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{{Infobox film
| name           = Adaptation
| image          = Adaptation. film.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Spike Jonze]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jonathan Demme]]
* [[Vincent Landay]]
* [[Edward Saxon]]
}}
| screenplay     = [[Charlie Kaufman]]{{efn|Kaufman is credited as "Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman", but Donald is fictional.<ref name="brodesser-variety-1110" />
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[The Orchid Thief]]''|[[Susan Orlean]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nicolas Cage]]
* [[Meryl Streep]]
* [[Chris Cooper]]
}}
| music          = [[Carter Burwell]]
| cinematography = [[Lance Acord]]
| editing        = [[Eric Zumbrunnen]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Columbia Pictures]]
* [[Intermedia (production company)|Intermedia Films]]
* Magnet Productions
* [[Jonathan Demme|Clinica Estetico Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released       = {{Film date|2002|12|6|United States}}
| runtime        = 115 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $19 million
| gross          = $32.8 million<ref name="box-office-mojo">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adaptation.htm|title=Adaptation. (2002)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 8, 2008|archive-date=October 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021053338/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adaptation.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Adaptation<!--STOP! Do not add a period. [[MOS:TMSTYLE]]-->''''' is a 2002 American [[metafiction]]al [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Spike Jonze]] and written by [[Charlie Kaufman]]. It features an [[ensemble cast]] led by [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Meryl Streep]], and [[Chris Cooper]], with [[Cara Seymour]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Ron Livingston]], and [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] in supporting roles.

Kaufman based ''Adaptation'' on his struggles to adapt [[Susan Orlean]]'s 1998 nonfiction book ''[[The Orchid Thief]]'' while suffering from [[writer's block]]. It involves elements adapted from the book, plus fictitious elements, including Kaufman's twin brother (also credited as a writer for the film) and a romance between Orlean and John Laroche (Cooper). It culminates in completely invented elements, including versions of Orlean and Laroche three years after the events of ''The Orchid Thief''.

''Adaptation'' received widespread critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay, humor, and the performances of Cage, Cooper, and Streep. It received awards at the [[75th Academy Awards]], [[60th Golden Globe Awards]], and [[56th British Academy Film Awards]], with Cooper winning the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and Kaufman winning the [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]. A [[British Film Institute]] poll ranked it one of the thirty best films of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49593 |title=Sight & Sound's films of the decade |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=December 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322225244/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49593 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
Self-loathing screenwriter [[Charlie Kaufman]] is hired to write an adaptation of [[Susan Orlean]]'s ''[[The Orchid Thief]]''. He struggles with anxiety, social phobia, depression, and low self-esteem. His twin brother, Donald, has moved into his house and is freeloading there. Donald decides to become a screenwriter like Charlie and attends seminars by screenwriting guru [[Robert McKee]].

Charlie, who rejects formulaic scriptwriting, wants to ensure that his script is a faithful adaptation but comes to feel that the book lacks a usable narrative and is impossible to turn into a film, which leaves him with a serious case of [[writer's block]]. Already well past his deadline with [[Columbia Pictures]] and despairing of writing his script with [[self-reference]], Charlie travels to New York City to discuss the screenplay with Orlean directly. Too shy and socially awkward to speak with Orlean upon arriving at her office and after receiving the surprising news that Donald's [[spec script]] for a cliché psychological thriller, ''The 3'', is selling for six or seven figures, Charlie resorts to attending McKee's seminar in New York and asks him for advice. Charlie ends up asking Donald to join him in New York to assist with the story structure.

Donald, who is confident socially, pretends to be Charlie and interviews Orlean but finds her responses suspicious. He and Charlie follow Orlean to Florida, where she meets [[John Laroche]], the orchid-stealing protagonist of the book and her secret lover. It is revealed that the [[Seminole]] wanted the [[Dendrophylax lindenii|ghost orchid]] to manufacture a mind-altering drug that causes fascination. Laroche introduces the drug to Orlean. After Laroche and Orlean catch Charlie observing them taking the drug and having sex, Orlean decides that Charlie must be killed to prevent him from exposing them.

