BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Awarded for	Best Adapted Screenplay
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by	Cord Jefferson for American Fiction (2023)
Website	http://www.bafta.org/

The BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to a screenwriter for a specific film.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since 1983, selected films have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Adapted Screenplay at an annual ceremony.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the remaining nominees. The winner is also the first name listed in each category.

History

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Adapted Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1968, when the original category (BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) was split into two awards, the other being the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.^{[citation needed]}

Christopher Hampton holds the record for the most wins in this category, with two. Ronald Harwood, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Eric Roth and Aaron Sorkin tie for the most nominations in this category, with four each.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year	Film	Screenwriter(s)	Adapted from
1983 (37th) [1]	Heat and Dust	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala	Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
	Betrayal	Harold Pinter	Betrayal by Harold Pinter
	Educating Rita	Willy Russell	Educating Rita by Willy Russell
	Tootsie	Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
1984 (38th) [2]	The Killing Fields	Bruce Robinson	The experiences of Dith Pran and Sydney Schanberg
	Another Country	Julian Mitchell	Another Country by Julian Mitchell
	The Dresser	Ronald Harwood	The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
	Paris, Texas	Sam Shepard	Paris, Texas by L. M. Kit Carson
1985 (39th)	Prizzi's Honor	Richard Condon and Janet Roach	Prizzi's Honor by Richard Condon
	Amadeus	Peter Shaffer	Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
	A Passage to India	David Lean	A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
	The Shooting Party	Julian Bond	The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate
1986 (40th)	Out of Africa	Kurt Luedtke	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
	Children of a Lesser God	Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff	Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff
	The Color Purple	Menno Meyjes	The Color Purple by Alice Walker
	Ran	Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa, and Hideo Oguni	Legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari, as well as King Lear by William Shakespeare.
	A Room with a View	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala	A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
1987 (41st)	Jean de Florette	Claude Berri and Gérard Brach	L'Eau des collines by Marcel Pagnol
	84 Charing Cross Road	Hugh Whitemore	84 Charing Cross Road by James Roose-Evans
	Little Dorrit	Christine Edzard	Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
	Prick Up Your Ears	Alan Bennett	Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr
1988 (42nd)	The Unbearable Lightness of Being	Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman	The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
	Babettes gæstebud	Gabriel Axel	Babette's Feast by Isak Dinesan
	Empire of the Sun	Tom Stoppard	Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman	Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
1989 (43rd)	Dangerous Liaisons	Christopher Hampton	Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton
	The Accidental Tourist	Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
	My Left Foot	Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan	My Left Foot by Christy Brown
	Shirley Valentine	Willy Russell	Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell

1990s

Year	Film	Screenwriter(s)	Adapted from
1990 (44th)	Goodfellas	Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese	Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
	Born on the Fourth of July	Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone	Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic
	Driving Miss Daisy	Alfred Uhry	Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
	Postcards from the Edge	Carrie Fisher	Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
	The War of the Roses	Michael J. Leeson	The War of the Roses by Warren Adler
1991 (45th)	The Commitments	Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle, and Ian La Frenais	The Commitments by Roddy Doyle
	Cyrano de Bergerac	Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
	Dances with Wolves	Michael Blake	Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
	The Silence of the Lambs	Ted Tally	The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
1992 (46th)	The Player	Michael Tolkin	The Player by Michael Tolkin
	Howards End	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala	Howards End by E. M. Forster
	JFK	Zachary Sklar and Oliver Stone	On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs
	Strictly Ballroom	Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce	Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann
1993 (47th)	Schindler's List	Steven Zaillian	Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally
	In the Name of the Father	Terry George and Jim Sheridan	Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon
	The Remains of the Day	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
	Shadowlands	William Nicholson	Shadowlands by William Nicholson
	Scent of a Woman	Bo Goldman	Il buio e il miele by Giovanni Arpino
1994 (48th)	Quiz Show	Paul Attanasio	Remembering America by Richard N. Goodwin
	The Browning Version	Ronald Harwood	The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan
	Forrest Gump	Eric Roth	Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
	The Joy Luck Club	Ronald Bass and Amy Tan	The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
	Three Colours: Red	Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz
1995 (49th)	Trainspotting	John Hodge	Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
	Babe	George Miller, Chris Noonan	The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
	Leaving Las Vegas	Mike Figgis	Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien
	The Madness of King George	Alan Bennett	The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
	Il Postino: The Postman	Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, and Massimo Troisi	Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta
	Sense and Sensibility	Emma Thompson	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
1996 (50th)	The English Patient	Anthony Minghella	The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
	The Crucible	Arthur Miller	The Crucible by Arthur Miller
	Evita	Alan Parker and Oliver Stone	Evita by Eva Perón
	Richard III	Richard Loncraine and Ian McKellen	Richard III by William Shakespeare
1997 (51st)	Romeo + Juliet	Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
	The Ice Storm	James Schamus	The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
	L.A. Confidential	Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland	L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy
	The Wings of the Dove	Hossein Amini	The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
1998 (52nd)	Primary Colors	Elaine May	Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Joe Klein
	Hilary and Jackie	Frank Cottrell Boyce	A Genius in the Family by Piers and Hilary du Pré
	Little Voice	Mark Herman	The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright
	Wag the Dog	Hilary Henkin and David Mamet	American Hero by Larry Beinhart
1999 (53rd) [3]	The End of the Affair	Neil Jordan	The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
	East Is East	Ayub Khan-Din	East Is East by Ayub Khan-Din
	An Ideal Husband	Oliver Parker	An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Anthony Minghella	The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

2000s

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Year	Film	Screenwriter(s)	Adapted from
2000 (54th) [4][5]	Traffic	Stephen Gaghan	Traffik by Alastair Reid
	Chocolat	Robert Nelson Jacobs	Chocolat by Joanne Harris
	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	James Schamus, Wang Hui-ling, and Kuo Jung Tsai	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Wang Dulu
	High Fidelity	John Cusack, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, and Scott Rosenberg	High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
	Wonder Boys	Steve Kloves	Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
2001 (55th) [6]	Shrek	Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S. H. Schulman, and Joe Stillman	Shrek! by William Steig
	A Beautiful Mind	Akiva Goldsman	A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
	Bridget Jones's Diary	Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding	Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
	Iris	Richard Eyre and Charles Wood	Elegy for Iris by John Bayley
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh	The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
2002 (56th) [7]	Adaptation.	Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman	The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
	About a Boy	Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz	About a Boy by Nick Hornby
	Catch Me If You Can	Jeff Nathanson	Catch Me if You Can by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding
	The Hours	David Hare	The Hours by Michael Cunningham
	The Pianist	Ronald Harwood	The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman
2003 (57th) [8]	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh	The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
	Big Fish	John August	Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
	Cold Mountain	Anthony Minghella	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Olivia Hetreed	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
	Mystic River	Brian Helgeland	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
2004 (58th) [9]	Sideways	Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor	Sideways by Rex Pickett
	The Chorus	Christophe Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval	A Cage of Nightingales directed by Jean Dréville
	Closer	Patrick Marber	Closer by Patrick Marber
	Finding Neverland	David Magee	The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee