Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

{{Infobox award

| name = Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

| awarded_for = Best Adapted Screenplay

| presenter = International Press Academy

| country = United States

| year = 1996

| year2 =

| holder = Cord JeffersonAmerican Fiction (2023)

| website =

}}

The Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an annual award given by the International Press Academy.

Winners and nominees

= 1990s =

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rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1996style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The English Patientstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Anthony Minghella
The CrucibleArthur Miller
JudeHossein Amini
The Portrait of a LadyLaura Jones
TrainspottingJohn Hodge
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1997style="background:#B0C4DE;" | L.A. Confidentialstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
AmistadDavid Franzoni
The Ice StormJames Schamus
The Sweet HereafterAtom Egoyan
The Wings of the DoveHossein Amini
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1998style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gods and Monstersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Bill Condon
BelovedAdam Brooks, Akosua Busia, and Richard LaGravenese
Hilary and JackieFrank Cottrell Boyce
Little VoiceMark Herman
The Thin Red LineTerrence Malick
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 1999style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Cider House Rulesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | John Irving
Felicia's JourneyAtom Egoyan
A Map of the WorldPeter Hedges and Polly Platt
OneginPeter Ettedgui and Michael Ignatieff
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony Minghella
TitusJulie Taymor

= 2000s =

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rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2000style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Quillsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Doug Wright
The House of MirthTerence Davies
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Thirteen DaysDavid Self
TrafficStephen Gaghan
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2001style="background:#B0C4DE;" | In the Bedroomstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Robert Festinger and Todd Field
A Beautiful MindAkiva Goldsman
Hedwig and the Angry InchJohn Cameron Mitchell
Last OrdersFred Schepisi
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPhilippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2002style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Adaptation.style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Charlie and Donald Kaufman
ChicagoBill Condon
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersPhilippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair, and Fran Walsh
My Big Fat Greek WeddingNia Vardalos
The PianistRonald Harwood
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2003style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Mystic Riverstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Brian Helgeland
American SplendorShari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Cold MountainAnthony Minghella
SeabiscuitGary Ross
Shattered GlassBilly Ray
Whale RiderNiki Caro
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2004style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Million Dollar Babystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Paul Haggis
CloserPatrick Marber
The Phantom of the OperaJoel Schumacher
SidewaysAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2005style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Memoirs of a Geishastyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Robin Swicord
Brokeback MountainLarry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
CapoteDan Futterman
JarheadWilliam Broyles Jr.
ShopgirlSteve Martin
Walk the LineGill Dennis and James Mangold
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2006style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Departedstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | William Monahan
DreamgirlsBill Condon
Flags of Our FathersWilliam Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis
Little ChildrenTodd Field and Tom Perrotta
A Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor
Thank You for SmokingJason Reitman
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2007style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Atonementstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Christopher Hampton
Away from HerSarah Polley
The Kite RunnerDavid Benioff
Lust, Caution (Se, jie)Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus
No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
ZodiacJames Vanderbilt
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2008style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Frost/Nixonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Peter Morgan
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonEric Roth and Robin Swicord
DoubtJohn Patrick Shanley
ElegyPhilip Roth
The ReaderDavid Hare
Revolutionary RoadJustin Haythe
Slumdog MillionaireSimon Beaufoy
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2009style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Preciousstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Geoffrey S. Fletcher
District 9Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An EducationNick Hornby
Julie & JuliaNora Ephron
Up in the AirSheldon Turner and Jason Reitman

