat to film buffs and students of the art of screenwriting: copies of scripts posted online to attract award interest.

Links to downloadable pdf files of many of this year's Bay Area contenders have been collected and posted below.

"The Bling Ring" by Sofia Coppola (a24)

"Fruitvale Station" by Ryan Coogler (Weinstein Company)

"Monsters University" by Daniel Gerson & Robert L. Baird and Dan Scanlon (Disney/Pixar)

Not every studio posts scripts online, and forget about finding Woody Allen's latest amid the free offerings. But there are dozens available:

Still to come: Disney's "Frozen" and "Saving Mr. Banks," and "Nebraska," "Labor Day," and "The Wolf of Wall Street" from Paramount. No word on when Sony's "Captain Phillips" or "American Hustle," or "Her" (from Warner Brothers) might become available.

And for those looking for the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis"? It's available for sale from Opus Books.

Find more films including "42," "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and "The Way Way Back" at CBSNews.com

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