The Social Network (screenplay)

Aaron Sorkin, who won an Oscar in February for his screenplay for Facebook drama The Social Network.

The Social Network chronicled the ascent of Mark Zuckerberg, who created the website while studying at Harvard, then battled two lawsuits from aggrieved former colleagues. It won Oscars for its editing, score and screenplay, which Sorkin adapted from Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction book The Accidental Billionaires.