Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
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| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | |
|---|---|
 The 2019 recipient: Noah Baumbach | |
| Description | Best Achievement in Screenwriting |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
| First awarded | Michael Blake Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| Currently held by | Noah Baumbach Marriage Story (2019) |
| Website | dfwcritics |
The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of a screenwriter who has delivered an outstanding screenplay while working in the film industry.
Winners
1990s
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Michael Blake | novel by Michael Blake |
| 1991 | Thelma & Louise | Callie Khouri | |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | David Webb Peoples | |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Steven Zaillian | novel by Thomas Keneally |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary | |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Christopher McQuarrie | |
| 1996 | Fargo | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson | novel by James Ellroy |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Andrew Niccol | |
| 1999 | American Beauty | Alan Ball |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Cameron Crowe | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Akiva Goldsman | book by Sylvia Nasar |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman | The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson | book by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| 2004 | Sideways | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | novel by Rex Pickett |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | short story by Annie Proulx |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Michael Arndt | |
| 2007 | Juno | Diablo Cody | |
| 2008 | Milk | Dustin Lance Black | |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner | novel by Walter Kirn |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Social Network | Aaron Sorkin | novel by Ben Mezrich |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash | novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Mark Boal | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | John Ridley | memoir by Solomon Northup |
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo | |
| 2015 | Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer | |
| 2016 | Manchester by the Sea | Kenneth Lonergan | |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | Greta Gerwig | |
| 2018 | The Favourite | Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara | |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Noah Baumbach |