The 2017 independent horror film directed by Jordan Peele that won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay is Get Out. Peele wrote and directed the film, which follows Chris Washington, played by Daniel Kaluuya, during a disturbing visit to his white girlfriend’s family.
Get Out combines horror, thriller, and satire to examine racism, liberal hypocrisy, and the exploitation of Black bodies. Its central plot involves the Armitage family’s sinister process of transferring wealthy white people’s consciousness into Black victims. The story’s social themes and escalating suspense made the film both a genre hit and a major critical success.
Get Out premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 and became Peele’s feature-directing debut. At the 90th Academy Awards, held in 2018, Peele won Best Original Screenplay. The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Kaluuya. A common mix-up is remembering it as a Best Picture winner: it won the screenplay Oscar, not the top prize.