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Winners Only by Category:
Writing

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Writing (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1927-28  (1st)

(Adaptation)

Winner markerBenjamin Glazer, 7th Heaven, Fox.

(Original Story)

Winner markerBen Hecht, Underworld, Paramount Famous Lasky.

(Title Writing)

Winner markerJoseph Farnham

1928-29  (2nd)

Winner markerHans Kraly, The Patriot, Paramount Famous Lasky.

1929-30  (3rd)

Winner markerThe Big House, Cosmopolitan; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Marion.

1930-31  (4th)

(Adaptation)

Winner markerCimarron, RKO Radio. Howard Estabrook.

(Original Story)

Winner markerThe Dawn Patrol, First National. John Monk Saunders.

1931-32  (5th)

(Adaptation)

Winner markerBad Girl, Fox. Edwin Burke.

(Original Story)

Winner markerThe Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Marion.

1932-33  (6th)

(Adaptation)

Winner markerLittle Women, RKO Radio. Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason.

(Original Story)

Winner markerOne Way Passage, Warner Bros. Robert Lord.

1934  (7th)

(Adaptation)

Winner markerIt Happened One Night, Columbia. Robert Riskin.

(Original Story)

Winner markerManhattan Melodrama, Cosmopolitan; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Caesar.

1935  (8th)

(Original Story)

Winner markerThe Scoundrel, Paramount. Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Informer, RKO Radio. Dudley Nichols.

1936  (9th)

(Original Story)

Winner markerThe Story of Louis Pasteur, Cosmopolitan; Warner Bros.-First National. Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Story of Louis Pasteur, Cosmopolitan; Warner Bros.-First National. Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney.

1937  (10th)

(Original Story)

Winner markerA Star Is Born, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. William A. Wellman and Robert Carson.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg.

1938  (11th)

(Original Story)

Winner markerBoys Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dore Schary and Eleanore Griffin.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerPygmalion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Screenplay and dialogue by George Bernard Shaw; adaptation by W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis and Ian Dalrymple.

1939  (12th)

(Original Story)

Winner markerMr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia. Lewis R. Foster.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerGone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney Howard.

1940  (13th)

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Great McGinty, Paramount. Preston Sturges.

(Original Story)

Winner markerArise, My Love, Paramount. Benjamin Glazer and John S. Toldy.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Philadelphia Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Donald Ogden Stewart.

1941  (14th)

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerCitizen Kane, Mercury; RKO Radio. Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles.

(Original Story)

Winner markerHere Comes Mr. Jordan, Columbia. Harry Segall.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerHere Comes Mr. Jordan, Columbia. Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller.

1942  (15th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Invaders, Ortus; Columbia. (UK) Emeric Pressburger.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerWoman of the Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ring Lardner, Jr. and Michael Kanin.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerMrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton and Claudine West.

1943  (16th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Human Comedy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Saroyan.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerPrincess O’Rourke, Warner Bros. Norman Krasna.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerCasablanca, Warner Bros. Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch.

1944  (17th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerGoing My Way, Paramount. Leo McCarey.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerWilson, 20th Century-Fox. Lamar Trotti.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerGoing My Way, Paramount. Frank Butler and Frank Cavett.

1945  (18th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe House on 92nd Street, 20th Century-Fox. Charles G. Booth.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerMarie-Louise, Praesens Films. (Switzerland) Richard Schweizer.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Lost Weekend, Paramount. Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.

1946  (19th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerVacation from Marriage, London Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Clemence Dane.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Seventh Veil, J. Arthur Rank-Sydney Box-Ortus; Universal. (UK) Muriel Box and Sydney Box.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Robert E. Sherwood.

1947  (20th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerMiracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox. Valentine Davies.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, RKO Radio. Sidney Sheldon.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerMiracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox. George Seaton.

1948  (21st)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA) Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.

1949  (22nd)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Stratton Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Douglas Morrow.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerA Letter to Three Wives, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerBattleground, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Pirosh.

1950  (23rd)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerPanic in the Streets, 20th Century-Fox. Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerAll About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerSunset Blvd., Paramount. Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr.

1951  (24th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerSeven Days to Noon, Boulting Brothers; Mayer-Kingsley-Distinguished Films. (UK) Paul Dehn and James Bernard.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerA Place in the Sun, Paramount. Michael Wilson and Harry Brown.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerAn American in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alan Jay Lerner.

