1996 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

Sense and Sensibility

Emma Thompson

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites.

Apollo 13

William Broyles Jr.

Babe

George Miller

Il Postino: The Postman

Anna Pavignano

Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis