AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

33 winning films and series from Australia and New Zealand in our catalogue, newest first.

Title	Year	Director	Genre	Min	Awards
The Dry	2020	Robert Connolly	Drama, Crime	117	2
Boy Erased	2018	Joel Edgerton	Drama, Biographical	114	2
Last Cab To Darwin	2015	Jeremy Sims	Drama	123	2
Lion	2015	Garth Davis	Drama, Biographical	118	14
The Daughter	2015	Simon Stone	Drama	96	3
The Great Gatsby	2013	Baz Luhrmann	Drama, Romance	142	14
The Railway Man	2013	Jonathan Teplitzky	Drama, War	107	2
The Sapphires	2012	Wayne Blair	Comedy, Biographical	99	11
Snowtown	2011	Justin Kurzel	Drama, Horror	120	6
Tomorrow, When the War Began	2010	Stuart Beattie	Action, Adventure	100	2
Balibo	2009	Robert Connolly	Drama	111	4
Unfinished Sky	2007	Peter Duncan	Drama	94	6
Candy	2006	Neil Armfield	Drama, Romance	108	1
Three Dollars	2005	Robert Connolly	Comedy	—	1
The Rage in Placid Lake	2003	Tony McNamara	Comedy	—	1
Australian Rules	2002	Paul Goldman	Sport	95	1
Lantana	2001	Ray Lawrence	Drama	120	7
Looking for Alibrandi	2000	Kate Woods	Drama, Coming-of-age	103	5
Praise	1998	John Curran	Drama	97	2
The Boys	1998	Rowan Woods	Drama, Crime	86	4
The Well	1997	Samantha Lang	Drama	101	3
Cosi	1996	Mark Joffe	Comedy	97	1
Hotel Sorrento	1995	Richard Franklin	Drama	112	2
The Sum of Us	1994	Kevin Dowling	Drama, Comedy	99	1
Blackfellas	1993	James Ricketson	Drama	—	2
Evil Angels	1988	Fred Schepisi	Drama, Biographical	121	5
Travelling North	1987	Carl Schultz	Comedy drama	96	2
The Fringe Dwellers	1986	Bruce Beresford	Drama	96	1
Bliss	1985	Ray Lawrence	Drama, Comedy	111	3
Annie's Coming Out	1984	Gil Brealey	Independent, Propaganda	—	3
Careful, He Might Hear You	1983	Carl Schultz	Drama	110	9
My Brilliant Career	1979	Gillian Armstrong	Drama, Comedy	96	5
The Getting of Wisdom	1977	Bruce Beresford	—	100	1

Awards as recorded on Wikidata (Q4649794); older ceremonies may be incomplete.