Oscars: Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winners and nominees by ceremony year, newest first.
Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.
- 2026One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84Nominated: Hamnet, Frankenstein, Train Dreams, Bugonia
- 2025Conclave (2024)
GoodWatch score 76Nominated: Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, A Complete Unknown
- 2024American Fiction (2023)
GoodWatch score 82Nominated: The Zone of Interest, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Barbie
- 2023Women Talking (2022)
GoodWatch score 76 - 2022CODA (2021)
GoodWatch score 75Nominated: The Power of the Dog, Dune, The Lost Daughter, Drive My Car
- 2021The Father (2020)
GoodWatch score 85 - 2020Jojo Rabbit (2019)
GoodWatch score 68Nominated: Joker, The Irishman, Little Women, The Two Popes
- 2019BlacKkKlansman (2018)
GoodWatch score 82 - 2018Call Me by Your Name (2017)
GoodWatch score 86Nominated: Molly's Game, The Disaster Artist, Logan, Mudbound
- 2017Moonlight (2016)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: Hidden Figures, Arrival, Lion, Fences
- 2016The Big Short (2015)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: Carol, Room, Brooklyn, The Martian
- 2015The Imitation Game (2014)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: The Theory of Everything, American Sniper, Whiplash, Inherent Vice
- 201412 Years a Slave (2013)
GoodWatch score 88Nominated: The Wolf of Wall Street, Captain Phillips, Philomena, Before Midnight
- 2013Argo (2012)
GoodWatch score 84Nominated: Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, Life of Pi, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- 2012The Descendants (2011)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Moneyball, Hugo, The Ides of March
- 2011The Social Network (2010)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: 127 Hours, True Grit, Toy Story 3, Winter's Bone
- 2010Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: District 9, Up in the Air, In the Loop, An Education
- 2009Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: Doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader
- 2008No Country for Old Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 87 - 2007The Departed (2006)
GoodWatch score 87 - 2006Brokeback Mountain (2005)
GoodWatch score 83Nominated: The Constant Gardener, Munich, A History of Violence, Capote
- 2005Sideways (2004)
GoodWatch score 85 - 2004The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
GoodWatch score 91Nominated: City of God, American Splendor, Mystic River, Seabiscuit
- 2003The Pianist (2002)
GoodWatch score 88Nominated: About a Boy, Adaptation., The Hours, Chicago
- 2002A Beautiful Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 75 - 2001Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: Chocolat, Wonder Boys, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- 2000The Cider House Rules (1999)
GoodWatch score 73Nominated: The Insider, The Green Mile, Election, The Talented Mr. Ripley
- 1999Gods and Monsters (1998)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: Primary Colors, Out of Sight, A Simple Plan, The Thin Red Line
- 1998L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 86Nominated: Wag the Dog, The Sweet Hereafter, The Wings of the Dove, Donnie Brasco
- 1997Sling Blade (1996)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: The English Patient, Hamlet, The Crucible, Trainspotting
- 1996Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Leaving Las Vegas, Apollo 13, Babe, The Postman
- 1995Forrest Gump (1994)
GoodWatch score 83 - 1994Schindler's List (1993)
GoodWatch score 93 - 1993Howards End (1992)
GoodWatch score 83Nominated: A River Runs Through It, Scent of a Woman, The Player, Enchanted April
- 1992The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Europa Europa, JFK, The Prince of Tides, Fried Green Tomatoes
- 1991Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: The Grifters, Reversal of Fortune, Awakenings, GoodFellas
- 1990Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
GoodWatch score 78 - 1989Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
GoodWatch score 79 - 1988The Last Emperor (1987)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: Full Metal Jacket, The Dead, Fatal Attraction, My Life as a Dog
- 1987A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83 - 1986Out of Africa (1985)
GoodWatch score 69 - 1985Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87 - 1984Terms of Endearment (1983)
GoodWatch score 77Nominated: The Dresser, Betrayal, Reuben, Reuben, Educating Rita
- 1983Missing (1982)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: Das Boot, Sophie's Choice, The Verdict, Victor/Victoria
- 1982On Golden Pond (1981)
GoodWatch score 78 - 1981Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83Nominated: Coal Miner's Daughter, The Elephant Man, The Stunt Man, Breaker Morant
- 1980Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82Nominated: La Cage aux Folles, A Little Romance, Norma Rae, Apocalypse Now
- 1979Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75Nominated: Heaven Can Wait, Same Time, Next Year, Bloodbrothers, California Suite
