Through the Years

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Trainspotting

John Hodge
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The English Patient

Anthony Minghella
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William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

  • Craig Pearce
  • Baz Luhrmann
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Primary Colors

Elaine May
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The End Of The Affair

Neil Jordan
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Traffic

Stephen Gaghan
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Shrek

  • Ted Elliott
  • Terry Rossio
  • Joe Stillman
  • Roger SH Schulman
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  • Charlie Kaufman
  • Donald Kaufman
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    Conclave

    Peter Straughan
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    Sing Sing

    • Clint Bentley
    • Greg Kwedar
    • Clarence Maclin
    • John 'Divine G' Whitfield
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    Nickel Boys

    • RaMell Ross
    • Joslyn Barnes
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    Emilia Pérez

    Jacques Audiard
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    A Complete Unknown

    • James Mangold
    • Jay Cocks
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    American Fiction

    Cord Jefferson
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    The Zone of Interest

    Jonathan Glazer
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    Poor Things

    Tony McNamara
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    Oppenheimer

    Christopher Nolan
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    All of Us Strangers

    Andrew Haigh
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    • Edward Berger
    • Ian Stokell
    • Lesley Paterson
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    The Whale

    Samuel D Hunter
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    The Quiet Girl

    Colm Bairéad
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    She Said

    Rebecca Lenkiewicz
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    Living

    Kazuo Ishiguro
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    CODA

    Siân Heder
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    The Power of the Dog

    Jane Campion
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    The Lost Daughter

    Maggie Gyllenhaal
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    Dune

    • Eric Roth
    • Jon Spaihts
    • Denis Villeneuve
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    Drive My Car

    • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
    • Takamasa Oe
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Father

    • Christopher Hampton
    • Florian Zeller
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    Nomadland

    Chloé Zhao
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    The White Tiger

    Ramin Bahrani
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    The Mauritanian

    • Rory Haines
    • Sohrab Noshirvani
    • M.B. Traven
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    The Dig

    Moira Buffini
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    Jojo Rabbit

    Taika Waititi
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    The Two Popes

    Anthony McCarten
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    Little Women

    Greta Gerwig
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    Joker

    • Todd Phillips
    • Scott Silver
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    The Irishman

    Steven Zaillian
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    BlacKkKlansman

    • Spike Lee
    • David Rabinowitz
    • Charlie Wachtel
    • Kevin Willmott
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    A Star Is Born

    • Bradley Cooper
    • Will Fetters
    • Eric Roth
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    If Beale Street Could Talk

    Barry Jenkins
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    First Man

    Josh Singer
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    Can You Ever Forgive Me?

    • Nicole Holofcener
    • Jeff Whitty
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    Call Me by Your Name

    James Ivory
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    Paddington 2

    • Simon Farnaby
    • Paul King
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    Molly's Game

    Aaron Sorkin
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    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

    Matt Greenhalgh
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    The Death of Stalin

    • Armando Iannucci
    • Ian Martin
    • David Schneider
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Lion

    Luke Davies
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    Nocturnal Animals

    Tom Ford
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    Hacksaw Ridge

    • Robert Schenkkan
    • Andrew Knight
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    Hidden Figures

    • Theodore Melfi
    • Allison Schroeder
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    Dick Van Dyke

    Dick Van Dyke
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    The Big Short

    • Adam McKay
    • Charles Randolph
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    Steve Jobs

    Aaron Sorkin
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    Room

    Emma Donoghue
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    Carol

    Phyllis Nagy
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    Brooklyn

    Nick Hornby
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    The Theory Of Everything

    Anthony McCarten
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    Paddington

    Paul King
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    Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn
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    The Imitation Game

    Graham Moore
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    American Sniper

    Jason Hall
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Philomena

    • Steve Coogan
    • Jeff Pope
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    The Wolf Of Wall Street

    Terence Winter
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    Behind The Candelabra

    Richard LaGravenese
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    Captain Phillips

    Billy Ray
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    12 Years A Slave

    John Ridley
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    Silver Linings Playbook

    David O. Russell
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    Lincoln

    Tony Kushner
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    Beasts Of The Southern Wild

    • Lucy Alibar
    • Benh Zeitlin
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    Life Of Pi

