1998 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner

L.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen — one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy — investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
1998 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nominees

Donnie Brasco
Paul Attanasio

The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan

The Wings of the Dove
Hossein Amini
