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)

Benjamin Glazer, 7th Heaven, Fox.

(Original Story)

Ben Hecht, Underworld, Paramount Famous Lasky.

(Title Writing)

Joseph Farnham

1928-29  (2nd)

Hans Kraly, The Patriot, Paramount Famous Lasky.

1929-30  (3rd)

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

1930-31  (4th)

(Adaptation)

Cimarron, RKO Radio. Howard Estabrook.

(Original Story)

The Dawn Patrol, First National. John Monk Saunders.

1931-32  (5th)

(Adaptation)

Bad Girl, Fox. Edwin Burke.

(Original Story)

The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Marion.

1932-33  (6th)

(Adaptation)

Little Women, RKO Radio. Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason.

(Original Story)

One Way Passage, Warner Bros. Robert Lord.

1934  (7th)

(Adaptation)

It Happened One Night, Columbia. Robert Riskin.

(Original Story)

Manhattan Melodrama, Cosmopolitan; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Caesar.

1935  (8th)

(Original Story)

The Scoundrel, Paramount. Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.

(Screenplay)

The Informer, RKO Radio. Dudley Nichols.

1936  (9th)

(Original Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

1937  (10th)

(Original Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

1938  (11th)

(Original Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

1939  (12th)

(Original Story)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia. Lewis R. Foster.

(Screenplay)

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

1940  (13th)

(Original Screenplay)

The Great McGinty, Paramount. Preston Sturges.

(Original Story)

Arise, My Love, Paramount. Benjamin Glazer and John S. Toldy.

(Screenplay)

The Philadelphia Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Donald Ogden Stewart.

1941  (14th)

(Original Screenplay)

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

(Original Story)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Columbia. Harry Segall.

(Screenplay)

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

1942  (15th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

The Invaders, Ortus; Columbia (British). Emeric Pressburger.

(Original Screenplay)

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

(Screenplay)

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

1943  (16th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

The Human Comedy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Saroyan.

(Original Screenplay)

Princess O’Rourke, Warner Bros. Norman Krasna.

(Screenplay)

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

1944  (17th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Going My Way, Paramount. Leo McCarey.

(Original Screenplay)

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Lamar Trotti.

(Screenplay)

Going My Way, Paramount. Frank Butler and Frank Cavett.

1945  (18th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

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

(Original Screenplay)

Marie-Louise, Praesens Films (Swiss). Richard Schweizer.

(Screenplay)

The Lost Weekend, Paramount. Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.

1946  (19th)

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Vacation from Marriage, London Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (British). Clemence Dane.

(Original Screenplay)

The Seventh Veil, J. Arthur Rank-Sydney Box-Ortus; Universal (British). Muriel Box and Sydney Box.

(Screenplay)

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

1947  (20th)

(Motion Picture Story)

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

(Original Screenplay)

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

(Screenplay)

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

1948  (21st)

(Motion Picture Story)

The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Swiss). Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

(Screenplay)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.

1949  (22nd)

(Motion Picture Story)

The Stratton Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Douglas Morrow.

(Screenplay)

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

(Story and Screenplay)

Battleground, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Pirosh.

1950  (23rd)

(Motion Picture Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

(Story and Screenplay)

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

1951  (24th)

(Motion Picture Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

(Story and Screenplay)

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

1952  (25th)

(Motion Picture Story)

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

(Screenplay)

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

(Story and Screenplay)

The Lavender Hill Mob, J. Arthur Rank-Ealing; Universal-International (British). T. E. B. Clarke.

1953  (26th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Roman Holiday, Paramount. Dalton Trumbo.

(Screenplay)

From Here to Eternity, Columbia. Daniel Taradash.

(Story and Screenplay)

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

1954  (27th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Broken Lance, 20th Century-Fox. Philip Yordan.

(Screenplay)

The Country Girl, Perlberg-Seaton Production; Paramount. George Seaton.

(Story and Screenplay)

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

1955  (28th)

(Motion Picture Story)

Love Me or Leave Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Daniel Fuchs.

(Screenplay)

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

(Story and Screenplay)

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

1956  (29th)

(Motion Picture Story)

The Brave One, King Brothers; RKO Radio. Dalton Trumbo.

(Screenplay—Adapted)

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

(Screenplay—Original)

The Red Balloon, Films Montsouris; Lopert Films. Albert Lamorisse.

1957  (30th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Designing Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Wells.

1958  (31st)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

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

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

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

1959  (32nd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Room at the Top, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Continental Distributing, Inc. Neil Paterson.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Pillow 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)

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

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

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

1961  (34th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

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

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

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

1962  (35th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

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

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Divorce—Italian Style, Lux-Vides-Galatea Film Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti and Pietro Germi.

1963  (36th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Tom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. John Osborne.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

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

1964  (37th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Becket, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Edward Anhalt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Father 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)

Doctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Bolt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Darling, Anglo-Amalgamated, Ltd. Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. Frederic Raphael.

1966  (39th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

A Man for All Seasons, Highland Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. Robert Bolt.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

A 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)

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

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Columbia. William Rose.

1968  (41st)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. James Goldman.

(Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

The Producers, Sidney Glazier Production; Avco Embassy. Mel Brooks.

1969  (42nd)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

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

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

Butch 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)

M*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)

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

1971  (44th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

The 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)

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

1972  (45th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

The 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)

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

1973  (46th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

The Exorcist, Hoya Productions; Warner Bros. William Peter Blatty.

