I'm happy that Todd Phillips was able to lose to Taika Waititi, obviously, but I find the idea that Joker was an "adapted screenplay" dubious. Adapted from what? Seems like an original story about an existing character. Is a sequel by that logic an adaptation?
...and this is apparently the correct answer. Weird. That's a much looser definition of "adaptation" than I would have guessed, though I suppose it makes sense. Different creative constraints than a non-sequel.
I question the label "adapted" but I suppose the alternative is to call it "best unoriginal screenplay" and who would want to win that?
