Writers Guild of America Award for Adapted Screenplay
Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Film Adapted from Another Medium
CountryUnited States
Presented byWriters Guild of America
First awarded1970
Currently held bySarah Polley, Women Talking (2022)
Websitehttp://www.wga.org/

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards, focused specifically for film. The Writers Guild of America began making the distinction between an original screenplay and an adapted screenplay in 1970, when Waldo Salt, screenwriter for Midnight Cowboy, won for "Best Adapted Drama" and Arnold Schulman won "Best Adapted Comedy" for his screenplay of Goodbye, Columbus.[1] Separate awards for dramas and comedies continued until 1985.[1]

Winners and nominees

1960s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
1969
(22nd)
[2]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Midnight Cowboy Waldo Salt The novel by James Leo Herlihy
Anne of the Thousand Days John Hale, and Bridget Boland The play by Maxwell Anderson
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jay Presson Allen The novel by Muriel Spark
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? James Poe, and Robert E. Thompson The novel by Horace McCoy
True Grit Marguerite Roberts The novel by Charles Portis
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Goodbye, Columbus Arnold Schulman The novella by Philip Roth
Cactus Flower I.A.L. Diamond The play by Abe Burrows
Gaily, Gaily Abram S. Ginnes The memoir by Ben Hecht
John and Marty John Mortimer The novel by Mervyn Jones
The Reivers Irving Ravetch, and Harriet Frank Jr. The novel The Reivers: A Reminiscence by William Faulkner

