Brian Helgeland

American screenwriter

Brian Helgeland

Helgeland in 2013

Born|

Brian Thomas Helgeland

(1961-01-17) January 17, 1961 (age 64)

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Alma mater| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Loyola Marymount University
Occupations|

* Screenwriter
* director
* producer

Years active| 1988–present
Notable work| L.A. Confidential
Mystic River
Awards| Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
L.A. Confidential (1997)

Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961)[1] is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003).[2] He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

## Early life

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Helgeland was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Norwegian immigrants Aud-Karin and Thomas Helgeland. He was raised in nearby New Bedford, Massachusetts. He majored in English at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth before following his father's work in fishing scallop.

A particularly cold winter day in 1985 made Helgeland consider finding another job. He was fascinated by a book about film schools. With a love for movies, Helgeland decided to seek a career in film. He applied for the film school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, the only one to agree to accept him in mid-semester.[3][4][5]

## Career

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Helgeland's agent arranged a meeting fo him with Rhet Topham, who had an idea for a horror comedy film but was having difficulty writing it. The duo completed 976-EVIL, which they sold for $12,000.[5] 976-EVIL marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Englund, who had portrayed Freddy Krueger in films of that franchise (A Nightmare on Main Street).

He recommended Helgeland to New Line Cinema representatives, who wanted to do a new A Nightmare on Elm Street film. Helgeland was paid $70,000 to write what was released as A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Both films were released in 1988, with The Dream Master hitting theaters earlier.

Helgeland earned $275,000 for his script for Highway to Hell, which was released in 1992.[6] In 1990, Helgeland and Manny Coto sold a script, The Ticking Man, for $1 million, but the film was never made.[7]

In 1998, Helgeland won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for L.A. Confidential, which was based on the 1990 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. That year Helgeland also won a Razzie for The Postman, being one of only three people to have previously achieved this dubious feat (preceded by Alan Menken in 1993 and followed by Sandra Bullock in 2010). Helgeland accepted the Razzie, the fourth person to receive the statuette in person, which was delivered to him in his office at Warner Bros. He keeps the statues of both the Oscar and the Razzie on his mantle as "a reminder of Hollywood's idealistic nature and unrealistic expectations."[5][8]

Helgeland answering questions at the 42 film workshop in the State Dining Room of the White House in April 2013.

Helgeland wrote and directed the films Payback (1999), A Knight's Tale (2001), The Order (2003), 42 (2013), and Legend (2015). He has worked with director Clint Eastwood twice, in 2002 on Blood Work, and in 2003 on Mystic River, for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also has written an as-yet-unproduced adaptation of Moby-Dick.

In 2004, Helgeland co-wrote the screenplay for The Bourne Supremacy, for which he was uncredited.[citation needed] In early 2008, he was attached to shape the script of the thriller Green Zone[9] after screenwriter Tom Stoppard had to drop out.[10] He collaborated with director Paul Greengrass, whom he worked with on The Bourne Supremacy, as well as reuniting with actor Matt Damon, who played Jason Bourne/David Webb.

Helgeland wrote the screenplay for the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, replacing screenwriter David Koepp. The film was released on June 12, 2009.[11]

On May 4, 2017, HBO announced that Helgeland was one of four writers working on a potential pilot for a Game of Thrones spin-off. In addition to Helgeland, Carly Wray, Max Borenstein, and Jane Goldman were also working on potential pilots.[12] Helgeland has been working and communicating with George R. R. Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series of novels upon which the original series is based.[13] Former Game of Thrones showrunners D. B. Weiss and David Benioff were said to be executive producers for whichever project is picked up by HBO.[13][14]

## Personal life

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Helgeland and his wife Nancy have two sons.[15][failed verification]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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1988  | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4:
The Dream Master | No  | Yes  | No  |
976-EVIL | No  | Yes  | No  |
1992  | Highway to Hell | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
1995  | Assassins | No  | Yes  | No  |
1997  | L.A. Confidential | No  | Yes  | No  | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Conspiracy Theory | No  | Yes  | No  |
The Postman | No  | Yes  | No  | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
1999  | Payback | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
2001  | A Knight's Tale | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Also executive soundtrack producer
2002  | Blood Work | No  | Yes  | No  |
2003  | Mystic River | No  | Yes  | No  | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
The Order | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2004  | Man on Fire | No  | Yes  | No  |
2009  | The Taking of Pelham 123 | No  | Yes  | No  |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | No  | Yes  | No  |
2010  | Green Zone | No  | Yes  | No  |
Robin Hood | No  | Yes  | No  |
2013  | 42 | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
2015  | Legend | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
2020  | Spenser Confidential | No  | Yes  | No  |
2023  | Finestkind | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
2024  | The Killer | No  | Yes  | No  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Notes

