Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay is one of the annual film awards given by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winners[]
1980s[]
- 1980: Melvin and Howard
- written by Bo Goldman
- 1981: My Dinner with Andre
- written by Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn
- 1982: Diner
- written by Barry Levinson
- written by Éric Rohmer
- 1984: Repo Man
- written by Alex Cox
- 1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo
- written by Woody Allen
- 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters
- written by Woody Allen
- 1987: Broadcast News
- written by James L. Brooks
- 1988: Bull Durham
- written by Ron Shelton
- 1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors
- written by Woody Allen
1990s[]
- 1990: Reversal of Fortune
- written by Nicholas Kazan
- 1991: Naked Lunch
- written by David Cronenberg
- 1992: The Crying Game
- written by Neil Jordan
- 1993: Short Cuts
- written by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt
- 1994: Pulp Fiction
- written by Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino
- 1995: Sense and Sensibility
- written by Emma Thompson
- 1996: Big Night
- written by Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci
- 1997: L.A. Confidential
- written by Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
- 1998: Out of Sight
- written by Scott Frank
- 1999: Being John Malkovich
- written by Charlie Kaufman
2000s[]
Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
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2000 | Almost Famous | Cameron Crowe | — |
Wonder Boys | Steve Kloves | novel by Michael Chabon | |
2001 | Memento | Christopher Nolan | short story by Jonathan Nolan |
2002 | Adaptation. | Charlie and Donald Kaufman | novel by Susan Orlean |
2003 | American Splendor | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini | graphic novel by Joyce Brabner & Harvey Pekar comic book series by Harvey Pekar |
2004 | Sideways | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | novel by Rex Pickett[1] |
2005 | Capote | Dan Futterman | book by Gerald Clarke |
2006 | The Departed | William Monahan | film by Siu Fai Mak and Felix Chong |
2007 | Ratatouille | Brad Bird | — |
2008 | Milk | Dustin Lance Black | — |
2009 | A Serious Man | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | — |
2010s[]
Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | The Social Network | Aaron Sorkin | novel by Ben Mezrich |
2011 | Moneyball | Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin | novel by Michael Lewis[2] |
2012 | Lincoln | Tony Kushner | novel by Doris Kearns Goodwin |
2013 | Enough Said | Nicole Holofcener | — |
2014 | Birdman | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo | — |
Boyhood | Richard Linklater | — | |
2015 | Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer | — |
2016 | Manchester by the Sea | Kenneth Lonergan | — |
2017 | Lady Bird | Greta Gerwig | — |
2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty | memoir by Lee Israel |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino | —[3] |
2020s[]
Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
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2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Charlie Kaufman | novel by Iain Reid[4] |
2021 | Drive My Car | Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe | Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami[5] |
References[]
- ^ Boston film critics flip for 'Sideways' - Variety
- ^ 'The Artist' Named Best Picture by Boston Film Critics|Retuters
- ^ "Current Winners – 2019 Awards". Boston Society of Film Critics. 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ The Boston Society of Film Critics names its winners for 2020 - The Boston Globe
- ^ Current Winners — 2021 Awards — Boston Society of Film Critics
Categories:
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
- Screenwriting awards for film