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The Saturn Awards for Best Writing is a Saturn Award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Unlike most awards rewarding writing in films, it recognizes only the writer(s) of the screenplay, and not those of the story.
Winners and nominees[edit]
| Year
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Writer(s)
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Motion Picture
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David Hayter
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X-Men
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| Toby Emmerich
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Frequency
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| David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson
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Gladiator
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| Karey Kirkpatrick
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Chicken Run
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| Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson
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The Gift
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| Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Steven Spielberg
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
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| Alejandro Amenábar
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The Others
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| Stéphane Cabel and Christophe Gans
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
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| Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S. H. Schulman
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Shrek
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| Andrew Stanton and Dan Gerson
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Monsters, Inc.
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| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Scott Frank and Jon Cohen
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Minority Report
|
| Brent Hanley
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Frailty
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Spirited Away
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| Mark Romanek
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One Hour Photo
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| Hillary Seitz
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Insomnia
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| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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| Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter
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X2
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| Alex Garland
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28 Days Later
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| Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon
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Freaky Friday
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| Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
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Finding Nemo
|
| Quentin Tarantino
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Kill Bill: Volume 1
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Alvin Sargent
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Spider-Man 2
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| Stuart Beattie
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Collateral
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| Charlie Kaufman
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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| Steve Kloves
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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| Brad Bird
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The Incredibles
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| Quentin Tarantino
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Kill Bill: Volume 2
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Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer
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Batman Begins
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| Steve Kloves
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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| David Koepp
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War of the Worlds
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| George Lucas
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
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| Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
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King Kong
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Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris
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Superman Returns
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| Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger and Tom Tykwer
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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| Guillermo del Toro
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Pan's Labyrinth
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| Zach Helm
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Stranger than Fiction
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| Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
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Casino Royale
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| The Wachowskis
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V for Vendetta
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Brad Bird
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Ratatouille
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| Joel and Ethan Coen
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No Country for Old Men
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| Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary
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Beowulf
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| Michael Goldenberg
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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| John Logan
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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| Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon
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300
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Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
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The Dark Knight
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| Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway
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Iron Man
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| David Koepp, John Kamps
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Ghost Town
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| John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Let the Right One In
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| Eric Roth
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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| J. Michael Straczynski
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Changeling
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James Cameron
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Avatar
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| Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
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District 9
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| David Hayter and Alex Tse
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Watchmen
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| Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers
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Where the Wild Things Are
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| Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
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Star Trek
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| Quentin Tarantino
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Inglourious Basterds
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| Year
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Writer(s)
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Motion Picture
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Christopher Nolan
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Inception
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| Michael Arndt
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Toy Story 3
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| Alex Garland
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Never Let Me Go
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| Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin
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Black Swan
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| Peter Morgan
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Hereafter
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| Matt Reeves
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Let Me In
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Jeff Nichols
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Take Shelter
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| J. J. Abrams
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Super 8
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| Woody Allen
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Midnight in Paris
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| Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
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Another Earth
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| Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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| John Logan
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Hugo
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Quentin Tarantino
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Django Unchained
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| Tracy Letts
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Killer Joe
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| David Magee
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Life of Pi
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| Martin McDonagh
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Seven Psychopaths
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| Joss Whedon
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The Avengers
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| Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
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The Cabin in the Woods
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Spike Jonze
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Her
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| Joel and Ethan Coen
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Inside Llewyn Davis
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| Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón
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Gravity
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| Jennifer Lee
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Frozen
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| Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
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The World's End
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| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
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Interstellar
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| Wes Anderson
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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| Damien Chazelle
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Whiplash
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| James Gunn and Nicole Perlman
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Guardians of the Galaxy
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| Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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| Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth
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Edge of Tomorrow
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| Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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| Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins
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Crimson Peak
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| Alex Garland
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Ex Machina
|
| Drew Goddard
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The Martian
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| Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
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| Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly
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Jurassic World
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| George Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris
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Mad Max: Fury Road
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Eric Heisserer
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Arrival
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| Melissa Mathison (posthumously)
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The BFG
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| Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
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Deadpool
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| Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill
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Doctor Strange
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| Taylor Sheridan
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Hell or High Water
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| Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Rian Johnson
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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| Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole
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Black Panther
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| Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
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The Shape of Water
|
| Hampton Fancher and Michael Green
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Blade Runner 2049
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| Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green
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Logan
|
| Allan Heinberg
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Wonder Woman
|
| Jordan Peele
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Get Out
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Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski
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A Quiet Place
|
| Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
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Avengers: Endgame
|
| Drew Goddard
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Bad Times at the El Royale
|
| Oh Jung-mi and Lee Chang-dong
|
Burning
|
| Christopher McQuarrie
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout
|
| Jordan Peele
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Us
|
| S. Craig Zahler
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Dragged Across Concrete
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Quentin Tarantino
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
|
| J. J. Abrams and Chris Terrio
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
|
| Mike Flanagan
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Doctor Sleep
|
| Lauren Hynek, Rick Jaffa, Elizabeth Martin, and Amanda Silver
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Mulan
|
| Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won
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Parasite
|
| Christopher Nolan
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Tenet
|
| Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
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Joker
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Multiple nominations[edit]
- 7 nominations
- Guillermo del Toro
- Peter Jackson
- Quentin Tarantino
- Fran Walsh
- James Cameron
- 6 nominations
- Philippa Boyens
- Christopher Nolan
- 4 nominations
- Lawrence Kasdan
- David Koepp
- George Miller
- Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
- 3 nominations
- J. J. Abrams
- William Peter Blatty
- Alex Garland
- Drew Goddard
- David Hayter
- John Logan
- George Lucas
- Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
- Nicholas Meyer
- Jordan Peele
- Andrew Stanton
- The Wachowskis
- Christopher McQuarrie
- 2 nominations
- Woody Allen
- Michael Arndt
- Brad Bird
- Jeffrey Boam
- C. Robert Cargill
- Joel and Ethan Coen
- Chris Columbus
- Frank Darabont
- Scott Derrickson
- Michael Dougherty
- Scott Frank
- Tony Gilroy
- Michael Goldenberg
- William Goldman
- David S. Goyer
- Michael Green
- Dan Harris
- James V. Hart
- Terry Hayes
- Tom Holland
- Spike Jonze
- Charlie Kaufman
- Steve Kloves
- Don Mancini
- Melissa Mathison
- Edward Neumeier
- Jonathan Nolan
- Dan O'Bannon
- Matt Reeves
- Matthew Robbins
- Gary Ross
- Eric Roth
- Steven Spielberg
- Wesley Strick
- Andrew Kevin Walker
- Joss Whedon
Multiple wins[edit]
- 4 wins
- James Cameron
- Christopher Nolan
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Jonathan Nolan
- Quentin Tarantino
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Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. |
