National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay is the award given for best screenwriting at the annual National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Awards. The category was introduced in 1967, in the 2nd awards ceremony.
At the last awards ceremony in 2022, Japanese screenwriters Ryūsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Ōe (Drive My Car, 46 points) won ahead of Spaniard Pedro Almodóvar (Parallel Mothers, 22 points) and Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza, 20 points).[1]
List of winners
1960s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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1967 | David Newman and Robert Benton | Bonnie and Clyde |
1968 | John Cassavetes | Faces |
1969 | Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
1970s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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1970 | Éric Rohmer | My Night at Maud's |
1971 | Penelope Gilliatt | Sunday Bloody Sunday |
1972 | Ingmar Bergman | Cries and Whispers |
1973 | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | American Graffiti |
1974 | Ingmar Bergman | Scenes from a Marriage |
1975 | Robert Towne and Warren Beatty | Shampoo |
1976 | Alain Tanner and John Berger | Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 |
1977 | Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman | Annie Hall |
1978 | Paul Mazursky | An Unmarried Woman |
1979 | Steve Tesich | Breaking Away |
1980s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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1980 | Bo Goldman | Melvin and Howard |
1981 | John Guare | Atlantic City |
1982 | Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart | Tootsie |
1983 | Bill Forsyth | Local Hero |
1984 | Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, and Bruce Jay Friedman | Splash |
1985 | Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson | Lost in America |
1986 | Hanif Kureishi | My Beautiful Laundrette |
1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
1988 | Ron Shelton | Bull Durham |
1989 | Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost | Drugstore Cowboy |
1990s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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1990 | Charles Burnett | To Sleep with Anger |
1991 | David Cronenberg | Naked Lunch |
1992 | David Webb Peoples | Unforgiven |
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano |
1994 | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary | Pulp Fiction |
1995 | Amy Heckerling | Clueless |
1996 | Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson | Mother |
1997 | Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland | L.A. Confidential |
1998 | Scott Frank | Out of Sight |
1999 | Charlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich |
2000s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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2000 | Kenneth Lonergan | You Can Count on Me |
2001 | Julian Fellowes | Gosford Park |
2002 | Ronald Harwood | The Pianist |
2003 | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini | American Splendor |
2004 | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways |
2005 | Noah Baumbach | The Squid and the Whale |
2006 | Peter Morgan | The Queen |
2007 | Tamara Jenkins | The Savages |
2008 | Mike Leigh | Happy-Go-Lucky |
2009 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | A Serious Man |
2010s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
---|---|---|
2010 | Aaron Sorkin | The Social Network |
2011 | Asghar Farhadi | A Separation |
2012 | Tony Kushner | Lincoln |
2013 | Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy | Before Midnight |
2014 | Wes Anderson | The Grand Budapest Hotel |
2015 | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer | Spotlight |
2016 | Kenneth Lonergan | Manchester by the Sea |
2017 | Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird |
2018 | Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows | The Death of Stalin[2] |
2019 | Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won | Parasite[3] |
2020s
Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film |
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2020 | Eliza Hittman | Never Rarely Sometimes Always[4] |
2021 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe | Drive My Car[5] |
2022 | Todd Field | TÁR[6] |
2022 | Samy Burch | May December[7] |
External links
- List of winners at National Society of Film Critics official website
- National Society of Film Critics Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
- 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)
- 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)
References
- ^ "National Society of Film Critics". National Society of Film Critics. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
- ^ National Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ ‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (2024-01-06). "National Society of Film Critics Voting Underway". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-06.