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1989-1990  | Friday the 13th: The Series | No  | Yes  | Episodes: "Crippled Inside", "Mightier Than the Sword"
1996  | Tales from the Crypt | Yes  | Yes  | Episode: "A Slight Case of Murder"

## Additional awards

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Year  | Title  | Award  | Result

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1997  | L.A. Confidential | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Won
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay | Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay  | Won
London Critics Circle Film Award for Screenwriter of the Year | Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Won
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay | Won
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay | Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay  | Won
USC Scripter Award | Won
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
1999  | Payback | Cognac Festival du Film Policier Audience Award | Won
2003  | Mystic River | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Won
PEN Center USA West Literary Award for Screenplay | Won
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay  | Won
USC Scripter Award | Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won
American Screenwriters Association Award | Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Nominated
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Nominated
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Award for Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay | Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated
2013  | 42 | Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Won
Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Nominated
2023  | Finestkind | Writers Guild of America Award for Best TV & New Media Motion Pictures | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 17, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
2. ^ Helgeland profile, The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. ^ "Film-makers on film: Brian Helgeland talks to Mark Monahan about Stuart Rosenberg's Cool Hand Luke (1967)". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. September 6, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
4. ^ Profile Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014
5. ^ a b c "Screenwriters' Lecture: Brian Helgeland". October 26, 2012.
6. ^ Million Dollar Babies, New York
7. ^ Welkos, Robert W. (May 28, 1995). "Megabucks Turn to Megabusts". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
8. ^ Gray, Iain (January 23, 2007). "The booby prize that beats the Oscars". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
9. ^ Michael Fleming (January 9, 2008). "Amy Ryan set for Greengrass thriller". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
10. ^ Richard Brooks (August 12, 2007). "The Bourne Ultimatum – Biteback". The Sunday Times.
11. ^ "Richard Donner And Mr. Beaks Talk INSIDE MOVES!". Aint It Cool News. February 19, 2009.
12. ^ Holloway, Daniel (May 4, 2017). "'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs in the Works at HBO". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
13. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (May 4, 2017). "'Game of Thrones': HBO Exploring Four Different Follow-Up Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
14. ^ Blistein, Jon (May 4, 2017). "HBO Preps 'Game of Thrones' Spin-Off Series With George R.R. Martin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
15. ^ "Brian Helgeland - Biography". IMDb.

## External links

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Films directed by Brian Helgeland

* Payback (1999)
* A Knight's Tale (2001)
* The Order (2003)
* 42 (2013)
* Legend (2015)
* Finestkind (2023)

Awards for Brian Helgeland

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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

1928–1950|

* Benjamin Glazer (1928)
* Hanns Kräly (1929)
* Frances Marion (1930)
* Howard Estabrook (1931)
* Edwin J. Burke (1932)
* Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason (1933)
* Robert Riskin (1934)
* Dudley Nichols (1935)
* Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney (1936)
* Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and Norman Reilly Raine (1937)
* Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Arthur Lewis, W. P. Lipscomb, and George Bernard Shaw (1938)
* Sidney Howard (1939)
* Donald Ogden Stewart (1940)
* Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller (1941)
* George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis (1942)
* Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, and Howard Koch (1943)
* Frank Butler and Frank Cavett (1944)
* Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder (1945)
* Robert Sherwood (1946)
* George Seaton (1947)
* John Huston (1948)
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949)
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)

1951–1975|

* Harry Brown and Michael Wilson (1951)
* Charles Schnee (1952)
* Daniel Taradash (1953)
* George Seaton (1954)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1955)
* John Farrow, S. J. Perelman, and James Poe (1956)
* Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson (1957)
* Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
* Neil Paterson (1959)
* Richard Brooks (1960)
* Abby Mann (1961)
* Horton Foote (1962)
* John Osborne (1963)
* Edward Anhalt (1964)
* Robert Bolt (1965)
* Robert Bolt (1966)
* Stirling Silliphant (1967)
* James Goldman (1968)
* Waldo Salt (1969)
* Ring Lardner Jr. (1970)
* Ernest Tidyman (1971)
* Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo (1972)
* William Peter Blatty (1973)
* Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo (1974)
* Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben (1975)