Orlean forces Charlie to drive to the swamp at gunpoint, intending to kill him. Charlie and Donald escape and hide in the swamp, where they resolve their differences. Laroche accidentally shoots Donald. Charlie and Donald drive off but collide head-on with a ranger's truck. Donald is ejected through the windshield and dies moments later, but Charlie is saved by the airbag and runs into the swamp to hide. There he is spotted by Laroche, who is killed by an alligator before he can kill Charlie. Orlean is later arrested.

Charlie reconciles with his mother as he calls to inform her of Donald's death. He later tells his former love interest, Amelia, that he loves her. She responds that she loves him too. Charlie finishes the script, which ends with him announcing in [[voice-over]] that the script is finished and that, for the first time, he is filled with hope.

==Cast==
[[Image:Doncage.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Nicolas Cage portrays Charlie and Donald Kaufman through [[Split screen (video production)|split screen]].]]
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* [[Nicolas Cage]] as [[Charlie Kaufman|Charlie]] and Donald Kaufman
* [[Meryl Streep]] as [[Susan Orlean]]
* [[Chris Cooper]] as [[John Laroche]]
* [[Tilda Swinton]] as Valerie Thomas
* [[Cara Seymour]] as Amelia Kavan
* [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] as [[Robert McKee]]
* [[Judy Greer]] as Alice
* [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] as Caroline Cunningham
* [[Ron Livingston]] as [[Temple Hill Entertainment|Marty Bowen]]
* [[Jay Tavare]] as Matthew Osceola
* [[Bob Yerkes]] as [[Charles Darwin]]
* [[Jim Beaver]] as Ranger Tony
* [[Gary "Litefoot" Davis|Litefoot]] as Russell
* [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] as [[Augustus Raymond Margary|Augustus Margary]]
* [[Peter Jason]] as Defense Attorney
* [[Gary Farmer]] as Buster Baxley
{{div col end}}

Cage played the dual role of Charlie and his fictional brother, Donald. He took the role for a $5 million salary,<ref name="brodesser-variety-0823">{{cite news|author1=Branson Derington Brodesser |author2=Charles Lyons |author3=Roy Derington|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/cage-has-adaptation-inclination-1117785470/|title=Cage has ''Adaptation.'' inclination|work=Variety |date=February 13, 2000|access-date=December 16, 2009}}</ref> and wore a [[fatsuit]] during filming.<ref name="stax-ign-0503">{{cite news|author =Stax|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/23/hey-fatboy|title=Hey, Fatboy!|website=IGN|date=June 21, 2012 |orig-date=May 3, 2001|access-date=}}</ref>

Streep expressed strong interest in the role of Susan Orlean before being cast,<ref name="brodesser-variety-0823" /> and took a salary cut in recognition of the film's budget.<ref name="brodesser-variety-0906">{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/streep-eyes-adaptation-1117786034/|title=Streep eyes ''Adaptation.''|work=Variety|date=January 26, 2003|access-date=May 31, 2003|archive-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226171427/http://variety.com/2000/film/news/streep-eyes-adaptation-1117786034/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Turturro]] was approached to portray John Laroche.<ref name="Schmitz">{{cite web|author =Greg Dean Schmitz|author-link =Greg Dean Schmitz|title=Greg's Preview&nbsp;— Adaptation. |website=Yahoo! |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/preview/1808402845 |access-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070518021750/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/preview/1808402845 |archive-date = May 18, 2007}}</ref> Cooper strongly considered turning down Laroche, but accepted it after his wife urged him to.<ref name="brodesser-variety-0323">{{cite news |author1=Claude Brodesser |author2=Jill Tiernan |author3=Geoffrey Berkshire |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/backstage-notes-5-1117883243/ |title=Backstage notes |work=Variety |date=March 23, 2003 |access-date=September 10, 2001 |archive-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418033005/http://variety.com/2003/film/awards/backstage-notes-5-1117883243/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Albert Finney]], [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Terence Stamp]], and [[Michael Caine]] were considered for the role of Robert McKee, but McKee personally suggested [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] to filmmakers.<ref name="smith-latimes">{{cite news|author =Lynn Smith|title=Being Robert McKee, both on screen and off|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 27, 1983 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-03-ca-smith3-story.html |access-date=January 1, 2002}}</ref>