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

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

1974  (47th)

(Original Screenplay)

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Robert Towne.

(Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

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

1975  (48th)

(Original Screenplay)

Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros. Frank Pierson.

(Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

One 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)

All 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)

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

1977  (50th)

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Julia, 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)

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

1978  (51st)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Midnight Express, Casablanca Filmworks Production; Columbia. Oliver Stone.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Coming 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)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1980  (53rd)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Ordinary People, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount. Alvin Sargent.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1981  (54th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

On Golden Pond, ITC Films/IPC Films Production; Universal. Ernest Thompson.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Chariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. Colin Welland.

1982  (55th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Missing, Universal Pictures/Polygram Pictures Presentation of an Edward Lewis Production; Universal. Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Gandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. John Briley.

1983  (56th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount. James L. Brooks.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1984  (57th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion. Peter Shaffer.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1985  (58th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. Kurt Luedtke.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Witness, 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)

A Room with a View, Merchant Ivory Production for Goldcrest and Cinecom; Cinecom Pictures. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1987  (60th)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1988  (61st)

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Christopher Hampton.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Rain 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)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Dead 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)

Dances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. Michael Blake.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Ghost, Howard W. Koch Production; Paramount. Bruce Joel Rubin.

1991  (64th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Thelma & Louise, Pathe Entertainment Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Callie Khouri.

1992  (65th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Howards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

The Crying Game, Palace Pictures Production; Miramax Films. Neil Jordan.

1993  (66th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

The Piano, Jan Chapman & CIBY 2000 Production; Miramax Films. Jane Campion.

1994  (67th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Pulp 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)

Sense and Sensibility, Mirage Production; Columbia. Emma Thompson.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

The Usual Suspects, Blue Parrot Production; Gramercy Pictures. Christopher McQuarrie.

1996  (69th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

1997  (70th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

1998  (71st)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Gods and Monsters, Regent Pictures; Lions Gate Films. Bill Condon.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.

1999  (72nd)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

2000  (73rd)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Traffic, Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production; USA Films. Stephen Gaghan.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

2001  (74th)

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

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

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Gosford Park, Sandcastle 5 in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film Production; USA Films. Written by Julian Fellowes.

2002  (75th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

The Pianist, R. P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runtime LTD. Production; Focus Features. Screenplay by Ronald Harwood.

(Original Screenplay)

Talk to Her, El Deseo S.A. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Written by Pedro Almodóvar.

2003  (76th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

Lost in Translation, American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Production; Focus Features. Written by Sofia Coppola.

2004  (77th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor.

(Original Screenplay)

Eternal 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)

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana.

(Original Screenplay)

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

2006  (79th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

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

2007  (80th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

No Country for Old Men, Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax and Paramount Vantage. Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.

(Original Screenplay)

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

2008  (81st)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy.

(Original Screenplay)

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

2009  (82nd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

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

2010  (83rd)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. Screenplay by David Seidler.

2011  (84th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

Midnight in Paris, Pontchartrain Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Written by Woody Allen.

2012  (85th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Argo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Screenplay by Chris Terrio.

(Original Screenplay)

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

2013  (86th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

12 Years a Slave, A River Road, Plan B, New Regency Production; Fox Searchlight. Screenplay by John Ridley.

(Original Screenplay)

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

2014  (87th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

The Imitation Game, a Black Bear Pictures/Bristol Automotive Production; Weinstein Company. Written by Graham Moore.

(Original Screenplay)

Birdman 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)

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

(Original Screenplay)

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

2016  (89th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

Manchester 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)

Call Me by Your Name, A Frenesy Film/La Cinéfacture/Memento Films International/RT Features Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Screenplay by James Ivory.

(Original Screenplay)

Get Out, A Blumhouse Productions/QC Entertainment/Monkeypaw Production; Universal. Written by Jordan Peele.

2018  (91st)

(Adapted Screenplay)

BlacKkKlansman, 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)

Green 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)

Jojo Rabbit, A Defender Films/Piki Films Production; Fox Searchlight. Screenplay by Taika Waititi.

(Original Screenplay)

Parasite, 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)

The Father, A Trademark Films/F Comme Film/Ciné-@ Production; Sony Pictures Classics. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller.

(Original Screenplay)

Promising Young Woman, A LuckyChap Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Focus Features. Written by Emerald Fennell.

2021  (94th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

CODA, A Vendôme Pictures/Pathé in assoc. with Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films. Screenplay by Siân Heder.

(Original Screenplay)

Belfast, A TKBC Production; Focus Features. Written by Kenneth Branagh.

2022  (95th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

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

2023  (96th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

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

(Original Screenplay)

Anatomy of a Fall, Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production; Neon. Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.

2024  (97th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

Conclave, FilmNation Entertainment/Indian Paintbrush/House Production; Focus Features. Screenplay by Peter Straughan.

(Original Screenplay)

Anora, Cre Films Production; Neon. Written by Sean Baker.

2025  (98th)

(Adapted Screenplay)

One Battle After Another, A Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Warner Bros. Written by Paul Thomas Anderson.

(Original Screenplay)

Sinners, A Proximity Media Production; Warner Bros. Written by Ryan Coogler.