Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

The Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay is an annual award given by the International Press Academy.

Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Awarded forBest Original Screenplay
CountryUnited States
Presented byInternational Press Academy
First awarded1996
Currently held byBradley Cooper and Josh SingerMaestro (2023)
Websitewww.pressacademy.com

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearFilmRecipient(s)
1996Lone Star (TIE)John Sayles
The People vs. Larry Flynt (TIE)Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
FargoJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
ShineScott Hicks and Jan Sardi
Sling BladeBilly Bob Thornton
1997Good Will HuntingBen Affleck and Matt Damon
Boogie NightsPaul Thomas Anderson
The Full MontySimon Beaufoy
Mrs BrownJeremy Brock
TitanicJames Cameron
1998PleasantvilleGary Ross
American History XDavid McKenna
Central Station (Central do Brasil)Walter Salles, João Emanuel Carneiro, and Marcos Bernstein
Saving Private RyanRobert Rodat
Shakespeare in LoveMarc Norman and Tom Stoppard
1999The Sixth SenseM. Night Shyamalan
American BeautyAlan Ball
Being John MalkovichCharlie Kaufman
MagnoliaPaul Thomas Anderson
Three KingsDavid O. Russell and John Ridley
A Walk on the MoonPamela Gray

2000s

YearFilmRecipient(s)
2000You Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan
Almost FamousCameron Crowe
Billy ElliotLee Hall
Erin BrockovichSusannah Grant
State and MainDavid Mamet
2001Monster's BallMilo Addica and Will Rokos
MementoChristopher Nolan
Moulin Rouge!Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
The OthersAlejandro Amenábar
Sexy BeastLouis Mellis and David Scinto
2002Talk to Her (Hable con ella)Pedro Almodóvar
All or NothingMike Leigh
Far from HeavenTodd Haynes
The Good GirlMike White
Igby Goes DownBurr Steers
Lovely & AmazingNicole Holofcener
2003Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola
21 GramsGuillermo Arriaga
The CoolerFrank Hannah and Wayne Kramer
Kill Bill: Volume 1Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman
The Station AgentTom McCarthy
ThirteenCatherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed
2004RayJames L. White
The AviatorJohn Logan
Hotel RwandaKeir Pearson and Terry George
KinseyBill Condon
The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouWes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
2005Good Night, and Good LuckGeorge Clooney and Grant Heslov
CrashPaul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
Happy EndingsDon Roos
Nine LivesRodrigo García
The Squid and the WhaleNoah Baumbach
The War WithinAyad Akhtar, Joseph Castelo, and Tom Glynn
2006The QueenPeter Morgan
BabelGuillermo Arriaga
Changing Times (Les temps qui changent)Pascal Bonitzer, Laurent Guyot, and André Téchiné
The House of Sand (Casa de areia)Elena Soarez
VolverPedro Almodóvar
The Wind That Shakes the BarleyPaul Laverty
2007JunoDiablo Cody
Before the Devil Knows You're DeadKelly Masterson
Eastern PromisesSteven Knight
Lars and the Real GirlNancy Oliver
The LookoutScott Frank
Michael ClaytonTony Gilroy
2008The VisitorTom McCarthy
AustraliaBaz Luhrmann
Frozen RiverCourtney Hunt
MilkDustin Lance Black
Seven PoundsGrant Nieporte
2009(500) Days of SummerScott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Bright StarJane Campion
The Hurt LockerMark Boal
A Serious ManJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
UpPete Docter and Bob Peterson

2010s

YearFilmRecipient(s)
2010
[1]
The King's SpeechDavid Seidler
BiutifulAlejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, and Armando Bó
The EclipseConor McPherson and Billy Roche
Get LowChris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell
InceptionChristopher Nolan
The Kids Are All RightLisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
Toy Story 3Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich
2011
[2]
The Tree of LifeTerrence Malick
The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
The GuardJohn Michael McDonagh
Mozart's SisterRené Féret
ShameAbi Morgan and Steve McQueen
TyrannosaurPaddy Considine
2012
[3]
Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal
FlightJohn Gatins
The IntouchablesOlivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson and Roman Coppola
PietàKim Ki-duk
2013
[4]
American HustleDavid O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer
Blue JasmineWoody Allen
Enough SaidNicole Holofcener
HerSpike Jonze
Inside Llewyn DavisJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
Saving Mr. BanksKelly Marcel and Sue Smith
2014
[5]
NightcrawlerDan Gilroy
BirdmanAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó
BoyhoodRichard Linklater
The Lego MoviePhil Lord and Christopher Miller
Love Is StrangeIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
SelmaPaul Webb
2015
[6]
SpotlightTom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Bridge of SpiesMatt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen
Inside OutJosh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauve
Love & MercyMichael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman
Straight Outta ComptonAndrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman
SuffragetteAbi Morgan
2016
[7]
MoonlightBarry Jenkins
Captain FantasticMatt Ross
Hell or High WaterTaylor Sheridan
La La LandDamien Chazelle
The LobsterYorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou
Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan
2017
[8]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonagh
DunkirkChristopher Nolan
The Florida ProjectSean Baker and Chris Bergoch
Get OutJordan Peele
Lady BirdGreta Gerwig
The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
2018
[9]
RomaAlfonso Cuarón
Eighth GradeBo Burnham
The FavouriteDeborah Davis and Tony McNamara
First ReformedPaul Schrader
Green BookBrian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga
A Quiet PlaceScott Beck, John Krasinski, and Bryan Woods
2019
[10]
Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach
The FarewellLulu Wang
Ford v FerrariJez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino
Pain and GloryPedro Almodóvar
ParasiteBong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

2020s

YearFilmRecipient(s)
2020
[11]
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell
MankJack Fincher
MinariLee Isaac Chung
Palm SpringsAndy Siara
SoulPete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers
The Trial of the Chicago 7Aaron Sorkin
2021
[12]
BelfastKenneth Branagh
C'mon C'monMike Mills
A HeroAsghar Farhadi
King RichardZach Baylin
Licorice PizzaPaul Thomas Anderson
Parallel MothersPedro Almodóvar
2022
[13]
The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonagh
CloseLukas Dhont and Angelo Tijssens
Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
The FabelmansTony Kushner and Steven Spielberg
TárTodd Field
Triangle of SadnessRuben Östlund
2023
[14][15]
MaestroBradley Cooper and Josh Singer
Anatomy of a FallJustine Triet and Arthur Harari
BarbieGreta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
The HoldoversDavid Hemingson
May DecemberSamy Burch
Past LivesCeline Song

References