Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Introduction The '''Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay''' (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión adaptado'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was presented which included both original and adapted screenplays, with both winners being adaptations, ''Voyage to Nowhere'' in 1986 (based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Fernán Gómez) and ''El Bosque animado'' (based on the eponymous novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez) in 1987.Since the third edition, two awards are presented separately, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.Rafael Azcona has received this award four times, more than any other nominee, winning for ''¡Ay Carmela!'' (1990) with Carlos Saura, ''Banderas, the Tyrant'' (1993) with José Luis García Sánchez, ''Butterfly's Tongue'' (1999) with Manuel Rivas and José Luis Cuerda and ''The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008) with José Luis Cuerda.
Winners and nominees ===1980s===; '''Best Screenplay''' Year English title Original title Recipient(s) 1986'''''Voyage to Nowhere''''''''''El viaje a ninguna parte''''''''Fernando Fernán Gómez''' ''Dear Nanny''  ''Tata mía''  José Luis Borau ''Mambru Went to War''  Mambrú se fue a la guerra  Fernando Fernán Gómez1987'''''El bosque animado''''''''Rafael Azcona'''''La guerra de los locos''  Manolo Matji''Moros y cristianos''  Luis García Berlanga and Rafael Azcona; '''Best Adapted Screenplay''' Year English title Original title Recipient(s)  Source material1988'''''Jarrapellejos''''''''Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Antonio Giménez-Rico''' '''The novel of the same name by Felipe Trigo'''''El túnel''  Antonio Drove, Carlos A. Cornejo and José A. Mahieu  The ''novel of the same name'' by Ernesto Sabato''El placer de matar''  Félix Rotaeta  The novel ''Las pistolas'' by Félix Rotaeta ''Scent of a Crime''  ''El aire de un crimen''  Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Gabriel Castro and Jorge R. del Álamo  The novel of the same name by Juan Benet ''El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free''  ''El Lute II: mañana seré libre''  Vicente Aranda, Joaquim Jordà and Eleuterio Sánchez  The memoir ''Camina o revienta'' by Eleuterio Sánchez1989'''''Twisted Obsession''''''''''El sueño del mono loco''''' '''Fernando Trueba, Manuel Matji and Menno Meyjes''' '''The novel ''Le rêve du singe fou'' by Christopher Frank''' ''The Sea and the Weather''  ''El mar y el viento''  Fernando Fernán Gómez  The novel of the same name by Fernando Fernán Gómez''Bajarse al moro''  José Luis Alonso de Santos, Joaquín Oristrell and Fernando Colomo  The play of the same name by José Luis Alonso de Santos''Esquilache''  Josefina Molina, Joaquín Oristrell and José Sámano  The play ''Un Soñador para un Pueblo'' by Antonio Buero Vallejo ''If They Tell You I Fell''  ''Si te dicen que caí''  Vicente Aranda  The novel ''Si te dicen que caí'' by Juan Marsé===1990s=== Year English title Original title Recipient(s)  Source material1990'''''¡Ay Carmela! ''''''''Carlos Saura and Rafael Azcona''' '''The ''play of the same name'' by José Sanchis Sinisterra''' ''The Ages of Lulu''  ''Las edades de Lulú''  Bigas Luna and Almudena Grandes  The novel ''Las edades de Lulú'' by Almudena Grandes''La sombra del ciprés es alargada''  Luis Alcoriza  The novel of the same name by Miguel Delibes1991'''''The Dumbfounded King''''''''''El rey pasmado''''' '''Juan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Malvido''' '''The