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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".
[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in
feature films , regardless of the country the film was made.
[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.
[3]
The prize was first handed out at the
1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded 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.
[4]
2010s
Year
Film
Screenwriter(s)
Notes
2011
(1st)
The Ides of March
George Clooney ,
Grant Heslov , and
Beau Willimon
Adaptation of the play
Farragut North by
Beau Willimon
Margin Call
J. C. Chandor
Original screenplay
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
Original screenplay
The Descendants
Alexander Payne ,
Nat Faxon , and
Jim Rash
Adaptation of the novel
of the same name by
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Melancholia
Lars von Trier
Original screenplay
Moneyball
Steven Zaillian ,
Aaron Sorkin , and
Stan Chervin
Adaptation of the novel
of the same name by
Michael Lewis
Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen
Original screenplay
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lynne Ramsay and
Rory Kinnear
Adaptation of the novel
of the same name by
Lionel Shriver
2012
(2nd)
Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino
Original screenplay
Argo
Chris Terrio
Adaptation of the memoir Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by
Tony Mendez and
Joshuah Bearman 's 2007
Wired magazine article The Great Escape .
Lincoln
Tony Kushner
Adaptation of the book
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay
Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell
Adaptation of the novel
of the same name by
Matthew Quick
Zero Dark Thirty
Mark Boal
Original screenplay
2013
(3rd)
American Hustle
Eric Warren Singer and
David O. Russell
Original screenplay
12 Years a Slave
John Ridley
Adaptation of the novel
of the same name by
Solomon Northup
Blue Jasmine
Woody Allen
Original screenplay
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
Original screenplay
Boyhood
Richard Linklater
Original screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game
Graham Moore
Adaptation of the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by
Andrew Hodges
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle
Original screenplay
2015
(5th)
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy and
Josh Singer
Original screenplay
Carol
Phyllis Nagy
Adaptation of the book
The Price of Salt by
Patricia Highsmith
Ex Machina
Alex Garland
Original screenplay
The Martian
Drew Goddard
Adaptation of the book
The Martian by
Andy Weir
Steve Jobs
Aaron Sorkin
Adaptation of the book
Steve Jobs by
Walter Isaacson
2016
(6th)
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan
Original screenplay
Hacksaw Ridge
Andrew Knight and
Robert Schenkkan
Original screenplay
Hell or High Water
Taylor Sheridan
La La Land
Damien Chazelle
Lion
Luke Davies
Adaptation of the book
A Long Way Home by
Saroo Brierley and
Larry Buttrose
2017
(7th)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Martin McDonagh
Original screenplay
Call Me by Your Name
James Ivory
Adaptation of the book Call Me by Your Name by
André Aciman
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan
Original screenplay
Get Out
Jordan Peele
Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig
2018
(8th)
The Favourite
Deborah Davis,
Tony McNamara
Original screenplay
A Quiet Place
Scott Beck ,
John Krasinski ,
Bryan Woods
Original screenplay
BlacKkKlansman
Spike Lee , David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel,
Kevin Willmott
Adaptation of the memoir Black Klansman by
Ron Stallworth
Bohemian Rhapsody
Anthony McCarten
Original screenplay
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón
2019
(9th)
Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi
Adaptation of the book Caging Skies by
Christine Leunens
The Irishman
Steven Zaillian
Adaptation of the book
I Heard You Paint Houses by
Charles Brandt
Joker
Todd Phillips ,
Scott Silver
Based on
the character by
DC Comics
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino
Original screenplay
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho , Han Jin-won
2020s
See also
References
External links
Australian Feature film International Feature film Television Documentary and Short film Special awards Retired awards Ceremonies
AFI Awards AACTA Awards (Australia) AACTA Awards (International)