AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for an Australian screenplay "based on material previously released or published". Prior to the establishment of the academy in 2011, the award was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (more commonly known as the AFI Awards). It was first handed out in 1978 when the award for Best Screenplay (which was first presented at the 1974-75 awards) was split into two categories: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. The award has since been presented intermittently from 1978 to 1979, 1983–1987, 1989, 1993–2003, 2005–2006, and then from 2008–present.

Winners and nominees In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. The films and screenwriters in bold and in yellow background have won are the winners. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning screenplay first and then the other nominees.Winners and nominees by year: 1978: 1979: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1989: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: Additional nominees for 2002 and 2006:

AFI Awards (1978–2010)AACTA Awards (2011-present)

Year Film Screenwriter(s) Source 1970s1978The Getting of WisdomEleanor WitcombeThe novel of the same name by Henry Handel RichardsonThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithFred SchepisiThe novel of the same name by Thomas KeneallyThe Mango TreeMichael PateThe novel of the same name by Ronald McKieWeekend of ShadowsPeter YeldhamThe novel The Reckoning by Hugh Atkinson1979My Brilliant CareerEleanor WitcombeThe novel of the same name by Miles FranklinCathy's ChildKen QuinnellThe novel A Piece of Paper by Dick WordleyThe Last of the KnucklemenTim BurstallThe novel of the same name by John PowerMoney MoversBruce BeresfordThe novel of the same name by Devon Minchin 1980s1983Careful, He Might Hear YouMichael JenkinsThe novel of the same name by Sumner Locke ElliottNow and ForeverRichard CassidyThe novel of the same name by Danielle SteelThe Wild DuckTutte Lemkow, Dido Merwin, Henri Safran and Peter SmalleyThe play of the same name by Henrik IbsenThe Year of Living DangerouslyChristopher Koch, Peter Weir and David WilliamsonThe novel of the same name by Koch1984Annie's Coming OutJohn Patterson and Chris BorthwickThe novel of the same name by Rosemary Crossley & Anne McDonaldBMX BanditsPatrick EdgeworthA story by Russell HaggRazorbackEverett De RocheThe novel of the same name by Peter BrennanStrikeboundRichard LowensteinThe novel Dead Men Don't Dig Coal by Wendy Lowenstein1985BlissPeter Carey and Ray LawrenceThe novel of the same name by CareyAn Indecent ObsessionDenise MorganThe novel of the same name by Colleen McCulloughThe Coca-Cola KidFrank MoorhouseThe short stories The Americans, Baby & The Electrical Experience by MoorhouseRebelMichael Jenkins and Bob HerbertThe play No Names, No Pack Drill by Herbert1986The Fringe DwellersBruce Beresford and Rhoisin BeresfordThe novel of the same name by Peter CareyFor Love AloneStephen WallaceThe novel of the same name by Christina SteadKangarooEvan JonesThe novel of the same name by D. H. LawrencePlaying Beatie BowPeter GawlerThe novel of the same name by Ruth Park1987Travelling NorthDavid WilliamsonThe play of the same name by WilliamsonThe Place at the CoastHilary FurlongThe novel of the same name by Jane HydeSlate, Wyn & MeDon McLennanThe novel of the same name by Georgia SavageVincentPaul CoxBased on the letters of Vincent van Gogh1989Evil AngelsRobert Caswell and Fred SchepisiThe novel of the same name by John BrysonCompoAbe PogosThe play of the same name by PogosDead CalmTerry HayesThe novel of the same name by Charles F. WilliamsEmerald CityDavid WilliamsonThe play of the same name by Williamson 1990s1993BlackfellasJames RicketsonThe novel of the same name by Archie WellerBlack RiverKevin LucasThe opera of the same name by Andrew & Julianne SchultzNo WorriesDavid HolmanThe play of the same name by HolmanThe Silver BrumbyJohn Tatoulis and Jon StephensThe children's book series of the same name by Elyne Mitchell1994The Sum of UsDavid StevensThe play of the same name by StevensCountry LifeMichael BlakemoreThe play Uncle Vanya by Anton ChekhovEverynight ... EverynightRay Mooney and Alkinos TsilimidosThe play of the same name by MooneyTrapsRobert Carter and Pauline ChanThe novel Dreamhouse by Kate Grenville1995Hotel SorrentoRichard Franklin and Peter FitzpatrickThe play of the same name by Hannie RaysonDad and Dave: On Our SelectionGeorge WhaleyBased on the characters created by Steele RuddSanctuaryDavid WilliamsonThe play of the same name by WilliamsonThat Eye, the SkyJohn Ruane and Jim BartonThe novel of the same name by Tim Winton.1996CosiLouis NowraThe play of the same name by NowraDead HeartNick ParsonsThe play of the same name by ParsonsLifeJohn Brumpton and Lawrence JohnstonThe play Containment by BrumptonWhat I Have WrittenJohn A. ScottThe novel of the same name by Scott1997The WellLaura JonesThe novel of the same name by Elizabeth JolleyBlackrockNick EnrightThe play of the same name by EnrightLove in AmbushCarl SchultzThe novel Jarai by Loup Durand1998The BoysStephen SewellThe play of the same name by Gordon GrahamHead OnAndrew Bovell, Ana Kokkinos and Mira RobertsonThe novel Loaded by Christos TsiolkasOscar and LucindaLaura JonesThe novel of the same name by Peter CareyRadianceLouis NowraThe play of the same name by Nowra1999PraiseAndrew McGahanThe novel of the same name by McGahan 2000s2000Looking for