Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay
Award given by the Critics Choice Association
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The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay is presented by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Awarded forBest Original Screenwriting of a Motion Picture
LocationLos Angeles, California
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First awardEmma Thompson for Sense and Sensibility (1995)
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay | |
|---|---|
2025 recipient: Ryan Coogler | |
| Awarded for | Best Original Screenwriting of a Motion Picture |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Critics Choice Association |
| First award | Emma Thompson for Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| Currently held by | Ryan Coogler for Sinners (2025) |
| Website | www.criticschoice.com |
History
The categories for screenplays have gone through several changes since their inception in 1995:
- From 1995 to 1996, the category Best Screenplay was presented, with no official nominees being announced but instead only a winner.
- From 1997 to 2000, the category was split into two, divided into Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay Adaptation.
- In 2001, the categories were merged into Best Screenplay again. From 2002 to 2008, the category was renamed to Best Writer.
In 2009, the distinction between original and adapted was implemented again, with two categories presented ever since, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Winners and nominees
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1990s
Best Screenplay
| Year | Writer (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 [1] |
Emma Thompson | Sense and Sensibility |
| 1996 [2] |
Anthony Minghella | The English Patient |
Best Original Screenplay
| Year | Writer (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Matt Damon and Ben Affleck | Good Will Hunting † |
| 1998 | Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard | Shakespeare in Love † |
| 1999 | Alan Ball | American Beauty † |
2000s
Best Original Screenplay
| Year | Writer (s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 [3] |
Cameron Crowe | Almost Famous † |