Friday, March 29

WGA – Best Adapted Screenplay

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

2020 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi

Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi

2019 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Nicole Holofcener

2018 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Call Me by Your Name James Ivory

Call Me by Your Name

James Ivory

2017 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival Eric Heisserer

Arrival

Eric Heisserer

2016 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short Charles Randolph

The Big Short

Charles Randolph

2015 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Imitation Game Graham Moore

The Imitation Game

Graham Moore

2014 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Captain Phillips Billy Ray

Captain Phillips

Billy Ray

2013 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo Chris Terrio

Argo

Chris Terrio

2012 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants Alexander Payne

The Descendants

Alexander Payne

2011 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network Aaron Sorkin

The Social Network

Aaron Sorkin

2010 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Up in the Air Jason Reitman

Up in the Air

Jason Reitman

2009 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy

Slumdog Millionaire

Simon Beaufoy

2008 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

No Country for Old Men Ethan Coen

No Country for Old Men

Ethan Coen

2007 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Departed William Monahan

The Departed

William Monahan

2006 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry

Brokeback Mountain

Larry McMurtry

2005 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Sideways Alexander Payne

Sideways

Alexander Payne

2004 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

American Splendor Robert Pulcini

American Splendor

Robert Pulcini

2003 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Hours David Hare

The Hours

David Hare

2002 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman

A Beautiful Mind

Akiva Goldsman

2001 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Traffic Stephen Gaghan

Traffic

Stephen Gaghan

2000 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Election Alexander Payne

Election

Alexander Payne

1999 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Out of Sight Scott Frank

Out of Sight

Scott Frank

1998 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

L.A. Confidential Brian Helgeland

L.A. Confidential

Brian Helgeland

1997 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton

Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton

1996 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson

Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson

1995 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Forrest Gump Eric Roth

Forrest Gump

Eric Roth

1994 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Schindler's List Steven Zaillian

Schindler’s List

Steven Zaillian

1993 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Player Michael Tolkin

The Player

Michael Tolkin

1992 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally

The Silence of the Lambs

Ted Tally

1991 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Dances with Wolves Michael Blake

Dances with Wolves

Michael Blake

1990 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Driving Miss Daisy Alfred Uhry

Driving Miss Daisy

Alfred Uhry

1989 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Dangerous Liaisons Christopher Hampton

Dangerous Liaisons

Christopher Hampton

1988 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Roxanne Steve Martin

Roxanne

Steve Martin

1987 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

A Room with a View Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

A Room with a View

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

1986 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon

Prizzi’s Honor

Richard Condon

1985 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Killing Fields Bruce Robinson

The Killing Fields

Bruce Robinson

1984 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein

Reuben, Reuben

Julius J. Epstein

1983 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Missing Costa-Gavras

Missing

Costa-Gavras

1982 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

On Golden Pond Ernest Thompson

On Golden Pond

Ernest Thompson

1981 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Ordinary People Alvin Sargent

Ordinary People

Alvin Sargent

1980 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton

Kramer vs. Kramer

Robert Benton

1979 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Midnight Express Oliver Stone

Midnight Express

Oliver Stone

1978 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Julia Alvin Sargent

Julia

Alvin Sargent

1977 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

All the President's Men William Goldman

All the President’s Men

William Goldman

1976 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lawrence Hauben

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Lawrence Hauben

1975 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Godfather: Part II Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather: Part II

Francis Ford Coppola

1974 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Serpico Waldo Salt

Serpico

Waldo Salt

1973 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The Godfather Mario Puzo

The Godfather

Mario Puzo

1972 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

The French Connection Ernest Tidyman

The French Connection

Ernest Tidyman

1971 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

I Never Sang for My Father Robert Anderson

I Never Sang for My Father

Robert Anderson

1970 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay

Midnight Cowboy Waldo Salt

Midnight Cowboy

Waldo Salt