Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

category of film award

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.

Nominations and Awards

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Year Film Nominees Source Material
1970(43rd) M*A*S*H Ring Lardner Jr. The novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker
Airport George Seaton The novel by Arthur Hailey
I Never Sang for My Father Robert Anderson The play by Anderson
Lovers and Other Strangers Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman & Renée Taylor The play by Bologna & Taylor
Women in Love Larry Kramer The novel by D. H. Lawrence
1971(44th) The French Connection Ernest Tidyman The book The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy by Robin Moore
A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick The novel by Anthony Burgess
The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci The novel Il Conformista by Alberto Moravia
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Vittorio Bonicelli & Ugo Pirro The novel by Giorgio Bassani
The Last Picture Show Peter Bogdanovich & Larry McMurtry The novel by McMurtry
1972(45th) The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo The novel by Puzo
Cabaret Jay Presson Allen The musical book by Joe Masteroff
The Emigrants Bengt Forslund & Jan Troell The novels The Emigrants & Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
Pete 'n' Tillie Julius J. Epstein The story Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries
Sounder Lonne Elder III The novel by William H. Armstrong
1973(46th) The Exorcist William Peter Blatty The novel by Blatty
The Last Detail Robert Towne The novel by Darryl Ponicsan
The Paper Chase James Bridges The novel by John Jay Osborn Jr.
Paper Moon Alvin Sargent The novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
Serpico Waldo Salt & Norman Wexler The book by Peter Maas
1974(47th) The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo The novel The Godfather by Puzo
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Screenplay: Mordecai Richler; Adaptation: Lionel Chetwynd The novel by Richler
Lenny Julian Barry The play by Barry
Murder on the Orient Express Paul Dehn The novel by Agatha Christie
Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks & Gene Wilder The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
1975(48th) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bo Goldman & Lawrence Hauben The novel by Ken Kesey
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick The novel The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Man Who Would Be King Gladys Hill & John Huston The story by Rudyard Kipling
Profumo di donna Ruggero Maccari & Dino Risi The novel Il buio e il mare by Giovanni Arpino
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon The play by Simon
1976(49th) All the President's Men William Goldman The book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
Bound for Glory Robert Getchell The book by Woody Guthrie
Fellini's Casanova Federico Fellini & Bernardino Zapponi The autobiography Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Nicholas Meyer The novel by Meyer
Voyage of the Damned David Butler & Steve Shagan The book by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan-Witts
1977(50th) Julia Alvin Sargent The novel Pentimento by Lillian Hellman
Equus Peter Shaffer The play by Shaffer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Lewis John Carlino & Gavin Lambert The novel by Joanne Greenberg
Oh, God! Larry Gelbart The novel by Avery Corman
That Obscure Object of Desire Scenario: Luis Buñuel; Collaboration: Jean-Claude Carrière The novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs
1978(51st) Midnight Express Oliver Stone The book by Billy Hayes & William Hoffer
Bloodbrothers Walter Newman The novel by Richard Price
California Suite Neil Simon The play by Simon
Heaven Can Wait Warren Beatty & Elaine May The play by Harry Segall
Same Time, Next Year Bernard Slade The play by Slade
1979(52nd) Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton The novel by Avery Corman
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola & John Milius The novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
La Cage aux Folles Marcello Danon, Édouard Molinaro, Jean Poiret & Francis Veber The play by Poiret
A Little Romance Allan Burns The novel E=MC2 Mon Amour by Patrick Cauvin
Norma Rae Harriet Frank Jr. & Irving Ravetch The book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Hank Leiferman
Year Film Nominees Source Material
1980(53rd) Ordinary People Alvin Sargent The novel by Judith Guest
Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford, Jonathan Hardy & David Stevens The play by Kenneth G. Ross
Coal Miner's Daughter Thomas Rickman The book by Loretta Lynn & George Vecsey
The Elephant Man Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore & David Lynch The books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves & The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
The Stunt Man Screenplay: Lawrence B. Marcus; Adaptation: Richard Rush The novel by Paul Brodeur
1981(54th) On Golden Pond Ernest Thompson The play by Thompson
The French Lieutenant's Woman Harold Pinter The novel by John Fowles
Pennies from Heaven Dennis Potter The television miniseries written by Potter
Prince of the City Jay Presson Allen & Sidney Lumet The book Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much by Robert Daley
Ragtime Michael Weller The novel by E. L. Doctorow
1982(55th) Missing Costa-Gavras & Donald E. Stewart The book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser
Das Boot Wolfgang Petersen The novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula The novel by William Styron
The Verdict David Mamet The novel by Barry Reed
Victor/Victoria Blake Edwards The film Viktor und Viktoria by Reinhold Schünzel
1983(56th) Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks The novel by Larry McMurtry
Betrayal Harold Pinter The play by Pinter
The Dresser Ronald Harwood The play by Harwood
