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Kenneth Branagh, winner 2021

The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. In 2002, the name of the award was changed from "Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)" to "Writing (Original Screenplay)"

History[]

Woody Allen has the most nominations in this category with 15, and the most awards with 3. He also holds the record as the oldest winner (at age 76 for 2011's Midnight in Paris). Ben Affleck is the youngest winner, at the age of 25 for Good Will Hunting; he co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Damon (age 27 at the time of their award). Muriel Box was the first woman to win in this category; she shared the award with her husband, Sydney Box. The Boxes are also the first married couple to win in this category. In 1996, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen became the only siblings to win in this category. Francis Ford Coppola (1970) and Sofia Coppola (2003) are the only father-daughter pair to win, though they did not win for a collaborative work.

The official name of the award has changed several times over the years:

  • 1940 — 1948: Original Screenplay
  • 1949 — 1955: Story and Screenplay
  • 1956: Original Screenplay
  • 1957 — 1973: Story and Screenplay
  • 1974 — 1975: Original Screenplay
  • 1976 — 2001: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  • 2002 — present: Original Screenplay


Nominees and winners[]

Best Original Screenplay By Decade

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

1940s

13th Academy Awards (1940)

Winner
The Great McGintyPreston Sturges
Nominees
Angels Over BroadwayBen Hecht
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletNorman Burnside, Heinz Herald, John Huston
Foreign CorrespondentCharles Bennett, Joan Harrison
The Great DictatorCharlie Chaplin

14th Academy Awards (1941)

Winner
Citizen KaneHerman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
Nominees
The Devil and Miss JonesNorman Krasna
Sergeant YorkAbem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch, John Huston
Tall, Dark and HandsomeKarl Tunberg, Darrell Ware
Tom, Dick and HarryPaul Jarrico

15th Academy Awards (1942)

Winner
Woman of the YearRing Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin
Nominees
One of Our Aircraft Is MissingMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Road to MoroccoFrank Butler, Don Hartman
Wake IslandW. R. Burnett, Frank Butler
The War Against Mrs. HadleyGeorge Oppenheimer

16th Academy Awards (1943)

Winner
Princess O'RourkeNorman Krasna
Nominees
Air ForceDudley Nichols
In Which We ServeNoel Coward
The North StarLillian Hellman
So Proudly We Hail!Allan Scott

17th Academy Awards (1944)

Winner
WilsonLamar Trotti
Nominees
Hail the Conquering HeroPreston Sturges
The Miracle of Morgan's CreekPreston Sturges
Two Girls and a SailorRichard Connell, Gladys Lehman
Wing and a PrayerJerome Cady

18th Academy Awards (1945)

Winner
Marie-LouiseRichard Schweizer
Nominees
DillingerPhilip Yordan
Music for MillionsMyles Connolly
Salty O'RourkeMilton Holmes
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?Harry Kurnitz

19th Academy Awards (1946)

Winner
The Seventh VeilMuriel Box, Sydney Box
Nominees
The Blue DahliaRaymond Chandler
Children of ParadiseJacques Prévert
NotoriousBen Hecht
Road to UtopiaNorman Panama, Melvin Frank

20th Academy Awards (1947)

Winner
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerSidney Sheldon
Nominees
Body and SoulAbraham Polonsky
A Double LifeRuth Gordon, Garson Kanin
Monsieur VerdouxCharles Chaplin
Shoe-ShineSergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, C. G. Viola, Cesare Zavattini

1948: No award given

22nd Academy Awards (1949)

Winner
BattlegroundRobert Pirosh
Nominees
Jolson Sings AgainSidney Buchman
PaisanAlfred Haynes, Federico Fellini, Sergio Amidei, Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini
Passport to PimlicoT. E. B. Clarke
The Quiet OneHelen Levitt, Janice Loeb, Sidney Meyers

1950s

23rd Academy Awards (1950)

Winner
Sunset Blvd.Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.
Nominees
Adam's RibRuth Gordon, Garson Kanin
CagedVirginia Kellogg, Bernard C. Schoenfeld
The MenCarl Foreman
No Way OutJoseph L. Mankiewicz, Lesser Samuels

24th Academy Awards (1951)

Winner
An American in ParisAlan Jay Lerner
Nominees
The Big CarnivalBilly Wilder, Lesser Samuels, Walter Newman
David and BathshebaPhilip Dunne
Go for Broke!Robert Pirosh
The WellClarence Greene, Russell Rouse

