The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society.
Winners 2000s YearWinnerWriter(s)2007Juno Diablo CodyAtonement Christopher HamptonMichael Clayton Tony GilroyNo Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan CoenThe Savages Tamara Jenkins2008Slumdog Millionaire Simon BeaufoyThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric RothThe Dark Knight Christopher Nolan and Jonathan NolanDoubt John Patrick ShanleyMilk Dustin Lance Black2009Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerThe Hurt Locker Mark BoalInglourious Basterds Quentin TarantinoIn the Loop Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony RochePrecious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Geoffrey S. Fletcher
2010s YearWinnerWriter(s)2010 The Social Network Aaron SorkinInception Christopher NolanThe Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart BlumbergToy Story 3 John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, and Michael ArndtWinter's Bone Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini2011The Descendants Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash50/50 Will ReiserThe Artist Michel HazanaviciusMidnight in Paris Woody AllenWin Win Tom McCarthy2012Lincoln Tony KushnerArgo Chris TerrioLooper Rian JohnsonSilver Linings Playbook David O. RussellZero Dark Thirty Mark Boal201312 Years a Slave John RidleyAmerican Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. RussellBefore Midnight Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan HawkeHer Spike JonzeInside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen2014Boyhood Richard LinklaterBirdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BoThe Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson and Hugo GuinnessNightcrawler Dan GilroyWhiplash Damien Chazelle2015Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh SingerThe Hateful Eight Quentin TarantinoThe Martian Drew GoddardRoom Emma DonoghueSteve Jobs Aaron Sorkin2016Hell or High Water Taylor SheridanArrival Eric HeissererLa La Land Damien ChazelleManchester by the Sea Kenneth LonerganMoonlight Barry Jenkins2017Lady Bird Greta Gerwig The Big Sick Emily V. Gordon & Kumail NanjianiGet Out Jordan PeeleThe Post Liz Hannah and Josh SingerThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh2018The Favourite Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara Eighth Grade Bo BurnhamFirst Reformed Paul SchraderIf Beale Street Could Talk Barry JenkinsVice Adam McKay2019Knives Out Rian JohnsonThe Farewell Lulu WangMarriage Story Noah BaumbachOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin TarantinoParasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won
2020s YearWinnerWriter(s)2020Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell Minari Lee Isaac ChungNomadland Chloé ZhaoOne Night in Miami... Kemp PowersSound of Metal Derek Cianfrance, Abraham Marder and Darius MarderThe Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin2021The Power of the Dog Jane CampionBelfast Kenneth BranaghCODA Sian HederDon't Look Up Adam McKayLicorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson2022The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonaghEverything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan Daniel ScheinertThe Fabelmans Steven Spielberg and Tony KushnerTár Todd FieldWomen Talking Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews2023American Fiction Cord JeffersonBarbie Greta Gerwig and Noah BaumbachThe Holdovers David HemingsonOppenheimer Christopher NolanPast Lives Celine SongPoor Things Tony McNamara2024Anora Sean BakerThe Brutalist Brady Corbet and Mona FastvoldConclave Peter StraughanNickel Boys RaMell Ross and Joslyn BarnesA Real Pain Jesse EisenbergSing Sing Clint Bently and Greg Kwedar
References Houston Film Critics Society official website