Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion
Picture is a Golden Globe Award given by the Hollywood
Golden Globe for Best
Foreign Press Association. Screenplay – Motion Picture
Winners and nominees
1940s
The 2022 recipient: Martin McDonagh
Awarded Best Screenplay Writing
for (Original or Adapted) of a
Motion Picture
Location United States
Presented Hollywood Foreign Press
by Association
Currently Martin McDonagh for The
held by Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
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Year Film Nominees
1947 Miracle on 34th Street George Seaton
1948 The Search Richard Schweizer
Battleground Robert Pirosh
1949
Rope of Sand Walter Doniger
1950s
Year Film Nominees
All About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Asphalt Jungle Ben Maddow and John Huston
1950
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M.
Sunset Boulevard
Marshman Jr.
1951 Bright Victory Robert Buckner
5 Fingers Michael Wilson
1952 High Noon Carl Foreman
The Thief Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse
1953 Lili Helen Deutsch
Billy Wilder, Ernest Lehman, and Samuel A.
1954 Sabrina
Taylor
1960s
Year Film Nominees
Doctor Zhivago Robert Bolt
The Agony and the Ecstasy Philip Dunne
1965 The Collector John Kohn and Stanley Mann
A Patch of Blue Guy Green
The Slender Thread Stirling Silliphant
A Man for All Seasons Robert Bolt
Alfie Bill Naughton
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are
1966 William Rose
Coming
The Sand Pebbles Robert Anderson
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Ernest Lehman
In the Heat of the Night Stirling Silliphant
Bonnie and Clyde Robert Benton and David Newman
1967 The Fox Lewis John Carlino and Howard Koch
The Graduate Buck Henry and Calder Willingham
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner William Rose
CHAЯLY Stirling Silliphant
The Fixer Dalton Trumbo
1968 The Lion in Winter James Goldman
The Producers Mel Brooks
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski
Bridget Boland, John Hale, and Richard
Anne of the Thousand Days
Sokolove
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid William Goldman
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium David Shaw
John and Mary John Mortimer
Midnight Cowboy Waldo Salt
1970s
Year Film Nominees
1970 Love Story Erich Segal
Five Easy Pieces Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson
Husbands John Cassavetes
M*A*S*H Ring Lardner Jr.
Scrooge Leslie Bricusse
The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky
The French Connection Ernest Tidyman
1971 Klute Andy and Dave Lewis
Kotch John Paxton
Mary, Queen of Scots John Hale
The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Avanti! Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
Cabaret Jay Presson Allen
1972
Deliverance James Dickey
Frenzy Anthony Shaffer
The Heartbreak Kid Neil Simon
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty
Cinderella Liberty Darryl Ponicsan
1973 The Day of the Jackal Kenneth Ross
The Sting David S. Ward
A Touch of Class Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
Chinatown Robert Towne
The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola
1974 The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
The Towering Inferno Stirling Silliphant
A Woman Under the Influence John Cassavetes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben
Dog Day Afternoon Frank Pierson
1975 Jaws Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb
Nashville Joan Tewkesbury
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon
Network Paddy Chayefsky
All the President's Men William Goldman
Marathon Man William Goldman
1976
Rocky Sylvester Stallone
Taxi Driver Paul Schrader
Voyage of the Damned David Butler and Steve Shagan
1977 The Goodbye Girl Neil Simon
Annie Hall Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg
Julia Alvin Sargent
The Turning Point Arthur Laurents
Midnight Express Oliver Stone
Coming Home Robert C. Jones and Waldo Salt
The Deer Hunter Deric Washburn
1978
Foul Play Colin Higgins
Interiors Woody Allen
An Unmarried Woman Paul Mazursky
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton
Being There Jerzy Kosinski
1979 Breaking Away Steve Tesich
The China Syndrome James Bridges, T. S. Cook, and Mike Gray
Norma Rae Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch
1980s
Year Film Nominees
The Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty
The Elephant Man Eric Bergren and Christopher De Vore
1980 Ordinary People Alvin Sargent
Raging Bull Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader
The Stunt Man Lawrence B. Marcus
On Golden Pond Ernest Thompson
Absence of Malice Kurt Luedtke
1981 The Four Seasons Alan Alda
The French Lieutenant's Woman Harold Pinter
Reds Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
Gandhi John Briley
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Melissa Mathison
1982 Missing Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart
Tootsie Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
The Verdict David Mamet
1983 Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
The Big Chill Barbara Benedek and Lawrence Kasdan
The Dresser Ronald Harwood
Educating Rita Willy Russell
Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein
Amadeus Peter Shaffer
The Killing Fields Bruce Robinson
1984 A Passage to India David Lean
Places in the Heart Robert Benton
A Soldier's Story Charles Fuller
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
1985 Out of Africa Kurt Luedtke
Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon and Janet Roach
Witness William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace
The Mission Robert Bolt
Blue Velvet David Lynch
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters Woody Allen
Mona Lisa Neil Jordan and David Leland
Platoon Oliver Stone
Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, and
The Last Emperor
Enzo Ungari
Broadcast News James L. Brooks
1987
Hope and Glory John Boorman
House of Games David Mamet
Moonstruck John Patrick Shanley
Running on Empty Naomi Foner
A Cry in the Dark Robert Caswell and Fred Schepisi
1988 Mississippi Burning Chris Gerolmo
Rain Man Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Working Girl Kevin Wade
Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic
Dead Poets Society Tom Schulman
Do the Right Thing Spike Lee
1989
Glory Kevin Jarre
Sex, Lies, and Videotape Steven Soderbergh
When Harry Met Sally... Nora Ephron
1990s
Year Film Nominees
1990 Dances with Wolves Michael Blake
Avalon Barry Levinson
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Goodfellas Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese
Reversal of Fortune Nicholas Kazan
Thelma & Louise Callie Khouri
Bugsy James Toback
1991 Grand Canyon Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
JFK Zachary Sklar and Oliver Stone
The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally
Scent of a Woman Bo Goldman
