The Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay () is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
It was first awarded in 1962 as Best Screenplay. Starting from the 16th Golden Horse Awards in 1979, it was split into two separate categories, the other being Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Winners and nominees
1970s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 1979(16th) Li Han-hsiang The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung 乾隆下揚州 The history of the Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour Li Yuan Off to Success 成功嶺上 The novel by Li Yuan Lin Chan-wai 寶島警騎
1980s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 1980(17th) Liu Cheng-chien A City of Vengeance 賭國仇城 Hou Hsiao-hsien Good Morning, Taipei 早安台北 Chang Yung-hsiang, Chang Yi The Pioneers 源 1981(18th) Chang Yung-hsiang If I Were for Real 假如我是真的 Li Han-hsiang The Tiger and the Widow 徐老虎與白寡婦 1982(19th) No nominees 1983(20th) Chu Tʽien-wen, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Ding Yah-ming, Hsu Shu-chen Growing Up 小畢的故事 Wu Nien-jen The Sandwich Man 兒子的大玩偶 Huang Chun-ming A Flower in the Raining Night 看海的日子 1984(21st) Hou Hsiao-hsien, Liao Hui-ying Ah Fei 油麻菜籽 Chu Tʽien-wen A Summer at Grandpa's 冬冬的假期 Chang Yi Jade Love 玉卿嫂 1985(22nd) Hsiao Sa, Chang Yi Kuei-Mei, a Woman 我這樣過了一生 Wang Zhenhe Rose Rose I Love You 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 Hsu Shu-chen, Ding Yah-ming His Matrimony 結婚 1986(23rd) Wu Nien-jen The Two of Us 父子關係 Huang Chun-ming Sayonara Goodbye 莎喲娜啦！再見！ Yu Kwang-chung, Tsai Ming-liang Papa's Spring 陽春老爸 1987(24th) Yuen Kai-chi A Chinese Ghost Story 倩女幽魂 The short story Nie Xiaoqian from the ancient Chinese literary work Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling The 1960 film The Enchanting Shadow by Li Han-hsiang Chang Yi The Sea Plan 大海計畫 Li Yuan Edelweiss 白色酢漿草 1988(25th) No nominees 1989(26th) No nominees
1990s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 1990(27th) Li Yuan The Story of a Gangster 刀瘟 Alfred Cheung, Keith Wong Her Fatal Ways 表姐，你好嘢！ Kwan Man-leung, Wong Ying, Jason Lam Kee-to, Lao Taimuk, Leung Yiu-ming, Tai Foo-ho The Swordsman 笑傲江湖 1991(28th) No nominees 1992(29th) Stan Lai The Peach Blossom Land 暗戀桃花源 Tsui Hark, Chan Tin-suen, Tang Pik-yin Swordsman II 笑傲江湖之東方不敗 Yang Li-kao Battle of Chocolate 巧克力戰爭 Sandy Shaw Justice, My Foot! 威龍闖天關 1993(30th) David Hu, Tang Pik-yin, Jason Lam Kee-to, Ronny Yu The Bride with White Hair 白髮魔女傳 Ho Ping, Kuo Cheng 18 十八 Lau Chia Hua, Xiao Mao, Yeh Hung-wei Five Girls and a Rope 五個女子和一根繩子 Tsai Der-ming, Chou De-yung Green, Green Leaves of Home 青春無悔 1994(31st) Edward Lam Yik-wah Red Rose White Rose 紅玫瑰白玫瑰 The novella Red Rose, White Rose by Eileen Chang Wong Kar-wai Ashes of Time 東邪西毒 The novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong Tsui Hark, Sharon Hui The Lovers 梁祝 1995(32nd) Chu Tʽien-wen Good Men, Good Women 好男好女 Ng See-yuen Evening Liasion 人約黃昏 Sylvia Chang, Ang Lee Siao Yu 少女小漁 The novel Siao Yu by Geling Yan Steve Wang Daughter-in-Law 阿爸的情人 1996(33rd) Jiang Wen In the Heat of the Sun 陽光燦爛的日子 The novel Wild Beast by Wang Shuo Raymond To Hu-Du-Men 虎度門 1997(34th) Raymond To The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎 Tsui Hark A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation 小倩 The short story Nie Xiaoqian from the ancient Chinese literary work Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling Yuan Chyong Chyong, Ju Yeong Kuen, Tan Chin Hwa Love Story 捉姦、強姦、通姦 1998(35th) Joan Chen, Geling Yan Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 The short story The Sent-down Girl by Geling Yan Xie Yang, Yang Shin Yu My Rice Noodle Shop 花橋榮記 Chen Kuo-fu, Chen Shih-chieh The Personals 徵婚啟事 1999(36th) No nominees