25th Academy Awards (1952)

Winner
The Lavender Hill MobT. E. B. Clarke
Nominees
The Atomic CitySydney Boehm
Breaking the Sound BarrierTerence Rattigan
Pat and MikeRuth Gordon, Garson Kanin
Viva Zapata!John Steinbeck

26th Academy Awards (1953)

Winner
Titanic (1953)Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
Nominees
The Band WagonBetty Comden, Adolph Green
The Desert RatsRichard Murphy
The Naked SpurSam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
Take the High GroundMillard Kaufman

27th Academy Awards (1954)

Winner
On the WaterfrontBudd Schulberg
Nominees
The Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. Mankiewicz
GenevieveWilliam Rose
The Glenn Miller StoryValentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
Knock on WoodNorman Panama, Melvin Frank

28th Academy Awards (1955)

Winner
Interrupted MelodyWilliam Ludwig, Sonya Levien
Nominees
The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMilton Sperling, Emmet Lavery
It's Always Fair WeatherBetty Comden, Adolph Green
Mr. Hulot's HolidayJaques Tati, Henri Marquet
The Seven Little FoysMelville Shavelson, Jack Rose

29th Academy Awards (1956)

Winner
The Red BalloonAlbert Lamorisse
Nominees
The Bold and the BraveRobert Lewin
JulieAndrew L. Stone
La StradaFederico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
The LadykillersWilliam Rose

30th Academy Awards (1957)

Winner
Designing WomanGeorge Wells
Nominees
Funny FaceLeonard Gershe
Man of a Thousand FacesRalph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
The Tin StarBarney Slater, Joel Kane, Dudley Nichols
VitelloniFederico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli

31st Academy Awards (1958)

Winner
The Defiant OnesNedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Nominees
The GoddessPaddy Chayefsky
HouseboatMelville Shavelson, Jack Rose
The SheepmanJames Edward Grant, William Bowers
Teacher's PetFay Kanin, Michael Kanin

32nd Academy Awards (1959)

Winner
Pillow TalkRussell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
Nominees
The 400 BlowsFrancois Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
North by NorthwestErnest Lehman
Operation PetticoatPaul King, Joseph Stone, Stanely Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
Wild StrawberriesIngmar Bergman

1960s

33rd Academy Awards (1960)

Winner
The ApartmentBilly Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Nominees
The Angry SilenceRichard Gregson, Michael Craig, Bryan Forbes
The Facts of LifeNorman Panama, Melvin Frank
Hiroshima, Mon AmourMarguerite Duras
Never on SundayJules Dassin

34th Academy Awards (1961)

Winner
Splendor in the GrassWilliam Inge
Nominees
Ballad of a SoldierValentin Yoshov, Grigori Chukhrai
General Della RovereSergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri, Indro Montanelli
La Dolce VitaFederico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, Brunello Rondi
Lover Come BackStanley Shapiro, Paul Henning

35th Academy Awards (1962)

Winner
Divorce, Italian StyleEnnio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, Petro Germi
Nominees
FreudCharles Kaufman, Wolfgang Reinhardt
Last Year at MarienbadAlain Robbe-Grillet
That Touch of MinkStanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
Through a Glass DarklyIngmar Berman

36th Academy Awards (1963)

Winner
How the West Was WonJames R. Webb
Nominees
America AmericaElia Kazan
Federico Fellini's 8 1/2Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi
The Four Days of NaplesPasquale Festa Companile, Massimo Franciosa, Nanni Loy, Vasco Pratolini, Carlo Bernari
Love with the Proper StrangerArnold Schulman

37th Academy Awards (1964)

Winner
Father GooseS. H. Barnett, Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff
Nominees
A Hard Day's NightAlun Owen
One Potato, Two PotatoOrville H. Hampton, Raphael Hayes
The OrganizerAge, Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli
The Man from RioJean-Paul Rapaeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, Philippe De Broca

38th Academy Awards (1965)

Winner
DarlingFrederic Raphael
Nominees
Casanova '70Age, Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying MachinesJack Davies, Ken Annakin
The TrainFranklin Coen, Frank Davis
The Umbrellas of CherbourgJacques Denny

39th Academy Awards (1966)

Winner
A Man and WomanClaude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Nominees
Blow-UpMichelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
The Fortune CookieBilly Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
KhartoumRobert Ardrey
The Naked PreyClint Johnston, Don Peters

40th Academy Awards (1967)