    David Magee
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    Argo

    Chris Terrio
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    • Bridget O'Connor
    • Peter Straughan
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    Moneyball

    • Aaron Sorkin
    • Steven Zaillian
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    The Help

    Tate Taylor
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    The Ides Of March

    • George Clooney
    • Grant Heslov
    • Beau Willimon
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    The Descendants

    • Nat Faxon
    • Alexander Payne
    • Jim Rash
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Social Network

    Aaron Sorkin
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    True Grit

    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
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    Toy Story 3

    Michael Arndt
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    127 Hours

    • Danny Boyle
    • Simon Beaufoy
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    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

    • Rasmus Heisterberg
    • Nikolaj Arcel
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    Up In The Air

    • Jason Reitman
    • Sheldon Turner
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    Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

    Geoffrey Fletcher
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    An Education

    Nick Hornby
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    In The Loop

    • Jesse Armstrong
    • Simon Blackwell
    • Armando Iannucci
    • Tony Roche
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    District 9

    • Neill Blomkamp
    • Terri Tatchell
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Slumdog Millionaire

    Simon Beaufoy
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    Revolutionary Road

    Justin Haythe
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    Frost/Nixon

    Peter Morgan
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    The Reader

    David Hare
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    The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

    Eric Roth
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    The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

    Ronald Harwood
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    There Will Be Blood

    Paul Thomas Anderson
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    No Country For Old Men

    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
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    The Kite Runner

    David Benioff
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    Atonement

    Christopher Hampton
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    The Last King Of Scotland

    • Peter Morgan
    • Jeremy Brock
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    Notes On A Scandal

    Patrick Marber
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    The Departed

    William Monahan
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    The Devil Wears Prada

    Aline Brosh McKenna
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    Casino Royale

    • Neal Purvis
    • Robert Wade
    • Paul Haggis
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Brokeback Mountain

    • Larry McMurtry
    • Diana Ossana
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    Pride And Prejudice

    Deborah Moggach
    Adapted Screenplay
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    A History Of Violence

    Josh Olson
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    The Constant Gardener

    Jeffrey Caine
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    Capote

    Dan Futterman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Sideways

    • Alexander Payne
    • Jim Taylor
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    Finding Neverland

    David Magee
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    Closer

    Patrick Marber
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios De Motocicleta)

    José Rivera
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Chorus (Les Choristes)

    • Christophe Barratier
    • Philippe Lopes-Curval
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    • Fran Walsh
    • Philippa Boyens
    • Peter Jackson
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    Mystic River

    Brian Helgeland
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    Cold Mountain

    Anthony Minghella
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    Girl With A Pearl Earring

    Olivia Hetreed
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Big Fish

    John August
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Adaptation

    • Charlie Kaufman
    • Donald Kaufman
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    The Pianist

    Ronald Harwood
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Hours

    David Hare
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Catch Me If You Can

    Jeff Nathanson
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    About A Boy

    • Peter Hedges
    • Chris Weitz
    • Paul Weitz
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Shrek

    • Ted Elliott
    • Terry Rossio
    • Joe Stillman
    • Roger SH Schulman
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

    • Fran Walsh
    • Philippa Boyens
    • Peter Jackson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Bridget Jones's Diary

    • Helen Fielding
    • Andrew Davies
    • Richard Curtis
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Iris

    • Richard Eyre
    • Charles Wood
    Adapted Screenplay
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    A Beautiful Mind

    Akiva Goldsman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Traffic

    Stephen Gaghan
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Wonder Boys

    Steve Kloves
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

    • James Schamus
    • Wang Hui-Ling
    • Tsai Kuo-Jung
    Adapted Screenplay
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    High Fidelity

    • DV De Vincentis
    • Steve Pink
    • John Cusack
    • Scott Rosenberg
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Chocolat

    Robert Nelson Jacobs
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The End Of The Affair

    Neil Jordan
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    The Talented Mr Ripley

    Anthony Minghella
    Adapted Screenplay
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    An Ideal Husband

    Oliver Parker
    Adapted Screenplay
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    East Is East

    Ayub Khan-Din
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Primary Colors

