1989 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

Dangerous Liaisons

Christopher Hampton

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.

Gorillas in the Mist

Anna Hamilton Phelan

Little Dorrit

Christine Edzard

The Accidental Tourist

Frank Galati

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Jean-Claude Carrière