The Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an annual award given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees 1990s YearFilmRecipient(s) 1996 The English Patient Anthony MinghellaThe Crucible Arthur MillerJude Hossein AminiThe Portrait of a Lady Laura JonesTrainspotting John Hodge 1997 L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson and Brian HelgelandAmistad David FranzoniThe Ice Storm James SchamusThe Sweet Hereafter Atom EgoyanThe Wings of the Dove Hossein Amini 1998 Gods and Monsters Bill CondonBeloved Adam Brooks, Akosua Busia, and Richard LaGraveneseHilary and Jackie Frank Cottrell BoyceLittle Voice Mark HermanThe Thin Red Line Terrence Malick 1999 The Cider House Rules John IrvingFelicia's Journey Atom EgoyanA Map of the World Peter Hedges and Polly PlattOnegin Peter Ettedgui and Michael IgnatieffThe Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony MinghellaTitus Julie Taymor
2000s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2000 Quills Doug WrightThe House of Mirth Terence DaviesO Brother, Where Art Thou? Joel Coen and Ethan CoenThirteen Days David SelfTraffic Stephen Gaghan 2001 In the Bedroom Robert Festinger and Todd FieldA Beautiful Mind Akiva GoldsmanHedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron MitchellLast Orders Fred SchepisiThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh 2002 Adaptation. Charlie and Donald KaufmanChicago Bill CondonThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair, and Fran WalshMy Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia VardalosThe Pianist Ronald Harwood 2003 Mystic River Brian HelgelandAmerican Splendor Shari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniCold Mountain Anthony MinghellaSeabiscuit Gary RossShattered Glass Billy RayWhale Rider Niki Caro 2004 Million Dollar Baby Paul HaggisCloser Patrick MarberThe Phantom of the Opera Joel SchumacherSideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Robin SwicordBrokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaCapote Dan FuttermanJarhead William Broyles Jr.Shopgirl Steve MartinWalk the Line Gill Dennis and James Mangold 2006 The Departed William MonahanDreamgirls Bill CondonFlags of Our Fathers William Broyles, Jr. and Paul HaggisLittle Children Todd Field and Tom PerrottaA Prairie Home Companion Garrison KeillorThank You for Smoking Jason Reitman 2007 Atonement Christopher HamptonAway from Her Sarah PolleyThe Kite Runner David BenioffLust, Caution (Se, jie) Hui-Ling Wang and James SchamusNo Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan CoenZodiac James Vanderbilt 2008 Frost/Nixon Peter MorganThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth and Robin SwicordDoubt John Patrick ShanleyElegy Philip RothThe Reader David HareRevolutionary Road Justin HaytheSlumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy 2009 Precious Geoffrey S. FletcherDistrict 9 Neill Blomkamp and Terri TatchellAn Education Nick HornbyJulie & Julia Nora EphronUp in the Air Sheldon Turner and Jason Reitman
2010s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2010 The Social Network Aaron Sorkin 127 Hours Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Fair Game Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth The Ghost Writer Robert Harris and Roman Polanski The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright The Town Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, and Aaron Stockard Winter's Bone Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini 2011 The Descendants Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, and Steven Moffat Albert Nobbs Glenn Close and John Banville The Help Tate Taylor Moneyball Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian War Horse Lee Hall and Richard Curtis 2012 Life of Pi David Magee Anna Karenina Tom Stoppard Argo Chris Terrio Lincoln Tony Kushner Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell The Sessions Ben Lewin 2013 Philomena Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan 12 Years a Slave John Ridley Before Midnight Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy Captain Phillips Billy Ray Lone Survivor Peter Berg The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter 2014 The Imitation Game Graham Moore American Sniper Jason Hall Gone Girl Gillian Flynn Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson The Theory of Everything Anthony McCarten Wild Cheryl Strayed and Nick Hornby 2015 Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin Black Mass Jez Butterworth and Mark Mallouk The Danish Girl Lucinda Coxon The Martian Drew Goddard The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith Room Emma Donoghue 2016 Snowden Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan Hidden Figures Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder The Jungle Book Justin Marks Lion Luke Davies Sully Todd Komarnicki 2017 The Disaster Artist Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Call Me by Your Name James Ivory Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin Victoria & Abdul Lee Hall Wonderstruck Brian Selznick Wonder Woman Allan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs 2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Charlie Wachtel The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins Leave No Trace Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper and Eric Roth 2019 Joker Todd Phillips and Scott Silver Dark Waters Matthew Michael Carnahan, Mario Correa, and Nathaniel Rich The Irishman Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi Motherless Brooklyn Edward Norton The Two Popes Anthony McCarten
2020s YearFilmRecipient(s) 2020 The Father Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller The Life Ahead Edoardo Ponti Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ruben Santiago-Hudson News of the World Luke Davies and Paul Greengrass Nomadland Jessica Bruder and Chloé Zhao One Night in Miami... Kemp Powers 2021 CODA Sian Heder Dune Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts, and Denis Villeneuve The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal Passing Rebecca Hall and Nella Larsen The Power of the Dog Jane Campion The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen 2022 Women Talking Sarah Polley Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson Living Kazuo Ishiguro She Said Rebecca Lenkiewicz Top Gun: Maverick Peter Craig, Ehren Kruger, Justin Marks, Christopher McQuarrie, and Eric Warren Singer The Whale Samuel D. Hunter 2023 American Fiction Cord Jefferson All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh Killers of the Flower Moon Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Poor Things Tony McNamara The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
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