British film industry award
TheBAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is afilm award presented annually at theBritish Academy Film Awards to ascreenwriter for a specific film. It is awarded by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film,television , andvideo games (and formerly also forchildren's film and television ). Since1983 , selected films have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Adapted Screenplay at an annual ceremony.
In the following lists, the titles and names inbold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the remaining nominees. The winner is also the first name listed in each category.
TheBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Adapted Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1968, when the original category (BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay ) was split into two awards, the other being theBAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay .[citation needed
Christopher Hampton andPeter Straughan hold the record for the most wins in this category, with two each.Ronald Harwood ,Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ,Eric Roth andAaron Sorkin tie for the most nominations in this category, with four each.
Shrek [ 1]
Winners and nominees [ edit ] Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won forHeat and Dust indicates the winner
Philip Kaufman wonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being Christopher Hampton won twice forDangerous Liaisons The Father Martin Scorsese won forGoodfellas Nicholas Pileggi won forGoodfellas (1990)Michael Tolkin won forThe Player Baz Luhrmann won forRomeo + Juliet Elaine May won forPrimary Colors Neil Jordan won forThe End of the Affair Charlie Kaufman won forAdaptation Peter Jackson won forThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Alexander Payne won forSideways Peter Morgan won forThe Last King of Scotland Jason Reitman won forUp in the Air Aaron Sorkin won forThe Social Network David O. Russell won forSilver Linings Playbook Steve Coogan won forPhilomena Adam McKay won forThe Big Short James Ivory won forCall Me by Your Name Spike Lee won forBlacKkKlansman Taika Waititi won forJojo Rabbit Sian Heder won forCoda Edward Berger won forAll Quiet on the Western Front Cord Jefferson won forAmerican Fiction Year Film Nominee Traffic Stephen Gaghan Chocolat Robert Nelson Jacobs Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon James Schamus ,Wang Hui-ling , and Kuo Jung TsaiHigh Fidelity John Cusack , D. V. DeVincentis,Steve Pink , andScott Rosenberg Wonder Boys Steve Kloves Shrek Ted Elliott ,Terry Rossio ,Roger S. H. Schulman , andJoe Stillman A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman Bridget Jones's Diary Richard Curtis ,Andrew Davies , andHelen Fielding Iris Richard Eyre andCharles Wood The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Philippa Boyens ,Peter Jackson , andFran Walsh Adaptation. Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman About a Boy Peter Hedges ,Chris Weitz , andPaul Weitz Catch Me If You Can Jeff Nathanson The Hours David Hare The Pianist Ronald Harwood The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Philippa Boyens ,Peter Jackson , andFran Walsh Big Fish John August Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella Girl with a Pearl Earring Olivia Hetreed Mystic River Brian Helgeland Sideways Alexander Payne andJim Taylor The Chorus Christophe Barratier and Philippe Lopes-CurvalCloser Patrick Marber Finding Neverland David Magee The Motorcycle Diaries José Rivera Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry andDiana Ossana Capote Dan Futterman The Constant Gardener Jeffrey Caine A History of Violence Josh Olson Pride & Prejudice Deborah Moggach The Last King of Scotland Jeremy Brock andPeter Morgan Casino Royale Paul Haggis ,Neal Purvis , andRobert Wade The Departed William Monahan The Devil Wears Prada Aline Brosh McKenna Notes on a Scandal Patrick Marber The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood Atonement Christopher Hampton The Kite Runner David Benioff No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth Frost/Nixon Peter Morgan The Reader David Hare Revolutionary Road Justin Haythe Up in the Air Jason Reitman andSheldon Turner District 9 Neill Blomkamp andTerri Tatchell An Education Nick Hornby In the Loop Simon Blackwell ,Jesse Armstrong ,Armando Iannucci , andTony Roche Precious Geoffrey Fletcher
Year Film Nominee The Social Network Aaron Sorkin 127 Hours Danny Boyle andSimon Beaufoy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Rasmus Heisterberg andNikolaj Arcel Toy Story 3 Michael Arndt True Grit Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bridget O'Connor andPeter Straughan The Descendants Alexander Payne ,Nat Faxon , andJim Rash The Help Tate Taylor The Ides of March George Clooney ,Beau Willimon , andGrant Heslov Moneyball Steven Zaillian andAaron Sorkin Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell Argo Chris Terrio Beasts of the Southern Wild Lucy Alibar andBenh Zeitlin Life of Pi David Magee Lincoln Tony Kushner Philomena Steve Coogan andJeff Pope 12 Years a Slave John Ridley Behind the Candelabra Richard LaGravenese Captain Phillips Billy Ray The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter The Theory of Everything Anthony McCarten American Sniper Jason Hall Gone Girl Gillian Flynn The Imitation Game Graham Moore Paddington Paul King The Big Short Adam McKay andCharles Randolph Brooklyn Nick Hornby Carol Phyllis Nagy Room Emma Donoghue Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin Lion Luke Davies Arrival Eric Heisserer Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Knight