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Most Nominations for Adapted Screenplay

This list features screenwriters that have been nominated for the most Best Adapted Screenplay awards at the Academy Awards.

RANK

SCREENWRITERS

NOMINATIONS

WINS

1

Billy Wilder

7

1

2

John Huston

6

1

3

Eric Roth

6

1

4

Richard Brooks

5

1

5

Michael Wilson

4

2

6

Carl Foreman

4

1

7

Julius J. Epstein

4

1

8

Coen Brothers

4

1

9

Steven Zaillian

4

1

10

Charles Brackett

4

1

11

Stanley Kubrick

4

0

12

Albert Hackett

4

0

13

Frances Goodrich

4

0


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References

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay#Multiple_wins_and_nominations [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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