The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.
Winners and nominees 2000s YearWriter(s)Film 2002 Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2003 Sofia Coppola Lost in TranslationBob Peterson, David Reynolds, and Andrew Stanton Finding NemoGuillermo Arriaga 21 GramsSteven Knight Dirty Pretty ThingsCatherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed Thirteen 2004 Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways 2005 Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco CrashGeorge Clooney and Grant Heslov Good Night, and Good Luck.Craig Brewer Hustle & FlowAngus MacLachlan JunebugNoah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale 2006 Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine 2007 Diablo Cody Juno 2008 Jenny Lumet Rachel Getting Married 2009 Quentin Tarantino Inglourious BasterdsScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (500) Days of SummerMark Boal The Hurt LockerJoel Coen and Ethan Coen A Serious ManBob Peterson and Pete Docter Up
2010s YearWriter(s)Film 2010 Christopher Nolan InceptionMike Leigh Another YearMark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin Black SwanLisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg The Kids Are All RightDavid Seidler The King's Speech 2011 Will Reiser 50/50Michel Hazanavicius The ArtistAnnie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig Bridesmaids Woody Allen Midnight in ParisThomas McCarthy Win Win 2012 Rian Johnson LooperQuentin Tarantino Django UnchainedPaul Thomas Anderson The MasterWes Anderson and Roman Coppola Moonrise KingdomMark Boal Zero Dark Thirty 2013 Spike Jonze HerEric Warren Singer and David O. Russell American HustleWoody Allen Blue JasmineNicole Holofcener Enough SaidJoel Coen and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis 2014 Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Richard Linklater BoyhoodWes Anderson The Grand Budapest HotelPhil Lord and Christopher Miller The Lego MovieDamien Chazelle Whiplash 2015 Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del Carmen Inside OutMatt Charman, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen Bridge of SpiesAlex Garland Ex MachinaTom McCarthy and Josh Singer SpotlightAmy Schumer Trainwreck 2016 Damien Chazelle La La LandTaylor Sheridan Hell or High WaterYorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou The LobsterKenneth Lonergan Manchester by the SeaBarry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight 2017 Jordan Peele Get OutEmily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani The Big SickGreta Gerwig Lady BirdGuillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor The Shape of WaterMartin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2018 Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara The FavouriteBo Burnham Eighth GradePaul Schrader First ReformedBrian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Green BookAlfonso Cuaron Roma 2019 Noah Baumbach Marriage StoryRian Johnson Knives OutQuentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time...in HollywoodBong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won ParasiteJordan Peele Us
2020s YearWriter(s)Film 2020 Emerald Fennell Promising Young WomanLee Isaac Chung MinariAbraham Marder and Darius Marder Sound of MetalAndy Siara Palm SpringsAaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7 2021 Kenneth Branagh Belfast Mike Mills C'mon C'mon Zach Baylin King Richard Paul Thomas Anderson Licorice Pizza Fran Kranz Mass 2022 Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All At Once Martin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner The Fabelmans Jordan Peele Nope Todd Field Tár 2023 Celine Song Past Lives Alex Convery Air Justine Triet and Arthur Harari Anatomy of a Fall Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Barbie David Hemingson The Holdovers Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik May December 2024 Jesse Eisenberg A Real Pain Sean Baker Anora Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold The Brutalist Justin Kuritzkes Challengers Coralie Fargeat The Substance
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