1976–2000|

* William Goldman (1976)
* Alvin Sargent (1977)
* Oliver Stone (1978)
* Robert Benton (1979)
* Alvin Sargent (1980)
* Ernest Thompson (1981)
* Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)
* Peter Shaffer (1984)
* Kurt Luedtke (1985)
* Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1986)
* Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe (1987)
* Christopher Hampton (1988)
* Alfred Uhry (1989)
* Michael Blake (1990)
* Ted Tally (1991)
* Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1992)
* Steven Zaillian (1993)
* Eric Roth (1994)
* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Billy Bob Thornton (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Bill Condon (1998)
* John Irving (1999)
* Stephen Gaghan (2000)

2001–present|

* Akiva Goldsman (2001)
* Ronald Harwood (2002)
* Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Geoffrey S. Fletcher (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Graham Moore (2014)
* Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015)
* Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee (2018)
* Taika Waititi (2019)
* Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller (2020)
* Sian Heder (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* Peter Straughan (2024)

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* t
* e

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Screenplay
(1980–2021)|

* Bo Goldman (1980)
* Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn (1981)
* Barry Levinson (1982)
* Éric Rohmer (1983)
* Alex Cox (1984)
* Woody Allen (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* James L. Brooks (1987)
* Ron Shelton (1988)
* Woody Allen (1989)
* Nicholas Kazan (1990)
* David Cronenberg (1991)
* Neil Jordan (1992)
* Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt (1993)
* Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino (1994)
* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Frank (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Cameron Crowe / Steve Kloves (2000)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Dan Futterman (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Brad Bird (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* Nicole Holofcener (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo / Richard Linklater (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Quentin Tarantino (2019)
* Charlie Kaufman (2020)
* Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021)

Original Screenplay
(2022–present)|

* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

Adapted Screenplay
(2022–present)|

* Kogonada (2022)
* Jonathan Glazer (2023)
* RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes (2024)

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Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

* Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese (1990)
* No Award (1991)
* No Award (1992)
* Steven Zaillian (1993)
* Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay

Best Screenplay
(1995–1996, 2001)|

* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)

Best Writer
(2002–2008)|

* Charlie Kaufman (2002)
* Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)

Best Original Screenplay
(1997–2000, 2009–present)|

* Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (1997)
* Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Quentin Tarantino (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Damien Chazelle / Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Quentin Tarantino (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Kenneth Branagh (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (2023)
* Coralie Fargeat (2024)

Best Adapted Screenplay
(1997–2000, 2009–present)|

* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Smith (1998)
* Frank Darabont (1999)
* Stephen Gaghan / Steve Kloves (2000)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015)
* Eric Heisserer (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Barry Jenkins (2018)
* Greta Gerwig (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* Peter Straughan (2024)

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

* Michael Blake (1990)
* Callie Khouri (1991)
* David Webb Peoples (1992)
* Steven Zaillian (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Akiva Goldsman (2001)
* Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold (2024)

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Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay

1940s|

* John Paxton (1946)
* Anthony Veiller (1947)
* John Paxton (1948)
* Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, Leonard Hoffman, and Quentin Reynolds (1949)

1950s|

* Mel Dinelli and Cornell Woolrich (1950)
* Ben Maddow (1951)
* Michael Wilson (1952)
* Michael Wilson and Otto Lang (1953)
* Sydney Boehm (1954)
* John Michael Hayes (1955)
* Joseph Hayes (1956)
* Reginald Rose (1958)
* Nathan E. Douglas and Harold Jacob Smith (1959)

1960s|

* Ernest Lehman (1960)
* Joseph Stefano (1961)
* William Archibald and Truman Capote (1962)
* Peter Stone (1964)
* Henry Farrell and Lukas Heller (1965)
* Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper (1966)
* William Goldman (1967)
* Stirling Silliphant (1968)
* Harry Kleiner and Alan Trustman (1969)

1970s|

* Costa Gavras and Jorge Semprún (1970)
* Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro (1971)
* Ernest Tidyman (1972)
* Anthony Shaffer (1973)
* Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim (1974)
* Robert Towne (1975)
* David Rayfiel and Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (1976)
* Ernest Lehman (1977)
* Robert Benton (1978)
* William Goldman (1979)

1980s|

* Michael Crichton (1980)
* Joseph Wambaugh (1981)
* Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (1982)
* Barrie Keeffe (1983)
* Dennis Potter (1984)
* Charles Fuller (1985)
* William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace (1986)
* E. Max Frye (1987)
* Jim Kouf (1988)
* Errol Morris (1989)

1990s|

* Daniel Waters (1990)
* Donald E. Westlake (1991)
* Ted Tally (1992)
* Michael Tolkin (1993)
* Ebbe Roe Smith (1994)
* Quentin Tarantino (1995)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1996)
* Billy Bob Thornton (1997)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1998)
* Scott Frank and Elmore Leonard (1999)

2000s|

* Guy Ritchie (2000)
* Stephen Gaghan and Simon Moore (2001)
* Christopher Nolan (2002)
* Bill Condon (2003)
* Steven Knight (2004)
* Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Sébastien Japrisot (2005)
* Stephen Gaghan and Robert Baer (2006)
* William Monahan (2007)
* Tony Gilroy (2008)
* Martin McDonagh (2009)

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* t
* e

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

Screenplay
(1996–2009)|

* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999)
* David Mamet (2000)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2009)

Original Screenplay
(2010–present)|

* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Rian Johnson (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Boots Riley (2018)
* Ronald Bronstein and Benny and Josh Safdie (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung (2020)
* Wes Anderson (2021)
* Park Chan-wook and Jeong Seo-Gyeong (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* Jane Schoenbrun (2024)

Adapted Screenplay
(2010–present)|

* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015)
* Whit Stillman (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Greta Gerwig (2019)
* Charlie Kaufman (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Tony McNamara (2023)
* Justin Kuritzkes (2024)

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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay

1980s|

* Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr – Can't Stop the Music (1980)
* Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner, and Robert Getchell – Mommie Dearest (1981)
* Robin Moore and Laird Koenig – Inchon (1982)
* John Kershaw, Shawn Randall, and Ellen Shephard – The Lonely Lady (1983)
* John Derek – Bolero (1984)
* Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron, and Kevin Jarre – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
* Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Howard the Duck (1986)
* Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby – Leonard Part 6 (1987)
* Heywood Gould – Cocktail (1988)
* Eddie Murphy – Harlem Nights (1989)

1990s|

* Daniel Waters, James Cappe, and David Arnott – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
* Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Bruce Willis, and Robert Kraft – Hudson Hawk (1991)
* Blake Snyder, William Osborne, and William Davies – Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
* Amy Holden Jones – Indecent Proposal (1993)
* Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, Steven E. de Souza, and various others – The Flintstones (1994)
* Joe Eszterhas – Showgirls (1995)
* Andrew Bergman – Striptease (1996)
* Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland – The Postman (1997)
* Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
* Jim Thomas, John Thomas, S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman – Wild Wild West (1999)

2000s|

* Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro – Battlefield Earth (2000)
* Tom Green and Derek Harvie – Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
* George Lucas and Jonathan Hales – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
* Martin Brest – Gigli (2003)
* Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, and John Rogers – Catwoman (2004)
* Jenny McCarthy – Dirty Love (2005)
* Leora Barish and Henry Bean – Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
* Jeffrey Hammond – I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
* Mike Myers and Graham Gordy – The Love Guru (2008)
* Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

2010s|

* M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender (2010)
* Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, and Ben Zook – Jack and Jill (2011)
* David Caspe – That's My Boy (2012)
* Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk, Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Jonas Wittenmark – Movie 43 (2013)
* Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey – Saving Christmas (2014)
* Kelly Marcel – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
* Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
* Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Mike White – The Emoji Movie (2017)
* Niall Leonard – Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
* Lee Hall and Tom Hooper – Cats (2019)

2020s|

* Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes, and Blanka Lipińska – 365 Days (2020/21)
* Joe DiPietro and David Bryan – Diana: The Musical (2021)
* Andrew Dominik – Blonde (2022)
* Rhys Frake-Waterfield – Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
* Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, S. J. Clarkson, and Kerem Sanga – Madame Web (2024)

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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

1975–2000|

* Joan Tewkesbury (1975)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1976)
* Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (1977)
* Paul Mazursky (1978)
* Robert Benton (1979)
* John Sayles (1980)
* John Guare (1981)
* Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)
* Peter Shaffer (1984)
* Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown and Tom Stoppard (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* John Boorman (1987)
* Ron Shelton (1988)
* Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost (1989)
* Nicholas Kazan (1990)
* James Toback (1991)
* David Webb Peoples (1992)
* Jane Campion (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)

