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

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
CanadaCanadian Screen Award for Best ScreenplayAcademy of Canadian Cinema & TelevisionPart of the Canadian Screen Awards
CanadaWGC Screenwriting AwardsWriters Guild of Canada
United StatesAcademy Award for Best StoryAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesgiven from the beginning of the Academy Awards in 1929 until 1956
United StatesAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United StatesAcademy Award for Best Original ScreenplayAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
United StatesAlliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Woman ScreenwriterAlliance of Women Film Journalists
United StatesBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ScreenplayBoston Society of Film CriticsThe Society does not distinguish between original screenplays and adaptation for their Best Screenplay award.
United StatesChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayChicago Film Critics Association
United StatesChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original ScreenplayChicago Film Critics Association
United StatesChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayChicago Film Critics Association
United StatesCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best ScreenplayBroadcast Film Critics Association
United StatesDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
United StatesFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best ScreenplayFlorida Film Critics Circle
United StatesGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayHollywood Foreign Press Association
United StatesGotham Independent Film Award for Best ScreenplayGotham Awards
United StatesHollywood Screenwriter AwardHollywood Film Festival
United StatesHouston Film Critics Society Award for Best ScreenplayHouston Film Critics Society
United StatesHumanitas PrizeHumanitasTo promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom
United StatesIndependent Spirit Award for Best ScreenplayIndependent Spirit Awards
United StatesLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayLos Angeles Film Critics Association
United StatesNational Board of Review Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNational Board of Review
United StatesNational Board of Review Award for Best Original ScreenplayNational Board of Review
United StatesNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ScreenplayNational Society of Film Critics
United StatesNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ScreenplayNew York Film Critics Circle
United StatesOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayOnline Film Critics Society
United StatesOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Original ScreenplayOnline Film Critics Society
United StatesSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplaySan Diego Film Critics Society
United StatesSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original ScreenplaySan Diego Film Critics Society
United StatesSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted ScreenplaySan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United StatesSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original ScreenplaySan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United StatesSatellite Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayInternational Press Academy
United StatesSatellite Award for Best Original ScreenplayInternational Press Academy
United StatesSt. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplaySt. Louis Film Critics Association
United StatesSt. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Original ScreenplaySt. Louis Film Critics Association
United StatesUSC Scripter AwardUniversity of Southern California
United StatesWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United StatesWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original ScreenplayWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United StatesWriters Guild of America Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWriters Guild of America
United StatesWriters Guild of America Award for Best Original ScreenplayWriters Guild of America

Asia

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
ChinaGolden Rooster Award for Best WritingGolden Rooster Awards
ChinaHuabiao Award for Outstanding WriterHuabiao Awards
IndiaFilmfare Award for Best ScreenplayFilmfare magazineHindi
IndiaNandi Award for Best Screenplay WriterNandi AwardsTelugu
IndiaSantosham Best Screenplay AwardSantosham Film AwardsTelugu
IndiaKarnataka State Film Award for Best DialogueGovernment of Karnataka
IndiaNandi Award for Best Dialogue WriterNandi AwardsTelugu
IndiaNational Film Award for Best ScreenplayNational Film Awards
IndiaNandi Award for Best Story WriterNandi AwardsTelugu
IranCrystal Simorgh for Best ScreenplayFajr International Film Festival
JapanBlue Ribbon Awards for Best ScreenplayBlue Ribbon Awards
JapanMainichi Film Award for Best ScreenplayMainichi Film Awards.
MacauGolden Lotus Award for Best Writing Macau International Movie Festival
South KoreaBaeksang Arts Awards for Best Screenplay (Film)Baeksang Arts Awards

Europe

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
BelgiumMagritte Award for Best ScreenplayAcadémie André DelvauxOne of the Magritte Awards
CroatiaGolden Arena for Best ScreenplayPula Film Festival
Czech RepublicCzech Lion Award for Best ScreenplayCzech Lion Awards
FranceCannes Film Festival Award for Best ScreenplayCannes Film Festival
FranceCésar Award for Best AdaptationAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
FranceCésar Award for Best Original ScreenplayAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
FranceCésar Award for Best Original Screenplay or AdaptationAcadémie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
FranceLumière Award for Best ScreenplayAcadémie des Lumières
FrancePrix Jacques Prévert du ScénarioFrench Screenwriters Guild
GermanyBavarian Film Awards (Best Screenplay)Bavarian Film Awards
GermanySilver Bear for Best ScreenplayBerlin International Film Festival
ItalyDavid di Donatello for Best ScreenplayAccademia del Cinema Italiano
ItalyNastro d'Argento for Best ScreenplaySindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
NetherlandsGolden Calf for Best ScriptNetherlands Film Festival
SpainGoya Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayGoya Awards
SpainGoya Award for Best Original ScreenplayGoya Awards
SwedenGuldbagge Award for Best ScreenplaySwedish Film Institute
United KingdomLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the YearLondon Film Critics' Circle

Oceania

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
AustraliaAACTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
AustraliaAACTA Award for Best Original ScreenplayAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
AustraliaAACTA International Award for Best ScreenplayAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
AustraliaAsia Pacific Screen Award for Best ScreenplayAsia Pacific Screen Awards
AustraliaAustralian Film Institute Award for Best ScreenplayAustralian Film Institute