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The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an annual award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is the award for the best screenplay that comes from other material like novels, plays, musicals and other movies.
Year
Film
Nominees
Source Material
2000 (73rd) Traffic Stephen Gaghan The teleplay Traffik Simon Moore
Chocolat Robert Nelson Jacobs
The novel by Joanne Harris
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Wang Hui-ling , James Schamus & Kuo Jung Tsai
The novel by Wang Dulu
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Joel and Ethan Coen
The epic poem The Odyssey Homer
Wonder Boys Steve Kloves
The book by Michael Chabon
2001 (74th) A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman The book by Sylvia Nasar
Ghost World Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff
The graphic novel by Clowes
In the Bedroom Rob Festinger & Todd Field
The short story Killings Andre Dubus
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Philippa Boyens , Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh
The novel The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien
Shrek Ted Elliott , Roger S. H. Schulman , Joe Stillman & Terry Rossio
The book by William Steig
2002 (75th) The Pianist Ronald Harwood The memoir by Władysław Szpilman
About a Boy Peter Hedges , Chris & Paul Weitz
The novel by Nick Hornby
Adaptation Charlie & Donald Kaufman [ b] The book The Orchid Thief Susan Orlean
Chicago Bill Condon
The musical by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse
The Hours David Hare
The novel by Michael Cunningham
2003 (76th) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Philippa Boyens , Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh The novel The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien
American Splendor Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
The comic by Harvey Pekar & Our Cancer Year Joyce Brabner
City of God Bráulio Mantovani
The novel by Paulo Lins
Mystic River Brian Helgeland
The novel by Dennis Lehane
Seabiscuit Gary Ross
The book Seabiscuit: An American Legend Laura Hillenbrand
2004 (77th) Sideways Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor The novel by Rex Pickett
Before Sunset Screenplay: Julie Delpy , Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater ; Story: Kim Krizan & Linklater
Characters from the film Before Sunrise
Finding Neverland David Magee
The play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee
Million Dollar Baby Paul Haggis
The book Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole
The Motorcycle Diaries José Rivera
The books Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado & The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara
2005 (78th) Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana The short story by Annie Proulx
Capote Dan Futterman
The book by Gerald Clarke
The Constant Gardener Jeffrey Caine
The novel by John le Carré
A History of Violence Josh Olson
The graphic novel by Vince Locke & John Wagner
Munich Tony Kushner & Eric Roth
The book Vengeance George Jonas
2006 (79th) The Departed William Monahan The film Infernal Affairs Felix Chong & Alan Mak
Borat Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen , Peter Baynham , Anthony Hines & Dan Mazer ; Story: Baron Cohen, Baynham, Hines & Todd Phillips
The character Borat Sagdiyev , from the television series Da Ali G Show
Children of Men David Arata , Alfonso Cuarón , Mark Fergus , Hawk Ostby & Timothy J. Sexton
The novel by P. D. James
Little Children Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
The novel by Perrotta
Notes on a Scandal Patrick Marber
The novel by Zoë Heller
2007 (80th) No Country for Old Men Coen Brothers The novel by Cormac McCarthy
Atonement Christopher Hampton
The novel by Ian McEwan
Away from Her Sarah Polley
The short story "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood
The book by Jean-Dominique Bauby
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
The novel Oil! Upton Sinclair
2008 (81st) Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy The novel Q & A Vikas Swarup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay: Eric Roth ; Story: Roth & Robin Swicord
The short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Doubt John Patrick Shanley
The play Doubt: A Parable
Frost/Nixon Peter Morgan
The play by Morgan
The Reader David Hare
The novel by Bernhard Schlink
2009 (82nd) Precious Geoffrey S. Fletcher The novel Push Sapphire
District 9 Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
The short film Alive in Joburg
An Education Nick Hornby
The book by Lynn Barber
In the Loop Jesse Armstrong , Simon Blackwell , Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche
The character Malcolm Tucker , from the television series The Thick of It
Up in the Air Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
The novel by Walter Kirn
Year
Film
Nominees
Source Material
2010 (83rd) The Social Network Aaron Sorkin The book The Accidental Billionaires Ben Mezrich
127 Hours Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle
The book Between a Rock and a Hard Place Aron Ralston
Toy Story 3 Screenplay: Michael Arndt ; Story: John Lasseter , Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich
The Toy Story Pete Docter , Lasseter, Stanton, et al.