andRobert Schenkkan Hidden Figures Allison Schroeder andTheodore Melfi Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford Call Me by Your Name James Ivory The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci ,Ian Martin , andDavid Schneider Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Matt Greenhalgh Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin Paddington 2 Simon Farnaby andPaul King BlacKkKlansman Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz,Kevin Willmott , andSpike Lee Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener andJeff Whitty First Man Josh Singer If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins A Star Is Born Eric Roth ,Bradley Cooper , and Will FettersJojo Rabbit Taika Waititi The Irishman Steven Zaillian Joker Todd Phillips andScott Silver Little Women Greta Gerwig The Two Popes Anthony McCarten
Multiple wins and nominations [ edit ]
Multiple nominations [ edit ]
^ "Shrek – Awards" . Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times the original on January 30, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2012 .^ "BAFTA Awards" .Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved2020-02-03 .^ "1985 Film Adapted Screenplay|BAFTA Awards" .Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved2020-02-03 .^ "American Beauty shines at Baftas" .BBC News Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Gladiator, Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Gladiator conquers the Baftas" .BBC News Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ " .The Irish Times Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ Hernandez, Eugene (24 February 2003)."Top BAFTA Awards For "The Pianist" .Indiewire Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ "Rings rule at Bafta film awards" .BBC News Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film" .The Scotsman Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ Hernandez, Eugene (20 February 2006)." .Indiewire Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ "Baftas 2007: The winners" .BBC News Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ Dawtrey, Adam (10 February 2008)." .Variety Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Turner, Mimi (8 February 2009)." .The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ King, Susan (21 February 2010)." .Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Brown, Mark (14 February 2011)."Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012)."Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list - in full" .Digital Spy Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013)."Baftas 2013 – as it happened" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved22 June 2021 . ^ "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory" .BBC News Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ Brown, Mark (8 February 2015)."Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Lodderhose, Diana (14 February 2016)." .Variety Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Grater, Tom."Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout" .Screendaily Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes" .BBC Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Meet LGBT History Month icon James Ivory|San Diego Gay and Lesbian News" .Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved2020-02-03 .^ Nordine, Michael (10 February 2019)."BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes" .IndieWire .Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ Bafta winners 2019: Rami Malek, Olivia Colman and The Favorite bag top awards at Baftas 2019|Metro ^ "Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards" .BBC Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved1 July 2021 .^ "Taika Waititi wins Bafta for best adapted screenplay|Star News" .Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved2020-02-03 .^ Shoard, Catherine (12 April 2021)."Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved1 July 2021 . ^ "Baftas 2022: the full list of nominations" .The Guardian Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved3 February 2022 .^ "BAFTA Awards 2023: See the full list of nominees" .CNN Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved20 January 2023 .^ Sandwell, Ian (19 February 2023)."Netflix's All Quiet on the Western Front has set a new BAFTA record" .Digital Spy .Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved19 February 2023 . ^ Ritman, Alex; Shafer, Ellise (15 January 2025)."BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: 'Conclave' and 'Emilia Pérez' Lead While 'Wicked' Shut Out of Best Film" .Variety Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved15 January 2025 .
1983–2000 2001–present Ted Elliott ,Terry Rossio ,Roger S. H. Schulman , andJoe Stillman (2001)Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002)Philippa Boyens ,Peter Jackson , andFran Walsh (2003)Alexander Payne andJim Taylor (2004)Larry McMurtry andDiana Ossana (2005)Jeremy Brock andPeter Morgan (2006)Ronald Harwood (2007)Simon Beaufoy (2008)Jason Reitman andSheldon Turner (2009)Aaron Sorkin (2010)Bridget O'Connor andPeter Straughan (2011)David O. Russell (2012)Steve Coogan andJeff Pope (2013)Anthony McCarten (2014)Adam McKay andCharles Randolph (2015)Luke Davies (2016)James Ivory (2017)Spike Lee , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, andKevin Willmott (2018)Taika Waititi (2019)Christopher Hampton andFlorian Zeller (2020)Sian Heder (2021)Edward Berger ,Lesley Paterson , and Ian Stokell (2022)Cord Jefferson (2023)Peter Straughan (2024)
Current awards Special awards Retired awards Ceremonies
.jpg)
.jpg)
_(cropped).jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
