Best Adapted Screenplay

Hamnet

Chloé Zhao

Hamnet

Pillion

Harry Lighton

Pillion

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Tom Basden

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Bugonia

Will Tracy

Bugonia

Sing Sing

Greg Kwedar

Sing Sing

Emilia Pérez

Jacques Audiard

Emilia Perez

A Complete Unknown

James Mangold

A Complete Unknown

Nickel Boys

RaMell Ross

Nickel Boys

All of Us Strangers

Andrew Haigh

All of Us Strangers

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan

Oppenheimer

The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer

The Zone of Interest

Poor Things

Tony McNamara

Poor Things

The Quiet Girl

Colm Bairéad

The Quiet Girl

Living

Kazuo Ishiguro

Living

She Said

Rebecca Lenkiewicz

She Said

The Whale

Samuel D. Hunter

The Whale

Dune

Eric Roth

Dune

The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion

The Power of the Dog

The Lost Daughter

Maggie Gyllenhaal

The Lost Daughter

Drive My Car

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Drive My Car

Nomadland

Chloé Zhao

Nomadland

The Dig

Moira Buffini

The White Tiger

Ramin Bahrani

The White Tiger

The Mauritanian

Rory Haines

The Mauritanian

The Two Popes

Anthony McCarten

The Two Popes

Little Women

Greta Gerwig

Little Women

The Irishman

Steven Zaillian

The Irishman

Joker

Todd Phillips

Joker

If Beale Street Could Talk

Barry Jenkins

If Beale Street Could Talk

A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper

A Star Is Born

First Man

Josh Singer

First Man

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Nicole Holofcener

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Molly's Game

Aaron Sorkin

Molly's Game

The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci

The Death of Stalin

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Matt Greenhalgh

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Paddington 2

Simon Farnaby

Paddington 2

Dick Van Dyke

Hacksaw Ridge

Robert Schenkkan

Hacksaw Ridge

Hidden Figures

Theodore Melfi

Hidden Figures

Nocturnal Animals

Tom Ford

Nocturnal Animals

Steve Jobs

Aaron Sorkin

Steve Jobs

Room

Emma Donoghue

Room

Brooklyn

Nick Hornby

Brooklyn

Carol

Phyllis Nagy

Carol

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

The Imitation Game

Graham Moore

The Imitation Game

American Sniper

Jason Hall

American Sniper

Paddington

Paul King

Paddington

Captain Phillips

Billy Ray

Captain Phillips

12 Years a Slave

John Ridley

12 Years a Slave

Behind the Candelabra

Richard LaGravenese

Behind the Candelabra

The Wolf of Wall Street

Terence Winter

The Wolf of Wall Street

Argo

Chris Terrio

Argo

Life of Pi

David Magee

Life of Pi

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Lincoln

Tony Kushner

Lincoln

The Descendants

Alexander Payne

The Descendants

The Ides of March

George Clooney

The Ides of March

Moneyball

Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin

Moneyball

The Help

Tate Taylor

The Help

127 Hours

Danny Boyle

127 Hours

True Grit

Joel Coen

True Grit

Toy Story 3

Michael Arndt

Toy Story 3

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Rasmus Heisterberg

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Precious

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Precious

In the Loop

Jesse Armstrong

In the Loop

District 9

Neill Blomkamp

District 9

An Education

Nick Hornby

An Education

The Reader

David Hare (playwright)

