Best Adapted Screenplay

2012 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerSilver Linings PlaybookDavid O. RussellAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.Amazon

2013 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerThe Wolf of Wall StreetTerence WinterBased on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.Amazon

2014 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerInherent VicePaul Thomas AndersonIn 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.Amazon

2015 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerThe MartianDrew GoddardAn astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.Amazon

2016 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerSilenceJay CocksIn the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.Amazon

2017 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerThe Disaster ArtistScott NeustadterWhen Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.Amazon

2018 National Board of Review - Best Adapted Screenplay WinnerIf Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.Amazon