Educating Rita Willy Russell The play by Russell
Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein The play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
1984(57th) Amadeus Peter Shaffer The play by Shaffer
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Michael Austin & Robert Towne[a] The novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Killing Fields Bruce Robinson The article The Death and Life of Dith Pran by Sydney Schanberg
A Passage to India David Lean The novel by E. M. Forster
A Soldier's Story Charles Fuller The play A Soldier's Play by Fuller
1985(58th) Out of Africa Kurt Luedtke The memoir by Karen Blixen & books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski & Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman
The Color Purple Menno Meyjes The novel by Alice Walker
Kiss of the Spider Woman Leonard Schrader The novel by Manuel Puig
Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon & Janet Roach The novel by Condon
The Trip to Bountiful Horton Foote The play & teleplay by Foote
1986(59th) A Room with a View Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The novel by E. M. Forster
Children of a Lesser God Hesper Anderson & Mark Medoff The play by Medoff
The Color of Money Richard Price The novel by Walter Tevis
Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley The play by Henley
Stand by Me Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon The novella The Body by Stephen King
1987(60th) The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci & Mark Peploe The autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Puyi
The Dead Tony Huston The short story by James Joyce
Fatal Attraction James Dearden The teleplay Diversion by Dearden
Full Metal Jacket Gustav Hasford, Michael Herr & Stanley Kubrick The novel The Short-Timers by Hasford
My Life as a Dog Per Berglund, Brasse Brännström, Lasse Hallström & Reidar Jönsson The novel Mitt liv som hund by Jönsson
1988(61st) Dangerous Liaisons Christopher Hampton The play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Hampton & novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
The Accidental Tourist Frank Galati & Lawrence Kasdan The novel by Anne Tyler
Gorillas in the Mist Screenplay: Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story: Tab Murphy & Phelon An article by Harold Hayes
Little Dorrit Christine Edzard The novel by Charles Dickens
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Jean-Claude Carrière & Philip Kaufman The novel by Milan Kundera
1989(62nd) Driving Miss Daisy Alfred Uhry The play by Uhry
Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic & Oliver Stone The book by Kovic
Enemies, A Love Story Paul Mazursky & Roger L. Simon The novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson The novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
My Left Foot Shane Connaughton & Jim Sheridan The book by Christy Brown
Year Film Nominees Source Material
1990(63rd) Dances with Wolves Michael Blake The novel by Blake
Awakenings Steven Zaillian The book by Oliver Sacks
Goodfellas Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese The book Wiseguy by Pileggi
The Grifters Donald E. Westlake The novel by Jim Thompson
Reversal of Fortune Nicholas Kazan The book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case by Alan Dershowitz
1991(64th) The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally The novel by Thomas Harris
Europa Europa Agnieszka Holland The book I Was Hitler Youth Salomon by Solomon Perel
Fried Green Tomatoes Fannie Flagg & Carol Sobieski (p.n.) The novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Flagg
JFK Zachary Sklar & Oliver Stone The books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs & On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
The Prince of Tides Pat Conroy & Becky Johnston The novel by Conroy
1992(65th) Howards End Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The novel by E. M. Forster
Enchanted April Peter Barnes The novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
The Player Michael Tolkin The novel by Tolkin
A River Runs Through It Richard Friedenberg The short story by Norman Maclean
Scent of a Woman Bo Goldman The novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino & film Profumo di Donna by Ruggero Maccari & Dino Risi
1993(66th) Schindler's List Steven Zaillian The novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally
The Age of Innocence Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese The novel by Edith Wharton
In the Name of the Father Terry George & Jim Sheridan The book Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon
The Remains of the Day Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Shadowlands William Nicholson The play & teleplay by Nicholson
1994(67th) Forrest Gump Eric Roth The novel by Winston Groom
The Madness of King George Alan Bennett The play The Madness of George III by Bennett
Nobody's Fool Robert Benton The novel by Richard Russo
Quiz Show Paul Attanasio The book Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties by Richard N. Goodwin
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont The short story Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
1995(68th) Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson The novel by Jane Austen
Apollo 13 William Broyles Jr. & Al Reinert The book Lost Moon by Jeffrey Kluger & Jim Lovell
Babe George Miller & Chris Noonan The novel The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
Leaving Las Vegas Mike Figgis The novel by John O'Brien
Il Postino: The Postman Screenplay: Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio & Giacomo Scarpelli & Massimo Troisi (p.n.); Story: F. & G. Scarpelli The novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta
1996(69th) Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton The short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade written by Thornton
The Crucible Arthur Miller The play by Miller
The English Patient Anthony Minghella The novel by Michael Ondaatje