novel ''Crónica del rey pasmado'' by Gonzalo Torrente Malvido'''''Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento''  Carmen Rico Godoy  The novel of the same name by Carmen Rico Godoy ''Prince of Shadows''  ''Beltenebros''  Mario Camus, Pilar Miró and Juan Antonio Porto  The novel ''Beltenebros'' by Antonio Muñoz Molina1992'''''The Fencing Master''''''''''El maestro de esgrima''''' '''Francisco Prada, Antonio Larreta, Pedro Olea and Arturo Pérez-Reverte''' '''The novel ''El maestro de esgrima'' by Arturo Pérez-Reverte'''''Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted?'' Adolfo Marsillach  The novel of the same name by Adolfo Marsillach ''The Greek Labyrinth''  ''El laberinto griego''  Rafael Alcázar and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán  The novel of the same name by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán1993'''''Banderas, the Tyrant'''''  '''''Tirano Banderas''''''''José Luis García Sánchez and Rafael Azcona''' '''The novel of the same name by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán'''''La febre d'or''  Guillem-Jordi Graells and Gonzalo Herralde  The novel of the same name by Narcís Oller ''The Bilingual Lover''  ''El amante bilingüe''  Vicente Aranda  The novel of the same name by Juan Marsé1994'''''Running Out of Time''''''''''Días contados''''' '''Imanol Uribe''' '''The novel of the same name by Juan Madrid''' ''Cradle Song''  ''Canción de cuna''  José Luis Garci and Gregorio Martínez Sierra  The play ''Canción de cuna'' by Gregorio Martínez Sierra ''The Turkish Passion''  ''La pasión turca''  Vicente Aranda  The novel ''La pasión turca'' by Antonio Gala1996'''''Stories from the Kronen''''''''''Historias del Kronen''''' '''Montxo Armendáriz and José Ángel Mañas''' '''La novela ''Historias del Kronen'' by José Ángel Mañas'''''El Palomo cojo''  Jaime de Armiñán  The novel of the same name by Eduardo Mendicutti''El perquè de tot plegat''  Ventura Pons  The novel of the same name by Quim Monzó11996'''''The Dog in the Manger''''''''''El perro del hortelano''''' '''Pilar Miró and Rafael Pérez Sierra''' '''The ''play of the same name'' by Lope de Vega''' ''Beyond the Garden''  ''Más allá del jardín''  Mario Camus  The novel ''Más allá del jardín'' by Antonio Gala ''Tramway to Malvarrosa'' ''Tranvía a la Malvarrosa''  Rafael Azcona and José Luis García Sánchez  The novel of the same name by Manuel Vicent1997(12th)'''''The Chambermaid on the Titanic''''''''''La camarera del Titanic''''' '''Bigas Luna and Cuca Canals''' '''The novel ''La Femme de chambre du Titanic'' by Didier Decoin'''''Actrius''  Ventura Pons and Josep Maria Benet  The play ''E.R.'' by Josep Maria Benet''Backroads''  ''Carreteras secundarias''  Ignacio Martínez de Pisón  The novel of the same name by Ignacio Martínez de Pisón1998(13th)'''''Mensaka'''''  ''Mensaka, páginas de una historia'' '''Luis Marías''' '''The novel of the same name by José Ángel Mañas''' ''The Grandfather''  ''El abuelo''  José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel  The novel ''El abuelo'' by Benito Pérez Galdós ''The Stolen Years''  ''Los años bárbaros''  Fernando Colomo, José Ángel Esteban, Carlos López and Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz  The novel ''Otros hombres'' by Manuel Lamana''Mararía''  Antonio Betancor and Carlos Álvarez  The ''novel of the same name'' by Rafael Arozarena1999(14th)'''''Butterfly's Tongue''''''''''La lengua de las mariposas''''' '''Rafael Azcona, Manuel Rivas and José Luis Cuerda''' '''The short stories ''"A lingua das bolboretas", "Un saxo na néboa" and "Carmiña"'' from the book ''Que me queres, amor?'' by Manuel Rivas''' ''Beloved/Friend''  ''Amic/Amat''  Josep Maria Benet  The play ''Testamento'' by Josep Maria Benet ''No One Writes to the Colonel''  ''El coronel no tiene quien le escriba''  Paz Alicia Garciadiego  The novella ''El coronel no tiene quien le escriba'' by Gabriel García Márquez''Manolito Gafotas''  Miguel Albaladejo and Elvira Lindo  The ''novel of the same name'' by Elvira Lindo===2000s=== Year English title Original title Recipient(s)  Source material2000(15th)'''''Lázaro de Tormes''''' '''Fernando Fernán Gómez''' '''The novella ''Lazarillo de Tormes'' by an anonymous author''' ''The Goalkeeper''  ''El portero''  Manuel Hidalgo and Gonzalo Suárez  The short story of the same name by Manuel Hidalgo ''The Other Side''  ''El otro barrio''    The novel of the same name by Elvira Lindo ''Nico and Dani''  ''Krámpack''  Cesc Gay and Tomàs Aragay  The play ''Krámpack'' by Jordi Sánchez Zaragoza2001(16th) '''''Savages''''' '''''Salvajes''''' '''Jorge Juan Martínez, Juan Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá and Lola Salvador Maldonado''' '''The play of the same name by José Luis Alonso de Santos''' ''Anita Takes a Chance''  ''Anita no pierde el tren''  Ventura Pons and Lluís-Anton Baulenas  The short story ''Bones obres'' by Lluís-Anton Baulenas''L'illa de l'holandès''  Sigfrid Monleón, Ferran Torrent, Dominic Harari and Teresa de Pelegrí  The novel of the same name by Ferran Torrent ''Sound of the Sea''  ''Son de mar''  Rafael Azcona  The novel ''Son de mar'' by Manuel Vicent2002(17th)'''''Common Ground''''''''''Lugares comunes''''' '''Adolfo Aristarain and Kathy Saavedra''' '''The novel ''El renacimiento'' by Lorenzo F. Aristarain''' ''Don Quixote, Knight Errant''  ''El caballero Don Quijote''  Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón  The second part of the novel ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes ''The Shanghai Spell''  ''El embrujo de Shanghai''  Fernando Trueba  The novella ''Elembrujo de Shanghai'' by Juan Marsé ''You'll Be Back''  ''Volverás''  Antonio Chavarrías  The novel ''Un enano español se suicida en Las Vegas''by Francisco Casavella2003(18th)'''''My Life Without Me''''''''''Mi vida sin mí''''' '''Isabel Coixet''' '''The short story collection ''Pretending the Bed is a Raft'' by Nanci Kincaid''' ''The Weakness of the Bolshevik''  ''La flaqueza del bolchevique''  Manuel Martín Cuenca and Lorenzo Silva  The novel of the same name by Lorenzo Silva  ''The End of a Mystery''  ''La luz prodigiosa''  Fernando Marías  The novel ''La luz prodigiosa'' by Fernando Marías ''Soldiers of Salamina''  ''Los soldados de Salamina''  David Trueba  The book ''Soldados de Salamina'' by Javier Cercas2004(19th)'''''The Motorcycle Diaries''''''''''Diarios de motocicleta''''' '''José Rivera''' '''The memoir ''Diarios de motocicleta'' by Che Guevara''' ''The Year of the Flood''  ''El año del diluvio''  Jaime Chávarri and Eduardo Mendoza  The novel of the same name by Eduardo Mendoza ''Don't Move''  ''Non ti muovere''  Margaret Mazzantini and Sergio Castellitto  The novel ''Non ti muovere'' by Margaret Mazzantini ''Voices in the Night''  ''Las voces de la noche''  Salvador García Ruiz  The novel ''Le voci della sera'' by Natalia Ginzburg2005(20th)'''''The Method''''''''''El método''''' '''Marcelo Piñeyro and Mateo Gil''' '''The play ''El mètode Grönholm'' by Jordi Galceran'''''Ninette''  José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel  The plays ''Ninette y un señor de Murcia'' and ''Ninette, modas de París'' by Miguel Mihura''Obaba''  Montxo Armendáriz  The novel ''Obabakoak'' by Bernardo Atxaga ''The Longest Penalty Shot in the World''  ''El penalti más largo del mundo''  Roberto Santiago  The short story ''El penalti más largo del mundo'' by Osvaldo Soriano2006(21st)'''''Salvador (Puig Antich)''''''''Lluís Arcarazo''' '''The book ''Compte enrere. La història de Salvador Puig Antich'' by Francesc Escribano'''''Alatriste''  Agustín Díaz Yanes  The series of novels ''Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste'' by Arturo Pérez-Reverte ''Summer Rain''  ''El camino de los ingleses''  Antonio Soler  The novel ''El camino de los ingleses'' by Antonio Soler ''The Education of Fairies''  ''La educación de las hadas''  José Luis Cuerda  The novel ''L'éducation d'une fée'' by Didier van Cauwelaert2007(22nd)'''''Under the Stars''''''''''Bajo las estrellas''''' '''Félix Viscarret''' '''The novel ''El trompetista del Utopía'' by Fernando Aramburu'''''Barcelona (un mapa)''  Ventura Pons  The play ''Barcelona, mapa de sombras'' by Lluïsa Cunillé''La carta esférica''  Imanol Uribe  The novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte ''Modesty''  ''Pudor''  Tristán Ulloa  The novel of the same name by Santiago Roncagliolo''La zona''  Laura Santullo  The short story of the same name from the book ''El otro lado'' by Laura Santullo2008(23rd)'''''The Blind Sunflowers''''''''''Los girasoles ciegos''''' '''Rafael Azcona and José Luis Cuerda''' '''The ''Los girasoles ciegos'' by Alberto Méndez''' ''Che: The Argentine''  ''Che: el argentino''  Peter Buchman  The writings ''Pasajes de la Guerra Revolucionaria'' and ''Diario del Che en Bolivia'' by Che Guevara ''The Oxford Murders''  ''The crímenes de Oxford''  Jorge Guerricaechevarria and Álex de la Iglesia  The novel ''Crímenes imperceptibles'' by Guillermo Martínez ''One Word from You''  ''Una palabra tuya''  Ángeles González-Sinde  The novel of the same name by Elvira Lindo2009(24th)'''''Cell 211''''''''''Celda 211''''' '''Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón''' '''The novel ''Celda 211'' by Francisco Pérez Gandul''' ''The Dancer and the Thief''  ''El baile de la Victoria''  Fernando Trueba, Antonio Skármeta and Jonás Trueba  The novel ''El baile de la Victoria'' by Antonio Skármeta''El cónsul de Sodoma''  Joaquín Górriz, Miguel Dalmau, Sigfrid Monleón and Miguel Ángel Fernández  The biography ''Jaime Gil de Biedma'' by Miguel Dalmau ''The Secret in Their Eyes''  ''El secreto de sus ojos''  Juan José Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri  The novel ''La pregunta de sus ojos'' by Eduardo Sacheri===2010s=== Year English title Original title Recipient(s)  Source material2010(25th)'''''Black Bread''''''''''Pa negre (Pan negro)''''' '''Agustí Villaronga''' '''The novel ''Pa negre'' by Emili Teixidor'''''Elisa K''  Jordi Cadena  The novel ''Elisa Kiseljak'' by Lolita Bosch ''Room in Rome''  ''Habitación en Roma''  Julio Medem  The screenplay from the movie ''In Bed'' by Julio Rojas ''Three Steps Above Heaven''  ''Tres metros sobre el cielo''  Ramón Salazar  The novel ''Tres metros sobre el cielo'' by Federico Moccia2011(26th)'''''Wrinkles''''''''''Arrugas''''' '''Ángel de la Cruz, Ignacio Ferreras, Paco Roca and Rosanna Cecchini''' '''The comic book ''Arrugas'' by Paco Roca''' ''The Skin I Live In''  ''La piel que habito''  Pedro Almodóvar  The novel ''Mygale'' by Thierry Jonquet ''Kathmandu Lullaby''  ''Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo''  Icíar Bollaín  The autobiography ''Una maestra en Katmandú'' by Vicki Sherpa ''The Sleeping Voice''  ''La voz dormida''  Ignacio del Moral and Benito Zambrano  The novel ''La