    Elaine May
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Wag The Dog

    • Hilary Henkin
    • David Mamet
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Little Voice

    Mark Herman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Hilary And Jackie

    Frank Cottrell Boyce
    Adapted Screenplay
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    William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    • Craig Pearce
    • Baz Luhrmann
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Wings Of The Dove

    Hossein Amini
    Adapted Screenplay
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    LA Confidential

    • Brian Helgeland
    • Curtis Hanson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Ice Storm

    James Schamus
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The English Patient

    Anthony Minghella
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Richard III

    • Ian McKellen
    • Richard Loncraine
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Evita

    • Alan Parker
    • Oliver Stone
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Crucible

    Arthur Miller
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Trainspotting

    John Hodge
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    Sense And Sensibility

    Emma Thompson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Postman (Il Postino)

    • Anna Pavignano
    • Michael Radford
    • Furio Scarpelli
    • Giacomo Scarpelli
    • Massimo Troisi
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Madness Of King George

    Alan Bennett
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Leaving Las Vegas

    Mike Figgis
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Babe

    • George Miller
    • Chris Noonan
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Quiz Show

    Paul Attanasio
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    Forrest Gump

    Eric Roth
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Joy Luck Club

    • Amy Tan
    • Ronald Bass
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Browning Version

    Ronald Harwood
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Schindler's List

    Steven Zaillian
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    Shadowlands

    William Nicholson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Remains Of The Day

    Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Scent Of A Woman

    Bo Goldman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    In The Name Of The Father

    • Terry George
    • Jim Sheridan
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Player

    Michael Tolkin
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    Strictly Ballroom

    • Baz Luhrmann
    • Craig Pearce
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    JFK

    • Oliver Stone
    • Zachary Sklar
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    Howards End

    Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Commitments

    • Dick Clement
    • Ian La Frenais
    • Roddy Doyle
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    The Silence Of The Lambs

    Ted Tally
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Dances With Wolves

    Michael Blake
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Cyrano De Bergerac

    • Jean-Paul Rappeneau
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Goodfellas

    • Nicholas Pileggi
    • Martin Scorsese
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    War Of The Roses

    Michael Leeson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Postcards From The Edge

    Carrie Fisher
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Driving Miss Daisy

    Alfred Uhry
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Born On The Fourth Of July

    • Oliver Stone
    • Ron Kovic
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Dangerous Liaisons

    Christopher Hampton
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    Shirley Valentine

    Willy Russell
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    My Left Foot

    • Shane Connaughton
    • Jim Sheridan
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Accidental Tourist

    • Frank Galati
    • Lawrence Kasdan
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

    • Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Philip Kaufman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    • Jeffrey Price
    • Peter S Seaman
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Empire Of The Sun

    Tom Stoppard
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Babette's Feast (Babettes Gæstebud)

    Gabriel Axel
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Jean De Florette

    • Claude Berri
    • Gerard Brach
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Prick Up Your Ears

    Alan Bennett
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Little Dorrit

    Christine Edzard
    Adapted Screenplay
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    84 Charing Cross Road

    Hugh Whitemore
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Out Of Africa

    Kurt Luedtke
    Adapted Screenplay
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    A Room With A View

    Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Ran

    • Akira Kurosawa
    • Hideo Oguni
    • Masato Ide
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Color Purple

    Menno Mayjes
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Children Of A Lesser God

    • Hesper Anderson
    • Mark Medoff
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Prizzi's Honour

    • Richard Condon
    • Janet Roach
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Shooting Party

    Julian Bond
    Adapted Screenplay
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    A Passage To India

    David Lean
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Amadeus

    Peter Shaffer
    Adapted Screenplay
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    The Killing Fields

    Bruce Robinson
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Paris, Texas

    Sam Shepard
    Adapted Screenplay
    Nominee

    The Dresser

    Ronald Harwood
    Adapted Screenplay
    Nominee

    Another Country

    Julian Mitchell
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Heat And Dust

    Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    Adapted Screenplay
    Nominee

    Tootsie

    • Larry Gelbart
    • Murray Schisgal
    Adapted Screenplay
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    Educating Rita

    Willy Russell
    Adapted Screenplay
    Nominee

    Betrayal

    Harold Pinter
    Adapted Screenplay