Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
The 2022 recipients: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Awarded forBest Screenplay
CountryUnited States
Presented byFilm Independent
First awarded1985
Currently held byDan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Websitewww.filmindependent.org

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay is one of the annual awards given out by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 1985 with Horton Foote being the first winner of the awards for The Trip to Bountiful.

The category includes both original and adapted screenplays. Despite the creation of the Best First Screenplay category in 1994, first screenplays are also eligible to compete for this award.

Alexander Payne is the most awarded writer in the category with three wins, followed by Neal Jimenez, Gus Van Sant and Jim Taylor with two wins each. Sofia Coppola was the first female writer to win the award.

Winners and nominees

Gus Van Sant has won the award twice, for Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho, the former with Daniel Yost.

1980s

Year Film Recipient(s)
1985
[1][2]
The Trip to BountifulHorton Foote
After HoursJoseph Minion
Blood SimpleJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
Smooth TalkTom Cole
1986PlatoonOliver Stone
Blue VelvetDavid Lynch
A Great WallPeter Wang and Shirley Sun
SalvadorOliver Stone and Richard Boyle
Stand by MeRaynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans
1987River's EdgeNeal Jimenez
AnnaAgnieszka Holland
The DeadTony Huston
MatewanJohn Sayles
Swimming to CambodiaSpalding Gray
1988Stand and DeliverRamón Menéndez and Tom Musca
Five CornersJohn Patrick Shanley
HairsprayJohn Waters
The ModernsAlan Rudolph and Jon Bradshaw
Patti RocksJohn Jenkins, Karen Landry, David Burton Morris, and Chris Mulkey
1989Drugstore CowboyGus Van Sant and Daniel Yost
84 Charlie MopicPatrick Sheane Duncan
HeathersDaniel Waters
Miracle MileSteve De Jarnatt
Mystery TrainJim Jarmusch

1990s

Robert Altman won for Shortcuts with Frank Barhydt.
Alexander Payne has won this award thrice, for Election, Sideways and The Descendants, the former two with Jim Taylor and the latter with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
Year Film Recipient(s)
1990To Sleep with AngerCharles Burnett
Henry: Portrait of a Serial KillerJohn McNaughton and Richard Fire
MetropolitanWhit Stillman
The Plot Against HarryMichael Roemer
Pump Up the VolumeAllan Moyle
1991
My Own Private IdahoGus Van Sant
Hangin' with the HomeboysJoseph Vásquez
KafkaLem Dobbs
MindwalkFloyd Byars and Fritjof Capra
The RaptureMichael Tolkin
1992The WaterdanceNeal Jimenez
Gas Food LodgingAllison Anders
Light SleeperPaul Schrader
A Midnight ClearKeith Gordon
One False MoveBilly Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson
1993Short CutsRobert Altman and Frank Barhydt
Combination PlatterEdwin Baker and Tony Chan
Household SaintsNancy Savoca and Richard Guay
Ruby in ParadiseVictor Nuñez
The Wedding BanquetAng Lee, Neil Peng, and James Schamus
1994Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino and Roger Avary
Bullets Over BroadwayWoody Allen and Douglas McGrath
Eat Drink Man WomanHui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, and Ang Lee
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlan Rudolph and Randy Sue Coburn
Red Rock WestJohn Dahl and Rick Dahl
1995The Usual SuspectsChristopher McQuarrie
Leaving Las VegasMike Figgis
Living in OblivionTom DiCillo
SafeTodd Haynes
The Secret of Roan InishJohn Sayles
1996FargoJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
Dead ManJim Jarmusch
Flirting with DisasterDavid O. Russell
The FuneralNicholas St. John
Lone StarJohn Sayles
1997Chasing AmyKevin Smith
The ApostleRobert Duvall
TouchPaul Schrader
Ulee's GoldVictor Nuñez
Waiting for GuffmanChristopher Guest and Eugene Levy
1998The Opposite of SexDon Roos
AfflictionPaul Schrader
Blind FaithFrank Military
Gods and MonstersBill Condon
The Spanish PrisonerDavid Mamet
1999ElectionAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
DogmaKevin Smith
GuinevereAudrey Wells
The LimeyLem Dobbs
SLC Punk!James Merendino

2000s

Year Film Recipient(s)
2000
[3]
You Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan
Chuck & BuckMike White
Love & SexValerie Breiman
Two Family HouseRaymond De Felitta
Waking the DeadRobert Dillon
2001
[4]
MementoChristopher Nolan
The BelieverHenry Bean
In the BedroomRobert Festinger and Todd Field
Monster's BallMilo Addica and Will Rokos
Waking LifeRichard Linklater
2002
[5]
The Good GirlMike White
Lovely & AmazingNicole Holofcener
Roger DodgerDylan Kidd
Thirteen Conversations About One ThingJill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher
TullyHilary Birmingham and Matt Drake
2003
[6]
Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola
American SplendorShari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
A Mighty WindChristopher Guest and Eugene Levy (...and the cast)
Pieces of AprilPeter Hedges
Shattered GlassBilly Ray
2004
[7]
SidewaysAlexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Baadasssss!Mario Van Peebles and Dennis Haggerty
Before SunsetRichard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy
The Door in the FloorTod Williams
KinseyBill Condon
2005
[8]
CapoteDan Futterman
Nine LivesRodrigo García
The Squid and the WhaleNoah Baumbach
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaGuillermo Arriaga
The War WithinAyad Akhtar, Joseph Castelo, and Tom Glynn
2006
[9]
Thank You for SmokingJason Reitman
Friends with MoneyNicole Holofcener
The IllusionistNeil Burger
The Painted VeilRon Nyswaner
Sorry, HatersJeff Stanzler
2007
[10]
The SavagesTamara Jenkins
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyRonald Harwood
Starting Out in the EveningFred Parnes and Andrew Wagner
WaitressAdrienne Shelly
Year of the DogMike White
2008
[11]
Vicky Cristina BarcelonaWoody Allen
Sangre de Mi SangreChristopher Zalla
Savage GraceHoward A. Rodman
SugarAnna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Synecdoche, New YorkCharlie Kaufman
2009
[12]
(500) Days of SummerScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
AdventurelandGreg Mottola
The Last StationMichael Hoffman
The MessengerAlessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
The Vicious KindLee Toland Krieger

2010s

Year Film Recipient(s)
2010
[13]
The Kids Are All RightStuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko
Life During WartimeTodd Solondz
Please GiveNicole Holofcener
Rabbit HoleDavid Lindsay-Abaire
Winter's BoneDebra Granik and Anne Rosellini
2011
[14]
The DescendantsAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash
The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
BeginnersMike Mills
FootnoteJoseph Cedar
Win WinTom McCarthy
2012
[15]
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. Russell
Keep the Lights OnIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Ruby SparksZoe Kazan
Seven PsychopathsMartin McDonagh
2013
[16]
12 Years a SlaveJohn Ridley
Before MidnightRichard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy
Blue JasmineWoody Allen
Enough SaidNicole Holofcener
The Spectacular NowScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
2014
[17]
NightcrawlerDan Gilroy
Big EyesScott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Love Is StrangeIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
A Most Violent YearJ. C. Chandor
Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch
2015
[18]
SpotlightTom McCarthy and Josh Singer
AnomalisaCharlie Kaufman
Bone TomahawkS. Craig Zahler
CarolPhyllis Nagy
The End of the TourDonald Margulies
2016
[19]
MoonlightBarry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
20th Century WomenMike Mills
Hell or High WaterTaylor Sheridan
Little MenIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan
2017
[20]
Lady BirdGreta Gerwig
Beatriz at DinnerMike White
Get OutJordan Peele
The LoversAzazel Jacobs
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonagh
2018
[21]
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
ColetteRichard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and Wash Westmoreland
First ReformedPaul Schrader
Private LifeTamara Jenkins
Sorry to Bother YouBoots Riley
2019
[22]
Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach
ClemencyChinonye Chukwu
High Flying BirdTarell Alvin McCraney
To DustJason Begue and Shawn Snyder
Uncut GemsRonald Bronstein, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie

2020s

Year Film Recipient(s)
2020
[23]
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell
Bad EducationMike Makowsky
The Half of ItAlice Wu
MinariLee Isaac Chung
Never Rarely Sometimes AlwaysEliza Hittman
2021
[24]
The Lost DaughterMaggie Gyllenhaal
C'mon C'monMike Mills
Swan SongTodd Stephens
Together TogetherNikole Beckwith
ZolaJanicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris
2022
[25]
Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
After YangKogonada
Catherine Called BirdyLena Dunham
TárTodd Field
Women TalkingSarah Polley
2023
[26]
American FictionCord Jefferson
Birth/RebirthLaura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien
BottomsEmma Seligman and Rachel Sennott
The HoldoversDavid Hemingson
Past LivesCeline Song

See also

References

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