1981 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

Ordinary People

Alvin Sargent

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Breaker Morant

Jonathan Hardy

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Thomas Rickman

The Elephant Man

Christopher De Vore

The Stunt Man

Lawrence B. Marcus