Academy Awards, which is popularly known as 'the Oscars', are the most famous film awards in the United States. It is also the most-watched awards ceremony in the world. The awards are given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). One of important categories of the Award ceremony is the one for Best-Adapted Screenplay.
It is not always possible to have an original story and it has been noticed that a single concept is often repeated in movies, though with a different approach. The skill lies in the fact that a similar concept is modified into a different story. This segment of award is for the people who are endowed with this capability. Apart from that, the award also considers writers who have adapted a novel, play, or short story into a film. Here is a list of people who were awarded 'Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay'.
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Year
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Film
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Winner
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2009
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Simon Beaufoy
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2008
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No Country for Old Men
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Ethan and Joel Coen
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2007
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The Departed
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William Monahan
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2006
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Brokeback Mountain
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Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
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2005
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Sideways
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Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
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2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
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2003
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The Pianist
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Ronald Harwood
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2002
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A Beautiful Mind
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Akiva Goldsman
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2001
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Traffic
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Stephen Gaghan
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2000
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The Cider House Rules
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John Irving
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1999
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Gods and Monsters
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Bill Condon
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1998
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L.A. Confidential
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Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland
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1997
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Sling Blade
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Billy Bob Thornton
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1996
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Sense and Sensibility
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Emma Thompson
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1995
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Forrest Gump
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Eric Roth
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1994
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Schindler's List
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Steven Zaillian
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1993
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Howards End
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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1992
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Ted Tally
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1991
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Dances with Wolves
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Michael Blake
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