Skenario Adaptasi Terbaik (Oscar)

Penghargaan ini dimulai dengan nama Best Writing, Adaptation.In the 2nd and 3rd years there was only a single writing award for Writing Achievement with no distinction between original works and adaptations.For the 1930/31 production year the award was again subdivided, and this one was once again Best Writing, Adaptation.For 1935 the award became Best Writing, ScreenplayFor 1956 the Category was renamed Screenplay--Adapted:
For 1957 the category was renamed Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:From 1974 the Category was renamed Screenplay Adapted From Other Material:
From 1976 the category was renamed Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumFrom 1991 the category became Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published or Produced:
Mulai tahun 2002, kategori ini diubah nama menjadi Skenario Adaptasi: