List of screenwriting awards for film

This list of screenwriting awards for film is an index to articles on notable awards given for film screenwriting. The list is organized by region and country of the awards venue or sponsor, but winners are not necessarily restricted to people from that country.

Americas

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Canada	Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Part of the Canadian Screen Awards
Canada	WGC Screenwriting Awards	Writers Guild of Canada
United States	Academy Award for Best Story	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	given from the beginning of the Academy Awards in 1929 until 1956
United States	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United States	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United States	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Woman Screenwriter	Alliance of Women Film Journalists
United States	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay	Boston Society of Film Critics	The Society does not distinguish between original screenplays and adaptation for their Best Screenplay award.
United States	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Chicago Film Critics Association
United States	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay	Chicago Film Critics Association
United States	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay	Chicago Film Critics Association	^{[citation needed]}
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay	Broadcast Film Critics Association
United States	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
United States	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay	Florida Film Critics Circle	^{[citation needed]}
United States	Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay	Gotham Awards
United States	Hollywood Screenwriter Award	Hollywood Film Festival
United States	Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay	Houston Film Critics Society
United States	Humanitas Prize	Humanitas	To promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom
United States	Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay	Independent Spirit Awards
United States	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	^{[citation needed]}
United States	National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	National Board of Review
United States	National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay	National Board of Review
United States	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay	National Society of Film Critics
United States	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay	New York Film Critics Circle	^{[citation needed]}
United States	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Online Film Critics Society
United States	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay	Online Film Critics Society
United States	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	San Diego Film Critics Society
United States	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay	San Diego Film Critics Society
United States	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United States	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United States	Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	International Press Academy
United States	Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay	International Press Academy
United States	St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	St. Louis Film Critics Association
United States	St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay	St. Louis Film Critics Association
United States	USC Scripter Award	University of Southern California
United States	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United States	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United States	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Writers Guild of America
United States	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay	Writers Guild of America

Asia

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
China	Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing	Golden Rooster Awards
China	Huabiao Award for Outstanding Writer	Huabiao Awards
India	Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay	Filmfare magazine	Hindi
India	Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer	Nandi Awards	Telugu
India	Santosham Best Screenplay Award	Santosham Film Awards	Telugu
India	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue	Government of Karnataka
India	Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer	Nandi Awards	Telugu
India	National Film Award for Best Screenplay	National Film Awards
India	Nandi Award for Best Story Writer	Nandi Awards	Telugu
Iran	Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay	Fajr International Film Festival
Japan	Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay	Blue Ribbon Awards
Japan	Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay	Mainichi Film Awards	.
Macau	Golden Lotus Award for Best Writing	Macau International Movie Festival
South Korea	Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Screenplay (Film)	Baeksang Arts Awards

Europe

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Belgium	Magritte Award for Best Screenplay	Académie André Delvaux	One of the Magritte Awards
Croatia	Golden Arena for Best Screenplay	Pula Film Festival
Czech Republic	Czech Lion Award for Best Screenplay	Czech Lion Awards
France	Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay	Cannes Film Festival
France	César Award for Best Adaptation	Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France	César Award for Best Original Screenplay	Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France	César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation	Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France	Lumière Award for Best Screenplay	Académie des Lumières
France	Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario	French Screenwriters Guild
Germany	Bavarian Film Awards (Best Screenplay)	Bavarian Film Awards
Germany	Silver Bear for Best Screenplay	Berlin International Film Festival
Italy	David di Donatello for Best Screenplay	Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Italy	Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay	Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
Netherlands	Golden Calf for Best Script	Netherlands Film Festival
Spain	Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Goya Awards
Spain	Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay	Goya Awards
Sweden	Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay	Swedish Film Institute
United Kingdom	London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year	London Film Critics' Circle

Oceania

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor
Australia	AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australia	AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australia	AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australia	Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay	Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Australia	Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay	Australian Film Institute

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[1] Original Screenplay / Adapted Screenplay, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, retrieved 2020-02-20

[2] WGC Screenwriting Awards, Writers Guild of Canada, retrieved 2020-02-20

[3] Johnson, Andrew (28 March 2010). "Emma Thompson: How Jane Austen saved me from going under". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

[4] Will this year's Oscar nominations break any records?

[5] 2016 AWFJ EDA Award Winners : Best Woman Screenwriter, AWFJ, archived from the original on 2017-07-06, retrieved 2020-02-20

[6] Morris, Wesley (December 11, 2006). "'The Departed' tops Boston film critics' awards". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 10, 2009.

[7] Best Adapted Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics Association, retrieved 2020-02-20

[8] Best Original Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics Association, retrieved 2020-02-20

[9] Osborn, Jacob (January 9, 2020). "Critics' Choice Best Picture winners from worst to first". Stacker. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[10] Todd Jorgenson (December 13, 2016), DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016, DFWFCA, retrieved 2020-02-21

[11] Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, HFPA, archived from the original on 2006-10-28, retrieved 2020-02-21

[12] "'Marriage Story' Sweeps Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[13] 2018 Honorees : Hollywood Screenwriter Award, HFA, retrieved 2020-02-21

[14] Our Annual Film Awards, Houston Film Critics Society, retrieved 2020-02-21

[15] Allen, John L., Jr. (March 13, 1998). "Three careers illustrate the fallacy of media-bashing". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[16] Matt Warren (February 8, 2020), Here are the Winners of the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, Film Independent, retrieved 2020-02-21

[17] "Best Adapted Screenplay Archives – National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[18] "Best Original Screenplay Archives – National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[19] List of winners at National Society of Film Critics official website

[OFCSawards-20] 1 2 Awards, Online Film Critics Society, 3 January 2012, retrieved 2020-03-04

[SanDiegoFCS-21] 1 2 Awards, San Diego Film Critics Society, retrieved 2020-03-04

[22] "China Challenges Taiwanese Film Awards". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 2005-11-13. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

[23] "China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival". ChinaCulture.org. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[24] (in Chinese) 中国广播影视大奖电影华表奖（十三届）各奖项提名名单 Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine 2009-08-15.

[25] "Best Screenplay Award". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[26] "Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-20.

[27] "santosham awards - Latest News in Telugu, Photos, Videos, Today Telugu News on santosham awards". Sakshi (in Telugu). Retrieved 2020-11-20.

[28] Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016

[29] After national honour, 'Harivu' bags top State film award

[30] "Karnataka State Film Awards: Darshan and Nirmala bag Top Honors". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-15.

[31] "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.

[32] "1st National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[33] "1st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[34] "About National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals]. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[35] "ブルーリボン賞" [Blue Ribbon Awards]. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

[36] "Blue Ribbon Awards". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

[37] "コンクールの歴史" [History of Mainichi Film Award] (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

[38] "Mainichi Film Concours" (in Japanese). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

[39] 资料：2010澳门国际电影节入围名单. Sina (in Chinese). 2010-11-29.

[40] Official website (in Korean)

[41] Baeksang Arts Awards at Naver (in Korean)

[42] List of screenwriting awards for film at IMDb

[43] Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[44] "Internet stranice proteklih festivala i arhivski podaci" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

[45] Czech Lion / 2019, Czech Film and Television Academy, retrieved 2020-02-21

[46] Award for Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival, retrieved 2020-02-21

[47] César de la Meilleure adaptation - César, AlloCiné, retrieved 2020-02-21

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[53] 2018 Award list Berlin International Film Festival website

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[55] Santini, Simona (21 February 2017). "David di Donatello 2017, tutte le candidature". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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[GoyaA-59] 1 2 Premios Goya, Academia de Cine, retrieved 2020-02-21

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