1970s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
1970
(23rd)
[3]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
I Never Sang for My Father Robert Anderson The play by Robert Anderson
Airport George Seaton The novel by Arthur Hailey
Catch-22 Buck Henry The novel by Joseph Heller
The Great White Hope Howard Sackler The play by Howard Sackler
Little Big Man Calder Willingham The novel by Thomas Berger
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
M*A*S*H Ring Lardner Jr. The novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker
Lovers and Other Strangers Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman The play by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
The Owl and the Pussycat Buck Henry The play by Bill Manhoff
The Twelve Chairs Mel Brooks The novel by Ilf and Petrov
Where's Poppa Robert Klane The novel by Robert Klane
1971
(24th)
[4]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
The French Connection Ernest Tidyman The book by Robin Moore
A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick The novel by Anthony Burgess
Johnny Got His Gun Dalton Trumbo The novel by Dalton Trumbo
The Last Picture Show Larry McMurtry, and Peter Bodganovich The novel by Larry McMurtry
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Robert Altman, and Brian McKay The novel McCabe by Edmund Naughton
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Kotch John Paxton The novel by Katharine Topkins
The Boy Friend Ken Russell The musical by Sandy Wilson
Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein The musical by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein and the novel by Sholem Aleichem
Little Murders Jules Feiffer The play by Jules Feiffer
A New Leaf Elaine May The short story "The Green Heart" by Jack Ritchie
1972
(25th)
[5]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
The Godfather Mario Puzo, and Francis Ford Coppola The novel by Mario Puzo
Deliverance James Dickey The novel by James Dickey
Pete 'n' Tillie Julius J. Epstein The novella Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries
Slaughterhouse-Five Stephen Geller The novel by Kurt Vonnegut
Sounder Lonne Elder III The novel by William H. Armstrong
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Cabaret Jay Presson Allen The musical by John Van Druten and the book by Joe Masteroff
Avanti! Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond The play by Samuel A. Taylor
Butterflies Are Free Leonard Gershe The play by Leonard Gershe
The Heartbreak Kid Neil Simon The short story "A Change of Plan" by Bruce Jay Friedman
Travels with My Aunt Jay Presson Allen, and Hugh Wheeler The novel by Graham Greene
1973
(26th)
[6]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Serpico Waldo Salt, and Norman Wexler The book by Peter Maas
Cinderella Liberty Darryl Ponicsan The novel by Darryl Ponicsan
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty The novel by William Peter Blatty
The Last Detail Robert Towne The novel by Darryl Ponicsan
The Paper Chase James Bridges The novel by John Jay Osborn Jr.
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Paper Moon Alvin Sargent The novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
40 Carats Leonard Gershe The play by Jay Presson Allen based on the play Quarante carats by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy
Godspell David Greenne, and John-Michael Tebelak The musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak
1974
(27th)
[7]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola, and Mario Puzo The novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Conrack Irving Ravetch, and Harriet Frank Jr. The memoir The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy
Lenny Julian Barry The play by Julian Barry
The Parallax View David Giler and Lorenzo Sempler Jr. The novel by Loren Singer
The Talking of Pelham One Two Three Peter Stone The novel by John Godey
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Mordecai Richler, and Lionel Chetwynd The novel by Mordecai Richler
The Front Page Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond The comedy by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Young Frankenstein Gene Wilder, and Mel Brooks The characters on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
1975
(28th)
[8]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lawrence Hauben, and Bo Goldman The novel by Ken Kesey
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick The novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Jaws Peter Benchley, and Carl Gottlieb The novel by Peter Benchley
The Man in the Glass Booth Edward Anhalt The novel and play by Robert Shaw
The Man Who Would Be King John Huston, and Gladys Hill The novella by Rudyard Kipling
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon The play by Neil Simon
Hester Street Joan Micklin Silver The novella Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto by Abraham Cahan
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Neil Simon The play by Neil Simon
1976
(29th)
[9]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
All the President's Men William Goldman The book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Bound for Glory Robert Getchell The book by Woody Guthrie
Marathon Man William Goldman The novel by William Goldman
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Nicholas Meyer The novel by Nicholas Meyer
The Shootist Miles Hood Swarthout, and Scott Hale The novel by Glendon Swarthout
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Frank Waldman, and Blake Edwards The film series The Pink Panther
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins The novel by William Brashler
Family Plot Ernest Lehman The novel The Rainbird Pattern by Victor Canning
The Ritz Terrence McNally The play by Terrence McNally
Stay Hungry Charles Gaines, and Bob Rafelson The novel by Charles Gaines
1977
(30th)
[10]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Julia Alvin Sargent A chapter from the book Pentimento by Lillian Hellman
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Gavin Lambert, and Lewis John Carlino The novel by Joanne Greenberg
Islands in the Stream Denne Bart Petitclerc The novel by Ernest Hemingway
Looking for Mr. Goodbar Richard Brooks The novel by Judith Rossner
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Oh, God! Larry Gelbart The novel by Avery Corman
Semi-Tough Walter Bernstein The novel by Dan Jenkins
The Spy Who Loved Me Christopher Wood, and Richard Maibaum The characters by Ian Fleming
1978
(31st)
[11]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Midnight Express Oliver Stone The book by Billy Hayes
Bloodbrothers Walter Newman The novel by Richard Price
Go Tell the Spartans Wendell Mayes The novel Incident at Muc Wa by Daniel Ford
Invasion of the Body Snatchers W.D. Richter The novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Who'll Stop the Rain Judith Rascoe, and Robert Stone The novel Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Heaven Can Wait Elaine May, and Warren Beatty The play by Harry Segall
California Suite Neil Simon The play by Neil Simon
Same Time, Next Year Bernard Slade The play by Bernard Slade
Superman Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, and Robert Benton The character Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Peter Stone The novel by Nan Lyons and Ivan Lyons
1979
(32nd)
[12]
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton The novel by Avery Corman
Norma Rae Irving Ravetch, and Harriet Frank Jr. The book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Henry P. Leifermann
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Being There Jerzy Kosinski The novel by Jerzy Kosinski
A Little Romance Allan Burns The novel E=mc2 Mon Amour by Patrick Cauvin
Starting Over James L. Brooks The novel by Dan Wakefield