- 1978Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67 - 1977All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 82 - 1976One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
GoodWatch score 88 - 1975The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 89 - 1974The Exorcist (1973)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: The Paper Chase, The Last Detail, Paper Moon, Serpico
- 1973The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95Nominated: The Emigrants, Sounder, Cabaret, Pete 'n' Tillie
- 1972The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87 - 1971M*A*S*H (1970)
GoodWatch score 78 - 1970Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82 - 1969The Lion in Winter (1968)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Oliver!, Rachel, Rachel, The Odd Couple, Rosemary's Baby
- 1968In the Heat of the Night (1967)
GoodWatch score 83Nominated: Cool Hand Luke, In Cold Blood, The Graduate, Ulysses
- 1967A Man for All Seasons (1966)
GoodWatch score 79 - 1966Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77Nominated: A Thousand Clowns, Ship of Fools, The Collector, Cat Ballou
- 1965Becket (1964)
GoodWatch score 74 - 1964Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70Nominated: Lilies of the Field, Captain Newman, M.D., Hud, Sundays and Cybele
- 1963To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Lawrence of Arabia, David and Lisa, The Miracle Worker, Lolita
- 1962Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Hustler, The Guns of Navarone, West Side Story
- 1961Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86Nominated: The Sundowners, Sons and Lovers, Tunes of Glory, Inherit the Wind
- 1960Room at the Top (1958)
GoodWatch score 84Nominated: Ben-Hur, Some Like It Hot, Anatomy of a Murder, The Nun's Story
- 1959The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78Nominated: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Horse's Mouth, Separate Tables, I Want to Live!
- 1958The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: 12 Angry Men, Sayonara, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, Peyton Place
- 1957Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67Nominated: Giant, Lust for Life, Friendly Persuasion, Baby Doll
- 1956Marty (1955)
GoodWatch score 84 - 1955The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75Nominated: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sabrina, Rear Window, The Caine Mutiny
- 1954From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: The Cruel Sea, Roman Holiday, Shane, Lili
- 1953The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: High Noon, 5 Fingers, The Man in the White Suit, The Quiet Man
- 1952A Place in the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 80Nominated: Detective Story, La Ronde, The African Queen, A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1951All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92Nominated: Broken Arrow, Father of the Bride, Born Yesterday, The Asphalt Jungle
- 1950A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88Nominated: Champion, The Fallen Idol, Bicycle Thieves, All the King's Men
- 1949The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91Nominated: A Foreign Affair, The Snake Pit, The Search, Johnny Belinda
- 1948Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85Nominated: Boomerang!, Crossfire, Great Expectations, Gentleman's Agreement
- 1947The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 89Nominated: Rome, Open City, Brief Encounter, The Killers, Anna and the King of Siam
- 1946The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77 - 1945Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76Nominated: Double Indemnity, Gaslight, Laura, Meet Me in St. Louis
- 1944Casablanca (1943)
GoodWatch score 92 - 1943Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79 - 1942Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70 - 1941The Philadelphia Story (1940)
GoodWatch score 88Nominated: The Long Voyage Home, The Grapes of Wrath, Kitty Foyle, Rebecca
- 1940Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87 - 1939Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73Nominated: The Citadel, Four Daughters, Boys Town, You Can't Take It with You
- 1938The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81Nominated: Stage Door, Captains Courageous, The Awful Truth, A Star Is Born
- 1937The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
GoodWatch score 64Nominated: After the Thin Man, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Dodsworth, My Man Godfrey
- 1936The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65 - 1935It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87Nominated: The Thin Man, Viva Villa!
- 1932Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57Nominated: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Arrowsmith
- 1931Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53Nominated: Little Caesar, Skippy, Holiday, The Criminal Code
- 1930The Patriot (1928)
GoodWatch score 79Nominated: The Divorcee, All Quiet on the Western Front, Disraeli, Street of Chance