[[John Cusack]], [[Catherine Keener]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Lance Acord]], Thomas Patrick Smith, and [[Spike Jonze]] have uncredited [[cameo appearance|cameos]] as themselves in scenes where Charlie Kaufman is on the set of ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'', which he also wrote. Additional cameos include director [[Curtis Hanson]] as Orlean's husband and [[David O. Russell]] as a ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' journalist.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

==Production==
===Development===
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| quote = The emotions that Charlie is going through [in the film] are real and they reflect what I was going through when I was trying to write the script. Of course there are specific things that have been exaggerated or changed for cinematic purposes. Part of the experience of watching this movie is the experience of seeing that Donald Kaufman is credited as the co-screenwriter. It's part of the movie, it's part of the story.
| source = —Charlie Kaufman on writing the script<ref name="spence-ign">{{cite news|author=Spence D|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/05/spike-jonze-and-charlie-kaufman-discuss-adaptation|title=Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman Discuss Adaptation|website=IGN|date=5 December 2002|access-date=March 23, 2022|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323110719/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/05/spike-jonze-and-charlie-kaufman-discuss-adaptation|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The idea of a film adaptation of [[Susan Orlean]]'s ''[[The Orchid Thief]]'' dates to 1994.<ref name="desowitz-variety">{{cite news|author=Bill Desowittz|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/development-players-make-personal-choices-1117871334/|title=Development players make personal choices|work=Variety|date=August 18, 2002|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718101717/http://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/development-players-make-personal-choices-1117871334/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fox 2000]] purchased the film rights in 1997,<ref name="jones-variety">{{cite news|author =Oliver Jones|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/cruise-in-tune-with-shaggs-project-1117760122/|title=Cruise in tune with ''Shaggs'' project|work=Variety |date=December 17, 1999|access-date=April 5, 2008}}</ref> eventually selling them to [[Jonathan Demme]], who set the project at [[Columbia Pictures]]. [[Charlie Kaufman]] was hired to write the script, but struggled with the adaptation and [[writer's block]].<ref name="bing-variety">{{cite news|author=Jonathan Bing|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/lit-properties-are-still-hottest-tickets-1117794235/|title=Lit properties are still hottest tickets|work=Variety|date=February 26, 2001|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170204/http://variety.com/2001/film/awards/lit-properties-are-still-hottest-tickets-1117794235/|url-status=live}}</ref> He eventually created a script from his experience in adaptation, exaggerating events and inventing a twin brother. He put Donald Kaufman's name on the script and dedicated the film to him.<ref name="brodesser-variety-1110">{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/scribe-revisiting-reality-1117757917/|title=Scribe revisiting reality|work=Variety|date=November 10, 1999|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005813/http://variety.com/1999/film/news/scribe-revisiting-reality-1117757917/|url-status=live}}</ref> By September 1999, Kaufman had written two drafts of the script;<ref name="kaufman-second-draft">{{cite news|author =Charlie Kaufman|author-link =Charlie Kaufman|url=http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/adaptation.pdf|title=''Adaptation.'': Second Draft|website=BeingCharlieKaufman.com|date=September 24, 1999|access-date=April 16, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080407235615/http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/adaptation.pdf |archive-date = April 7, 2008}}</ref> he turned in a third draft in November 2000.<ref name="kaufman-nov2000-draft">{{cite news|author =Charlie Kaufman|author-link =Charlie Kaufman|url=http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/adaptationnov2000.pdf|title=''Adaptation.'': Revised Draft|website=BeingCharlieKaufman.com|date=November 21, 2000|access-date=April 16, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080407235612/http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/adaptationnov2000.pdf |archive-date = April 7, 2008}}</ref>

