Sunday, December 22

1981 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

1981 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner

Ordinary People Alvin Sargent

Ordinary People

Alvin Sargent

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.

1981 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nominees

Breaker Morant Jonathan Hardy
Breaker Morant
Jonathan Hardy
Coal Miner's Daughter Thomas Rickman
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Thomas Rickman
The Elephant Man Christopher De Vore
The Elephant Man
Christopher De Vore
The Stunt Man Lawrence B. Marcus
The Stunt Man
Lawrence B. Marcus