Pencho for Best Writing, Original and Adapted
by Pencho15 | created - 07 Sep 2015 | updated - 15 Jan 2023 | PublicMy personal award winners for Best Script in both Original and Adapted categories.
Writers by points: There are 40 points for a win and 10 for a nomination in both adapted and original, a * means an original script award, a ° an adapted script win.
Christopher Nolan*° (90)
Ethan Coen° (70)
Joel Coen° 70)
Woody Allen* (60)
Philippa Boyens° (60)
Peter Jackson° (60)
Charlie Kaufman* (60)
Fran Walsh° (60)
Paul Thomas Anderson* (50)
Noah Baumbach* (50)
Nick Hornby° (50)
Oren Moverman* (50)
Alexander Payne° (50)
Maren Ade* (40)
Wes Anderson* (40)
David Arata° (40)
Armando Bo* (40)
Alessandro Camon* (40)
Juan José Campanella° (40)
George Clooney° (40)
Alfonso Cuarón° (40)
Alexander Dinelaris* (40)
Asghar Farhadi* (40)
Mark Fergus° (40)
Greta Gerwig* (40)
Nicolas Giacobone* (40)
Ronald Harwood° (40)
Alejandro González Iñárritu* (40)
Brian Helgeland° (40)
Grant Heslov° (40)
Tony Kushner° (40)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz* (40)
Tom McCarthy* (40)
Graham Moore° (40)
Jonathan Nolan° (40)
Josh Olson° (40)
Hawk Ostby° (40)
Pawel Pawlikowsky* (40)
John Ridley° (40)
Eduardo Sacheri° (40)
Sergio G. Sánchez* (40)
Nick Schenk* (40)
Timothy J. Sexton° (40)
Josh Singer* (40)
Jim Taylor° (40)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck* (40)
Lars von Trier* (40)
Denis Villeneuve° (40)
Beau Willimon° (40)
August Wilson° (40)
Owen Wilson* (40)
Paul Haggis (30)
Andrew Stanton (30)
Michael Arndt (20)
John August (20)
Damien Chazelle (20)
Pete Docter (20)
Hayao Miyazaki (20)
Peter Morgan (20)
Bob Peterson (20)
M. Night Shyamalan (20)
Aaron Sorkin (20)
Milo Addica (10)
Ben Affleck (10)
Alejandro Amenábar (10)
Nikolaj Arcel (10)
Guillermo Arriaga (10)
Michael Bacall (10)
Lluís-Anton Baulenas (10)
Simon Beaufoy (10)
Peter Berg (10)
Pablo Berger (10)
Marion Bessay (10)
Brad Bird (10)
David Birke(10)
Andrew Birkin (10)
Stuart Blumberg (10)
Iciar Bollaín (10)
Alain Boublil (10)
Mark Bowden (10)
Michael Brandt (10)
Irena Brignull (10)
Jim Capobianco (10)
J.C. Chandor (10)
Matt Charman (10)
Gaby Chiappe (10)
Lisa Cholodenko (10)
Daniel Clowes (10)
Diablo Cody (10)
Umberto Contarello (10)
Steve Coogan (10)
Josh Cooley (10)
Emanuele Crialese (10)
Jan Cvitkovic (10)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne (10)
Luc Dardenne (10)
Kumar Dave (10)
Sanjay Dayma (10)
Ronnie del Carmen (10)
Philippe Djian (10)
Keith Dorrington (10)
Dave Eggers (10)
Fernando Eimbcke (10)
Bernd Eichinger (10)
Ted Elliot (10)
Lissa Evans (10)
Nat Faxon (10)
Steven Fechter (10)
Tom Ford (10)
Alex Garland (10)
Terry George (10)
Mateo Gil (10)
Terry Gilliam (10)
Dan Gilroy (10)
Drew Goddard (10)
Akiva Goldsman (10)
Ashutosh Gowariker (10)
David S. Goyer (10)
Tony Grisoni (10)
James Gunn (10)
Derek Haas (10)
Jason Hall (10)
Christopher Hampton (10)
Michael Haneke (10)
David Hare (10)
Robert Harris (10)
Todd Haynes (10)
Justin Haythe (10)
Michel Hazanavicius (10)
Rolf de Heer (10)
Andres Heinz (10)
Rasmus Heisterberg (10)
Mark Heyman (10)
Cliff Hollingsworth (10)
Nicole Holofcener (10)
Petr Jarchovský (10)
Jim Jarmusch (10)
Barry Jenkins (10)
Eric Johnson (10)
Rian Johnson (10)
Phil Johnston (10)
Jeethu Joseph (10)
Nicole Kassell (10)
Dover Koshashvili (10)
Herbert Kretzmer (10)
Jean-François Laguionie (10)
John Lasseter (10)
Jennifer Lee (10)
Meg LeFauve (10)
Dennis Lehane (10)
Anik Leray (10)
Tobias Lindholm (10)
John Logan (10)
Kenneth Lonergan (10)
Alicia Luna (10)
David Magee (10)
Patrick Marber (10)
Paula Markovitch (10)
Christopher Markus (10)
Anthony McCarten (10)
Tarell Alvin McCraney (10)
Martin McDonagh (10)
Stephen McFeely (10)
Adam McKay (10)
Charles McKeown (10)
John J. McLaughlin (10)
Mizzi Meyer (10)
William Monahan (10)
Michael Moore (10)
Peter Mullan (10)
Bob Nelson (10)
William Nicholson (10)
Ken Nolan (10)
Anders Nyberg (10)
Ola Olsson (10)
Shawn Lawrence Otto (10)
Keir Pearson (10)
Anthony Peckham (10)
Vadim Perelman (10)
Jonathan Perera (10)
Nicole Perlman (10)
Bob Persichetti (10)
Pamela Pettler (10)
Jan Pinkava (10)
Roman Polanski (10)