2000s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 2000(37th) Hu Ann, Huang Dan, Tang Louyi, Kate Raisz, Bob McAndrew Shadow Magic 西洋鏡 Wang Hui-ling, Tsai Kuo Jung, James Schamus Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 The novel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Wang Dulu Siu Kwun-hung, Samson Chiu When I Fall In Love With Both 月亮的秘密 Chen Yi-hsiung, Tso Shih Chiang, Liu Huai Chu Lament of the Sand River 沙河悲歌 2001(38th) Jimmy Ngai Lan Yu 藍宇 The novel Beijing Comrades Cheuk Wan-chi Merry-Go-Round 初戀嗱喳麵 Yeeshan Yang From the Lueen to the Chief Executive 等候董建華發落 2002(39th) No nominees 2003(40th) Li Yang Blind Shaft 盲井 The novel Shen Mu by Liu Qingbang Dai Sijie, Nadine Perront Little Chinese Seamstress 巴爾札克與小裁縫 Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Yip Tin-shing, Au Kin-yee Turn Left, Turn Right 向左走‧向右走 2004(41st) Lin Cheng-sheng The Moon Also Rises 月光下，我記得 The story Xi-lien by Li Ang Yan Yan Mak Butterfly 蝴蝶 Lee Chi Ngai Magic Kitchen 魔幻廚房 2005(42nd) Feng Xiaogang, Wang Gang, Lin Lisheng and Zhang Jialu A World Without Thieves 天下无贼 The novel A World Without Thieves by Zhao Benfu Tsui Hark, Cheung Chi-sing, Chun Tin-nam Seven Swords 七劍 Felix Chong Initial D 頭文字D The Japanese manga Initial D by Shuichi Shigeno 2006(43rd) Ning Dai, Zhang Yuan Little Red Flowers 看上去很美：小紅花 The novel Could Be Beautiful by Wang Shuo Li Qiang The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 姨媽的後現代生活 The novel Postmodern Life of My Aunt by Yan Yan Edmond Wong Dragon Tiger Gate 龍虎門 2007(44th) Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus Lust, Caution 色，戒 The novella Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang Shuping, Jiang Wen, Guo Shi Xing The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 Izo Hashimoto, Szeto Kam-Yuen Shamo 軍雞 Jacob Cheung A Battle of Wits 墨攻 2008(45th) Liu Heng Assembly 集結號 The novel Lawsuit by Yang Jinyuan Pang Ho-cheung Trivial Matters 破事兒 2009(46th) Guan Hu Cow 斗牛 A legend Gu Xiaoni Death Dowry 米香 Chen Kuo-fu, Chang Chia-lu The Message 风声 The novel The Message by Mai Jia
2010s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 2010(47th) Essay Liu Seven Days in Heaven 父後七日 The story 7 Days in Heaven by Essay Liu Cun Wenxue, Liu Jie Deep in the Clouds 碧罗雪山 The novel Biluo Snow Mountain by Cun Wenxue Heiward Mak Ex 前度 The novel Ex by Heiward Mak 2011(48th) Junli Guo, Jiang Wen, Bukong Li, Ping Shu, Xiao Wei and Sujin Zhu Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 The story The story of mayor position stealing by Ma Shitu Zhang Jiajia, Tang Que, Ma Luoshan, Wuershan The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman 刀见笑 Xu Haofeng The Sword Identity 倭寇的踪跡 The novel The Sword Identity by Xu Haofeng Chang Chia-lu, Cheng Hsiao-Tse KORA 轉山 2012(49th) Bao Jingjing Love Is Not Blind 失恋33天 The online novel Love Is Not Blind by Bao Jingjing Wang Quan'an White Deer Plain 白鹿原 The novel White Deer Plain by Chen Zhongshi Xu Haofeng Judge Archer 箭士柳白猿 Tom Lin Shu-yu Starry Starry Night 星空 Guan Hu Design of Death 殺生 2013(50th) Li Qiang So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 The novel To Our Youth that is Fading Away by Xin Yiwu Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok, Lee