Kaufman said, "The idea of how to write the film didn't come to me until quite late. It was the only idea I had, I liked it, and I knew there was no way it would be approved if I pitched it. So I just wrote it and never told the people I was writing it for. I only told Spike Jonze, as we were making ''Being John Malkovich'' and he saw how frustrated I was. Had he said I was crazy, I don't know what I would have done."<ref name="fleming-variety-1114">{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/columns/what-will-follow-film-success-for-eminem-1117876083/|title=What will follow film success for Eminem?|work=Variety|date=November 14, 2002|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062649/http://variety.com/2002/film/columns/what-will-follow-film-success-for-eminem-1117876083/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also said, "I really thought I was ending my career by turning that in!"<ref name="stax-ign-0313">{{cite news|author =Stax|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/13/charlie-kaufman-talks-shop|title=Charles Kaufman Talks Shop|website=IGN|date=March 13, 2002|access-date=April 5, 2008}}</ref>

''Adaptation'' went on fast track in April 2000, with Kaufman making some revisions.<ref name="fleming-variety-0406">{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming|url=https://variety.com/2000/voices/columns/brothers-in-a-conundrum-rat-pack-lives-1117780287/|title=Brothers in a Conundrum; Rat Pack lives|work=Variety|date=April 6, 2000|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128194425/https://variety.com/2000/voices/columns/brothers-in-a-conundrum-rat-pack-lives-1117780287/|url-status=live}}</ref> Scott Brake of ''[[IGN]]'' gave the script a positive review in June 2000,<ref name="brake-ign">{{cite news|author=Scott Brake |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035453p1.html |title=Script Review of Charlie Kaufman's ''Adaptation'' |website=IGN |date=June 8, 2000 |access-date=April 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217210839/http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035453p1.html |archive-date=February 17, 2009 }}</ref> as did Drew McWeeny of ''[[Ain't It Cool News]]'' in October.<ref name="moriarty-aicn">{{cite news|author=Drew McWeeny|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/7162|title=Moriarty Rumbles About ''Adaptation'', ''The Royal Tenenbaums'', and ''Catch Me If You Can''!|website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|date=October 10, 2000|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122515/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/7162|url-status=live}}</ref> Columbia Pictures committed to North American distribution only after [[Intermedia (production company)|Intermedia]] came aboard to finance the film in exchange for international distribution rights.<ref name="lyons-variety">{{cite news|author=Charles Lyons|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/helmers-let-out-a-rebel-yell-1117801603/|title=Helmers let out a rebel yell|work=Variety|date=June 18, 2001|access-date=April 5, 2008|archive-date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023082925/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/helmers-let-out-a-rebel-yell-1117801603/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming started in late March 2001 in Los Angeles and finished by June.<ref name="Schmitz" /> The "evolution" fantasy sequence was created by [[Digital Domain]], while [[Skywalker Sound]] handled [[audio post production]] services. The makeup effects (the doubled Cage, Cooper's teeth, and the alligator attack) are by makeup effects designer [[Tony Gardner (designer)|Tony Gardner]] and his effects company [[Alterian, Inc.]]{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

==Release==
[[Columbia Pictures]] at one point announced a late 2001 theatrical release date,<ref name="Schmitz" /> but ''Adaptation'' opened on December 6, 2002, in the United States in a [[limited release]]. It was released nationwide on February 14, 2003, earning $1,130,480 in its opening weekend in 672 theaters. It went on to gross $22.5 million in North America and $10.3 million in foreign countries, for a total of $32.8 million.<ref name="box-office-mojo" />

===Home media===
''Adaptation'' was released on DVD and VHS by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]] in May 2003. [[Image Entertainment]] released a bare-bones Blu-ray in 2012, which was followed in 2020 by another release through [[Shout! Factory]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