1980s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
1980
(33rd)
[13]
Best Drama Adapted from Other Medium
Ordinary People Alvin Sargent The novel by Judith Guest
Coal Miner's Daughter Thomas Rickman The autobiography by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey
The Elephant Man Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, and David Lynch The books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
The Great Santini Lewis John Carlino The novel by Pat Conroy
The Stunt Man Lawrence B. Marcus, Richard Rush The novel by Paul Brodeur
Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium
Airplane! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker The film Zero Hour! by Arthur Hailey, Hall Bartlett and John Champion and the Airport film series based on the novel by Hailey
Hopscotch Brian Garfield, and Bryan Forbes The novel by Brian Garfield
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Leigh Brackett, and Lawrence Kasdan The story by George Lucas
1981
(34th)
[14]
Best Drama Adapted from Other Medium
On Golden Pond Ernest Thompson, and Donald E. Stewart The play by Ernest Thompson
Cutter's Way Jeffrey Alan Fiskin The novel Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg
Prince of the City Jay Presson Allen, and Sidney Lumet The book by Robert Daley
Ragtime Michael Weller The novel by E. L. Doctorow
Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium
Rich and Famous Gerald Ayres The play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten
For Your Eyes Only Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson The short stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico" by Ian Fleming
First Monday in October Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee The play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
1982
(35th)
[15]
Best Drama Adapted from Other Medium
Missing Costa-Gavras, and Donald E. Stewart The book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula The novel by William Styron
The Verdict David Mamet The novel by Barry Reed
The World According to Garp Steve Tesich The novel by John Irving
Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium
Victor Victoria Blake Edwards The film Viktor und Viktoria, concept by Hans Hoemburg and script by Reinhold Schünzel
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Cameron Crowe The book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story by Cameron Crowe
1983
(36th)
[16]
Best Drama Adapted from Other Medium
Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein The play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
The Year of Living Dangerously David Williamson, Peter Weir and C.J. Koch The novel by Christopher Koch
The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman The book by Tom Wolfe
Best Comedy Adapted from Other Another Medium
Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks The novel by Larry McMurtry
A Christmas Story Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark The novel In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd
To Be or Not to Be Thomas Meehan, and Ronny Graham The 1942 screenplay by Edwin Justus Mayer and the story of Melchior Lengyel and Ernst Lubitsch
1984
(37th)
[17]
The Killing FieldsBruce RobinsonThe biography The Death and Life of Dith Pran by Sydney Schanberg
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesRobert Towne and Michael AustinThe novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The NaturalRoger Towne and Phil DusenberryThe novel by Bernard Malamud
A Passage to IndiaDavid LeanThe novel by E. M. Forster
A Soldier's StoryCharles FullerThe play A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller
1985
(38th)
[18]
Prizzi's HonorRichard Condon and Janet RoachThe novel by Richard Condon
Agnes of GodJohn PielmeierThe play by John Pielmeier
The Color PurpleMenno MeyjesThe novel by Alice Walker
Out of AfricaKurt LuedtkeThe books Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller by Judith Thurman and Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski
The Trip to BountifulHorton FooteThe play by Horton Foote
1986
(39th)
[19]
A Room with a ViewRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by E. M. Forster
Children of a Lesser GodHesper Anderson and Mark MedoffThe play by Mark Medoff
Down and Out in Beverly HillsPaul Mazursky and Leon CapetanosThe film Boudu Saved from Drowning by Jean Renoir based on the play by René Fauchois
Little Shop of HorrorsHoward AshmanThe musical by Howard Ashman and the 1960 screenplay by Charles B. Griffith
Stand by MeBruce A. Evans and Raynold GideonThe novella The Body by Stephen King
1987
(40th)
[20]
RoxanneSteve MartinThe play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Fatal AttractionJames DeardenThe short film Diversion by James Dearden
Full Metal JacketStanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav HasfordThe novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
The Princess BrideWilliam GoldmanThe novel by William Goldman
The UntouchablesDavid MametThe book by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley
1988
(41st)
[21]
Dangerous LiaisonsChristopher HamptonThe play by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
The Accidental TouristFrank Galati and Lawrence KasdanThe novel by Anne Tyler
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian FosseyAnna Hamilton Phelan and Tab MurphyThe work by Dian Fossey and the article of Harold T.P. Hayes
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingJean-Claude Carrière and Philip KaufmanThe novel by Milan Kundera
Who Framed Roger RabbitJeffrey Price and Peter S. SeamanThe novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
1989
(42nd)
[22]
Driving Miss DaisyAlfred UhryThe play by Alfred Uhry
Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver Stone and Ron KovicThe autobiography by Ron Kovic
Field of DreamsPhil Alden RobinsonThe novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
GloryKevin JarreThe books Lay This Laurel 1973 by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard
My Left FootJim Sheridan and Shane ConnaughtonThe memoii by Christy Brown

