The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an annual award given by the Austin Film Critics Association, honoring the best adapted screenplay.
| Year | Winner | Screenwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner |
| Year | Winner | Screenwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Social Network | Aaron Sorkin |
| 2011 | Drive | Hossein Amini |
| 2012 | Argo | Chris Terrio |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | John Ridley |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn |
| 2015 | Room | Emma Donoghue |
| 2016 | Arrival | Eric Heisserer |
| 2017 | Call Me by Your Name | James Ivory |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins [1] |
| 2019 | Little Women | Greta Gerwig [2] [3] |
| Year | Winner | Screenwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nomadland | Chloé Zhao [4] |
| 2021 | Drive My Car | Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe [5] |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Rian Johnson |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Christopher Nolan |