Sheung-ching, Y. Y. Kong Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西遊·降魔篇 Liu Zhenyun Back to 1942 一九四二 2014(51st) Ma Yingli Blind Massage 推拿 The novel Massage by Bi Feiyu Chen Jianbin A Fool 一个勺子 Chan Fai-hung, Kong Ho-yan, Fruit Chan The Midnight After 那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN Zou Jingzhi Coming Home 归来 The novel The Criminal Lu Yanshi by Geling Yan Li Xiao-feng, Wang Mu, Pan Yu Nezha 少女哪吒 2015(52nd) Pema Tseden Tharlo 塔洛 The story Tharlo by Pema TsedenSylvia Chang Office 華麗上班族 The play Design for Living by Sylvia ChangChu T’ien-wen, Ah Cheng and Hsieh Hai-Meng The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 The story Nie Yinniang by Pei XingXu Haofeng The Master 師父 The novel The Master by Xu HaofengCheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Panay 太陽的孩子 The documentary The Desire Sea Rice by Lekal Sumi 2016(53rd) Mei Feng, Huang Shi Mr. No Problem 不成问题的问题 The novella Mr. No Problem by Lao She Lam Wing Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yi-meng, Wu Nan Soul Mate 七月與安生 The short story Qiyue and Ansheng by Anni Baobei Fire Lee, Lily He, Frankie Tam Kwong Yuen Robbery 老笠 Liu Zhenyun I Am Not Madame Bovary 我不是潘金莲 Tashi Dawa, Zhang Yang Soul on a String རྒྱུད་སྐུད་སྟེང་གི་རྣམ་ཤེས 2017(54th) Huang Hsin-yao The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯 Li Baoluo Bangzi Melody 村戏 Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Jiajia See You Tomorrow 擺渡人 Geling Yan Youth 芳华 Xu Haofeng The Hidden Sword 刀背藏身 2018(55th) Hu Bo An Elephant Sitting Still 大象席地而坐 The story An Elephant Sitting Still from 2017 novel Huge Crack by Hu Bo Sung Hsin-yin On Happiness Road 幸福路上 Pema Tseden Jinpa 撞死了一只羊 Li Wei, Zhang Yimou Shadow 影 Yuan Yuan, Ho Shing-ming, Pan Yu, An Wei, Rene Liu Us and Them 后来的我们 2019(56th) John Hsu, Fu Kai-ling, Chien Shih-keng Detention 返校 The video game Detention by Red Candle Games Richard Smith The Garden of Evening Mists 夕霧花園 Stand by Me 陪你很久很久
2020s Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Source Material 2020(57th) Kiwi Chow, Felix Tsang Beyond the Dream 幻愛 The short film Upstairs (2006) by Kiwi Chow 2021(58th) Jun Li Drifting 濁水漂流 2022(59th) Au Kin-yee, Shum Kwan-sin Limbo 智齒 The novel The Wisdom Tooth by Lei Mi Ryan Tu My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 2023(60th) Wu Chin-jung, Cheng Wei-hao Marry My Dead Body 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 Wong Yee-lam The Lyricist Wannabe 填詞撚 Sasha Chuk Fly Me to the Moon 但願人長久 Chong Keat Aun Snow in Midsummer 五月雪 2024(61st) Wang Xiaoshuai Above the Dust 沃土 The novel Grandpa's Ghost Trick by Li Shijiang Michihito Fujii, Hirokawa Hayashida 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days 青春18×2 通往有你的旅程 Red Chang, Liu Lei-shuan, Chiang Hsi-wen, Shih Cheng-yu GATAO: Like Father Like Son 角頭－大橋頭 2025(62nd) Pan Ke-yin Family Matters 我家的事 The short film Jie Jie (2021) by Pan Ke-yin Polly Yeung Another World 世外 The fantasy novel Sennenki: Thousand-Year Journey of an Oni by Naka Saijo Lu Hsin-chih, Shen Ko-shang Deep Quiet Room 深度安靜 The novel Deep Quiet Room by Sho-her Lin Marilyn Fu Rosemead Los Angeles Times article "A Dying Mother’s Plan" by Frank Shyong Lloyd Lee Choi Lucky Lu The short film Same Old (2022) by Lloyd Lee Choi
See also Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Screenplay Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay Japan Academy Film Prize for Screenplay of the Year
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