The following is a list of recipients of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for dramatic features presented at the Sundance Film Festival.
History It is an award given each year by U.S. Dramatic jury, starting in 1991. The award is named for screenwriter Waldo Salt, who won Oscars for Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home, and served as a creative advisor in multiple Sundance Institute Labs for directors and screenwriters, sharing his expertise with emerging filmmakers.
Winners YearFilmScreenwriter(s)1991Hangin' with the HomeboysJoseph VásquezTrustA Second Look: Hal Hartley reestablishes 'Trust' – The Los Angeles TimesHal Hartley1992The WaterdanceNeal Jimenez1993Combination PlatterEdwin Baker and Tony Chan1994What Happened WasTom Noonan1995Living in OblivionTom DiCillo1996Big NightJoseph Tropicano and Stanley Tucci1997SundayJames Lasdun and Jonathan Nossiter1998High ArtBAM|High ArtLisa Cholodenko1999GuinevereAudrey WellsJoe the KingFrank Whaley2000You Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan2001MementoChristopher Nolan on Pivotal 'Oppenheimer' Call with Comcast Boss – The Hollywood ReporterChristopher Nolan2002Love LizaGordy Hoffman2003The Station AgentTom McCarthy2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreLarry Gross2005The Squid and the WhaleDecade: Noah Baumbach on "The Squid and the Whale"|IndieWireNoah Baumbach2006Stephanie DaleyHilary Brougher2007Grace Is GoneJames C. Strouse2008Sleep DealerAlex Rivera and David Riker2009Paper HeartNick Jasenovec and Lo Mutac2010Winter's Bone'Winter's Bone' tops Sundance – The Hollywood ReporterDebra Granik and Anne Rosellini2011Another Happy DaySam Levinson2012Safety Not GuaranteedDerek Connolly2013In a World...Lake Bell2014The Skeleton TwinsCraig Johnson and Mark Heyman2015The Stanford Prison ExperimentTim Talbott2016Morris from AmericaChad Hartigan2017Ingrid Goes WestMatt Spicer and David Branson Smith2018NancyChristina Choe2019SharePippa Bianco2020Nine DaysEdson Oda2021On the Count of ThreeAri Katcher and Ryan Welch2022EmergencyK.D. Dávila2023The Persian VersionMaryam Keshavarz2024A Real PainJesse Eisenberg2025Sorry, BabyEva Victor2026Take Me HomeLiz Sargent
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See also Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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