==Reception==
===Critical response===
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| footer            = The performances of [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Chris Cooper]] and [[Meryl Streep]] garnered critical acclaim, earning them [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] respectively, with Cooper winning his category.
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On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Adaptation'' has an approval rating of 90% based on 208 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Dizzyingly original, the loopy, multi-layered ''Adaptation'' is both funny and thought-provoking."<ref>{{cite web |title=Adaptation (2002) - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1118700_adaptation |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=7 March 2025 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622090838/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1118700_adaptation |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |title=Adaptation. (2002): Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/adaptation/ |access-date=April 8, 2008 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Adaptation" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809062201/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining". He wrote that the film "leaves you breathless with curiosity, as it teases itself with the directions it might take. To watch the film is to be actively involved in the challenge of its creation."<ref name="ebert-initialreview">{{cite news|author=Roger Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/adaptation-2002|title=Adaptation|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=December 20, 2002|access-date=March 23, 2022|archive-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607172318/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/adaptation-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> He later added the film to his "Great Movies" canon,<ref name="ebert-greatmovies">{{cite news|author=Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-adaptation-2002|title=Evolution is God's intelligent design|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=September 18, 2008|access-date=March 23, 2022|archive-date=June 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201849/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-adaptation-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2009, he named it one of the best films of the decade.<ref>{{cite news| author=Roger Ebert| title=The best films of the decade| date=December 30, 2009| work=Chicago Sun-Times| url=https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/the-best-films-of-the-decade| archive-date=April 13, 2023| access-date=August 24, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413024222/https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/the-best-films-of-the-decade| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also gave the film a four-star rating, writing, "Screenwriting this smart, inventive, passionate and rip-roaringly funny is a rare species. So all praise to Charlie Kaufman, working with director Spike Jonze to create the most original and outrageous film comedy since the two first teamed on ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'', in 1999."<ref name="travers-rollingstone">{{cite magazine|author=Peter Travers|author-link=Peter Travers|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/adaptation-20021206|title=Adaptation|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 6, 2002|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117140317/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/adaptation-20021206|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wesley Morris]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' wrote, "This is epic, funny, tragic, demanding, strange, original, boldly sincere filmmaking. And the climax, the portion that either sinks the entire movie or self-critically explains how so many others derail, is bananas."<ref name="morris-boston">{{cite news|author =Wesley Morris|author-link =Wesley Morris|url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=1810|title= A revolutionary look at the evolution of creativity|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 20, 2002|access-date=April 11, 2008|archive-date=14 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040214090547/http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=1810}}</ref>

[[David Ansen]] of ''[[Newsweek]]'' wrote that [[Meryl Streep]] had not "been this much fun to watch in years",<ref name="ansen-newsweek">{{cite news|author=David Ansen|author-link=David Ansen|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/66762|title=Meta-Movie Madness|work=Newsweek|date=December 9, 2002|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-date=May 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531022102/http://www.newsweek.com/id/66762|url-status=live}}</ref> while Mike Clark of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave a largely negative review, mainly criticizing the ending: "Too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like, this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot."<ref name="clark-usatoday">{{cite news|author=Mike Clark|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2002-12-05-adaptation_x.htm|title=Cage's ''Adaptation''? Sorry, Charlie|work=USA Today|date=December 5, 2002|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-date=April 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409140440/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2002-12-05-adaptation_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stanley Kauffmann]] of ''[[The New Republic]]'' wrote, "''Adaptation'' is almost juvenile showing off—daring to make a film that is in search of a script".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/adaptation/|title=Adaptation. Reviews|website=www.metacritic.com}}</ref>

