Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
	2023 recipient: Cord Jefferson
Awarded for	Best Adapted Screenwriting of a Motion Picture
Location	Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First awarded	Emma Thompson for Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Currently held by	Cord Jefferson for American Fiction (2023)
Website	www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is presented by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

The categories for screenplays have gone through several changes since their inception in 1995:

From 1995 to 1996, the category Best Screenplay was presented, with no official nominees being announced but instead only a winner.
From 1997 to 2000, the category was split into two, divided into Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay Adaptation.
In 2001, the categories were merged into Best Screenplay again. From 2002 to 2008, the category was renamed to Best Writer.

In 2009, the distinction between original and adapted was implemented again, with two categories presented ever since, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Best Screenplay

Year	Writer	Film
1995 ^[1]	Emma Thompson	Sense and Sensibility
1996 ^[2]	Anthony Minghella	The English Patient

Best Screenplay Adaptation

Year	Writer(s)	Film	Source material
1997	Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson	L.A. Confidential	The novel by James Ellroy
1998	Scott Smith	A Simple Plan	The novel by Smith
1999	Frank Darabont	The Green Mile	The novel by Stephen King

2000s

Best Screenplay Adaptation

Year	Writer(s)	Film	Source material
2000 ^[3]	Stephen Gaghan (TIE)	Traffic	*The British television serial Traffik* by Simon Moore**
2000 ^[3]	Steve Kloves (TIE)	Wonder Boys	The novel by Michael Chabon

Best Screenplay

Year	Writer(s)	Film
2001 ^[4]	Christopher Nolan	Memento
	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen	The Man Who Wasn't There
	Akiva Goldsman	A Beautiful Mind

Best Writer

Year	Writer(s)	Film(s)
2002	Charlie Kaufman	**Adaptation. and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind**
	Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor	About Schmidt
	Nia Vardalos	My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2003	Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan	In America
	John August	Big Fish
	Sofia Coppola	Lost in Translation
	Brian Helgeland	Mystic River
	Gary Ross	Seabiscuit
2004	Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor	Sideways
	Bill Condon	Kinsey
	Charlie Kaufman	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
	John Logan	The Aviator
	David Magee	Finding Neverland
2005	Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco	Crash
	Noah Baumbach	The Squid and the Whale
	George Clooney and Grant Heslov	Good Night, and Good Luck.
	Dan Futterman	Capote
	Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana	Brokeback Mountain
2006	Michael Arndt	Little Miss Sunshine
	Guillermo Arriaga	Babel
	Todd Field and Tom Perrotta	Little Children
	Zach Helm	Stranger than Fiction
	William Monahan	The Departed
	Peter Morgan	The Queen
2007	Diablo Cody	Juno
	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen	No Country for Old Men
	Tony Gilroy	Michael Clayton
	Nancy Oliver	Lars and the Real Girl
	Sean Penn	Into the Wild
	Aaron Sorkin	Charlie Wilson's War
2008	Simon Beaufoy	Slumdog Millionaire
	Dustin Lance Black	Milk
	Peter Morgan	Frost/Nixon
	Eric Roth	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	John Patrick Shanley	Doubt

Best Adapted Screenplay

Year	Writer(s)	Film	Source material
2009 ^[5]	Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner	Up in the Air	The novel by Walter Kirn
	Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach	Fantastic Mr. Fox	The novel by Roald Dahl
	Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell	District 9	The short film Alive in Joburg by Bloomkamp
	Geoffrey Fletcher	Precious	The novel Push by Sapphire
	Tom Ford and David Scearce	A Single Man	The novel by Christopher Isherwood
	Nick Hornby	An Education	The memoir by Lynn Barber

