Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay explained

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
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Awarded For:Best Achievement in Screenwriting
Presenter:Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Country:United States
Year:Michael Blake
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Holder:David Hemingson
The Holdovers (2023)

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

YearWinner(s)FilmSource
1990 Michael Blake Dances with Wolves novel by Michael Blake
1991 Callie Khouri Thelma & Louise
1992 David Webb Peoples Unforgiven
1993 Steven Zaillian Schindler's List novel by Thomas Keneally
1994 Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary Pulp Fiction
1995 Christopher McQuarrie The Usual Suspects
1996 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Fargo
1997 Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential novel by James Ellroy
1998 Andrew Niccol The Truman Show
1999 Alan Ball American Beauty

2000s

YearWinner(s)FilmSource
2000 Cameron Crowe Almost Famous
2001 Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind book by Sylvia Nasar
2002 Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman Adaptation book by Susan Orlean
2003 Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson book by J. R. R. Tolkien
2004 Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways novel by Rex Pickett
2005 Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain short story by Annie Proulx
2006 Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine
2007 Diablo Cody Juno
2008 Dustin Lance Black Milk
2009 Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Up in the Air novel by Walter Kirn

2010s

YearWinner(s)FilmSource
2010 Aaron Sorkin[1] The Social Network novel by Ben Mezrich
2011 Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash[2] The Descendants novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
2012 Mark Boal[3] Zero Dark Thirty
2013 John Ridley[4] 12 Years a Slave memoir by Solomon Northup
2014 Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó[5] Birdman
2015 Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer[6] Spotlight
2016 Kenneth Lonergan[7] Manchester by the Sea
2017 Greta Gerwig[8] Lady Bird
2018 Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara[9] The Favourite
2019 Noah Baumbach[10] Marriage Story

2020s

YearWinnerFilmSource
2020 Emerald Fennell[11] Promising Young Woman[12]
2021 Jane Campion[13] The Power of the Dog[14] novel by Thomas Savage
2022 Martin McDonagh[15] The Banshees of Inisherin[16] [17] [18]
2023 David Hemingson[19] The Holdovers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010 . December 17, 2010 . . December 17, 2010.
  2. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011 . December 16, 2011 . . December 16, 2011.
  3. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012 . December 18, 2012 . . December 18, 2012.
  4. Web site: 2013 . December 16, 2013 . . December 16, 2013.
  5. Web site: DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014 . Whale . Chase . December 15, 2014 . . December 15, 2014.
  6. Web site: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015 . Whale . Chase . December 14, 2015 . . December 14, 2015.
  7. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 13, 2016 . . December 13, 2016.
  8. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 13, 2017 . . December 13, 2017.
  9. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 17, 2018 . . December 17, 2018.
  10. Web site: DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 16, 2019 . . December 16, 2019.
  11. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020 . Jorgenson . Todd . February 10, 2021 . . February 10, 2021.
  12. Web site: DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film . Lin . Kristian . February 10, 2021 . . February 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 20, 2021 . . December 20, 2021.
  14. Web site: DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog . Lin . Kristian . December 20, 2021 . . December 20, 2021.
  15. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 19, 2022 . . December 20, 2022.
  16. Web site: The 2022 Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Winners . Neglia . Matt . December 19, 2022 . Next Best Picture . December 20, 2022.
  17. Web site: DFW Film Critics Choose Everything . Lin . Kristian . December 19, 2022 . . December 20, 2022.
  18. Web site: Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022 . Bentley . Alex . December 19, 2022 . CultureMap Dallas . December 20, 2022.
  19. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name “The Holdovers” Best Picture of 2023 . Jorgenson . Todd . December 18, 2023 . . February 13, 2024.

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