The AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television". The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in feature films, regardless of the country the film was made. The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.
The prize was first handed out at the 1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded jointly to George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March, and to J. C. Chandor for Margin Call.
Winners and nominees In the following table, the winner is marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.
2010s Year Film Screenwriter(s) 2011(1st) The Ides of March George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon Margin Call J. C. Chandor The Artist Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Melancholia Lars von Trier Midnight in Paris Woody Allen Moneyball Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear 2012(2nd) Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino Argo Chris Terrio Lincoln Tony Kushner The Master Paul Thomas Anderson Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal 2013(3rd) American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell 12 Years a Slave John Ridley Blue Jasmine Woody Allen Inside Llewyn Davis Joel and Ethan Coen Saving Mr. Banks Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith 2014(4th) Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo Boyhood Richard Linklater The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson The Imitation Game Graham Moore Whiplash Damien Chazelle 2015(5th) Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Carol Phyllis Nagy Ex Machina Alex Garland The Martian Drew Goddard Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin 2016(6th) Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan La La Land Damien Chazelle Lion Luke Davies 2017(7th) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh Call Me by Your Name James Ivory Dunkirk Christopher Nolan Get Out Jordan Peele Lady Bird Greta Gerwig 2018(8th) The Favourite Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott Bohemian Rhapsody Anthony McCarten A Quiet Place Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods Roma Alfonso Cuarón 2019(9th) Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi The Irishman Steven Zaillian Joker Todd Phillips and Scott Silver Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino Parasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won
2020s Year Film Screenwriter(s) 2020(10th) The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin The Father Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton Mank Jack Fincher Nomadland Chloé Zhao Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell 2021(11th)Being the Ricardos Aaron Sorkin Belfast Kenneth Branagh Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson Nitram Shaun GrantThe Power of the Dog Jane Campion 2022(12th)The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson Tár Todd Field Triangle of Sadness Ruben ÖstlundThe Woman King Dana Stevens and Maria Bello 2023(13th)Poor Things Tony McNamara American Fiction Cord Jefferson Barbie Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Maestro Bradley Cooper and Josh SingerOppenheimer Christopher Nolan 2024(14th)A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg Anora Sean Baker Better Man Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole and Simon GleesonThe Brutalist Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold Conclave Peter Straughan 2025(15th)Sentimental Value Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt A House of Dynamite Noah Oppenheim Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell and Chloé ZhaoMarty Supreme Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
See also AACTA Awards AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
References
External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website