True Grit Coen Brothers
The novel by Charles Portis
Winter's Bone Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
The novel by Daniel Woodrell
2011 (84th) The Descendants Nat Faxon , Alexander Payne & Jim Rash The novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Hugo John Logan
The novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick
The Ides of March George Clooney , Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon
The play Farragut North
Moneyball Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian ; Story: Stan Chervin
The book by Michael Lewis
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bridget O'Connor (p.n. ) & Peter Straughan
The novel by John le Carré
2012 (85th) Argo Chris Terrio The book The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez & article The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman
Beasts of the Southern Wild Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
The play Juicy and Delicious by Alibar
Life of Pi David Magee
The novel by Yann Martel
Lincoln Tony Kushner
The book Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin
Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
The novel by Matthew Quick
2013 (86th) 12 Years a Slave John Ridley The memoir by Solomon Northup
Before Midnight Julie Delpy , Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater
Characters from the film Before Sunrise Kim Krizan & Linklater
Captain Phillips Billy Ray
The book A Captain's Duty Richard Phillips & Stephan Talty
Philomena Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope
The book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith
The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter
The memoir by Jordan Belfort
2014 (87th) The Imitation Game Graham Moore The book Alan Turing: The Enigma Andrew Hodges
American Sniper Jason Hall
The autobiography by Jim DeFelice, Chris Kyle & Scott McEwan
Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson
The novel by Thomas Pynchon
The Theory of Everything Anthony McCarten
The book Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen Hawking by Jane Hawking
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
The short film by Chazelle
2015 (88th) The Big Short Adam McKay & Charles Randolph The book by Michael Lewis
Brooklyn Nick Hornby
The novel by Colm Tóibín
Carol Phyllis Nagy
The novel The Price of Salt Patricia Highsmith
The Martian Drew Goddard
The novel by Andy Weir
Room Emma Donoghue
The novel by Donoghue
2016 (89th) [ 3]
Moonlight Screenplay: Barry Jenkins ; Story: Tarell Alvin McCraney
The play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by McCraney
Arrival Eric Heisserer
The short story Story of Your Life Ted Chiang
Fences August Wilson (p.n. )
The play by Wilson
Hidden Figures Theodore Melfi & Allison Schroeder
The book by Margot Lee Shetterly
Lion Luke Davies
The memoir A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley & Larry Buttrose
2017 (90th) [ 4]
Call Me by Your Name James Ivory The novel by André Aciman
The Disaster Artist Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
The book by Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell
Logan Screenplay: Scott Frank , Michael Green & James Mangold ; Story: Mangold
The Wolverine comics by John Romita Sr. & Len Wein
Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin
The memoir by Molly Bloom
Mudbound Dee Rees & Virgil Williams
The novel by Hillary Jordan
2018 (91st) [ 5]
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel & Kevin Willmott The memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Coen Brothers
The short stories All Gold Canyon by Jack London & The Gal Who Got Rattled by Stewart Edward White
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty
The memoir by Lee Israel
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
The novel by James Baldwin
A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper , Will Fetters & Eric Roth
The 1954 film by Moss Hart , 1976 film by Joan Didion , John Gregory Dunne & Frank Pierson & story by Robert Carson & William A. Wellman
2019 (92nd) [ 6]
Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi The novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
The Irishman Steven Zaillian
The book I Heard You Paint Houses Charles Brandt
Joker Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
Comic book characters by Bill Finger , Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson
Little Women Greta Gerwig
The novel by Louisa May Alcott
The Two Popes Anthony McCarten
The play The Pope by McCarten
Year
Film
Nominees
Source Material
2020/21 (93rd) [ 7]
The Father Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller The play Le Père
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen , Peter Baynham , Jena Friedman , Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer , Erica Rivinoja & Dan Swimer ; Story: Baron Cohen, Hines, Nina Pedrad & Swimer
The character by Baron Cohen
Nomadland Chloé Zhao
The book by Jessica Bruder
One Night in Miami... Kemp Powers
The play by Powers
The White Tiger Ramin Bahrani
The novel by Arvind Adiga
2021 (94th) [ 8]
CODA Sian Heder The film La Famille Bélier Thomas Bidegain , Stanislas Carré de Malberg & Éric Lartigau
Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe
The short story by Haruki Murakami
Dune Eric Roth , Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve
The novel by Frank Herbert
The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal
The novel by Elena Ferrante
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The novel by Thomas Savage
↑ Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Robert Towne , but he removed his name from the credits because he was unhappy with co-writer Michael Austin's alterations and the finished film itself. He instead used the pseudonym P.H. Vazak, the name of his late Hungarian sheepdog.[ 1] ↑ Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is a character in his own script for Adaptation [ 2]
↑ Saito, Stephen (February 20, 2008). "Fake Names, Real Oscars: Five Nominees Who Didn't Really Exist" . IFC . Retrieved January 9, 2018 . ↑ Saito, Stephen (February 20, 2008). "Fake Names, Real Oscars: Five Nominees Who Didn't Really Exist" . IFC . Retrieved January 9, 2018 . ↑ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .↑ "90th Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF) . Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences . January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .↑ "91st Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF) . Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences . January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .↑ "92nd Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF) . Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences . January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .↑ "Complete list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards" . ABC News . Retrieved March 15, 2021 .↑ "94th Academy Awards Nominees" . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022 .
