The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay, first awarded in 2025 as part of the Gotham Independent Film Awards, is an annual award for independent films. It replaced the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay category.
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was the category's first winner for the thriller film It Was Just an Accident.
Winners and nominees
2020s YearScreenwriter(s)Film2025 Jafar PanahiIt Was Just an AccidentMary BronsteinIf I Had Legs I’d Kick YouKleber Mendonça FilhoThe Secret AgentEva VictorSorry, BabyLouise Peter & Mascha Schilinski Sound of Falling
See also
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
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