AlibrandiMelina MarchettaThe novel of the same name by MarchettaChopperAndrew DominikThe autobiographies of Mark "Chopper" ReadThe Magic PuddingHarry Cripps, Greg Haddrick and Simon HopkinsonThe children's book of the same name by Norman Lindsay2001LantanaAndrew BovellThe play Speaking In Tongues by BovellHe Died with a Felafel in His HandRichard LowensteinThe novel of the same name by John BirminghamThe Monkey's MaskAnne Kennedy The novel of the same name by Dorothy PorterSilent PartnerDaniel KeeneThe play of the same name by Keene2002Australian RulesPaul Goldman and Phillip GwynneThe novel Deadly, Unna? by GwynneMolokai: The Story of Father DamienJohn BrileyThe biography of the same name by Hilde EynikelRabbit-Proof FenceChristine OlsenThe non-fiction book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington GarimaraSwimming UpstreamTony FingletonThe memoir of the same name by Diane & Tony Fingleton2003The Rage in Placid LakeTony McNamaraThe play The Cafe Latte Kid by McNamaraBlurredStephen Davies and Kier ShoreyThe play of the same name by DavisNed KellyJohn Michael McDonaghThe novel Our Sunshine by Robert DreweTeesh and TrudeVanessa LommaThe play of the same name by Wilson McCaskill2005Three DollarsRobert Connolly and Elliot PerlmanThe novel of the same name by PerlmanHating Alison AshleyChristine MadafferiThe novel of the same name by Robin KleinThe Illustrated Family DoctorDavid Snell and Kriv StendersThe novel of the same name by Robert DreweThe WidowerLyndon TerraciniThe poems Evening Alone at Bunyah, Noonday Axeman, The Widower in the Country, Cowyard Gates & The Last Hellos by Les Murray2006CandyNeil Armfield and Luke DaviesThe novel Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction by DaviesThe Book of RevelationAndrew Bovell and Ana KokkinosThe novel of the same name by Rupert ThomsonJindabyneBeatrix ChristianThe short story So Much Water So Close to Home by Raymond CarverLast Train to FreoReg CribbThe play The Return by Cribb2008Unfinished SkyPeter DuncanBased on the film The Polish Bride by Kees van der HulstAll My Friends Are Leaving BrisbaneStephen VaggThe play of the same name by Vagg2009BaliboRobert Connolly and David WilliamsonThe non-fiction book Cover-Up by Jill JolliffeBeautiful KateRachel WardThe novel of the same name by Newton ThornburgBlessedAndrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves and Christos TsiolkasThe play Who's Afraid of the Working Class? by BovellMao's Last DancerJan SardiThe memoir of the same name by Li Cunxin 2010s2010Tomorrow, When the War BeganStuart BeattieThe novel of the same name by John MarsdenThe Boys Are BackAllan CubittThe memoir The Boys Are Back in Town by Simon CarrBran Nue DaeReg Cribb, Rachel Perkins and Jimmy ChiThe musical of the same name by ChiThe TreeJulie BertuccelliThe novel Our Father Who Art in the Tree by Judy Pascoe AACTA Awards2011(1st)SnowtownShaun GrantBased on the true story of the Snowtown murdersThe Eye of the StormJudy MorrisThe novel of the same name by Patrick WhiteThe HunterAlice AddisonThe novel of the same name by Julia LeighRed DogDaniel TaplitzThe novel of the same name by Louis de Bernières2012(2nd)The SapphiresTony Briggs and Keith ThompsonThe play of the same name by BriggsLoreRobin Mukherjee and Cate ShortlandThe novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert2013(3rd)The Great GatsbyBaz Luhrmann and Craig PearceThe novel of the same name by F. Scott FitzgeraldAdorationChristopher HamptonThe short story collection The Grandmothers by Doris LessingDead EuropeLouise FoxThe novel of the same name by Christos TsiolkasThe TurningThe Turning EnsembleThe short story collection of the same name by Tim Winton2014(4th)The Railway ManFrank Cottrell Boyce and Andy PatersonThe memoir of the same name by Eric LomaxPredestinationThe Spierig BrothersThe novel All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein2015(5th)Last Cab to DarwinReg Cribb and Jeremy SimsThe play of the same name by CribbHolding the ManTommy MurphyThe memoir of the same name by Timothy ConigraveRuben GuthrieBrendan CowellThe play of the same name by Cowell2016(6th)The DaughterSimon StoneThe play The Wild Duck by Henrik IbsenGirl AsleepMatthew WhittetThe play of the same name by Whittet2017(7th)LionLuke DaviesThe memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley & Larry ButtroseBerlin SyndromeShaun GrantThe novel of the same name by Melanie JoostenDon't TellAnne Brooksbank, Ursula Cleary and James GrevilleBased on the true storyJasper JonesShaun Grant and Craig SilveyThe novel of the same name by SilveyBoy ErasedJoel EdgertonThe memoir Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard ConleyBreathSimon Baker, Gerard Lee and Tim WintonThe novel of the same name by WintonCargoYolanda RamkeBased on the short film of the same name by RamkeLadies in BlackBruce Beresford and Sue MillikenThe novel The Women in Black by Madeleine St JohnThe DryRobert Connolly and Harry CrippsThe novel of the same name by Jane HarperPenguin BloomShaun Grant and Harry CrippsThe novel of the same name by Bradley Trevor GreivePeter Rabbit 2Patrick Burleigh and Will GluckBased on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix PotterRamsJames DuncanBased on the film of the same name by Grímur Hákonarson

See also AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Film Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay AACTA Awards

References

External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website