BAFTA de melhor roteiro adaptado (no original em inglês BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay) é um prêmio entregue anualmente pela British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ao(s) roteirista(s) responsável(is) pela melhor adaptação de um roteiro em cinema do ano. Roteiristas de qualquer nacionalidade são elegíveis.
Lista dos roteiristas premiados com o BAFTA de Melhor Roteiro Adaptado:
Vencedores e indicados Década de 1980 Ano Filme Roteirista(s) Adaptado de 1984 Heat and Dust Ruth Prawer Jhabvala || Heat and Dust, de Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |- |Betrayal || Harold Pinter || Betrayal, de Harold Pinter |- |Educating Rita || Willy Russell || Educating Rita, de Willy Russell |- |Tootsie || Larry Gelbart e Murray Schisgal || Argumento de Larry Gelbart e Don McGuire |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1985|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Killing Fields || Bruce Robinson1985 Film Adapted Screenplay|BAFTA Awards The Death and Life of Dith Pran, de Sydney SchanbergAnother Country Julian Mitchell Another Country, de Julian MitchellThe Dresser Ronald Harwood The Dresser, de Ronald HarwoodParis, Texas Sam Shepard Paris, Texas, de L. M. Kit Carson 1986 Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon e Janet Roach || Prizzi's Honor, de Richard Condon |- |Amadeus || Peter Shaffer || Amadeus, de Peter Shaffer |- |A Passage to India || David Lean || A Passage to India, de E. M. Forster |- |The Shooting Party || Julian Bond || The Shooting Party, de Isabel Colegate |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1987|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Out of Africa || Kurt Luedtke Den afrikanske Farm, de Isak DinesenChildren of a Lesser God Hesper Anderson e Mark Medoff Children of a Lesser God, de Mark MedoffThe Color Purple Menno Meyjes The Color Purple, de Alice WalkerRan Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa e Hideo Oguni Biografia do daimyō Mōri Motonari e elementos da peça King Lear, de William Shakespeare.A Room with a View Ruth Prawer Jhabvala A Room with a View, de E. M. Forster 1988 Jean de Florette Claude Berri e Gérard Brach || L'Eau des collines, de Marcel Pagnol |- |84 Charing Cross Road || Hugh Whitemore || 84 Charing Cross Road, de James Roose-Evans |- |Little Dorrit || Christine Edzard || Little Dorrit, de Charles Dickens |- |Prick Up Your Ears || Alan Bennett || Prick Up Your Ears, de John Lahr |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1989|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Unbearable Lightness of Being || Jean-Claude Carrière e Philip Kaufman The Unbearable Lightness of Being, de Milan KunderaBabettes gæstebud Gabriel Axel Babette's Feast, de Isak DinesanEmpire of the Sun Tom Stoppard Empire of the Sun, de J. G. BallardWho Framed Roger Rabbit Jeffrey Price e Peter S. Seaman Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, de Gary K. Wolf 1990 Dangerous Liaisons 'Christopher Hampton || Les Liaisons Dangereuses, de Christopher Hampton |- |The Accidental Tourist || Frank Galati e Lawrence Kasdan || The Accidental Tourist, de Anne Tyler |- |My Left Foot || Shane Connaughton e Jim Sheridan || My Left Foot, de Christy Brown |- |Shirley Valentine || Willy Russell || Shirley Valentine'', de Willy Russell
Década de 1990 Ano Filme Roteirista(s) Adaptado de 1991 Goodfellas Nicholas Pileggi e Martin Scorsese || Wiseguy, de Nicholas Pileggi |- |Born on the Fourth of July || Ron Kovic e Oliver Stone || Born on the Fourth of July, de Ron Kovic |- |Driving Miss Daisy || Alfred Uhry || Driving Miss Daisy, de Alfred Uhry |- |Postcards from the Edge || Carrie Fisher || Postcards from the Edge, de Carrie Fisher |- |The War of the Roses || Michael J. Leeson || The War of the Roses, de Warren Adler |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1992|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Commitments || Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle e Ian La Frenais The Commitments, de Roddy DoyleCyrano de Bergerac Jean-Claude Carrière e Jean-Paul Rappeneau Cyrano de Bergerac, de Edmond RostandDances with Wolves Michael Blake Dances with Wolves, de Michael BlakeThe Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally The Silence of the Lambs, de Thomas Harris 1993 The Player Michael Tolkin || The Player, de Michael Tolkin |- |Howards End || Ruth Prawer Jhabvala || Howards End, de E. M. Forster |- |JFK || Zachary Sklar e Oliver Stone || On the Trail of the Assassins, de Jim Garrison;Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, de Jim Marrs |- |Strictly Ballroom || Baz Luhrmann e Craig Pearce || Strictly Ballroom, de Baz Luhrmann |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1994|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Schindler's List || Steven Zaillian Schindler's Ark, de Thomas KeneallyIn the Name of the Father Terry George e Jim Sheridan Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four, de Gerry ConlonThe Remains of the Day Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The Remains of the Day, de Kazuo IshiguroShadowlands William Nicholson Shadowlands, de William NicholsonScent of a Woman Bo Goldman Il buio e il miele, de Giovanni Arpino 1995 Quiz Show Paul Attanasio || Remembering America, de Richard N. Goodwin |- |Forrest Gump || Eric Roth || Forrest Gump, de Winston Groom |- |The Browning Version || Ronald Harwood || The Browning Version, de Terence Rattigan |- |The Joy Luck Club || Ronald Bass e Amy Tan || The Joy Luck Club, de Amy Tan |- | rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 1996|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Trainspotting || John Hodge Trainspotting, de Irvine WelshBabe George Miller e Chris Noonan The Sheep-Pig, de Dick King-SmithLeaving Las Vegas Mike Figgis Leaving Las Vegas, de John O'BrienThe Madness of King George Alan Bennett The Madness of George III, de Alan BennettIl postino Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli e Massimo Troisi Ardiente paciencia, de Antonio SkármetaSense and Sensibility Emma Thompson Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen 1997 The English Patient Anthony Minghella || The English Patient, de Michael Ondaatje |- |The Crucible || Arthur Miller || The Crucible, de Arthur Miller |- |Richard III || Richard Loncraine e Ian McKellen || Richard III, de William Shakespeare |- |Evita || Alan Parker e Oliver Stone || Evita, de Tim Rice |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1998|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Romeo + Juliet || Baz Luhrmann e Craig Pearce Romeo e Juliet, de William Shakespeare|- |The Ice Storm || James Schamus || The Ice Storm, de Rick Moody |- |L.A. Confidential || Curtis Hanson e Brian Helgeland || L.A. Confidential, de James Ellroy |- |The Wings of the Dove || Hossein Amini || The Wings of the Dove, de Henry James |- | rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1999|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Primary Colors || Elaine May Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, de Joe KleinHilary and Jackie Frank Cottrell Boyce A Genius in the Family, de Piers e Hilary du PréLittle Voice Mark Herman The Rise e Fall of Little Voice, de Jim CartwrightWag the Dog Hilary Henkin e David Mamet American Hero, de Larry Beinhart 2000 The End of the Affair 'Neil Jordan || The End of the Affair, de Graham Greene |- |East Is East || Ayub Khan-Din || East Is East, de Ayub Khan-Din |- |An Ideal Husband || Oliver Parker || An Ideal Husband, de Oscar Wilde |- |The Talented Mr. Ripley || Anthony Minghella || The Talented Mr. Ripley'', de Patricia Highsmith
Década de 2000 Ano Filme Roteirista(s) Adaptado de 2001 Traffic Stephen Gaghan || Traffik, de Alastair Reid |- |Chocolat || Robert Nelson Jacobs || Chocolat, de Joanne Harris |- |Wo hu cang long || James Schamus, Wang Hui-ling e Kuo Jung Tsai || Wo hu cang long, de Wang Dulu |- |High Fidelity || John Cusack, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink e Scott Rosenberg || High Fidelity, de Nick Hornby |- |Wonder Boys || Steve Kloves || Wonder Boys, de Michael Chabon |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2002|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Shrek || Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S. H. Schulman e Joe Stillman Shrek!, de William SteigA Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind, de Sylvia