1952  (25th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank Cavett.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Charles Schnee.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Lavender Hill Mob, J. Arthur Rank-Ealing; Universal-International. (UK) T. E. B. Clarke.

1953  (26th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerRoman Holiday, Paramount. Dalton Trumbo.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerFrom Here to Eternity, Columbia. Daniel Taradash.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerTitanic, 20th Century-Fox. Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard Breen.

1954  (27th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerBroken Lance, 20th Century-Fox. Philip Yordan.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Country Girl, Perlberg-Seaton Production; Paramount. George Seaton.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerOn the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Budd Schulberg.

1955  (28th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerLove Me or Leave Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Daniel Fuchs.

(Screenplay)

Winner markerMarty, Hecht and Lancaster’s Steven Productions; United Artists. Paddy Chayefsky.

(Story and Screenplay)

Winner markerInterrupted Melody, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Ludwig and Sonya Levien.

1956  (29th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Winner markerThe Brave One, King Brothers; RKO Radio. Dalton Trumbo.

(Screenplay—Adapted)

Winner markerAround the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists. James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman.

(Screenplay—Original)

Winner markerThe Red Balloon, Films Montsouris; Lopert Films. (France) Albert Lamorisse.

1957  (30th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerThe Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerDesigning Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Wells.

1958  (31st)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerGigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alan Jay Lerner.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerThe Defiant Ones, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith.

1959  (32nd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerRoom at the Top, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Continental Distributing, Inc. (UK) Neil Paterson.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerPillow Talk, Arwin Productions; Universal-International. Story by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene; screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin.

1960  (33rd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerElmer Gantry, Burt Lancaster-Richard Brooks Production; United Artists. Richard Brooks.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerThe Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists. Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond.

1961  (34th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerJudgment at Nuremberg, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Abby Mann.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerSplendor in the Grass, NBI Production; Warner Bros. William Inge.

1962  (35th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerTo Kill a Mockingbird, Universal-International-Pakula-Mulligan-Brentwood Production; Universal-International. Horton Foote.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerDivorce—Italian Style, Lux-Vides-Galatea Film Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy) Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti and Pietro Germi.

1963  (36th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerTom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. (UK) John Osborne.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerHow the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cinerama; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. James R. Webb.

1964  (37th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerBecket, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. (UK, USA) Edward Anhalt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerFather Goose, Universal-Granox Production; Universal. Story by S. H. Barnett; screenplay by Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff.

1965  (38th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerDoctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, Italy, UK, Liechtenstein) Robert Bolt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerDarling, Anglo-Amalgamated, Ltd. Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (UK) Frederic Raphael.

1966  (39th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerA Man for All Seasons, Highland Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) Robert Bolt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerA Man and a Woman, Les Films 13 Production; Allied Artists. (France) Story by Claude Lelouch; screenplay by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven.

1967  (40th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerIn the Heat of the Night, Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists. Stirling Silliphant.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Columbia. William Rose.

1968  (41st)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerThe Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA) James Goldman.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Winner markerThe Producers, Sidney Glazier Production; Avco Embassy. Mel Brooks.

1969  (42nd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerMidnight Cowboy, Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger Production; United Artists. Waldo Salt.

(Story and Screenplay—based on material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production; 20th Century-Fox. William Goldman.

1970  (43rd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerM*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Ring Lardner, Jr.

(Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerPatton, 20th Century-Fox. Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North.

1971  (44th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerThe French Connection, Philip D’Antoni Production in association with Schine-Moore Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Ernest Tidyman.

(Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerThe Hospital, Howard Gottfried-Paddy Chayefsky Production in association with Arthur Hiller; United Artists. Paddy Chayefsky.

1972  (45th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerThe Godfather, Albert S. Ruddy Production; Paramount. Mario Puzzo and Francis Ford Coppola.

(Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerThe Candidate, Redford-Ritchie Production; Warner Bros. Jeremy Larner.

1973  (46th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerThe Exorcist, Hoya Productions; Warner Bros. William Peter Blatty.

(Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerThe Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. David S. Ward.

1974  (47th)

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerChinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Robert Towne.

(Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

Winner markerThe Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzzo.

1975  (48th)

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerDog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros. Frank Pierson.

(Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

Winner markerOne Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fantasy Films Production; United Artists. Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman.

