OUTSTANDING ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash; Based on The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants

Screenplay by John Logan; Based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Hugo

Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on Moneyball by Michael Lewis, Moneyball

Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan; Based on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Screenplay by Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear; Based on We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

AND THE WINNER IS…..

SCREENPLAY BY STEVE ZAILLIAN AND AARON SORKIN; STORY BY STAN CHERVIN; BASED ON MONEYBALL BY MICHAEL LEWIS, MONEYBALL

Last Year’s Winner: Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich, The Social Network

I present this award because like an original screenplay the idea for a movie starts with an idea which is why I present this second. The winning writers includes last year’s winner and previous winner of this oscar category. The first runner up is “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“, written by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan.

And the winner in the end was “Moneyball“, written by Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zallian.