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The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and even other films and film characters.
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Alfred Uhry Actor in a Leading Role - Morgan Freeman Actor in a Supporting Role - Dan Aykroyd Art Direction - Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis Costume Design - Elizabeth McBride
Lawrence Gordon. Charles Gordon. 1990 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Phil Alden Robinson. 1990 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Score. James Horner.
Best Actor winner for Tender Mercies, with presenter Dolly Parton. Horton Foote. Original Screenplay winner, with presenters Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek. James L. Brooks, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. Terms of Endearment winners for Directing/Best Picture/Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, and Supporting Actor. View More Memorable Moments.
Memorable Moments. Cary Grant. Honorary Award recipient, with presenter Frank Sinatra. Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Original Song winners for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Jon Voight. Accepting Best Directing for John Schlesinger for Midnight Cowboy. View More Memorable Moments.
Feb 9, 2020 · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is given each year to a script “based on material from another medium.” That other medium being adapted is often a novel ( The Lord of the Rings ), a stage production ( Fences ), or another film ( A Star is Born ).
Oct 26, 2021 · 1984 Academy Award Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Second Draft screenplay (Jul 9, 1982) by Peter Shaffer Berkeley, CA: Saul Zaentz Production Company, 1982. Vintage original film script, bound with a metal clasp. Printed wrappers with a die-cut window, 11 x 8 ½” (28 x 22 cm.), 148 pp., just about fine.