2010s

Year	Writer(s)	Film	Source material(s)
2010 ^[6]	Aaron Sorkin	The Social Network	*The book The Accidental Billionaires* by Ben Mezrich**
	Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, and Aaron Stockard	The Town	The novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
	Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich	Toy Story 3	The Toy Story films by Pete Docter, Lasseter, Stanton, et al.
	Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy	127 Hours	The book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen	True Grit	The novel by Charles Portis
	Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini	Winter's Bone	The novel by Daniel Woodrell
2011 ^[7]	Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin	Moneyball	The book by Michael Lewis
	John Logan	Hugo	The book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
	Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash	The Descendants	The novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
	Eric Roth	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	The novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
	Tate Taylor	The Help	The novel by Kathryn Stockett
2012 ^[8]	Tony Kushner	Lincoln	*The book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln* by Doris Kearns Goodwin**
	Stephen Chbosky	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	The novel by Chbosky
	David Magee	Life of Pi	The novel by Yann Martel
	David O. Russell	Silver Linings Playbook	The novel by Matthew Quick
	Chris Terrio	Argo	The book The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and article "The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran" by Joshuah Bearman
2013 ^[9]	John Ridley	12 Years a Slave	The memoir by Solomon Northup
	Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope	Philomena	The book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith
	Tracy Letts	August: Osage County	The play by Letts
	Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy	Before Midnight	The characters from the film Before Sunrise by Linklater and Kim Krizan
	Billy Ray	Captain Phillips	The book A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty
	Terence Winter	The Wolf of Wall Street	The book by Jordan Belfort
2014 ^[10]	Gillian Flynn	Gone Girl	The novel by Flynn
	Paul Thomas Anderson	Inherent Vice	The novel by Thomas Pynchon
	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson	Unbroken	The book by Laura Hillenbrand
	Nick Hornby	Wild	The memoir by Cheryl Strayed
	Anthony McCarten	The Theory of Everything	The memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking
	Graham Moore	The Imitation Game	The book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
2015 ^[11]	Adam McKay and Charles Randolph	The Big Short	The book by Michael Lewis
	Emma Donoghue	Room	The novel by Emma Donoghue
	Drew Goddard	The Martian	The novel by Andy Weir
	Nick Hornby	Brooklyn	The novel by Colm Tóibín
	Aaron Sorkin	Steve Jobs	The book by Walter Isaacson
2016 ^[12]	Eric Heisserer	Arrival	The novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang
	Luke Davies	Lion	The book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose
	Tom Ford	Nocturnal Animals	The novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
	Todd Komarnicki	Sully	The memoir Highest Duty by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow
	Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi	Hidden Figures	The book by Margot Lee Shetterly
	August Wilson (posthumous)	Fences	The play by Wilson
2017 ^[13]	James Ivory	Call Me by Your Name	The novel by André Aciman
	Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber	The Disaster Artist	The book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
	Dee Rees and Virgil Williams	Mudbound	The novel by Hillary Jordan
	Aaron Sorkin	Molly's Game	The memoir by Molly Bloom
	Jack Thorne, Steven Conrad, and Stephen Chbosky	Wonder	The novel by R. J. Palacio
2018 ^[14]	Barry Jenkins	If Beale Street Could Talk	The novel by James Baldwin
	Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole	Black Panther	The Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
	Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty	Can You Ever Forgive Me?	The memoir by Lee Israel
	Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, and Will Fetters	A Star Is Born	The 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion and Frank Pierson; story by Robert Carson and William Wellman
	Josh Singer	First Man	The book by James R. Hansen
	Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee	BlacKkKlansman	The memoir Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
2019 ^[15]	Greta Gerwig	Little Women	The novel by Louisa May Alcott
	Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	The article "Can You Say ... Hero?" by Tom Junod
	Anthony McCarten	The Two Popes	The play The Pope by McCarten
	Todd Phillips and Scott Silver	Joker	The characters by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson
	Taika Waititi	Jojo Rabbit	The novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
	Steven Zaillian	The Irishman	The book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt

2020s

Year	Writer(s)	Film	Source material
2020 ^[16]	Chloé Zhao	Nomadland	The book by Jessica Bruder
	Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies	News of the World	The novel by Paulette Jiles
	Kemp Powers	One Night in Miami...	The play by Powers
	Jonathan Raymond and Kelly Reichardt	First Cow	The novel The Half Life by Raymond
	Ruben Santiago-Hudson	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	The play by August Wilson
	Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton	The Father	The play Le Père by Zeller
2021 ^[17]	Jane Campion	The Power of the Dog	The novel by Thomas Savage
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	The Lost Daughter	The novel by Elena Ferrante
	Sian Heder	CODA	The film La Famille Bélier by Victoria Bedos, Thomas Bidegain, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, and Éric Lartigau
	Tony Kushner	West Side Story	The stage play book by Arthur Laurents
	Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth	Dune	The novel by Frank Herbert
2022 ^[18]	Sarah Polley	Women Talking	The novel by Miriam Toews
	Samuel D. Hunter	The Whale	The play by Hunter
	Kazuo Ishiguro	Living	The film Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni
	Rian Johnson	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	The film Knives Out by Johnson
	Rebecca Lenkiewicz	She Said	The book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
2023 ^[19]	Cord Jefferson	American Fiction	The novel Erasure by Percival Everett
	Kelly Fremon Craig	Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.	Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
	Andrew Haigh	All of Us Strangers	Strangers by Taichi Yamada
	Tony McNamara	Poor Things	Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
	Christopher Nolan	Oppenheimer	American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
	Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese	Killers of the Flower Moon	Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

References

^ "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1995". Critics Choice Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
^ "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1996". Critics Choice Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
^ Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Critics make it a 'Beautiful' night for Crowe". The New Zealand Herald. January 12, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2002.
^ Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
^ The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^ The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^ The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
^ Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
^ de Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Jackson, Angelique; Shanfeld, Ethan (March 13, 2022). "Critics Choice Awards 2022: 'The Power of the Dog,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'Succession' Win Big (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ Shanfeld, Ethan (January 14, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, 'Barbie' Scores 6 — Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1995". Critics Choice Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.

[2] "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1996". Critics Choice Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.

[3] Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[4] "Critics make it a 'Beautiful' night for Crowe". The New Zealand Herald. January 12, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2002.

[5] Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

[6] The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[7] The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[8] The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

[9] The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

[10] Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[11] Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[12] Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[13] Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

[14] Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[15] Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[16] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[17] Jackson, Angelique; Shanfeld, Ethan (March 13, 2022). "Critics Choice Awards 2022: 'The Power of the Dog,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'Succession' Win Big (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[18] Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[19] Shanfeld, Ethan (January 14, 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, 'Barbie' Scores 6 — Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

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v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay (1995–1996, 2001)	Emma Thompson (1995) Anthony Minghella (1996) Christopher Nolan (2001)
Best Writer (2002–2018)	Charlie Kaufman (2002) Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan (2003) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005) Michael Arndt (2006) Diablo Cody (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008)
Best Original Screenplay (1997–2000, 2009–present)	Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (1997) Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman (1998) Alan Ball (1999) Cameron Crowe (2000) Quentin Tarantino (2009) David Seidler (2010) Woody Allen (2011) Quentin Tarantino (2012) Spike Jonze (2013) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (2014) Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015) Damien Chazelle / Kenneth Lonergan (2016) Jordan Peele (2017) Paul Schrader (2018) Quentin Tarantino (2019) Emerald Fennell (2020) Kenneth Branagh (2021) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022) Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (2023)
Best Adapted Screenplay (1997–2000, 2009–present)	Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Scott Smith (1998) Frank Darabont (1999) Stephen Gaghan / Steve Kloves (2000) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin (2010) Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin (2011) Tony Kushner (2012) John Ridley (2013) Gillian Flynn (2014) Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015) Eric Heisserer (2016) James Ivory (2017) Barry Jenkins (2018) Greta Gerwig (2019) Chloé Zhao (2020) Jane Campion (2021) Sarah Polley (2022) Cord Jefferson (2023)

v t e Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Critics Choice Association (CCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Editing Foreign Language Film Hair and Makeup Original Screenplay Picture Production Design Score Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Action Movie (2008–2019) Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actor in a Comedy (2012–2018) Actress in a Comedy (2012–2018) Documentary Feature (1995–2015) Family Film (1995–2007) Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (2012–2019) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)