1976  (49th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerAll the President’s Men, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Warner Bros. William Goldman.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerNetwork, Howard Gottfried-Paddy Chayefsky Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists. Paddy Chayefsky.

1977  (50th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Winner markerJulia, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Alvin Sargent.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

Winner markerAnnie Hall, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists. Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman.

1978  (51st)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerMidnight Express, Casablanca Filmworks Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Oliver Stone.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerComing Home, Jerome Hellman Enterprises Production; United Artists. Story by Nancy Dowd; screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones.

1979  (52nd)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerKramer vs. Kramer, Stanley Jaffe Productions; Columbia. Robert Benton.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerBreaking Away, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Steve Tesich.

1980  (53rd)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerOrdinary People, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount. Alvin Sargent.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerMelvin and Howard, Linson/Phillips/Demme-Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Bo Goldman.

1981  (54th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerOn Golden Pond, ITC Films/IPC Films Production; Universal. (UK, USA) Ernest Thompson.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerChariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. (UK) Colin Welland.

1982  (55th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerMissing, Universal Pictures/Polygram Pictures Presentation of an Edward Lewis Production; Universal. (USA, Mexico) Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerGandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. (UK, India) John Briley.

1983  (56th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerTerms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount. James L. Brooks.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerTender Mercies, EMI Presentation of an Antron Media Production; Universal/A.F.D. Horton Foote.

1984  (57th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerAmadeus, Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion. (USA, France, Czechoslovakia) Peter Shaffer.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerPlaces in the Heart, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star. Robert Benton.

1985  (58th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerOut of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Kurt Luedtke.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerWitness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount. Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace.

1986  (59th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerA Room with a View, Merchant Ivory Production for Goldcrest and Cinecom; Cinecom Pictures. (UK) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerHannah and Her Sisters, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; Orion. Woody Allen.

1987  (60th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerThe Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (UK, Italy, China, France) Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerMoonstruck, Patrick Palmer & Norman Jewison Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. John Patrick Shanley.

1988  (61st)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerDangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Christopher Hampton.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerRain Man, Guber-Peters Company Production; United Artists. Screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow; story by Barry Morrow.

1989  (62nd)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerDriving Miss Daisy, Zanuck Company Production; Warner Bros. Alfred Uhry.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerDead Poets Society, Touchstone Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners IV; Buena Vista. Tom Schulman.

1990  (63rd)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Winner markerDances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. (USA, UK) Michael Blake.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerGhost, Howard W. Koch Production; Paramount. Bruce Joel Rubin.

1991  (64th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerThe Silence of the Lambs, Strong Heart/Demme Production; Orion. Ted Tally.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerThelma & Louise, Pathe Entertainment Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, UK, France) Callie Khouri.

1992  (65th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerHowards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Japan, USA) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerThe Crying Game, Palace Pictures Production; Miramax Films. (UK, Japan, USA) Neil Jordan.

1993  (66th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerSchindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Steven Zaillian.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerThe Piano, Jan Chapman & CIBY 2000 Production; Miramax Films. (New Zealand, Australia, France) Jane Campion.

1994  (67th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerForrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Eric Roth.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerPulp Fiction, A Band Apart/Jersey Films Production; Miramax Films. Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino; stories by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary.

1995  (68th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerSense and Sensibility, Mirage Production; Columbia. (USA, UK) Emma Thompson.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerThe Usual Suspects, Blue Parrot Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, Germany) Christopher McQuarrie.

1996  (69th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerSling Blade, Shooting Gallery Production; Miramax Films. Billy Bob Thornton.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerFargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

1997  (70th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerL. A. Confidential, Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper Production; Warner Bros. Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerGood Will Hunting, Be Gentlemen Production; Miramax Films. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

1998  (71st)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerGods and Monsters, Regent Pictures; Lions Gate Films. (USA, UK) Bill Condon.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerShakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.

1999  (72nd)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerThe Cider House Rules, FilmColony Production; Miramax Films. John Irving.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerAmerican Beauty, Jinks/Cohen Company Production; DreamWorks. Alan Ball.

2000  (73rd)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerTraffic, Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production; USA Films. (USA, Mexico, Germany) Stephen Gaghan.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerAlmost Famous, Vinyl Films Production; DreamWorks and Columbia. Cameron Crowe.