1990s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
1990
(43rd)
[23]
Dances with WolvesMichael BlakeThe book by Michael Blake
AwakeningsSteven ZaillianThe memoir by Oliver Sacks
GoodfellasMartin Scorsese and Nicholas PileggiThe book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
The GriftersDonald E. WestlakeThe book by Jim Thompson
Reversal of FortuneNicholas KazanThe book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case by Alan Dershowitz
1991
(44th)
[24]
The Silence of the LambsTed TallyThe novel by Thomas Harris
The CommitmentsDick Clement, Ian La Frenais and Roddy DoyleThe novel by Roddy Doyle
Fried Green TomatoesFannie Flagg and Carol SobieskiThe novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
JFKOliver Stone and Zachary SklarThe books On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs
The Prince of TidesPat Conroy and Becky JohnstonThe novel by Pat Conroy
1992
(45th)
[25]
The PlayerMichael TolkinThe novel by Michael Tolkin
Enchanted AprilPeter BarnesThe novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Glengarry Glen RossDavid MametThe play by David Mamet
Howards EndRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by E. M. Forster
Scent of a WomanBo GoldmanThe novel Il buio e il miele by Bo Goldman
1993
(46th)
[26]
Schindler's ListSteven ZaillianThe novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally
The FugitiveJeb Stuart and David TwohyThe television series created by Roy Huggins
In the Name of the FatherTerry George and Jim SheridanThe autobiography Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon
The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan and Ronald BassThe novel by Amy Tan
The Remains of the DayRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
1994
(47th)
[27]
Forrest GumpEric RothThe novel by Winston Groom
Little WomenRobin SwicordThe novel by Louisa May Alcott
The Madness of King GeorgeAlan BennettThe play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
Quiz ShowPaul AttanasioThe memoir Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties by Richard N. Goodwin
The Shawshank RedemptionFrank DarabontThe novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
1995
(48th)
[28]
Sense and SensibilityEmma ThompsonThe novel by Jane Austen
Apollo 13William Broyles Jr. and Al ReinertThe book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
BabeGeorge Miller and Chris NoonanThe novel The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
Get ShortyScott FrankThe novel by Elmore Leonard
Leaving Las VegasMike FiggisThe novel by John O'Brien
1996
(49th)
[29]
Sling BladeBilly Bob ThorntonThe short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade by Billy Bob Thornton
The BirdcageElaine MayThe play La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret
EmmaDouglas McGrathThe novel by Jane Austen
The English PatientAnthony MinghellaThe novel by Michael Ondaatje
TrainspottingJohn HodgeThe novel by Irvine Welsh
1997
(50th)
[30]
L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson and Brian HelgelandThe novel by James Ellroy
Donnie BrascoPaul AttanasioThe book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone
The Ice StormJames SchamusThe novel by Rick Moody
Wag the DogHilary Henkin and David MametThe novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
The Wings of the DoveHossein AminiThe novel by Henry James
1998
(51st)
[31]
Out of SightScott FrankThe novel by Elmore Leonard
A Civil ActionSteven ZaillianThe book by Jonathan Harr
Gods and MonstersBill CondonThe novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram
Primary ColorsElaine MayThe novel by Joe Klein
A Simple PlanScott B. SmithThe novel by Scott B. Smith
1999
(52nd)
[32]
ElectionAlexander Payne and Jim TaylorThe novel by Tom Perrotta
The Cider House RulesJohn IrvingThe novel by John Irving
The InsiderEric Roth and Michael MannThe article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by Marie Brenner
October SkyLewis ColickThe book by Homer Hickam Jr.
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaThe novel by Patricia Highsmith