= 2010s =

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rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| 2010style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Social Networkstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Aaron Sorkin
127 HoursDanny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
Fair GameJez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth
The Ghost WriterRobert Harris and Roman Polanski
The Girl with the Dragon TattooNikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMichael Bacall and Edgar Wright
The TownBen Affleck, Peter Craig, and Aaron Stockard
Winter's BoneDebra Granik and Anne Rosellini
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2011style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Descendantsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornEdgar Wright, Joe Cornish, and Steven Moffat
Albert NobbsGlenn Close and John Banville
The HelpTate Taylor
MoneyballAaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian
War Horse Lee Hall and Richard Curtis
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2012style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Life of Pistyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | David Magee
Anna KareninaTom Stoppard
ArgoChris Terrio
LincolnTony Kushner
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. Russell
The SessionsBen Lewin
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2013style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Philomenastyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan
12 Years a SlaveJohn Ridley
Before MidnightRichard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy
Captain PhillipsBilly Ray
Lone SurvivorPeter Berg
The Wolf of Wall StreetTerence Winter
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2014style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Imitation Gamestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Graham Moore
American SniperJason Hall
Gone GirlGillian Flynn
Inherent VicePaul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of EverythingAnthony McCarten
WildCheryl Strayed and Nick Hornby
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2015
{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2015/|work=International Press Academy|at=pressacademy.com|title=Satellite Awards (2015)|publisher=IPA|access-date=December 2, 2015|date=December 2, 2015}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Steve Jobsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Aaron Sorkin
Black MassJez Butterworth and Mark Mallouk
The Danish GirlLucinda Coxon
The MartianDrew Goddard
The RevenantAlejandro G. Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith
RoomEmma Donoghue
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2016
{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-Nominations.pdf|work=International Press Academy|at=pressacademy.com|title=Satellite Awards (2016)|publisher=IPA|access-date=November 29, 2016|date=November 28, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203145212/http://www.pressacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-Nominations.pdf|archive-date=December 3, 2016}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Snowdenstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone
Hacksaw RidgeAndrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan
Hidden FiguresTheodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder
The Jungle BookJustin Marks
LionLuke Davies
SullyTodd Komarnicki
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2017/12/03/dunkirk-shape-water-lady-bird-lead-2107-satellite-award-nominees/|work=Awards Daily|at=awardsdaily.com|title=Satellite Awards (2017)|access-date=November 29, 2017|date=November 28, 2017}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Disaster Artiststyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Call Me by Your NameJames Ivory
Molly's GameAaron Sorkin
Victoria & AbdulLee Hall
WonderstruckBrian Selznick
Wonder WomanAllan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/|work=International Press Academy|at=http://www.pressacademy.com|title=Satellite Awards (2018)|access-date=December 22, 2018|date=2018}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Can You Ever Forgive Me?style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
BlacKkKlansmanSpike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Charlie Wachtel
The Death of StalinArmando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows
If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins
Leave No TraceDebra Granik and Anne Rosellini
A Star Is BornBradley Cooper and Eric Roth
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2019
{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2019-winners/|title=Satellite Awards 2019|website=International Press Academy|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Jokerstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"|Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
Dark WatersMatthew Michael Carnahan, Mario Correa, and Nathaniel Rich
The IrishmanSteven Zaillian
Jojo RabbitTaika Waititi
Motherless BrooklynEdward Norton
The Two PopesAnthony McCarten

=2020s=

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rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2020
{{cite web|url=https://www.vimooz.com/2021/02/01/one-night-in-miami-nomadland-nominations-25th-satellite-awards/|title=‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘Nomadland’ Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards|website=Vimooz|date=February 1, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/satellite-awards-winners-nomadland-forty-year-old-version-top-film-prizes-schitts-creek-better-call-saul-take-tv/|title=Satellite Awards winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Forty-Year Old Version’ top film prizes; ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Better Call Saul’ take TV|website=Awards Watch|first=Erik|last=Anderson|date=February 15, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Fatherstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"|Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
The Life AheadEdoardo Ponti
Ma Rainey's Black BottomRuben Santiago-Hudson
News of the WorldLuke Davies and Paul Greengrass
NomadlandJessica Bruder and Chloé Zhao
One Night in Miami...Kemp Powers
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2021
{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2021-nominees/|title=2021 Nominees|website=International Press Academy|date=December 1, 2021|accessdate=December 5, 2021}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" |CODAstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"|Sian Heder
DuneEric Roth, Jon Spaihts, and Denis Villeneuve
The Lost DaughterMaggie Gyllenhaal
PassingRebecca Hall and Nella Larsen
The Power of the DogJane Campion
The Tragedy of MacbethJoel Coen
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2022
{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/the-international-press-academy-announces-winners-for-the-27th-annual-satellite-awards/ |title=The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 27th Annual Satellite™ Awards |date=March 3, 2023 |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=March 15, 2023}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Women Talkingstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Sarah Polley
Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryRian Johnson
LivingKazuo Ishiguro
She SaidRebecca Lenkiewicz
Top Gun: MaverickPeter Craig, Ehren Kruger, Justin Marks, Christopher McQuarrie, and Eric Warren Singer
The WhaleSamuel D. Hunter
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2023
{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-nominations-for-the-28th-satellite-awards/ |title=IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}{{cite web |title=The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual SATELLITE Awards |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/the-international-press-academy-announces-winners-for-the-28th-annual-satellite-awards/ |website=International Press Academy |access-date=March 26, 2024 |date=March 3, 2024}}
style="background:#B0C4DE;" | American Fictionstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Cord Jefferson
All of Us StrangersAndrew Haigh
Killers of the Flower MoonEric Roth and Martin Scorsese
OppenheimerChristopher Nolan
Poor ThingsTony McNamara
The Zone of InterestJonathan Glazer

References

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