NasarBridget Jones's Diary Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies e Helen Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary, de Helen FieldingIris Richard Eyre e Charles Wood Elegy for Iris, de John BayleyThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson e Fran Walsh The Fellowship of the Ring, de J. R. R. Tolkien 2003 Adaptation. Charlie Kaufman e Donald Kaufman || The Orchid Thief, de Susan Orlean |- |About a Boy || Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz e Paul Weitz || About a Boy, de Nick Hornby |- |Catch Me if You Can || Jeff Nathanson || Catch Me if You Can, de Frank Abagnale, Jr. e Stan Redding |- |The Hours || David Hare || The Hours, de Michael Cunningham |- |The Pianist || Ronald Harwood || The Pianist, de Władysław Szpilman |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2004|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson e Fran Walsh The Return of the King, de J. R. R. TolkienBig Fish John August Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, de Daniel WallaceCold Mountain Anthony Minghella Cold Mountain, de Charles FrazierMystic River Brian Helgeland Mystic River, de Dennis LehaneGirl with a Pearl Earring Olivia Hetreed Girl with a Pearl Earring, de Tracy Chevalier 2005Sideways Alexander Payne e Jim Taylor Sideways, de Rex PickettLes choristes Christophe Barratier e Philippe Lopes-Curval La Cage aux rossignols directed, de Jean DrévilleCloser Patrick Marber Closer, de Patrick MarberFinding Neverland David Magee The Man Who Was Peter Pan, de Allan KneeDiários de Motocicleta José Rivera Diarios de motocicleta, de Che Guevara 2006 Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry e Diana Ossana || Brokeback Mountain, de Annie Proulx |- |Capote || Dan Futterman || Capote, de Gerald Clarke |- |The Constant Gardener || Jeffrey Caine || The Constant Gardener, de John le Carré |- |A History of Violence || Josh Olson || A History of Violence, de John Wagner e Vince Locke |- |Pride & Prejudice || Deborah Moggach || Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2007|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Last King of Scotland || Jeremy Brock e Peter Morgan || The Last King of Scotland, de Giles Foden |- |Casino Royale || Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis e Robert Wade || Casino Royale, de Ian Fleming |- |The Departed || William Monahan || Mou gaan dou, de Alan Mak e Felix Chong |- |The Devil Wears Prada || Aline Brosh McKenna || The Devil Wears Prada, de Lauren Weisberger |- |Notes on a Scandal || Patrick Marber || Notes on a Scandal, de Zoë Heller |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2008|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Le Scaphandre et le Papillon || Ronald Harwood O Escafandro e a Borboleta, de Jean-Dominique Bauby|- |Atonement || Christopher Hampton || Atonement, de Ian McEwan |- |The Kite Runner || David Benioff || The Kite Runner, de Khaled Hosseini |- |No Country for Old Men || Joel e Ethan Coen || No Country for Old Men, de Cormac McCarthy |- |There Will Be Blood || Paul Thomas Anderson || Oil!, de Upton Sinclair |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2009|- style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Slumdog Millionaire || Simon Beaufoy Q & A, de Vikas SwarupThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, de F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Reader David Hare Der vorleser, de Bernhard SchlinkRevolutionary Road Justin Haythe Revolutionary Road, de Richard YatesFrost/Nixon Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon, de Peter Morgan 2010Up in the Air Jason Reitman e Sheldon Turner Up in the Air, de Walter KirnDistrict 9 Neill Blomkamp e Terri Tatchell Alive in Joburg, de Neill BlomkampAn Education Nick Hornby An Education, de Lynn BarberIn the Loop Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong, Armando Iannucci e Tony Roche The Thick of It, de Armando IannucciPrecious Geoffrey S. Fletcher Push, de Sapphire
Década de 2010 Ano Filme Roteirista(s) Adaptado de 2011The Social Network Aaron Sorkin || The Accidental Billionaires, de Ben Mezrich |- |127 Hours || Danny Boyle e Simon Beaufoy || Between a Rock and a Hard Place, de Aron Ralston |-