Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards, focused specifically for film. The Writers Guild of America began making the distinction between an original screenplay and an adapted screenplay in 1970, when Waldo Salt, screenwriter for Midnight Cowboy, won for "Best Adapted Drama" and Arnold Schulman won "Best Adapted Comedy" for his screenplay of Goodbye, Columbus. Separate awards for dramas and comedies continued until 1985.

Writers with multiple awards

 * 3 Awards
 * Alexander Payne
 * Alvin Sargent


 * 2 Awards
 * Francis Ford Coppola
 * Blake Edwards
 * Mario Puzo
 * Waldo Salt
 * Jim Taylor

Writers with multiple nominations
The following writers have received three or more nominations:
 * 6 Nominations
 * Steven Zaillian
 * Eric Roth


 * 4 Nominations
 * Jay Presson Allen
 * Alexander Payne
 * Neil Simon
 * Aaron Sorkin


 * 3 Nominations
 * Scott Frank
 * Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
 * David Mamet
 * Elaine May
 * Anthony Minghella
 * Mario Puzo
 * Oliver Stone
 * Jim Taylor