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The 21 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, each with the reason it gives.

• George Bernard ShawRelated: Shaw won the award for the 1938 film adaptation of Pygmalion.

• Emma ThompsonRelated: Thompson won for Sense and Sensibility, becoming the first person to win acting and writing Oscars.

• Oliver StoneRelated: Stone won it for Midnight Express, a breakthrough in his screenwriting career.

• The DepartedRelated: William Monahan won for adapting the story of Infernal Affairs.

• Dalton TrumboRelated: The Academy later recognized Trumbo’s Roman Holiday screenplay under his own name.

• Frances MarionRelated: Marion won the award for The Big House and The Champ, in 1931 and 1932.

• Paddy ChayefskyRelated: Chayefsky won for adapting his television play Marty into a feature film.

• William GoldmanRelated: Goldman won it for All the President’s Men.

• Mario PuzoRelated: Puzo and Coppola won the award for The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.

• Robert E. SherwoodRelated: Sherwood won this award for The Best Years of Our Lives.

• Billy Bob ThorntonRelated: Thornton won the award for adapting his earlier short film into Sling Blade.

• John IrvingRelated: Irving won the award for his adaptation of The Cider House Rules.

• Andrei KonchalovskyRelated: Konchalovsky shared a nomination for adapting Runaway Train's screenplay.

• Jean AnouilhRelated: Anouilh shared the 1965 award for the film adaptation of Becket.

• Morrie RyskindRelated: Ryskind won the award for adapting The Great Ziegfeld.

• Taika WaititiRelated: Waititi won the award for Jojo Rabbit, bringing major awards recognition to his writing.

• Costa-GavrasRelated: Missing received this award, marking one measure of his recognition in Hollywood.

• Ruth Prawer JhabvalaRelated: Jhabvala won it for A Room with a View and Howards End.