Winner
Guess Who's Coming to DinnerWilliam Rose
Nominees
Bonnie and ClydeDavid Newman, Robert Benton
Divorce American StyleRobert Kaufman, Norman Lear
La Guerre Est FinieJorge Semprun
Two for the RoadFrederic Raphael

41st Academy Awards (1968)

Winner
The ProducersMel Brooks
Nominees
The Battle of AlgiersFranco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
FacesJohn Cassavetes
Hot MillionsIra Wallach, Peter Ustinov
2001: A Space OdysseyStanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke

42nd Academy Awards (1969)

Winner
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWilliam Goldman
Nominees
Bob & Carol & Ted & AlicePaul Mazursky, Larry Tucker
The DamnedNicola Badalucco, Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti
Easy RiderPeter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern
The Wild BunchWalon Green, Roy N. Sickner, Sam Peckinpah

1970s

43rd Academy Awards (1970)

Winner
PattonFrancis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Nominees
Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson, Adrien Joyce
JoeNorman Wexler
Love StoryErich Segal
My Night at Maud'sEric Rohmer

44th Academy Awards (1971)

Winner
The HospitalPaddy Chayefsky
Nominees
Investigation of a Citizen above SuspicionElio Petri, Ugo Pirro
KluteAndy Lewis, Dave Lewis
Summer of '42Herman Raucher
Sunday Bloody SundayPenelope Gilliatt

45th Academy Awards (1972)

Winner
The CandidateJeremy Larner
Nominees
The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieLuis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere
Lady Sings the BluesTerence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
Murmur of the HeartLuis Malle
Young WinstonCarl Foreman

46th Academy Awards (1973)

Winner
The StingDavid S. Ward
Nominees
American GraffitiGeorge Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
Cries and WhispersIngmar Bergman
Save the TigerSteve Shagan
A Touch of ClassMelvin Frank, Jack Rose

47th Academy Awards (1974)

Winner
ChinatownRobert Towne
Nominees
Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreRobert Getchell
The ConversationFrancis Ford Coppola
Day for NightFrancois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Harry and TontoPaul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld

48th Academy Awards (1975)

Winner
Dog Day AfternoonFrank Pierson
Nominees
AmarcordFederico Fellini, Tonino Guerra
And Now My LoveClaude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Lies My Father Told MeTed Allan
ShampooRobert Towne, Warren Beatty

49th Academy Awards (1976)

Winner
NetworkPaddy Chayefsky
Nominees
Cousin, CousineJean-Charles Tacchella, Daniele Thompson
The FrontWalter Bernstein
RockySylvester Stallone
Seven BeautiesLina Wertmüller

50th Academy Awards (1977)

Winner
Annie HallWoody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Nominees
The Goodbye GirlNeil Simon
The Late ShowRobert Benton
Star WarsGeorge Lucas
The Turning PointArthur Laurents

51st Academy Awards (1978)

Winner
Coming HomeNancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
Nominees
Autumn SonataIngmar Bergman
The Deer HunterMichael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker, Deric Washburn
InteriorsWoody Allen
An Unmarried WomanPaul Mazursky

52nd Academy Awards (1979)

Winner
Breaking AwaySteve Tesich
Nominees
All That JazzRobert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
...And Justice for AllValerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
The China SyndromeMike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
ManhattanWoody Allen, Marshall Brickman

1980s

53rd Academy Awards (1980)

Winner
Melvin and HowardBo Goldman
Nominees
BrubakerW. D. Richter, Arthur Ross
FameChristopher Gore
Mon Oncle D'AmeriqueJean Gruault
Private BenjaminNancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, Harvey Miller

54th Academy Awards (1981)

Winner
Chariots of FireColin Welland
Nominees
Absence of MaliceKurt Luedtke
ArthurSteve Gordon
Atlantic CityJohn Guare
RedsWarren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths

55th Academy Awards (1982)

Winner
GandhiJohn Briley
Nominees
DinerBarry Levinson
E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialMelissa Mathison
An Officer and a GentlemanDouglas Day Stewart
TootsieLarry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire

56th Academy Awards (1983)

Winner
Tender MerciesHorton Foote
Nominees
The Big ChillLawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Fanny & AlexanderIngmar Bergman
SilkwoodNora Ephron, Alice Arlen
WarGamesLawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

57th Academy Awards (1984)