==Accolades==
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! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
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| rowspan="4"| [[75th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Nicolas Cage]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |title=The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110020903/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>
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| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Chris Cooper]]
| {{won}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| [[Charlie Kaufman]]{{efn|Kaufman is credited as "Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman", despite Donald being a fictional character created for the film.}}<ref name="brodesser-variety-1110"/>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2nd AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|AARP Movies for Grownups Awards]]
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2006/movies_for_grownups_2003.html|title=Movies for Grownups Awards 2003 with Bill Newcott|work=AARP |access-date=December 23, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730193821/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2006/movies_for_grownups_2003.html|url-status=live |last1=Newcott |first1=Bill }}</ref>
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical|Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical]]
| [[Eric Zumbrunnen]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[American Film Institute Awards#2002|American Film Institute Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Top 10 Movies of the Year
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2002/ |title=AFI Awards 2002 |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316125122/https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"| Awards Circuit Community Awards {{small|(2002)}}
| Best Motion Picture
| [[Jonathan Demme]], [[Vincent Landay]], and [[Edward Saxon]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="8"| 
|-
| Best Director
| [[Spike Jonze]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Achievement in Film Editing
| Eric Zumbrunnen
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cast Ensemble
| Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Cara Seymour]], <br> Meryl Streep, and [[Tilda Swinton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Awards Circuit Community Awards {{small|(2012)}}
| Best Adapted Screenplay of the Decade
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[Belgian Film Critics Association|Belgian Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association)|Grand Prix]]
| rowspan="3"| Spike Jonze
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/article/149229/l-ucc-s-offre-une-cure-de-gioventu.html|title=L'UCC s'offre une cure de "Gioventu"|first=Jean-François|last=Pluijgers|work=[[La Libre Belgique]]|date=January 12, 2004|access-date=October 26, 2012|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[53rd Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[Golden Bear]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2003/03_preistraeger_2003/03_preistraeger_2003.html |title=PRIZES & HONOURS 2003 |website=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223140554/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2003/03_preistraeger_2003/03_preistraeger_2003.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize|Grand Jury Prize]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2002|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |title=BSFC Winners: 2000s |website=[[Boston Society of Film Critics]] |date=July 27, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123949/https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[56th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 2003 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=2003 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1997}} |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529063711/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/film |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[British Comedy Awards#2003|British Comedy Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Comedy Film
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcomedyawards.com/past-winners/2003.aspx |title=PAST WINNERS 2003 |website=[[British Comedy Awards]] |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115033358/https://www.britishcomedyawards.com/past-winners/2003.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Picture
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://cofca.org/awards-2002/ |title=Awards 2002 |website=Central Ohio Film Critics Association |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108060152/https://cofca.org/awards-2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2002|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |website=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183233/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| Most Promising Performer
| [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] {{small|(also for ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' and ''[[Secretary (2002 film)|Secretary]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Actor
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chlotrudis.org/awards/past-awards/2003-9th-annual-awards/ |title=9th Annual Chlotrudis Awards |website=[[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]] |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507025911/https://chlotrudis.org/awards/past-awards/2003-9th-annual-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor (Public Winner)
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Original Screenplay (Public Winner)
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[8th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Top 10 Films
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002 |website=Bfca.org |access-date=August 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225195441/http://bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |archive-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Writer]]
| Charlie Kaufman {{small|(also for ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2002|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films|Top 10 Films]]
| {{draw|7th Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Dublin Film Critics' Circle#Decade awards|Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film of the Decade
| {{draw|15th Place}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2002|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2002-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=2002 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |website=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227214402/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2002-ffcc-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Awards {{small|(2002)}}]]
| Best Lead Actor
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/2002-goldderby-film-awards/ |title=2002 Gold Derby Film Awards |website=[[Gold Derby]] |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128052350/https://www.goldderby.com/2002-goldderby-film-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Ensemble Cast
| Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Cara Seymour, <br> Meryl Streep, and Tilda Swinton
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Awards {{small|(2009)}}]]
| Best Supporting Actor of the Decade
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 
|-
| Best Supporting Actress of the Decade
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay of the Decade
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[60th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/adaptation |title=Adaptation – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|2003}} |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726042935/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/adaptation |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Spike Jonze
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore|Best Sound Editing in a Feature – Music – Feature Film]]
| Adam Milo Smalley
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[JoBlo.com|Golden Schmoes Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Comedy of the Year
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="8"| 
|-
| Best Director of the Year
| Spike Jonze
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor of the Year
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor of the Year
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress of the Year
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Screenplay of the Year
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Trippiest Movie of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Favorite Movie Poster of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Trailer Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Comedy
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Drama
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| International Online Cinema Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| 
|-
| Best Actor
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Film Editing
| Eric Zumbrunnen
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Ensemble Cast
| {{nom}}
|-
| Italian Online Movie Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="2"| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-2000-09/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 2000-09 |website=kcfcc.org |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140318131739/http://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-2000-09/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
| Best Actor
