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Indeed, Lithgow’s performance was as thrilling to experience as that of British powerhouse Lesley Manville, who won for her portrayal of Jocasta in Robert Icke’s modern reworking of “Oedipus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The script, which is competing in the best adapted screenplay category, is a reworking of "Save the Green Planet," a 2003 film by Korean writer Jang Joon-hwan.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The new number one is a duet reworking of a track of the same name taken from Fender's third studio album, the Mercury Prize-winning People Watching.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

He kept reworking the confrontation scene between Salieri and Mozart, the play’s climactic moment in which irony once again gets the better of tragic recognition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I keep reworking them, reclasping, but it still feels awkward.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson