Best movies that are award winners or nominees in writing (screenplay based on material previously produced or published) category

Actors : Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis,
Directors : Alejandro González Iñárritu,

A washed-up actor, who once played a famous superhero, attempts to revive his career by writing and starring in a Broadway play.

Actors : Steve Tom, Taissa Farmiga, Haley Bennett, Lily Collins,
Directors : Warren Beatty,

The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver, and their boss, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

Actors : Taraji P. Henson, John C. Reilly, Gal Gadot, Sarah Silverman,

Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph", Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.

Actors : Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Joel Edgerton,

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Actors : Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh,
Directors : John Frankenheimer,

A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.

Actors : Lola Gaos, Franco Nero, Fernando Rey, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Luis Buñuel,

When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable ...

Actors : Bob Balaban, William Hurt, Charles Haid, Blair Brown,
Directors : Ken Russell,

A Harvard scientist conducts experiments on himself with a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber that may be causing him to regress genetically.

Actors : Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : Lawrence Kasdan,

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina winter house after the funeral of one of their friends.

Actors : Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Lawrence Kasdan,

A misfit bunch of friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.

Actors : Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver,
Directors : James Cameron,

The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?

Actors : George 'Red' Schwartz, Leib Lensky, Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.

Actors : Captain Haggerty, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Lazar,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband's murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.

Actors : Frederic Forrest, Martin Landau, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

Actors : Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Michael Rooker, John Goodman,
Directors : Harold Becker,

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.

Actors : Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Downey Jr., John Thaw, Paul Rhys,
Directors : Richard Attenborough,

A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.

Actors : Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine,
Directors : Mark Herman,

A shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.

Actors : Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Actors : Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans, Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Kevin Lima,

Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after them darned puppies once more.

Actors : Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina,
Directors : Sam Raimi,

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.