The Godfather (1972) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from Mario Puzo's novel

Adapted from a true-crime article

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from a newspaper serial

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from Thomas Harris's novel

Adapted from a magazine profile

Adapted from an earlier TV movie

The Departed (2006) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs

Adapted from a novel by Dennis Lehane

Shakespeare in Love (1998) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from a biography of Shakespeare

The English Patient (1996) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from Michael Ondaatje's novel

Adapted from a World War II memoir

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup

Adapted from a British TV series

Adapted from a newspaper article series

No Country for Old Men (2007) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel

The King's Speech (2010) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from a newspaper feature

Crash (2005) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?

Adapted from a short story collection

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Screenplay Awards vs. Source Type for Best Picture Winners

For each Best Picture winner that also won an Oscar for screenplay, choose whether the winning screenplay was Original or Adapted — if Adapted, pick the source.0 takes

by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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01The Godfather (1972) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
02One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
03The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
04The Departed (2006) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
05Shakespeare in Love (1998) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
06The English Patient (1996) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
07Slumdog Millionaire (2008) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
08No Country for Old Men (2007) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
09The King's Speech (2010) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?
10Crash (2005) — Was the winning screenplay Original or Adapted, and if Adapted, what was the source?