2001–present|

* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2002)
* Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Noah Baumbach / Dan Futterman (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Tamara Jenkins (2007)
* Mike Leigh (2008)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Asghar Farhadi (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021)
* Todd Field (2022)
* Andrew Haigh (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

1967–2000|

* David Newman and Robert Benton (1967)
* John Cassavetes (1968)
* Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker (1969)
* Éric Rohmer (1970)
* Penelope Gilliatt (1971)
* Ingmar Bergman (1972)
* George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck (1973)
* Ingmar Bergman (1974)
* Robert Towne and Warren Beatty (1975)
* Alain Tanner and John Berger (1976)
* Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (1977)
* Paul Mazursky (1978)
* Steve Tesich (1979)
* Bo Goldman (1980)
* John Guare (1981)
* Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart (1982)
* Bill Forsyth (1983)
* Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman (1984)
* Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson (1985)
* Hanif Kureishi (1986)
* John Boorman (1987)
* Ron Shelton (1988)
* Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost (1989)
* Charles Burnett (1990)
* David Cronenberg (1991)
* David Webb Peoples (1992)
* Jane Campion (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Amy Heckerling (1995)
* Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Frank (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)

2001–present|

* Julian Fellowes (2001)
* Ronald Harwood (2002)
* Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Noah Baumbach (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Tamara Jenkins (2007)
* Mike Leigh (2008)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Asghar Farhadi (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Armando Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Eliza Hittman (2020)
* Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021)
* Todd Field (2022)
* Samy Burch (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

1956–1975|

* James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman (1956)
* No Award (1957)
* Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith (1958)
* Wendell Mayes (1959)
* I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder (1960)
* Abby Mann (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. (1963)
* Harold Pinter (1964)
* No Award (1965)
* Robert Bolt (1966)
* David Newman and Robert Benton (1967)
* Lorenzo Semple Jr. (1968)
* Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker (1969)
* Éric Rohmer (1970)
* Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich / Penelope Gilliatt (1971)
* Ingmar Bergman (1972)
* George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck (1973)
* Ingmar Bergman (1974)
* François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean Gruault (1975)

1976–2000|

* Paddy Chayefsky (1976)
* Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (1977)
* Paul Mazursky (1978)
* Steve Tesich (1979)
* Bo Goldman (1980)
* John Guare (1981)
* Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal (1982)
* Bill Forsyth (1983)
* Robert Benton (1984)
* Woody Allen (1985)
* Hanif Kureishi (1986)
* James L. Brooks (1987)
* Ron Shelton (1988)
* Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost (1989)
* Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1990)
* David Cronenberg (1991)
* Neil Jordan (1992)
* Jane Campion (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)

2001–present|

* Julian Fellowes (2001)
* Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Craig Lucas (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Noah Baumbach (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Jenny Lumet (2008)
* Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche (2009)
* Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko (2010)
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Phyllis Nagy (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Quentin Tarantino (2019)
* Eliza Hittman (2020)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Samy Burch (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Smith (1998)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999)
* Robert Nelson Jacobs (2000)
* Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff (2001)
* Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Dan Futterman (2005)
* Jason Reitman (2006)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Emma Donoghue (2015)
* Whit Stillman (2016)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2017)
* Peter Fellows, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider (2018)
* J.C. Lee and Julius Onah (2019)
* Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell (2022)
* Kelly Fremon Craig and Judy Blume (2023)
* Craig Bentley and Greg Kwedar (2024)

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Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Bill Condon (1998)
* John Irving (1999)
* Doug Wright (2000)
* Robert Festinger and Todd Field (2001)
* Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Brian Helgeland (2003)
* Paul Haggis (2004)
* Robin Swicord (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Christopher Hampton (2007)
* Peter Morgan (2008)
* Geoffrey S. Fletcher (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon (2011)
* David Magee (2012)
* Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope (2013)
* Graham Moore (2014)
* Aaron Sorkin (2015)
* Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone (2016)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Todd Phillips and Scott Silver (2019)
* Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller (2020)
* Sian Heder (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes (2024)

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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