Winner
Places in the HeartRobert Benton
Nominees
Beverly Hills CopDanilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Broadway Danny RoseWoody Allen
El NorteGregory Nava, Anna Thomas
SplashLowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman, Jay Friedman, Brian Grazer

58th Academy Awards (1985)

Winner
WitnessWilliam Kelley, Pamela Wallace, arl W. Wallace
Nominees
Back to the FutureRobert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
BrazilTerry Gilliam, om Stoppard, Charles McKeown
The Official StoryLuis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
The Purple Rose of CairoWoody Allen

59th Academy Awards (1986)

Winner
Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen
Nominees
'Crocodile' DundeePaul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell
My Beautiful LandretteHanif Kureishi
PlatoonOliver Stone
SalvadorOliver Stone, Richard Boyle

60th Academy Awards (1987)

Winner
MoonstruckJohn Patrick Shanley
Nominees
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)Louis Malle
Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks
Hope and GloryJohn Boorman
Radio DaysWoody Allen

61st Academy Awards (1988)

Winner
Rain ManRonald Bass, Barry Morrow
Nominees
BigGary Ross, Anne Spielberg
Bull DurhamRon Shelton
A Fish Called WandaJohn Cleese, Charles Crichton
Running on EmptyNaomi Foner

62nd Academy Awards (1989)

Winner
Dead Poets SocietyTom Schulman
Nominees
Crimes and MisdemeanorsWoody Allen
Do the Right ThingSpike Lee
sex, lies and videotapeSteven Soderbergh
When Harry Met SallyNora Ephron

1990s

63rd Academy Awards (1990)

Winner
GhostBruce Joel Rubin
Nominees
AliceWoody Allen
AvalonBarry Levinson
Green CardPeter Weir
MetropolitanWhit Stillman

64th Academy Awards (1991)

Winner
Thelma & LouiseCallie Khouri
Nominees
Boyz N the HoodJohn Singleton
BugsyJames Toback
The Fisher KingRichard LaGravenese
Grand CanyonLawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan

65th Academy Awards (1992)

Winner
The Crying GameNeil Jordan
Nominees
Husbands and WivesWoody Allen
Lorenzo's OilGeorge Miller, Nick Enright
Passion FishJohn Sayles
UnforgivenDavid Webb Peoples

66th Academy Awards (1993)

Winner
The PianoJane Campion
Nominees
DaveGary Ross
In the Line of FireJeff Maguire
PhiladelphiaRon Nyswaner
Sleepless in SeattleNora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch

67th Academy Awards (1994)

Winner
Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino, Roger Avary
Nominees
Bullets over BroadwayWoody Allen, Douglas McGrath
Four Weddings and a FuneralRichard Curtis
Heavenly CreaturesFran Walsh, Peter Jackson
RedKrzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski

68th Academy Awards (1995)

Winner
The Usual SuspectsChristopher McQuarrie
Nominees
BraveheartRandall Wallace
Mighty AphroditeWoody Allen
NixonStephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
Toy StoryJoss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Joe Ranft

69th Academy Awards (1996)

Winner
FargoEthan Coen, Joel Coen
Nominees
Jerry MaguireCameron Crowe
Lone StarJohn Sayles
Secrets & LiesMike Leigh
ShineJan Sardi, Scott Hicks

70th Academy Awards (1997)

Winner
Good Will HuntingBen Affleck, Matt Damon
Nominees
As Good as It GetsMark Andrus, James L. Brooks
Boogie NightsPaul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing HarryWoody Allen
The Full MontySimon Beaufoy

71st Academy Awards (1998)

Winner
Shakespeare in LoveMarc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Nominees
BulworthWarren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser
Life is BeautifulVincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
Saving Private RyanRobert Rodat
The Truman ShowAndrew Niccol

72nd Academy Awards (1999)

Winner
American BeautyAlan Ball
Nominees
Being John MalkovichCharlie Kaufman
MagnoliaPaul Thomas Anderson
The Sixth SenseM. Night Shyamalan
Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh

2000s

73rd Academy Awards (2000)

Winner
Almost FamousCameron Crowe
Nominees
Billy ElliotLee Hall
Erin BrockovichSusannah Grant
GladiatorDavid Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson
You Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan

74th Academy Awards (2001)

Winner
Gosford ParkJulian Fellowes
Nominees
AmélieGuillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
MementoChristopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Monster's BallMilo Addica, Will Rokos
The Royal TenenbaumsWes Anderson, Owen Wilson