voz dormida'' by Dulce Chacón2012(27th)'''''Tad, The Lost Explorer''''''''''Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones''''' '''Javier Barreira, Gorka Magallón, Ignacio del Moral, Jordi Gasull and Neil Landau''' '''The graphic novel ''Tadeo Jones y el secreto de Toactlum'' by Javier Barreira, Gorka Magallón, and Enrique Gato''' ''The End''  ''Fin''  Sergio G. Sánchez and Jorge Guerricaechevarría  The novel ''Fin'' by David Monteagudo''Tengo ganas de ti''  Ramón Salazar  The novel of the same name by Federico Moccia ''All Is Silence''  ''Todo es silencio''  Manuel Rivas  The novel of the same name by Manuel Rivas ''Invader''  ''Invasor''  Javier Gullón and Jorge Arenillas  The novel of the same name by Fernando Marías2013(28th)'''''All the Women''''' '''''Todas las mujeres''''' '''Alejandro Hernández and Mariano Barroso''' '''The television series of the same name by Mariano Barroso''' ''Scorpion in Love''  ''Alacrán enamorado''  Carlos Bardem and Santiago A. Zannou  The novel ''Alacrán enamorado'' by Carlos Bardem ''Cannibal''  ''Caníbal''  Manuel Martín Cuenca and Alejandro Hernández  The novel ''Caníbal'' by Humberto Arenal ''Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang''  ''Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica''  Jorge Lara and Francisco Roncal  The comic book series ''Zipi y Zape'' by José Escobar Saliente2014(29th)'''''Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible''''''''''Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo''''' '''Javier Fesser, Claro García and Cristóbal Ruiz''' '''The comic series ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' by Ibañez'''''A esmorga''  Carlos Asorey and Ignacio Vilar  The ''novel of the same name'' by Eduardo Blanco Amor ''Nightfall in India''  ''Anochece en la India''  Chema Rodríguez,  and Pablo Burgués  The novel ''Anochece en Katmandú'' by Chema Rodríguez ''Traces of Sandalwood''  ''Rastres de sàndal''  Anna Soler-Pont  The novel of the same name by Anna Soler-Pont and Asha Miró2015(30th)'''''A Perfect Day''''''''''Un día perfecto''''' '''Fernando León de Aranoa''' '''The novel ''Dejarse Llover'' by Paula Farias'''''B, la película''  David Ilundain  The play ''Ruz-Bárcenas'' by Jordi Casanovas ''The King of Havana''  ''El rey de La Habana''  Agustí Villaronga  The novel of the same name by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez ''The Bride''  ''La novia''  Paula Ortiz and Javier García Arredondo  The play ''Bodas de sangre'' by Federico García Lorca2016(31st)'''''Smoke & Mirrors''''''''''El hombre de las mil caras''''' '''Alberto Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos''' '''The book ''Paesa, el espía de las mil caras'' by Manuel Cerdán'''''Julieta''  Pedro Almodóvar  The short stories "Chance", "Silence" and "Soon" from the book ''Runaway'' by Alice Munro ''Kiki, Love to Love''  ''Kiki, el amor se hace''  Paco León and Fernando Pérez  The film ''The Little Death'' by Josh Lawson ''A Monster Calls''  ''Un monstruo viene a verme''  Patrick Ness  The ''novel of the same name'' by Patrick Ness2017(32nd) '''''The Bookshop''''''''''La librería''''' '''Isabel Coixet''' '''The ''novel of the same name'' by Penelope Fitzgerald''' ''The Motive''  ''El autor''  Manuel Martín Cuenca and Alejandro Hernández  The novel ''El móvil'' by Javier Cercas''Uncertain Glory''  Agustí Villaronga and Coral Cruz  The ''novel of the same name'' by Joan Sales ''Holy Camp!'' ''La llamada''  Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo  The musical ''La llamada'' by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo2018(33rd)'''''A