Awards & Winners

Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Satellite Award

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

Check all the winners of Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay presented under Satellite Award since 1997 .


Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan

Honored for : Philomena

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Ray Captain Phillips
Peter Berg Lone Survivor
John Ridley 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter The Wolf of Wall Street
Ethan Hawke Before Midnight
Julie Delpy Before Midnight
Richard Linklater Before Midnight
Jeff Pope Philomena
Steve Coogan Philomena

David Magee

Honored for : Life of Pi

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook
David Magee Life of Pi
Tom Stoppard Anna Karenina
John Logan Lincoln
Paul Webb Lincoln
Tony Kushner Lincoln
Ben Lewin The Sessions
Chris Terrio Argo

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Honored for : The Descendants

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tate Taylor The Help
DreamWorks Pictures","Touchstone Pictures
Richard Curtis War Horse
DreamWorks Pictures","Touchstone Pictures
Lee Hall War Horse
DreamWorks Pictures","Touchstone Pictures
John Banville Albert Nobbs
Roadside Attractions
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
Roadside Attractions
Gabriella Prekop Albert Nobbs
Roadside Attractions
Edgar Wright The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Paramount Pictures","Columbia Pictures
Joe Cornish The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Paramount Pictures","Columbia Pictures
Steven Moffat The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Paramount Pictures","Columbia Pictures
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Nat Faxon The Descendants
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jim Rash The Descendants
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Aaron Sorkin Moneyball
Columbia Pictures
Steven Zaillian Moneyball
Columbia Pictures

Aaron Sorkin

Honored for : The Social Network

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Sorkin The Social Network
Jez Butterworth Fair Game
John-Henry Butterworth Fair Game
Roman Polanski The Ghost Writer
Robert Harris The Ghost Writer
Aaron Stockard The Town
Ben Affleck The Town
Peter Craig The Town
Simon Beaufoy 127 Hours
Danny Boyle 127 Hours
Edgar Wright Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Michael Bacall Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Nikolaj Arcel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Rasmus Heisterberg The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Debra Granik Winter\u2019s Bone
Anne Rosellini Winter\u2019s Bone

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terri Tatchell District 9
Neill Blomkamp District 9
Nick Hornby An Education
Geoffrey S. Fletcher Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Sheldon Turner Up in the Air
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Nora Ephron Julie & Julia

Peter Morgan

Honored for : Frost/Nixon

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Roth The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Robin Swicord The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nicholas Meyer Elegy
John Patrick Shanley Doubt
Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon
David Hare The Reader
Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire
Justin Haythe Revolutionary Road

Christopher Hampton

Honored for : Atonement

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Vanderbilt Zodiac
Christopher Hampton Atonement
Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men
Joel Coen No Country for Old Men
David Benioff The Kite Runner
Sarah Polley Away from Her
Wang Hui-Ling Lust, Caution
James Schamus Lust, Caution

William Monahan

Honored for : The Departed

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Broyles Jr. Flags of Our Fathers
Paul Haggis Flags of Our Fathers
Jason Reitman Thank You for Smoking
William Monahan The Departed
Todd Field Little Children
Tom Perrotta Little Children
Garrison Keillor A Prairie Home Companion
Bill Condon Dreamgirls

Paul Haggis

Honored for : Million Dollar Baby
(9th Satellite Awards)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry McMurtry Brokeback Mountain
10th Satellite Awards
Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
10th Satellite Awards
Dan Futterman Capote
10th Satellite Awards
Robin Swicord Memoirs of a Geisha
10th Satellite Awards
William Broyles Jr. Jarhead
10th Satellite Awards
Steve Martin Shopgirl
10th Satellite Awards
Gill Dennis Walk the Line
10th Satellite Awards
James Mangold Walk the Line
10th Satellite Awards
Paul Haggis Million Dollar Baby
9th Satellite Awards
Joel Schumacher The Phantom of the Opera
9th Satellite Awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera
9th Satellite Awards
Alexander Payne Sideways
9th Satellite Awards
Jim Taylor Sideways
9th Satellite Awards
Patrick Marber Closer
9th Satellite Awards

Robin Swicord

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha
(10th Satellite Awards)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry McMurtry Brokeback Mountain
10th Satellite Awards
Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
10th Satellite Awards
Dan Futterman Capote
10th Satellite Awards
Robin Swicord Memoirs of a Geisha
10th Satellite Awards
William Broyles Jr. Jarhead
10th Satellite Awards
Steve Martin Shopgirl
10th Satellite Awards
Gill Dennis Walk the Line
10th Satellite Awards
James Mangold Walk the Line
10th Satellite Awards
Paul Haggis Million Dollar Baby
9th Satellite Awards
Joel Schumacher The Phantom of the Opera
9th Satellite Awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera
9th Satellite Awards
Alexander Payne Sideways
9th Satellite Awards
Jim Taylor Sideways
9th Satellite Awards
Patrick Marber Closer
9th Satellite Awards

Brian Helgeland

Honored for : Mystic River

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Helgeland Mystic River
Gary Ross Seabiscuit
Niki Caro Whale Rider
Anthony Minghella Cold Mountain
Robert Pulcini American Splendor
Shari Springer Berman American Splendor
Billy Ray Shattered Glass

Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman

Honored for : Adaptation

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fran Walsh The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Philippa Boyens The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Stephen Sinclair The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Bill Condon Chicago
Charlie Kaufman Adaptation
Donald Kaufman Adaptation
Ronald Harwood The Pianist

Todd Field, Rob Festinger

Honored for : In the Bedroom

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rob Festinger In the Bedroom
Todd Field In the Bedroom
Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind
Fran Walsh The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Philippa Boyens The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Fred Schepisi Last Orders

Doug Wright

Honored for : Quills

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Coen O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Ethan Coen O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Terence Davies The House of Mirth
Stephen Gaghan Traffic
David Self Thirteen Days
Doug Wright Quills

John Irving

Honored for : The Cider House Rules

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Taymor Titus
Anthony Minghella The Talented Mr. Ripley
Peter Hedges A Map of the World
Polly Platt A Map of the World
John Irving The Cider House Rules
Atom Egoyan Felicia's Journey
Peter Ettedgui Onegin
Michael Ignatieff Onegin

Bill Condon

Honored for : Gods and Monsters

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Cottrell Boyce Hilary and Jackie
Mark Herman Little Voice
Terrence Malick The Thin Red Line
Bill Condon Gods and Monsters
Akosua Busia Beloved
Adam Brooks Beloved
Richard LaGravenese Beloved

Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Honored for : L.A. Confidential

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Schamus The Ice Storm
Brian Helgeland L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential
Hossein Amini The Wings of the Dove
David Franzoni Amistad
Atom Egoyan The Sweet Hereafter

Anthony Minghella

Honored for : The English Patient

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hossein Amini Jude
Anthony Minghella The English Patient
John Hodge Trainspotting
Laura Jones The Portrait of a Lady
Arthur Miller The Crucible