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lvfcs.org/sierra-award-winners.html |title=Previous Sierra Award Winners |website=lvfcs.org |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230182349/http://www.lvfcs.org/awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2003|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year|Actor of the Year]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year|Actress of the Year]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year|Screenwriter of the Year]]
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2002 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/2002.php |title=The 28th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |website=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001221155/http://lafca.net/Years/2002.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[National Board of Review Awards 2002|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top 10 Films]]
| {{draw|5th Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2002/ |title=2002 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610231508/https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman {{small|(also for ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' and ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| rowspan="2"| Chris Cooper
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |website=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151017103247/http://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2002 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=2002 |title=2002 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |website=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119071855/http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=2002 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Best Picture
| Jonathan Demme, Vincent Landay, and Edward Saxon
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/7th-annual-film-awards-2002/ |title=7th Annual Film Awards (2002) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809063132/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/7th-annual-film-awards-2002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Casting
| Justine Arteta and Kim Davis-Wagner
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Ensemble
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2002|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Top 10 Films
| {{draw|4th Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="9"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/2002-awards-6th-annual/ |title=2002 Awards (6th Annual) |website=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121121503/https://ofcs.org/awards/2002-awards-6th-annual/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Spike Jonze
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Eric Zumbrunnen
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast|Best Ensemble]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[PEN Center USA|PEN Center USA West Literary Awards]]
| Best Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="5"| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
| Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001104/2003/1 |title=PFCS Awards – 2002 |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518103621/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001104/2003/1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Acting Ensemble
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[14th Producers Guild of America Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures]]
| Edward Saxon, Jonathan Demme, and Vincent Landay
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=Producers Guild nominates ''Chicago,'' ''Sopranos''|url=http://ew.com/article/2003/01/17/producers-guild-nominates-chicago-sopranos/|website=EW.com|accessdate=August 27, 2017|date=January 17, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516181700/http://ew.com/article/2003/01/17/producers-guild-nominates-chicago-sopranos/|archivedate=May 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Russian Guild of Film Critics|Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards]]
| Best Foreign Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2002|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Spike Jonze
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Adapted]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2002|San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[Sant Jordi Awards]]
| Best Foreign Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[7th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2003 7th Annual SATELLITE Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml|archive-date=1 February 2008}}</ref>
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| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Adapted]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| Eric Zumbrunnen
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[9th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Cara Seymour, <br> Meryl Streep, and Tilda Swinton
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|work=[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s|access-date=May 21, 2016|archive-date=November 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101205428/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| rowspan="2"| Chris Cooper
| {{nom}}
|-
| Seattle Film Critics Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="4"| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Picture
| {{draw|4th Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sefca.net/winners#/2002 |title=2002 SEFA Awards |website=sefca.net |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223111948/https://www.sefca.net/2020#/2002 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2002|Toronto Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Picture]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://torontofilmcritics.com/blog/2002/12/21/tfca-awards-2002/|title=TFCA Awards 2002|publisher=torontofilmcritics.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107043136/http://torontofilmcritics.com/blog/2002/12/21/tfca-awards-2002|archivedate=2010-11-07}}</ref>
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[USC Scripter Award]]s
| Charlie Kaufman {{small|(screenwriter)}}; [[Susan Orlean]] {{small|(author)}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards |title=Past Scripter Awards |website=[[USC Scripter Award]] |access-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222132728/https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| Utah Film Critics Association Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://utahfilmcritics.com/awards/2002-2/ |title=2002 Utah Film Critics Association Awards |website=utahfilmcritics.com |date=December 16, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623012444/http://utahfilmcritics.com/awards/2002-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2002|Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2003/01/30/3rd-annual-award-winners/ |title=3rd Annual VFCC Award Winners |website=[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle]] |date=January 30, 2003 |access-date=January 30, 2003 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227125559/https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2003/01/30/3rd-annual-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Village Voice Film Poll]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/village-voice?year=2002 |title=2002 Village Voice Film Poll |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Lead Performance
| Nicolas Cage
| {{draw|9th Place}}
|-
| Best Supporting Performance
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1st Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]]
| Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film
| Nicolas Cage
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2002-1st-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29 |title=1st Annual VES Awards |website=[[Visual Effects Society]] |access-date=February 19, 2003 |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520022518/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2002-1st-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2002|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wafca.com/awards/2002.htm |title=2002 WAFCA Awards |website=[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]] |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012152455/http://www.wafca.com/awards/2002.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Spike Jonze
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Sam Mendes]] for ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' and [[Denzel Washington]] for ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]''.}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Cooper
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Dennis Haysbert]] for ''[[Far from Heaven]]''.}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[55th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |date= |work=wga.org |publisher=Writers Guild of America |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=2010-06-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In a 2006 survey, the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writers Guild of America]] named ''Adaptation'' the 77th best movie screenplay ever written.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1807 |title=101 Greatest Screenplays List |publisher=Writers Guild of America, West |access-date=August 26, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813151310/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1807 |archive-date=August 13, 2006 }}</ref> In 2025, the film ranked 27th on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s list "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century" and was one of the films voted for in the "Readers' Choice" edition of the list, finishing at number 135.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html | title=The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century | date=June 26, 2025 }}</ref>

