academy award for best writing (adapted screenplay)
2000s
Table:
Year

Film

Screenwriter(s)

Adapted from

2000
(73rd)

Traffic

Stephen Gaghan

The teleplay Traffik, written by Simon Moore

Chocolat

Robert Nelson Jacobs

The novel Chocolat by Joanne Harris

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Hui-Ling Wang
James Schamus
Kuo Jung Tsai

The novel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Wang Dulu

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

The epic poem The Odyssey by Homer

Wonder Boys

Steve Kloves

The book Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

2001
(74th)

A Beautiful Mind

Akiva Goldsman

The book A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar

Ghost World

Daniel Clowes
Terry Zwigoff

The graphic novel Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

In the Bedroom

Todd Field
Rob Festinger

The short story "Killings" by Andre Dubus

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Peter Jackson

The novel The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

Shrek

Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Joe Stillman
Roger S. H. Schulman

The picture book Shrek! by William Steig

2002
(75th)[17]

The Pianist

Ronald Harwood

The book The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman

About a Boy

Peter Hedges
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz

The novel About a Boy by Nick Hornby

Adaptation

Charlie Kaufman
Donald Kaufman[18]

The book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

Chicago

Bill Condon

The musical play Chicago, book by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb

The Hours

David Hare

The novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham

2003
(76th)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Peter Jackson

The novel The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

American Splendor

Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini

The comic book series American Splendor by Harvey Pekar
The comic book series Our Cancer Year by Joyce Brabner

City of God

Bráulio Mantovani

The novel City of God by Paulo Lins

Mystic River

Brian Helgeland

The novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

Seabiscuit

Gary Ross

The book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

2004
(77th)

Sideways

Alexander Payne
Jim Taylor

The novel Sideways by Rex Pickett

Before Sunset

Richard Linklater (story/screenplay)
Kim Krizan (story)
Julie Delpy (screenplay)
Ethan Hawke (screenplay)

Characters from the film Before Sunrise, written by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan

Finding Neverland

David Magee

The play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee

Million Dollar Baby

Paul Haggis

The book Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole

The Motorcycle Diaries

José Rivera

The book Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado
The book The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara

2005
(78th)

Brokeback Mountain

Larry McMurtry
Diana Ossana

The short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx

Capote

Dan Futterman

The book Capote by Gerald Clarke

The Constant Gardener

Jeffrey Caine

The novel The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

A History of Violence

Josh Olson

The graphic novel A History of Violence by John Wagner and Vince Locke

Munich

Tony Kushner
Eric Roth

The book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas

2006
(79th)

The Departed

William Monahan

The film Infernal Affairs, written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Sacha Baron Cohen (story/screenplay)
Peter Baynham (story/screenplay)
Anthony Hines (story/screenplay)
Dan Mazer (screenplay)
Todd Phillips (story)

The character Borat Sagdiyev, from the television series Da Ali G Show, created by Sacha Baron Cohen

Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón
Timothy J. Sexton
David Arata
Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby

The novel The Children of Men by P. D. James

Little Children

Todd Field
Tom Perrotta

The novel Little Children by Tom Perrotta

Notes on a Scandal

Patrick Marber

The novel Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller

2007
(80th)

No Country for Old Men

Joel Coen
Ethan Coen

The novel No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Atonement

Christopher Hampton

The novel Atonement by Ian McEwan

Away from Her

Sarah Polley

The short story "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Ronald Harwood

The book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson

The novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair

2008
(81st)

Slumdog Millionaire

Simon Beaufoy

The novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Eric Roth (story/screenplay)
Robin Swicord (story)

The short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Doubt

John Patrick Shanley

The play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon

Peter Morgan

The play Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan

The Reader

David Hare

The novel The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

2009
(82nd)

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Geoffrey Fletcher

The novel Push by Sapphire

District 9

Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell

The short film Alive in Joburg written by Neill Blomkamp

An Education

Nick Hornby

The book An Education by Lynn Barber

In the Loop

Jesse Armstrong
Simon Blackwell
Armando Iannucci
Tony Roche

The character Malcolm Tucker, from the television series The Thick of It, created by Armando Iannucci

Up in the Air

Jason Reitman
Sheldon Turner

The novel Up in the Air by Walter Kirn

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