75th Academy Awards (2002)

Winner
Talk to HerPedro Almodóvar
Nominees
Far from HeavenTodd Haynes
Gangs of New YorkJay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan
My Big Fat Greek WeddingNia Vardalos
Y Tu Mamá TambiénCarlos Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón

76th Academy Awards (2003)

Winner
Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola
Nominees
The Barbarian InvasionsDenys Arcand
Dirty Pretty ThingsSteven Knight
Finding NemoAndrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
In AmericaJim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan

77th Academy Awards (2004)

Winner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCharlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Nominees
The AviatorJohn Logan
Hotel RwandaKeir Pearson, Terry George
The IncrediblesBrad Bird
Vera DrakeMike Leigh

78th Academy Awards (2005)

Winner
CrashPaul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Match PointWoody Allen
The Squid and the WhaleNoah Baumbach
SyrianaStephen Gaghan

79th Academy Awards (2006)

Winner
Little Miss SunshineMichael Arndt
Nominees
BabelGuillermo Arriaga
Letters from Iwo JimaIris Yamashita, Paul Haggis
Pan's LabyrinthGuillermo del Toro
The QueenPeter Morgan

80th Academy Awards (2007)

Winner
JunoDiablo Cody
Nominees
Lars and the Real GirlNancy Oliver
Michael ClaytonTony Gilroy
RatatouilleBrad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco
The SavagesTamara Jenkins

81st Academy Awards (2008)

Winner
MilkDustin Lance Black
Nominees
Frozen RiverCourtney Hunt
Happy-Go-LuckyMike Leigh
In BrugesMartin McDonagh
WALL-EJim Reardon, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

82nd Academy Awards (2009)

Winner
The Hurt LockerMark Boal
Nominees
Inglourious BasterdsQuentin Tarantino
The MessengerAlessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
A Serious ManJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
UpPete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

2010s

83rd Academy Awards (2010)

Winner
The King's SpeechDavid Seidler
Nominees
Another YearMike Leigh
The FighterScott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington
The Kids Are All RightLisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
InceptionChristopher Nolan

84th Academy Awards (2011)

Winner
Midnight in ParisWoody Allen
Nominees
The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
BridesmaidsAnnie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
Margin CallJ.C. Chandor
A SeparationAsghar Farhadi

85th Academy Awards (2012)

Winner
Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino
Nominees
AmourMichael Haneke
FlightJohn Gatins
Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal

86th Academy Awards (2013)

Winner
HerSpike Jonze
Nominees
American HustleEric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue JasmineWoody Allen
Dallas Buyers ClubCraig Borten, Melisa Wallack
NebraskaBob Nelson

87th Academy Awards (2014)

Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo
Nominees
BoyhoodRichard Linklater
FoxcatcherE. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
NighcrawlerDan Gilroy

88th Academy Awards (2015)

Winner
SpotlightJosh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Nominees
Bridge of SpiesMatt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Ex MachinaAlex Garland
Inside OutPete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmen
Straight Outta ComptonJonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus

89th Academy Awards (2016)

Winner
Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan
Nominees
Hell or High WaterTaylor Sheridan
La La LandDamien Chazelle
The LobsterYorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
20th Century WomenMike Mills

90th Academy Awards (2017)

Winner
Get OutJordan Peele
Nominees
The Big SickEmily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
Lady BirdGreta Gerwig
The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonagh

91st Academy Awards (2018)

Winner
Green BookNick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly
Nominees
The FavouriteDeborah Davis, Tony McNamara
First ReformedPaul Schrader
RomaAlfonso Cuarón
ViceAdam McKay

92nd Academy Awards (2019)

Winner
ParasiteBong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won
Nominees
1917Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Knives OutRian Johnson
Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino

2020s

93rd Academy Awards (2020)

Winner
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell
Nominees
Judas and the Black MessiahWill Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, Kenny Lucas
MinariLee Isaac Chung
Sound of MetalDarius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance
The Trial of the Chicago 7Aaron Sorkin

95th Academy Awards (2022)

Winner
Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Nominees
The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonagh
The FabelmansSteven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
TárTodd Field
Triangle of SadnessRuben Östlund

96th Academy Awards (2023)

Winner
TBD
Nominees
Anatomy of a FallJustine Triet, Arthur Harari
The HoldoversDavid Hemingson
MaestroBradley Cooper, Josh Singer
May DecemberSamy Burch, Alex Mechanik
Past LivesCeline Song

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