=== Response from Susan Orlean ===
Having been sent the screenplay for approval, Orlean strongly opposed the making of the film; she ended up reluctantly approving its production and was ultimately very impressed by the result. In 2012, she said, "[reading the screenplay] was a complete shock. My first reaction was 'Absolutely not!' They had to get my permission and I just said: 'No! Are you kidding? This is going to ruin my career!' Very wisely, they didn't really pressure me. They told me that everybody else had agreed and I somehow got emboldened. It was certainly scary to see the movie for the first time. It took a while for me to get over the idea that I had been insane to agree to it, but I love the movie now."<ref name ="gq"/>

Orlean called Streep's portrayal of her "one of my favorite performances by her" and appreciated that her performance was based not on the real Orlean but on how Streep imagined Orlean based on ''The Orchid Thief''. Despite the film's fictional parts, Orlean praised its fidelity to the book's spirit: "What I admire the most is that it's very true to the book's themes of life and obsession, and there are also insights into things which are much more subtle in the book about longing, and about disappointment."<ref name ="gq">Kevin Perry. "[http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-04/16/susan-orlean-adaptation-orchid-thief-rin-tin-tin The New Yorker's Susan Orlean on crafting a story and being played by Meryl Streep in Adaptation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082853/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-04/16/susan-orlean-adaptation-orchid-thief-rin-tin-tin |date=September 24, 2015 }}". ''GQ''. 16 April 2012.</ref>

==See also==
'''Films'''
* ''[[Identity (2003 film)|Identity]]'' (2003), a film starring John Cusack containing plot elements similar to ''The 3'', the fictional script by Donald Kaufman's character.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/04/29/no-exit-2/ |work=The Village Voice |title=No Exit: Hell Is Other People |author=Lim, Dennis |date=April 29, 2003 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234427/https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/04/29/no-exit-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* ''[[Three (2006 film)|Three]]'' (2006), a film (based on [[Three (novel)|Ted Dekker's eponymous novel]]) that bears a distinct resemblance to ''The 3''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/01/the-worst-january-film-releases-of-recent-memory/250860/ |title=The Worst January Film Releases of Recent Memory |last1=Bailey |first1=Jason |date=January 4, 2012 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514120127/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/01/the-worst-january-film-releases-of-recent-memory/250860/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[List of films featuring fictional films]]

'''Literature'''
*{{Cite journal|title=Adaptation, Metafiction, Self-Creation|journal=Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture|date=Spring 2007|volume= 40|page=1 |author=Levinson, Julie }}
* {{Cite book|title=[[Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting]]|date=1997|author= McKee, Robert|author-link= Robert McKee}}
* {{Cite book|title=[[The Orchid Thief|The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession]]|date=1998|author= Orlean, Susan|author-link= Susan Orlean}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0268126|Adaptation}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204172423/http://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/movies/adaptation.htm ''Adaptation''] at BeingCharlieKaufman.com
* {{rotten-tomatoes|1118700-adaptation|Adaptation}}
* {{Metacritic film|adaptation}}
* {{Mojo title|adaptation|Adaptation}}
* [http://www.susanorlean.com/articles/orchid_fever.html Susan Orlean's original article for ''The New Yorker'']
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=M2VX6twRp9gC&q=adaptation ''Adaptation'', Shooting Script], by Charlie Kaufman, Spike Jonze. Nick Hern Books, 2002. {{ISBN|1-85459-708-6}}.

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