Best Adapted Screenplay Analysis

Boy, am I tired. This will be easier next year, because now I know what to look at.

In any case, the nominees for Adapted are:

• American Splendor - Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
• City of God - Braulio Mantovani
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
• Mystic River - Brian Helgeland
• Seabiscuit - Gary Ross

Splendor has won:

• Boston Society of Film Critics
• Cannes Film Festival (special award)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Screenplay
• National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Screenplay
• Seattle Film Critics Awards, Best Screenplay, Adapted
• Writers Guild of America, Best Screenplay, Adapted

City of God hasn't won anything for writing.

Lord of the Rings has won BAFTA and the Online Film Critics (whoopee!)

Mystic River has won the Golden Satellite

Seabiscuit has won the USC Scripter Award (huh?)

I do believe it's Splendor.