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2019 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Irishman Steven Zaillian](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-irishman-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
The Irishman
Steven Zaillian
2018 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/if-beale-street-could-talk-image.jpg)
If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins
2017 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Disaster Artist Scott Neustadter](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-disaster-artist-james-franco-image.jpg)
The Disaster Artist
Scott Neustadter
2016 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Silence Jay Cocks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/silence-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
Silence
Jay Cocks
2015 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Martian Drew Goddard](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-martian-ridley-scott-image.jpg)
The Martian
Drew Goddard
2014 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/inherent-vice-paul-thomas-anderson-image.jpg)
Inherent Vice
Paul Thomas Anderson
2013 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-wolf-of-wall-street-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Terence Winter
2012 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/silver-linings-playbook-david-o.-russell-image.jpg)
Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell
2011 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Descendants Alexander Payne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-descendants-image.jpg)
The Descendants
Alexander Payne
2010 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Social Network Aaron Sorkin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-social-network-david-fincher-image.jpg)
The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin
2009 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Up in the Air Jason Reitman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/up-in-the-air-jason-reitman-image.jpg)
Up in the Air
Jason Reitman
2008 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/slumdog-millionaire-danny-boyle-loveleen-tandanco-director-image.jpg)
Slumdog Millionaire
Simon Beaufoy
2008 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-david-fincher-image.jpg)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eric Roth
2007 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![No Country for Old Men Joel Coen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-country-for-old-men-ethan-coen-joel-coen-image.jpg)
No Country for Old Men
Joel Coen
2006 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Painted Veil Ron Nyswaner](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-painted-veil-john-curran-image.jpg)
The Painted Veil
Ron Nyswaner
2005 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Syriana Stephen Gaghan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/syriana-stephen-gaghan-image.jpg)
Syriana
Stephen Gaghan
2004 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Sideways Alexander Payne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sideways-image.jpg)
Sideways
Alexander Payne
2003 National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cold-mountain-image.jpg)