| Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First award | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Pan Ke-yin for Family Matters (2025) |
| Website | goldenhorse |
The Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Chinese :金馬獎最佳改編劇本) 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 Tseden |
| Sylvia Chang | Office | 華麗上班族 | The play Design for Living by Sylvia Chang | |
| Chu T’ien-wen, Ah Cheng and Hsieh Hai-Meng | The Assassin | 刺客聶隱娘 | The story Nie Yinniang by Pei Xing | |
| Xu Haofeng | The Master | 師父 | The novel The Master by Xu Haofeng | |
| Cheng 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 |
| Year | Recipient(s) | English Title | Original Title | Source Material | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (57th) | Kiwi Chow, Felix Tsang | Beyond the Dream | 幻愛 | The short film Upstairs (2006) by Kiwi Chow | [1] |
| 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 | [2] [3] |
| 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 | |||