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| ปี | ภาพยนตร์ | นักเขียนบท | ดัดแปลงจาก |
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1980 (53rd): 
| 1980 (53rd) | Ordinary People | Alvin Sargent | The novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest |
| 1980 (53rd) | Breaker Morant | Jonathan Hardy David Stevens Bruce Beresford | The play Breaker Morant by Kenneth G. Ross |
| 1980 (53rd) | Coal Miner's Daughter | Tom Rickman | The book Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey |
| 1980 (53rd) | The Elephant Man | Christopher De Vore Eric Bergren David Lynch | The book The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves  The book The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu |
| 1980 (53rd) | The Stunt Man | Lawrence B. Marcus (screenplay) Richard Rush (adaptation) | The novel The Stunt Man by Paul Brodeur |
1981 (54th): 
| 1981 (54th) | On Golden Pond | Ernest Thompson | The play On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson |
| 1981 (54th) | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Harold Pinter | The novel The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles |
| 1981 (54th) | Pennies from Heaven | Dennis Potter | The television miniseries Pennies from Heaven, written by Dennis Potter |
| 1981 (54th) | Prince of the City | Jay Presson Allen Sidney Lumet | The book Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much by Robert Daley |
| 1981 (54th) | Ragtime | Michael Weller | The novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow |
1982 (55th): 
| 1982 (55th) | Missing | Costa-Gavras Donald E. Stewart | The book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser |
| 1982 (55th) | Das Boot | Wolfgang Petersen | The novel Das Boot by Lothar G. Buchheim |
| 1982 (55th) | Sophie's Choice | Alan J. Pakula | The novel Sophie's Choice by William Styron |
| 1982 (55th) | The Verdict | David Mamet | The novel The Verdict by Barry Reed |
| 1982 (55th) | Victor/Victoria | Blake Edwards | The film Viktor und Viktoria, written by Reinhold Schünzel |
1983 (56th): 
| 1983 (56th) | Terms of Endearment | James L. Brooks | The novel Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry |
| 1983 (56th) | Betrayal | Harold Pinter | The play Betrayal by Harold Pinter |
| 1983 (56th) | The Dresser | Ronald Harwood | The play The Dresser by Ronald Harwood |
| 1983 (56th) | Educating Rita | Willy Russell | The play Educating Rita by Willy Russell |
| 1983 (56th) | Reuben, Reuben | Julius J. Epstein | The play Spofford by Herman Shumlin |
1984 (57th): 
| 1984 (57th) | Amadeus | Peter Shaffer | The play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer |
| 1984 (57th) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | P.H. Vazak Michael Austin | The novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| 1984 (57th) | The Killing Fields | Bruce Robinson | The article "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg |
| 1984 (57th) | A Passage to India | David Lean | The novel A Passage to India by E. M. Forster |
| 1984 (57th) | A Soldier's Story | Charles Fuller | The play A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller |
1985 (58th): 
| 1985 (58th) | Out of Africa | Kurt Luedtke | The memoir Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen The book Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski The book Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman |
| 1985 (58th) | The Color Purple | Menno Meyjes | The novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker |
| 1985 (58th) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Leonard Schrader | The novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig |
| 1985 (58th) | Prizzi's Honor | Richard Condon Janet Roach | The novel Prizzi's Honor by Richard Condon |
| 1985 (58th) | The Trip to Bountiful | Horton Foote | The teleplay play The Trip to Bountiful, written by Horton Foote |
1986 (59th): 
| 1986 (59th) | A Room with a View | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | The novel A Room with a View by E.M. Forster |
| 1986 (59th) | Children of a Lesser God | Hesper Anderson Mark Medoff | The play Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff |
| 1986 (59th) | The Color of Money | Richard Price | The novel The Color of Money by Walter Tevis |
| 1986 (59th) | Crimes of the Heart | Beth Henley | The play Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley |
| 1986 (59th) | Stand by Me | Raynold Gideon Bruce A. Evans | The novella The Body by Stephen King |
1987 (60th): 
| 1987 (60th) | The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci Mark Peploe | The autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Henry Pu Yi |
| 1987 (60th) | The Dead | Tony Huston | The short story "The Dead" by James Joyce |
| 1987 (60th) | Fatal Attraction | James Dearden | The teleplay Diversion, written by James Dearden |
| 1987 (60th) | Full Metal Jacket | Gustav Hasford Michael Herr Stanley Kubrick | The novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford |
| 1987 (60th) | My Life as a Dog | Brasse Brännström Per Berglund Lasse Hallström Reidar Jönsson | The novel Mitt liv som hund by Reidar Jönsson |
1988 (61st): 
| 1988 (61st) | Dangerous Liaisons | Christopher Hampton | The play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton from the novel of the same name by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos |
| 1988 (61st) | The Accidental Tourist | Frank Galati Lawrence Kasdan | The novel The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler |
| 1988 (61st) | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey | Anna Hamilton Phelan (story/screenplay) Tab Murphy (story) | An article by Harold T.P. Hayes |
| 1988 (61st) | Little Dorrit | Christine Edzard | The novel Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens |
| 1988 (61st) | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Jean-Claude Carrière Philip Kaufman | The novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera |
1989 (62nd): 
| 1989 (62nd) | Driving Miss Daisy | Alfred Uhry | The play Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry |
| 1989 (62nd) | Born on the Fourth of July | Ron Kovic Oliver Stone | The book Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic |
| 1989 (62nd) | Enemies, A Love Story | Paul Mazursky Roger L. Simon | The novel Enemies, a Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer |
| 1989 (62nd) | Field of Dreams | Phil Alden Robinson | The novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella |
| 1989 (62nd) | My Left Foot | Shane Connaughton Jim Sheridan | The book My Left Foot by Christy Brown |