1986 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

Out of Africa

Kurt Luedtke

In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Leonard Schrader

Prizzi’s Honor

Richard Condon

The Color Purple

Menno Meyjes

The Trip to Bountiful

Horton Foote