Trichome October 14, 2016 thcscience_admin The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society. Winners[edit] 2000s[edit] Year Winner Writer(s) 2007 Juno Diablo Cody Atonement Christopher Hampton Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen The Savages Tamara Jenkins 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Roth The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan Doubt John Patrick Shanley Milk Dustin Lance Black 2009 Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner The Hurt Locker Mark Boal Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino In the Loop Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Geoffrey S. Fletcher 2010s[edit] Year Winner Writer(s) 2010 The Social Network Aaron Sorkin Inception Christopher Nolan The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg Toy Story 3 John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, and Michael Arndt Winter's Bone Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini 2011 The Descendants Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash 50/50 Will Reiser The Artist Michel Hazanavicius Midnight in Paris Woody Allen Win Win Tom McCarthy 2012 Lincoln Tony Kushner Argo Chris Terrio Looper Rian Johnson Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal 2013 12 Years a Slave John Ridley American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell Before Midnight Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke Her Spike Jonze Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy Whiplash Damien Chazelle 2015 Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino The Martian Drew Goddard Room Emma Donoghue Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin 2016 Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan Arrival Eric Heisserer La La Land Damien Chazelle Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan Moonlight Barry Jenkins 2017 Lady Bird Greta Gerwig The Big Sick Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani Get Out Jordan Peele The Post Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh 2018 The Favourite Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara Eighth Grade Bo Burnham First Reformed Paul Schrader If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins Vice Adam McKay 2019 Knives Out Rian Johnson The Farewell Lulu Wang Marriage Story Noah Baumbach Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino Parasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won 2020s[edit] Year Winner Writer(s) 2020 Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell Minari Lee Isaac Chung Nomadland Chloé Zhao One Night in Miami... Kemp Powers Sound of Metal Derek Cianfrance, Abraham Marder and Darius Marder The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin 2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Belfast Kenneth Branagh CODA Sian Heder Don't Look Up Adam McKay Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson 2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner Tár Todd Field Women Talking Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews 2023 American Fiction Cord Jefferson Barbie Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach The Holdovers David Hemingson Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Past Lives Celine Song Poor Things Tony McNamara References[edit] Houston Film Critics Society official website Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay Diablo Cody (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin (2010) Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash (2011) Tony Kushner (2012) John Ridley (2013) Richard Linklater (2014) Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015) Taylor Sheridan (2016) Greta Gerwig (2017) Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018) Rian Johnson (2019) Emerald Fennell (2020) Jane Campion (2021) Martin McDonagh (2022) Cord Jefferson (2023) Houston Film Critics SocietyAwards Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Screenplay Ceremonies 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023