1981 Academy Awards – Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Winner
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
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Thomas Rickman
The Elephant Man
Christopher De Vore
