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2020 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jojo-rabbit-taika-waititi-image.jpg)
Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi
2019 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/can-you-ever-forgive-me-marielle-heller-image.jpg)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Nicole Holofcener
2018 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Call Me by Your Name James Ivory](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/call-me-by-your-name-luca-guadagnino-image.jpg)
Call Me by Your Name
James Ivory
2017 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Arrival Eric Heisserer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/arrival-denis-villeneuve-image.jpg)
Arrival
Eric Heisserer
2016 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Big Short Charles Randolph](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-big-short-image.jpg)
The Big Short
Charles Randolph
2015 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Imitation Game Graham Moore](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-imitation-game-morten-tyldum-image.jpg)
The Imitation Game
Graham Moore
2014 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Captain Phillips Billy Ray](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/captain-phillips-paul-greengrass-image.jpg)
Captain Phillips
Billy Ray
2013 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Argo Chris Terrio](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/argo-image.jpg)
Argo
Chris Terrio
2012 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Descendants Alexander Payne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-descendants-image.jpg)
The Descendants
Alexander Payne
2011 Writers Guild of America Awards – 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
2010 Writers Guild of America Awards – 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
2009 Writers Guild of America Awards – 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 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![No Country for Old Men Ethan 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
Ethan Coen
2007 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Departed William Monahan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-departed-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
The Departed
William Monahan
2006 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brokeback-mountain-image.jpg)
Brokeback Mountain
Larry McMurtry
2005 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Sideways Alexander Payne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sideways-image.jpg)
Sideways
Alexander Payne
2004 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![American Splendor Robert Pulcini](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/american-splendor-shari-springer-berman-robert-pulcini-image.jpg)
American Splendor
Robert Pulcini
2003 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Hours David Hare](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-hours-stephen-daldry-image.jpg)
The Hours
David Hare
2002 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-beautiful-mind-ron-howard-image.jpg)
A Beautiful Mind
Akiva Goldsman
2001 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Traffic Stephen Gaghan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/traffic-steven-soderbergh-image.jpg)
Traffic
Stephen Gaghan
2000 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Election Alexander Payne](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/election-image.jpg)
Election
Alexander Payne
1999 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Out of Sight Scott Frank](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/out-of-sight-steven-soderbergh-image.jpg)
Out of Sight
Scott Frank
1998 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![L.A. Confidential Brian Helgeland](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/l.a.-confidential-curtis-hanson-image.jpg)
L.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland
1997 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sling-blade-billy-bob-thornton-image.jpg)
Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton
1996 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sense-and-sensibility-image.jpg)
Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson
1995 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Forrest Gump Eric Roth](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/forrest-gump-robert-zemeckis-image.jpg)
Forrest Gump
Eric Roth
1994 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Schindler's List Steven Zaillian](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/schindlers-list-steven-spielberg-image.jpg)
Schindler’s List
Steven Zaillian
1993 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Player Michael Tolkin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-player-robert-altman-image.jpg)
The Player
Michael Tolkin
1992 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-silence-of-the-lambs-jonathan-demme-image.jpg)
The Silence of the Lambs
Ted Tally
1991 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Dances with Wolves Michael Blake](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dances-with-wolves-kevin-costner-image.jpg)
Dances with Wolves
Michael Blake
1990 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Driving Miss Daisy Alfred Uhry](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/driving-miss-daisy-bruce-beresford-image.jpg)
Driving Miss Daisy
Alfred Uhry
1989 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Dangerous Liaisons Christopher Hampton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dangerous-liaisons-stephen-frears-image.jpg)
Dangerous Liaisons
Christopher Hampton
1988 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Roxanne Steve Martin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/roxanne-fred-schepisi-image.jpg)
Roxanne
Steve Martin
1987 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![A Room with a View Ruth Prawer Jhabvala](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-room-with-a-view-james-ivory-image.jpg)
A Room with a View
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
1986 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/prizzis-honor-john-huston-image.jpg)
Prizzi’s Honor
Richard Condon
1985 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Killing Fields Bruce Robinson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-killing-fields-image.jpg)
The Killing Fields
Bruce Robinson
1984 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/reuben-reuben-robert-ellis-miller-image.jpg)
Reuben, Reuben
Julius J. Epstein
1983 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Missing Costa-Gavras](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/missing-costa-gavras-image.jpg)
Missing
Costa-Gavras
1982 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![On Golden Pond Ernest Thompson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/on-golden-pond-mark-rydell-image.jpg)
On Golden Pond
Ernest Thompson
1981 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Ordinary People Alvin Sargent](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ordinary-people-robert-redford-image.jpg)
Ordinary People
Alvin Sargent
1980 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kramer-vs.-kramer-robert-benton-image.jpg)
Kramer vs. Kramer
Robert Benton
1979 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Midnight Express Oliver Stone](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/midnight-express-image.jpg)
Midnight Express
Oliver Stone
1978 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Julia Alvin Sargent](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/julia-fred-zinnemann-image.jpg)
Julia
Alvin Sargent
1977 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![All the President's Men William Goldman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/all-the-presidents-men-image.jpg)
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](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-milos-forman-image.jpg)
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](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-godfather-part-ii-francis-ford-coppola-image.jpg)
The Godfather: Part II
Francis Ford Coppola
1974 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Serpico Waldo Salt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/serpico-sidney-lumet-image.jpg)
Serpico
Waldo Salt
1973 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The Godfather Mario Puzo](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-godfather-francis-ford-coppola-image.jpg)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
1972 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![The French Connection Ernest Tidyman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-french-connection-william-friedkin-image.jpg)
The French Connection
Ernest Tidyman
1971 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![I Never Sang for My Father Robert Anderson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/i-never-sang-for-my-father-gilbert-cates-image.jpg)
I Never Sang for My Father
Robert Anderson
1970 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
![Midnight Cowboy Waldo Salt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/midnight-cowboy-john-schlesinger-image.jpg)