A Few Good Men Aaron Sorkin
1992 Howards End Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
The Player Michael Tolkin
Unforgiven David Webb Peoples
Schindler's List Steven Zaillian
Philadelphia Ron Nyswaner
1993 The Piano Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Short Cuts Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt
Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino
Forrest Gump Eric Roth
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis
Quiz Show Paul Attanasio
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont
Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson
The American President Aaron Sorkin
Braveheart Randall Wallace
1995
Dead Man Walking Tim Robbins
Get Shorty Scott Frank
Mr. Holland's Opus Patrick Sheane Duncan
The People vs. Larry Flynt Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
The English Patient Anthony Minghella
1996 Fargo Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Lone Star John Sayles
Shine Jan Sardi
1997 Good Will Hunting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
As Good as It Gets Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
L.A. Confidential Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
Titanic James Cameron
Wag the Dog Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Bulworth Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser
1998 Happiness Todd Solondz
Saving Private Ryan Robert Rodat
The Truman Show Andrew Niccol
American Beauty Alan Ball
Being John Malkovich Charlie Kaufman
1999 The Cider House Rules John Irving
The Insider Eric Roth and Michael Mann
The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan
2000s
Year Film Nominees
Traffic Stephen Gaghan
Almost Famous Cameron Crowe
2000 Quills Doug Wright
Wonder Boys Steve Kloves
You Can Count on Me Kenneth Lonergan
A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman
Gosford Park Julian Fellowes
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Memento Christopher Nolan
Mulholland Drive David Lynch
About Schmidt Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Adaptation. Charlie and Donald Kaufman
2002 Chicago Bill Condon
Far from Heaven Todd Haynes
The Hours David Hare
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella
Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, and Naomi
2003 In America
Sheridan
Love Actually Richard Curtis
Mystic River Brian Helgeland
Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
The Aviator John Logan
2004 Closer Patrick Marber
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman
Finding Neverland David Magee
Brokeback Mountain Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Crash Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Match Point Woody Allen
Munich Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
The Queen Peter Morgan
Babel Guillermo Arriaga
2006 The Departed William Monahan
Little Children Todd Field and Tom Perrotta
Notes on a Scandal Patrick Marber
No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Atonement Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson's War Aaron Sorkin
2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le
Ronald Harwood
scaphandre et le papillon)
Juno Diablo Cody
Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth
2008 Doubt John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon Peter Morgan
The Reader David Hare
Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
District 9 Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
2009 The Hurt Locker Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
It's Complicated Nancy Meyers
2010s
Year Film Nominees
2010 The Social Network Aaron Sorkin
127 Hours Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
Inception Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech David Seidler
Midnight in Paris Woody Allen
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
2011
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau
The Ides of March
Willimon
Moneyball Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino
Argo Chris Terrio
2012 Lincoln Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal
Her Spike Jonze
12 Years a Slave John Ridley
2013 American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
Nebraska Bob Nelson
Philomena Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone,
Birdman
Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
Boyhood Richard Linklater
2014
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game Graham Moore
Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin[1]
The Big Short Adam McKay and Charles Randolph
2015 The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino
Room Emma Donoghue
Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
La La Land Damien Chazelle[2]
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
2016 Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh[3]
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin
The Post Liz Hannah and Josh Singer
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, and
Green Book
Peter Farrelly[4]
The Favourite Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
Roma Alfonso Cuarón
Vice Adam McKay
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino[5]
The Irishman Steven Zaillian
2019 Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
Parasite Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin Won
The Two Popes Anthony McCarten
2020s
Year Film Nominees
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
2020 Mank Jack Fincher (posthumous)
The Father Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
Nomadland Chloé Zhao
Belfast Kenneth Branagh
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Don't Look Up Adam McKay
Being the Ricardos Aaron Sorkin
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Tár Todd Field
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Women Talking Sarah Polley
The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
See also
Academy Award for Best Story
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
References
1. Golden Globes 2016: The winners list - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/10/entertainmen
t/golden-globes-2016-winners-list-feat/index.html)
2. Golden Globes 2017: the full list of winners|Film|The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.co
m/film/2017/jan/08/golden-globes-2017-full-list-of-winners)
3. Golden Globes winners 2018: Full list by category - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/07/
entertainment/golden-globes-winners/index.html)
4. 2019 Golden Globes Winners|E! News (https://www.eonline.com/news/996805/golden-glob
e-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list)
5. Golden Globe winners 2020: See the full list - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/05/enterta
inment/golden-globes-winners-2020/index.html)
External links
Nominees/Winners of Best Screenplay Award (https://web.archive.org/web/2006102814522
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