2000s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
2000
(53rd)
[33]
TrafficStephen GaghanThe television serial Traffik by Simon Moore
ChocolatRobert Nelson JacobsThe novel by Joanne Harris
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonHui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo JungThe novel by Wang Dulu
High FidelityD. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott RosenbergThe novel by Nick Hornby
Wonder BoysSteve KlovesThe novel by Michael Chabon
2001
(54th)
[34]
A Beautiful MindAkiva GoldsmanThe book by Sylvia Nasar
Black Hawk DownKen NolanThe book by Mark Bowden
Bridget Jones's DiaryAndrew Davies and Richard CurtisThe novel by Helen Fielding
Ghost WorldDaniel Clowes and Terry ZwigoffThe graphic noval by Daniel Clowes
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter JacksonThe novel The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
2002
(55th)
[34]
The HoursDavid HareThe novel by Michael Cunningham
About a BoyPeter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul WeitzThe novel by Nick Hornby
About SchmidtAlexander Payne and Jim TaylorThe novel by Louis Begley
Adaptation.Charlie Kaufman and Donald KaufmanThe book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
ChicagoBill CondonThe musical by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
2003
(56th)
[35]
American SplendorShari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniThe comics American Splendor by Harvey Pekar and Our Cancer Year by Pekar and Joyce Brabner
Cold MountainAnthony MinghellaThe novel by Charles Frazier
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter JacksonThe book The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mystic RiverBrian HelgelandThe novel by Dennis Lehane
SeabiscuitGary RossThe book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
2004
(57th)
[36]
SidewaysAlexander Payne and Jim TaylorThe novel by Rex Pickett
Before SunsetRichard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Kim KrizanCharacters from the film Before Sunrise by Kim Krizan and Richard Linklater
Mean GirlsTina FeyThe book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
Million Dollar BabyPaul HaggisThe book Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)José RiveraThe books Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado and The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara
2005
(58th)
[37]
Brokeback MountainLarry McMurtry and Diana OssanaThe short story by Annie Proulx
CapoteDan FuttermanThe book by Gerald Clarke
The Constant GardenerJeffrey CaineThe novel by John le Carré
A History of ViolenceJosh OlsonThe graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke
SyrianaStephen GaghanThe memoir See No Evil by Robert Baer
2006
(59th)
[38]
[39]
The DepartedWilliam MonahanThe film Infernal Affairs written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanSacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Todd Phillips, and Dan MazerThe character Borat Sagdiyev, from the television series Da Ali G Show by Sacha Baron Cohen
The Devil Wears PradaAline Brosh McKennaThe novel by Lauren Weisberger
Little ChildrenTodd Field and Tom PerrottaThe novel by Tom Perrotta
Thank You for SmokingJason ReitmanThe novel by Christopher Buckley
2007
(60th)
[40]
No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan CoenThe novel by Cormac McCarthy
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyRonald HarwoodThe memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Into the WildSean PennThe book by Jon Krakauer
There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas AndersonThe novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair
ZodiacJames VanderbiltThe book by Robert Graysmith
2008
(61st)
[41]
[42]
Slumdog MillionaireSimon BeaufoyThe novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonEric Roth and Robin SwicordThe short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Dark KnightJonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. GoyerThe characters from the DC Comics created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
DoubtJohn Patrick ShanleyThe play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Frost/NixonPeter MorganThe play by Peter Morgan
2009
(62nd)
[43]
Up in the AirJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerThe novel by Walter Kirn
Crazy HeartScott CooperThe novel by Thomas Cobb
Julie & JuliaNora EphronThe books My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme and Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
PreciousGeoffrey S. FletcherThe novel Push by Sapphire
Star TrekRoberto Orci and Alex KurtzmanThe characters created by Gene Roddenberry