Twelve-Year Night''''''''''La noche de 12 años''''' '''Álvaro Brechner''' '''The book ''Memorias del calabozo'' by Mauricio Rosencof and Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro'''''Jefe''  Marta Sofía Martíns and Natxo López  ''Superlópez''  Borja Cobeaga and Diego San José  The ''comic series of the same name'' by Jan ''Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story''  ''Yuli''  Paul Laverty  The autobiography ''No Way Home'' by Carlos Acosta 2019(34th)'''''Out in the Open''''' '''''Intemperie''''''''Benito Zambrano, Daniel Remón and Pablo Remón''' '''The novel of the same name by Jesús Carrasco''' ''Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles''  ''Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas''  Eligio R. Montero and Salvador Simó  The graphic novel ''Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas'' by Fermín Solís ''Mother''  ''Madre''  Isabel Peña and Rodrigo Sorogoyen  The short film ''Madre'' by Rodrigo Sorogoyen ''Advantages of Travelling by Train''  ''Ventajas de viajar en tren''  Javier Gullón  The novel of the same name by Antonio Orejudo===2020s=== Year English title Original title Recipient(s)  Source material2020(35th)'''''Ane Is Missing''''''''''Ane''''' '''David Pérez Sañudo and Marina Parés Pulido''' '''The short film of the same name by David Pérez Sañudo''' ''The People Upstairs''  ''Sentimental''  Cesc Gay  The play ''Los vecinos de arriba'' by Cesc Gay ''The Europeans''  ''Los europeos''  Bernardo Sánchez and Marta Libertad Castillo  The novel ''Los europeos'' by Rafael Azcona ''Unknown Origins''  ''Orígenes secretos''   and Fernando Navarro  The novel ''Orígenes Secretos'' by David Galán Galindo2021(36th) '''''Outlaws''''' '''''Las leyes de la frontera''''' '''Daniel Monzón, Jorge Guerricaechevarría''' '''The novel ''Las leyes de la frontera'' by Javier Cercas'''''Ama''  Júlia de Paz Solvas, Núria Dunjó López  The short film of the same name by Júlia de la Paz ''The Belly of the Sea''  ''El vientre del mar''  Agustí Villaronga  The novel ''Ocean Sea'' by Alessandro Baricco ''Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake''  ''Pan de limón con semillas de amapola''  Benito Zambrano, Cristina Campos  The novel of the same name by Cristina Campos2022(37th) '''''One Year, One Night''''' '''''Un año, una noche''''' '''Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta''' '''The book ''Paz, amor y death metal'' by Ramón González'''''Piggy''  ''Cerdita''  Carlota Pereda  The short film of the same name by Carlota Pereda''Irati''    The book ''El ciclo de Irati'' by J. L. Landa and J. Muñoz ''God's Crooked Lines''  ''Los renglones torcidos de Dios''  Guillem Clua, Oriol Paulo  The novel ''Los renglones torcidos de Dios'' by Torcuato Luca de Tena  ''Staring at Strangers''  ''No mires a los ojos''  David Muñoz,   The play ''Desde las sombras'' by Juan José Millás2023(38th)  '''''Robot Dreams''''' '''Pablo Berger''' '''The graphic novel of the same name by Sara Varon''' ''The Teacher Who Promised the Sea''  ''El maestro que prometió el mar''  Albert Val  The book ''El mestre que va prometre el mar'' by  ''Society of the Snow''  ''La sociedad de la nieve''  Bernat Vilaplana, J.A. Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga, Nicolás Casariego  The book of the same name by Pablo Vierci ''Un amor''  Isabel Coixet,   The novel of the same name by Sara Mesa ''Jokes & Cigarettes''  ''Saben aquell''  David Trueba, Albert Espinosa  The books ''Eugenio'' and ''Saben aquell que diu'' by Gerard Jofra
References
External links * Official site* IMDb: Goya Awards