Carin Pollak (10)
Kay Pollak (10)
Margaretha Pollak (10)
Ventura Pons (10)
Jeff Pope (10)
Neal Purvis (10)
Charles Randolph (10)
Jim Rash (10)
Billy Ray (10)
Jim Reardon (10)
Jason Reitman (10)
David Reynolds (10)
José Rivera (10)
Will Rokos (10)
Terry Rossio (10)
David O. Russell (10)
Marjane Satrapi (10)
Robert Schenkkan (10)
Claude-Michel Schönberg (10)
S.H. Schulman (10)
Michael Seitzman (10)
John Patrick Shanley (10)
Adrienne Shelly (10)
Upendra Sidhaye (10)
Robert Siegel) (10)
Scott Silver (10)
Stephen Sinclair (10)
Paolo Sorrentino (10)
Joe Stillman (10)
Aaron Stockard (10)
Charles Sturridge (10)
Paul Tamasy (10)
Caroline Thompson (10)
Guillermo del Toro (10)
Sheldon Turner (10)
Tom Tykwer (10)
Lee Unkrich (10)
Vendela Vida (10)
Thomas Vinterberg (10)
Lana Wachowski (10)
Lilly Wachowski (10)
Robert Wade (10)
Halsted Welles (10)
David Wnendt (10)
Austin Wright (10)
Edgar Wright (10)
Iris Yamashita (10)
Steven Zaillian (10)
Terry Zwigoff (10)
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1. Toni Erdmann (2016)
R | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
Director: Maren Ade | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 51,961 | Gross: $1.48M
Maren Ade Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
The Founder (Robert Siegel)
La La Land (Damien Chazelle)
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan)
Miss Sloane (Jonathan Perera)
2. Fences (2016)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo
Votes: 117,895 | Gross: $57.68M
August Wilson Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Elle (Philippe Djian y David Birke)
Moonlight (Barry Jenkins y Tarell Alvin McCraney)
Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford y Austin Wright)
Their Finest (Lissa Evans y Gaby Chiappe)
3. Spotlight (I) (2015)
R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 501,700 | Gross: $45.06M
Josh Singer y Tom McCarthy Winners in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman)
Bridge of Spies (Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)
Inside Out (Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie Del Carmen)
Le Petit Prince (Irena Brignull y Bob Persichetti)
4. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,355 | Gross: $38.32M
Nick Hornby Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
The Big Short (Charles Randolph, Adam McKay)
Drishyam (Jeethu Joseph y Upendra Sidhaye)
Er ist wieder da (Mizzi Meyer y David Wnendt)
The Martian (Drew Goddard)
5. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 666,139 | Gross: $42.34M
Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone y Alejandro González Iñárritu Winners in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Deux jours, une nuit (Jean-Pierre y Luc Dardenne)
Ex Machina (Alex Garland)
Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy)
Whiplash (Damien Chazelle)
6. The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Votes: 824,132 | Gross: $91.13M
Graham Moore Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
American Sniper (Jason Hall)
The Drop (Dennis Lehane)
Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn y Nicole Perlman)
The Theory of Everything (Anthony McCarten)
7. Ida (2013)
PG-13 | 82 min | Drama
A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela
Votes: 60,662 | Gross: $3.83M
Rebecca Lienkiewicz y Pawel Pawlikowsky Winners in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Enough Said (Nicole Holofcener)
La Grande Bellezza (Umberto Contarello y Paolo Sorrentino)
Nebraska (Bob Nelson)
Only Lovers Left Alive (Marion Bessay y Jim Jarmusch)
8. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 740,650 | Gross: $56.67M
John Ridley Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Captain Phillips (Billy Ray)
Kaze Tachinu (Hayao Miyazaki)
Lone Survivor (Peter Berg)
Philomena (Steve Coogan y Jeff Pope)
9. Frances Ha (2012)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen
Votes: 94,170 | Gross: $4.06M
Noah Baumbach y Greta Gerwig Winners in Original Script
Nominees:
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Jagten (Tobias Lindholm y Thomas Vinterberg)
