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What films won Oscars for writing?

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The Academy Award for writing is divided into two categories. The most recent winners are:

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

  • 2000 (73rd) Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe
  • 2001 (74th) Gosford Park - Julian Fellowes
  • 2002 (75th) Talk to Her - Pedro Almodóvar
  • 2003 (76th) Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
  • 2004 (77th) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman
  • 2005 (78th) Crash - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
  • 2006 (79th) Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt
  • 2007 (80th) Juno - Diablo Cody
  • 2008 (81st) Milk - Dustin Lance Black

Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • 2000 (73rd) Traffic - Stephen Gaghan from the teleplay Traffik by Simon Moore
  • 2001 (74th) A Beautiful Mind - Akiva Goldsman from the book by Sylvia Nasar
  • 2002 (75th) The Pianist - Ronald Harwood from the book by WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Szpilman
  • 2003 (76th) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson from the novel by
  • 2004 (77th) Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from the novel by Rex Pickett
  • 2005 (78th) Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from the short story by Annie Proulx
  • 2006 (79th) The Departed - William Monahan from the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs
  • 2007 (80th) No Country for Old Men - Joel & Ethan Coen from the novel by Cormac McCarthy
  • 2008 (81st) Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy from the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup

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