2010s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
2010
(63rd)
[44]
The Social NetworkAaron SorkinThe book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich
127 HoursDanny Boyle and Simon BeaufoyThe book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
I Love You Phillip MorrisGlenn Ficarra and John RequaThe book I Love You Phillip Morris: A True Story of Life, Love, and Prison Breaks by Steven McVicker
The TownBen Affleck, Peter Craig, and Aaron StockardThe novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
True GritJoel Coen and Ethan CoenThe novel by Charles Portis
2011
(64th)
[45]
The DescendantsAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim RashThe novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
The Girl with the Dragon TattooSteven ZaillianThe novel by Stieg Larsson
The HelpTate TaylorThe novel by Kathryn Stockett
HugoJohn LoganThe book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
MoneyballAaron Sorkin and Steven ZaillianThe book by Michael Lewis
2012
(65th)
[46]
ArgoChris TerrioThe book The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez and the article "The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran" by Joshuah Bearman
Life of PiDavid MageeThe novel by Yann Martel
LincolnTony KushnerThe book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen ChboskyThe novel by Stephen Chbosky
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. RussellThe novel by Matthew Quick
2013
(66th)
[47]
Captain PhillipsBilly RayThe book A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty
August: Osage CountyTracy LettsThe play by Tracy Letts
Before MidnightRichard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie DelpyThe characters created by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
Lone SurvivorPeter BergThe book by Marcus Lutrell and Patrick Robinson
The Wolf of Wall StreetTerence WinterThe memoir by Jordan Belfort
2014
(67th)
[48]
The Imitation GameGraham MooreThe biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
American SniperJason HallThe autobiography by Jim DeFelice, Chris Kyle and Scott McEwan
Gone GirlGillian FlynnThe novel by Gillian Flynn
Guardians of the GalaxyJames Gunn and Nicole PerlmanThe comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
WildNick HornbyThe memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
2015
(68th)
[49][50]
The Big ShortAdam McKay and Charles RandolphThe book by Michael Lewis
CarolPhyllis NagyThe novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
The MartianDrew GoddardThe novel by Andy Weir
Steve JobsAaron SorkinThe biography by Walter Isaacson
TrumboJohn McNamaraThe biography by Bruce Alexander Cook
2016
(69th)
[51][52]
ArrivalEric HeissererThe novella Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
DeadpoolRhett Reese and Paul WernickThe X-Men comic book character created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld
FencesAugust WilsonThe play by August Wilson
Hidden FiguresAllison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiThe book by Margot Lee Shetterly
Nocturnal AnimalsTom FordThe novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
2017
(70th)
[53][54]
Call Me by Your NameJames IvoryThe novel by André Aciman
The Disaster ArtistScott Neustadter and Michael H. WeberThe book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
LoganScott Frank, James Mangold and Michael GreenThe characters from the X-Men comic books and theatrical motion pictures
Molly's GameAaron SorkinThe memoir by Molly Bloom
MudboundVirgil Williams and Dee ReesThe novel by Hillary Jordan
2018
(71st)
[55][56]
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Nicole Holofcener and Jeff WhittyThe memoir by Lee Israel
Black PantherJoe Robert Cole and Ryan CooglerThe Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
BlacKkKlansmanSpike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin WillmottThe memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
If Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsThe novel by James Baldwin
A Star Is BornEric Roth, Bradley Cooper and Will FettersThe 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson, based on a story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson
2019
(72nd)
[57]
Jojo RabbitTaika WaititiThe novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodMicah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah HarpsterThe article "Can You Say ... Hero?" by Tom Junod
The IrishmanSteven ZaillianThe novel I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt
JokerTodd Phillips and Scott SilverThe characters from DC Comics
Little WomenGreta GerwigThe novel by Louisa May Alcott

2020s

Year Film Recipient(s) Source material
2020
(73rd)
[58]
Borat Subsequent MoviefilmSacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern & Nina PedradThe characters created by Sacha Baron Cohen
Ma Rainey's Black BottomRuben Santiago-HudsonThe play by August Wilson
News of the WorldPaul Greengrass and Luke DaviesThe novel by Paulette Jiles
One Night in Miami...Kemp PowersThe play by Kemp Powers
The White TigerRamin BahraniThe novel by Aravind Adiga
2021
(74th)
[59]
CODASiân HederThe film La Famille Belier by Victoria Bedos, Thomas Bidegain, Stanislas Carree de Malberg, and Eric Lartigau
DuneEric Roth, Jon Spaihts & Denis VilleneuveThe novel by Frank Herbert
Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro & Kim MorganThe novel by William Lindsay Gresham
tick…tick…BOOM!Steven LevensonThe stage musical by Jonathan Larson
West Side StoryTony KushnerThe stage musical, by Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, and Stephen Sondheim
2022
(75th)[60]
Women TalkingSarah PolleyThe novel by Miriam Toews
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole The Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson The character Benoit Blanc, from the film Knives Out by Johnson
She Said Rebecca Lenkiewicz The New York Times article by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett and the book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Top Gun: Maverick Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Peter Craig and Justin Marks (story) Characters created by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.

Writers with multiple awards

3 Awards
2 Awards

Writers with multiple nominations

The following writers have received three or more nominations:

6 Nominations
5 Nominations
4 Nominations
3 Nominations

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