* Charlie Kaufman (2002)
* Brian Helgeland (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Dan Futterman (2005)
* Jason Reitman (2006)
* Aaron Sorkin (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Sheldon Turner and Jason Reitman (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (2011)
* David O. Russell (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Emma Donoghue (2015)
* Eric Heisserer (2016)
* Virgil Williams and Dee Rees (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Greta Gerwig (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Rian Johnson (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* Peter Straughan (2024)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Adapted Drama
(1969–1983)|

* Waldo Salt (1969)
* Robert Anderson (1970)
* Ernest Tidyman (1971)
* Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo (1972)
* Waldo Salt & Norman Wexler (1973)
* Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo (1974)
* Bo Goldman & Lawrence Hauben (1975)
* William Goldman (1976)
* Alvin Sargent (1977)
* Oliver Stone (1978)
* Robert Benton (1979)
* Alvin Sargent (1980)
* Ernest Thompson (1981)
* Costa-Gavras & Donald E. Stewart (1982)
* Julius J. Epstein (1983)

Adapted Comedy
(1969–1983)|

* Arnold Schulman (1969)
* Ring Lardner Jr. (1970)
* John Paxton (1971)
* Jay Presson Allen (1972)
* Alvin Sargent (1973)
* Lionel Chetwynd & Mordecai Richler (1974)
* Neil Simon (1975)
* Blake Edwards & Frank Waldman (1976)
* Larry Gelbart (1977)
* Elaine May & Warren Beatty (1978)
* Jerzy Kosiński (1979)
* Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker (1980)
* Gerald Ayres (1981)
* Blake Edwards (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)

Adapted Screenplay
(1984–present)|

* Bruce Robinson (1984)
* Richard Condon & Janet Roach (1985)
* Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1986)
* Steve Martin (1987)
* Christopher Hampton (1988)
* Alfred Uhry (1989)
* Michael Blake (1990)
* Ted Tally (1991)
* Michael Tolkin (1992)
* Steven Zaillian (1993)
* Eric Roth (1994)
* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Billy Bob Thornton (1996)
* Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Frank (1998)
* Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor (1999)
* Stephen Gaghan (2000)
* Akiva Goldsman (2001)
* David Hare (2002)
* Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (2003)
* Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash & Nat Faxon (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* Billy Ray (2013)
* Graham Moore (2014)
* Adam McKay & Charles Randolph (2015)
* Eric Heisserer (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Taika Waititi (2019)
* Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern & Nina Pedrad (2020)
* Sian Heder (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes (2024)

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USC Scripter Awards – Film

1980s|

* Hugh Whitemore and Helene Hanff (1988)
* Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan, and Anne Tyler (1989)

1990s|

* Steven Zaillian and Oliver Sacks (1990)
* Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg (1991)
* Richard Friedenberg and Norman Maclean (1992)
* Steven Zaillian and Thomas Keneally (1993)
* Frank Darabont and Stephen King (1994)
* Emma Thompson and Jane Austen (1995)
* Anthony Minghella and Michael Ondaatje (1996)
* Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland, and James Ellroy (1997)
* Steven Zaillian and Jonathan Harr (1998)
* Armyan Bernstein, Dan Gordon, Rubin Carter, Sam Chaiton, and Terry Swinton (1999)

2000s|

* Steve Kloves and Michael Chabon (2000)
* Akiva Goldsman and Sylvia Nasar (2001)
* David Hare and Michael Cunningham (2002)
* Brian Helgeland and Dennis Lehane / Gary Ross and Laura Hillenbrand (2003)
* Paul Haggis and F.X. Toole (2004)
* Dan Futterman and Gerald Clarke (2005)
* David Arata, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Timothy J. Sexton, and P. D. James (2006)
* Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, and Cormac McCarthy (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy and Vikas Swarup (2008)
* Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, and Walter Kirn (2009)

2010s|

* Aaron Sorkin and Ben Mezrich (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, and Kaui Hart Hemmings (2011)
* Chris Terrio, Antonio J. Mendez, and Joshuah Bearman (2012)
* John Ridley and Solomon Northup (2013)
* Graham Moore and Andrew Hodges (2014)
* Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, and Michael Lewis (2015)
* Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016)
* James Ivory and André Aciman (2017)
* Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, and Peter Rock (2018)
* Greta Gerwig and Louisa May Alcott (2019)

2020s|

* Chloé Zhao and Jessica Bruder (2020)
* Maggie Gyllenhaal and Elena Ferrante (2021)
* Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews (2022)
* Cord Jefferson and Percival Everett (2023)
* Peter Straughan and Robert Harris (2024)

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