Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winning Movies

Sarah Polley is the latest writer to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. She won for Women Talking.

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Since 1927, there have been over 90 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winners. This page will rank all Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winning movies from Best to Worst in five different sortable columns of information.  If you use the sort and search buttons the massive table becomes very interactive.

Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winning Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

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2 thoughts on “Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Winning Movies

  1. I have seen 51 movies overall, but I am only going to focus on the top 20 in my comment.

    I have seen 13 films in the top 20 best adapted screenplays with 5 of the top 10.

    Favourite Best Adapted Screenplay Winners:

    Gone With the Wind
    Casablanca
    The Best Years of Our Lives
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    It Happened One Night
    The French Connection
    Mrs. Miniver
    A Man For All Seasons
    Driving Miss Daisy

    Other Best Adapted Screenplay Winners:

    Forest Gump
    Terms of Endearment
    The Lost Weekend
    Dances With Wolves

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