The Contenders:
Bad Day at Black Rock
Blackboard Jungle
East of Eden
Love Me or Leave Me
Marty (winner)
![Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1955 Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1955]()
Bad Day at Black Rock
Blackboard Jungle
East of Eden
Love Me or Leave Me
Marty (winner)
What’s Missing

Every now and then, you get a year that is an embarrassment of riches in a particular category. In the case of Best Adapted Screenplay for 1955, we’ve got that situation. I understand the five nominations, although I don’t agree with them all. ...