The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (since 2006).
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Little Children | Todd Field and Tom Perrotta | novel by Tom Perrotta |
| 2007 | Away from Her | Sarah Polley | short story by Alice Munro |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Peter Morgan | play by Peter Morgan |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach | novel by Roald Dahl |
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Social Network | Aaron Sorkin | novel by Ben Mezrich |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan | novel by John le Carré |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Tony Kushner | novel by Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | John Ridley | memoir by Solomon Northup |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Paul Thomas Anderson | novel by Thomas Pynchon |
| 2015 | Brooklyn | Nick Hornby | novel by Colm Tóibín |
| 2016 | Arrival | Eric Heisserer | short story by Ted Chiang |
| 2017 | Call Me by Your Name | James Ivory | novel by André Aciman |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee | memoir by Ron Stallworth |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi | book by Christine Leunens |