Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay was an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.

Winners

1990s 1990: Goodfellas – Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese 1993: Schindler's List – Steven Zaillian 1994: Pulp Fiction – Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino 1995: The Usual Suspects – Christopher McQuarrie 1996: Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 1997: L.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland 1998: Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard Bulworth – Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser Happiness – Todd Solondz A Simple Plan – Scott Smith The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol 1999: Being John Malkovich – Charlie Kaufman American Beauty – Alan Ball Magnolia – Paul Thomas Anderson The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan Topsy-Turvy – Mike Leigh

2000s 2000: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe State and Main – David Mamet Traffic – Stephen Gaghan Wonder Boys – Steve Kloves You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan 2001: Memento – Christopher Nolan A Beautiful Mind – Akiva Goldsman Ghost World – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff Gosford Park – Julian Fellowes The Royal Tenenbaums – Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson 2002: Adaptation. – Charlie and Donald Kaufman About a Boy – Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz About Schmidt – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Far from Heaven – Todd Haynes Punch-Drunk Love – Paul Thomas Anderson 2003: Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola 2004: Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor 2005: Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco Brokeback Mountain – Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Capote – Dan Futterman Good Night, and Good Luck. – George Clooney and Grant Heslov A History of Violence – Josh Olson

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