Looper (Rian Johnson)
Wreck-It Ralph (Phil Johnston y Jennifer Lee)
10. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,445 | Gross: $182.21M
Tony Kushner Winner in Adapted Script
Nominees:
Blancanieves (Pablo Berger)
Life of Pi (David Magee)
Les Miseràbles (Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, William Nicholson y Claude-Michel Schönberg)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
11. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,321 | Gross: $7.10M
Asghar Farhadi Winner in Original Script
Nominees:
The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)
Margin Call (J.C. Chandor)
Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
Le Tableau (Jean-François Laguionie y Anik Leray)
12. The Ides of March (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling
Votes: 230,592 | Gross: $40.96M
George Clooney, Grant Heslov y Beau Willimon Winners Adapted Script
Nominees:
Captain America: The First Avenger (Christopher Markus y Stephen McFeely)
The Descendants (Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne y Jim Rash)
Hugo (John Logan)
Moneyball (Aaron Sorkin y Steven Zaillian)
13. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,547,259 | Gross: $292.58M
Christopher Nolan Winner in original script
Nominees:
Black Swan (Andres Heinz, Mark Heyman y John J. McLaughlin)
The Fighter (Keith Dorrington, Eric Johnson, Scott Silver y Paul Tamasy)
The Kids Are All Right (Stuart Blumberg y Lisa Cholodenko)
Toy Story 3 (Michael Arndt, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter y Lee Unkrich)
14. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 199,750 | Gross: $6.86M
Denis Villeneuve Winner in adapted script
Nominees:
The Ghost Writer (Robert Harris y Roman Polanski)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Michael Bacall y Edgar Wright)
The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin)
True Grit (Joel y Ethan Coen)
15. The Messenger (I) (2009)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone
Votes: 36,750 | Gross: $0.07M
Oren Moverman Winner in original script
Nominees:
Away We Go (Dave Eggers y Vendela Vida)
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Terry Gilliam y Charles McKeown)
Up (Pete Docter y Bob Peterson)
Whatever Works (Woody Allen)
16. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 222,161 | Gross: $6.39M
Juan José Campanella y Eduardo Sacheri Winners in adapted script
Nominees:
An Education (Nick Hornby)
Invictus (Anthony Peckham)
Män som hatar kvinnor (Nikolaj Arcel y Rasmus Heisterberg)
Up in the Air (Jason Reitman y Sheldon Turner)
17. Gran Torino (2008)
R | 116 min | Drama
After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her
Votes: 814,300 | Gross: $148.10M
Nick Schenk Winner in original script
Nominees:
Burn After Reading (Joel y Ethan Coen)
The Happening (M. Night Shyamalan)
In Bruges (Martin McDonagh)
Wall-E (Jim Reardon y Andrew Stanton)
18. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,867,028 | Gross: $534.86M
Christopher y Jonathan Nolan Winner in Adapted Script
Nominees:
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Frost/Nixon (Peter Morgan)
Revolutionary Road (Justin Haythe)
Slumdog Millionaire (Simon Beaufoy)
19. The Orphanage (2007)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 163,525 | Gross: $7.16M
Sergio G. Sánchez Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
I'm Not There. (Oren Moverman y Todd Haynes)
Juno (Diablo Cody)
Ratatouille (Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco y Jan Pinkava)
Waitress (Adrienne Shelly)
20. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 1,058,696 | Gross: $74.28M
Joel y Ethan Coen Winners in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck y Aaron Stockard)
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3:10 to Yuma (Michael Brandt, Derek Haas y Halsted Welles)
21. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 409,985 | Gross: $11.29M
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
El laberinto del fauno, (Guillermo del Toro)
Little Miss Sunshine (Michael Arndt)
Nuovomondo (Emanuele Crialese)
The Queen (Peter Morgan)
