The Best Screenplay Award is an annual award presented for best screenwriting achievements in a feature film in the official competition section of the Venice Film Festival. It was introduced in 1937 by the festival's organizing committee and was awarded irregularly over the years.
Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé and Olivier Gorce were the most recent winners for A Good Little Soldier (2026), at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
History The prize was first awarded to Sacha Guitry and Christian-Jaque for The Pearls of the Crown (1937) at the 5th edition.
After some irregularly presence throughout the festival's history, since 2013 the prize is been awarded regularly by the main competition jury.
Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh has won twice, for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2023).
Winners
1930s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 1937 Sacha Guitry and Christian-Jaque
1940s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 1947 Grigori Aleksandrov, Moris Slobodskoy and Aleksandr Raskin 1948 Graham Greene 1949 Jacques Tati
1950s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 1950 Jacques Natanson and Max Ophüls 1951 T. E. B. Clarke 1952 Nunnally Johnson
1990s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 1990 Helle Ryslinge
2000s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 2000 Claudio Fava, Marco Tullio Giordana and Monica Zapelli 2001 Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón
2010s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 2013 and 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Yonfan
2020s Year Writer(s) English Title Original Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 and 2024 Murilo Hauser and Heitor LoregaI'm Still HereAinda Estou Aqui 2025 Valérie Donzelli and Gilles MarchandAt WorkÀ pied d'œuvre2026Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé and Olivier GorceA Good Little SoldierUn bon petit soldat
Multiple Winners The following individuals received two or more Best Screenplay awards:
Number of Wins Writer Films 2 Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
See also Golden Osella (until 2012) Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
References
External links Official website