The Reader

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Eric Roth

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Revolutionary Road

Justin Haythe

Revolutionary Road

Frost/Nixon

Peter Morgan

Frost/Nixon

Atonement

Christopher Hampton

Atonement

The Kite Runner

David Benioff

The Kite Runner

No Country for Old Men

Joel Coen

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson

There Will Be Blood

The Devil Wears Prada

Aline Brosh McKenna

The Devil Wears Prada

Casino Royale

Neal Purvis

Casino Royale

Notes on a Scandal

Patrick Marber

Notes on a Scandal

The Departed

William Monahan

The Departed

Capote

Dan Futterman

Capote

Pride & Prejudice

Deborah Moggach

Pride & Prejudice

The Constant Gardener

Jeffrey Caine

The Constant Gardener

A History of Violence

Josh Olson

A History of Violence

The Chorus

Christophe Barratier

The Chorus

Finding Neverland

David Magee

Finding Neverland

The Motorcycle Diaries

Jose Rivera

The Motorcycle Diaries

Closer

Patrick Marber

Closer

Cold Mountain

Anthony Minghella

Cold Mountain

Mystic River

Brian Helgeland

Mystic River

Big Fish

John August

Big Fish

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Olivia Hetreed

Girl with a Pearl Earring

The Hours

David Hare

The Hours

Catch Me If You Can

Jeff Nathanson

Catch Me If You Can

About a Boy

Peter Hedges

About a Boy

The Pianist

Ronald Harwood

The Pianist

A Beautiful Mind

Akiva Goldsman

A Beautiful Mind

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Fran Walsh

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bridget Jones's Diary

Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones's Diary

Iris

Richard Eyre

Iris

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

DV De Vincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

James Schamus

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

Chocolat

Robert Nelson Jacobs

Chocolat

Wonder Boys

Steve Kloves

Wonder Boys

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Anthony Minghella

The Talented Mr. Ripley

East Is East

Ayub Khan-Din

East Is East

An Ideal Husband

Oliver Parker

An Ideal Husband

Hilary and Jackie

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Hilary and Jackie

Wag the Dog

Hilary Henkin

Wag the Dog

Little Voice

Mark Herman

Little Voice

L.A. Confidential

Brian Helgeland

L.A. Confidential

The Wings of the Dove

Hossein Amini

The Wings of the Dove

The Ice Storm

James Schamus

The Ice Storm

Evita

Alan Parker

Evita

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

The Crucible

Richard III

Ian McKellen

Richard III

The Madness of King George

Alan Bennett

The Madness Of King George

The Postman

Anna Pavignano

The Postman (Il Postino)

Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson

Sense And Sensibility

Babe

George Miller

Babe

Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis

Leaving Las Vegas

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

Forrest Gump

Eric Roth

Forrest Gump

The Browning Version

Ronald Harwood

The Browning Version

Scent of a Woman

Bo Goldman

Scent Of A Woman

The Remains of the Day

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

The Remains Of The Day

In the Name of the Father

Terry George

In The Name Of The Father

Shadowlands

William Nicholson

Shadowlands

Strictly Ballroom

Baz Luhrmann

Strictly Ballroom

JFK

Oliver Stone

JFK

Howards End

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Howards End

Driving Miss Daisy

Alfred Uhry

Driving Miss Daisy

Postcards from the Edge

Carrie Fisher

Postcards From The Edge

The War of the Roses

Michael Leeson

War Of The Roses

Born on the Fourth of July

Oliver Stone

Born On The Fourth Of July

The Accidental Tourist

Frank Galati

The Accidental Tourist

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Shane Connaughton

My Left Foot

Shirley Valentine

Willy Russell

Shirley Valentine

Babette's Feast

Gabriel Axel

Babette's Feast (Babettes Gæstebud)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jeffrey Price

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Empire of the Sun

Tom Stoppard

Empire Of The Sun

Prick Up Your Ears

Alan Bennett

Prick Up Your Ears

Little Dorrit

Christine Edzard

Little Dorrit

84 Charing Cross Road

Hugh Whitemore

84 Charing Cross Road

Ran

Akira Kurosawa

Ran

Children of a Lesser God

Hesper Anderson

Children Of A Lesser God

The Color Purple

Menno Mayjes

The Color Purple

A Room with a View

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

A Room With A View

A Passage to India

David Lean

A Passage To India

The Shooting Party

Julian Bond

Amadeus

Peter Shaffer

Amadeus

Another Country

Julian Mitchell

Another Country

The Dresser

Ronald Harwood

The Dresser

Paris, Texas

Sam Shepard

Paris, Texas