22. Children of Men (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Votes: 528,927 | Gross: $35.55M
David Arata, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby y Timothy J. Sexton Winners in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Casino Royale (Paul Haggis y Neal Purvis)
The Departed (William Monahan)
Letters from Iwo Jima (Paul Haggis e Iris Yamashita)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger y Tom Tykwer)
23. Match Point (2005)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Votes: 227,914 | Gross: $23.09M
Woody Allen Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Cinderella Man (Akiva Goldsman y Cliff Hollingsworth)
Corpse Bride (John August, Pamela Pettler y Caroline Thompson)
Odgrobadogroba (Jan Cvitkovic)
The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach)
24. A History of Violence (2005)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
Votes: 252,631 | Gross: $31.49M
Josh Olson Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Batman Begins (David S. Goyer y Christopher Nolan)
Lassie (Charlie Sturridge)
North Country (Michael Seitzman)
V for Vendetta (Lana y Lilly Wachowski)
25. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
Votes: 1,076,781 | Gross: $34.40M
Charlie Kaufman Winner in original script
Nominees:
Hotel Rwanda (Terry George y Keir Pearson)
Mar Adentro (Alejandro Amenábar y Mateo Gil)
Så som i himmelen (Anders Nyberg, Ola Olsson, Carin Pollak y Margaretha Pollak)
Temporada de patos (Fernando Eimbcke y Paula Markovitch)
26. Sideways (2004)
R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Votes: 204,089 | Gross: $71.50M
Alexander Payne y Jim Taylor Winner in adapted script
Nominees:
Closer (Patrick Marber)
Diarios de Motocicleta (José Rivera)
Million Dollar Baby (Paul Haggis)
The Woodsman (Steven Fechter y Nicole Kassell)
27. Dogville (2003)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson
Votes: 158,531 | Gross: $1.53M
Lars von Trier Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
21 Grams (Guillermo Arriaga)
Alexandra's Project (Rolf de Heer)
Finding Nemo (Bob Peterson, David Reynolds y Andrew Stanton)
Te doy mis ojos (Iciar Bollaín y Alicia Luna)
28. Mystic River (2003)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum
Votes: 485,454 | Gross: $90.14M
Brian Helgeland Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Big Fish (John August)
House of Sand and Fog (Shawn Lawrence Otto y Vadim Perelman)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson y Fran Walsh)
Želary (Petr Jarchovský)
29. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Andrews
Votes: 177,223 | Gross: $17.84M
Paul Thomas Anderson Winner in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore)
In This World (Tony Grisoni)
The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan)
Signs (M. Night Shyamalan)
30. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 910,789 | Gross: $32.57M
Ronald Harwood Winner in Adapted Screenplay
Nominees:
Adaptation. (Charlie Kaufman)
The Hours (David Hare)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Stephen Sinclair y Fran Walsh)
The Quiet American (Christipher Hampton y Robert Schenkkan)
31. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller
Votes: 312,925 | Gross: $52.36M
Wes Anderson y Owen Wilson Winners in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
Hatuna Meuheret (Dover Koshashvili)
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave y Sanjay Dayma)
Monster's Ball (Milo Addica y Will Rokos)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Hayao Miyazaki)
32. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,004,601 | Gross: $315.54M
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens y Peter Jackson Winners in Adapted Screenplay)
Nominees:
Anita no perd el tren (Lluís-Anton Baulenas y Ventura Pons)
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden y Ken Nolan)
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes y Terry Zwigoff)
Shrek (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman y Roger S.H. Schulman)
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