Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
|
| 2022 | Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh | — |
| Adapted Screenplay: After Yang | Kogonada | short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" by Alexander Weinstein | |
| 2023 | Original Screenplay: The Holdovers | David Hemingson | — |
| Adapted Screenplay: The Zone of Interest | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis |
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