Hamlet Kenneth Branagh The play by William Shakespeare
Trainspotting John Hodge The novel by Irvine Welsh
1997(70th) L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland The novel by James Ellroy
Donnie Brasco Paul Attanasio The book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone & Richard Woodley
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan The novel by Russell Banks
Wag the Dog Hilary Henkin & David Mamet The novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
The Wings of the Dove Hossein Amini The novel The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
1998(71st) Gods and Monsters Bill Condon The novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram
Out of Sight Scott Frank The novel by Elmore Leonard
Primary Colors Elaine May The novel by Joe Klein
A Simple Plan Scott Smith The novel by Smith
The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick The novel by James Jones
1999(72nd) The Cider House Rules John Irving The novel by Irving
Election Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor The novel by Tom Perrotta
The Green Mile Frank Darabont The novel by Stephen King
The Insider Michael Mann & Eric Roth The article The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella The novel by Patricia Highsmith
Year Film Nominees Source Material
2000(73rd) Traffic Stephen Gaghan The teleplay Traffik by 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 by 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 by 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 by 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 by 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 by J. R. R. Tolkien
American Splendor Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini The comic by Harvey Pekar & Our Cancer Year by Pekar & 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 by 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 by Krizan & Linklater
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 by 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 by George Jonas
2006(79th) The Departed William Monahan The film Infernal Affairs written by 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 by Baron Cohen
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! by Upton Sinclair
2008(81st) Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy The novel Q & A by 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 by Shanley
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 by Sapphire
District 9 Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell The short film Alive in Joburg written by Blomkamp
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 by Iannucci
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 by Ben Mezrich
127 Hours Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle The book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
Toy Story 3 Screenplay: Michael Arndt; Story: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich The Toy Story films by 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 by Brian Selznick
The Ides of March George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon The play Farragut North by Willimon
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 by 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 by Kim Krizan & Linklater
Captain Phillips Billy Ray The book A Captain's Duty by 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 by 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 by Patricia Highsmith
The Martian Drew Goddard The novel by Andy Weir
Room Emma Donoghue The novel by Donoghue
2016(89th)

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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 by 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 by Saroo Brierley & Larry Buttrose
2017(90th)

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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)

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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)

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Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi The novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
The Irishman Steven Zaillian The book I Heard You Paint Houses by 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)

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The Father Christopher Hampton & Florian Zeller The play Le Père by Zeller
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)

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CODA Sian Heder The film La Famille Bélier by Victoria Bedos, 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
  1. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was initially adapted by screenwriter 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]
  2. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is a character in his own script for Adaptation, as is his fictional twin brother Donald. The nonexistent Donald was credited as a screenwriter and was nominated for an Academy Award. The film's end credits claimed he had died during pre-production.[2]

References

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  1. Saito, Stephen (February 20, 2008). "Fake Names, Real Oscars: Five Nominees Who Didn't Really Exist". IFC. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. Saito, Stephen (February 20, 2008). "Fake Names, Real Oscars: Five Nominees Who Didn't Really Exist". IFC. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. "90th Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF). Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. "91st Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF). Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  6. "92nd Oscar Nominations Announced" (PDF). Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. "Complete list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards". ABC News. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. "94th Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.