| Tahun | Pemenang dan nominee | Penulis |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Anthony Minghella |
| The Crucible | Arthur Miller |
| Jude | Hossein Amini |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Laura Jones |
| Trainspotting | John Hodge |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland |
| Amistad | David Franzoni |
| The Ice Storm | James Schamus |
| The Sweet Hereafter | Atom Egoyan |
| The Wings of the Dove | Hossein Amini |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Bill Condon |
| Beloved | Adam Brooks, Akosua Busia, dan Richard LaGravenese |
| Hilary and Jackie | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Little Voice | Mark Herman |
| The Thin Red Line | Terrence Malick |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | John Irving |
| Felicia's Journey | Atom Egoyan |
| A Map of the World | Peter Hedges dan Polly Platt |
| Onegin | Peter Ettedgui dan Michael Ignatieff |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | Anthony Minghella |
| Titus | Julie Taymor |