2001  (74th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Winner markerA Beautiful Mind, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and DreamWorks. Written by Akiva Goldsman.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Winner markerGosford Park, Sandcastle 5 in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film Production; USA Films. (USA, UK, Italy) Written by Julian Fellowes.

2002  (75th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Pianist, R. P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runtime LTD. Production; Focus Features. (UK, France, Poland, Germany) Screenplay by Ronald Harwood.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerTalk to Her, El Deseo S.A. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain) Written by Pedro Almodóvar.

2003  (76th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerLost in Translation, American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Production; Focus Features. (USA, Japan) Written by Sofia Coppola.

2004  (77th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerSideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary) Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anonymous Content/This is That Production; Focus Features. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.

2005  (78th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerBrokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerCrash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; story by Paul Haggis.

2006  (79th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Departed, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Screenplay by William Monahan.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerLittle Miss Sunshine, Big Beach/Bona Fide Production; Fox Searchlight. Written by Michael Arndt.

2007  (80th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerNo Country for Old Men, Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax and Paramount Vantage. Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerJuno, Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight. Written by Diablo Cody.

2008  (81st)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerSlumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India) Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerMilk, Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production; Focus Features. Written by Dustin Lance Black.

2009  (82nd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerPrecious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production; Lionsgate. Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Written by Mark Boal.

2010  (83rd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerThe King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Screenplay by David Seidler.

2011  (84th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Descendants, Ad Hominem Enterprises Production; Fox Searchlight. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerMidnight in Paris, Pontchartrain Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, USA, France) Written by Woody Allen.

2012  (85th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerArgo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Screenplay by Chris Terrio.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerDjango Unchained, Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures Production; The Weinstein Company. Written by Quentin Tarantino.

2013  (86th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner marker12 Years a Slave, A River Road, Plan B, New Regency Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK) Screenplay by John Ridley.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerHer, An Annapurna Production; Warner Bros. Written by Spike Jonze.

2014  (87th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Imitation Game, a Black Bear Pictures/Bristol Automotive Production; Weinstein Company. (UK, USA) Written by Graham Moore.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a New Regency/M Productions/LeGrisbi Production; Fox Searchlight. Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo.

2015  (88th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Big Short, a Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerSpotlight, an Anonymous Content/Participant Media/Rocklin/Faust/First Look Media Production; Open Road Films. Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy.

2016  (89th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerMoonlight, An A24/Plan B Entertainment/Pastel Productions production; A24. Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; story by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerManchester by the Sea, A K Period Media/B Story/CMP/Pearl Street Films production; Roadside Attractions/Amazon Studios. Written by Kenneth Lonergan.

2017  (90th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerCall Me by Your Name, A Frenesy Film/La Cinéfacture/Memento Films International/RT Features Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Italy, France) Screenplay by James Ivory.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerGet Out, A Blumhouse Productions/QC Entertainment/Monkeypaw Production; Universal. (USA, Japan) Written by Jordan Peele.

2018  (91st)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerBlacKkKlansman, A QC Entertainment/Blumhouse Productions/Monkeypaw Productions/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production; Focus Feature. Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerGreen Book, A Charles B. Wessler/Innisfree Pictures/Participant Media/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal. Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly.

2019  (92nd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerJojo Rabbit, A Defender Films/Piki Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (Czech Republic, New Zealand, USA) Screenplay by Taika Waititi.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerParasite, A Barunson E&A Production; Neon. (South Korea) Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won; story by Bong Joon Ho.

2020  (93rd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerThe Father, A Trademark Films/F Comme Film/Ciné-@ Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, France) Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerPromising Young Woman, A LuckyChap Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (UK, USA) Written by Emerald Fennell.

2021  (94th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerCODA, A Vendôme Pictures/Pathé in assoc. with Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films. (France, Canada, USA) Screenplay by Siân Heder.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerBelfast, A TKBC Production; Focus Features. (UK) Written by Kenneth Branagh.

2022  (95th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerWomen Talking, Plan B Entertainment / hear/say Prod.; Orion Pictures/United Artists Releasing. Screenplay by Sarah Polley.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerEverything Everywhere All at Once, Hot Dog Hands Prod.; A24. Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert.

2023  (96th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Winner markerAmerican Fiction, T-Street/Almost Infinite/3 Arts Entertainment Production; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios. Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson.

(Original Screenplay)

Winner markerAnatomy of a Fall, Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production; Neon. (France) Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.