London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year

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The London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle.

List of winners

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!scope="col" width=70|Year

!scope="col" width=240|Screenwriter(s)

!scope="col" width=290|Film(s){{small|(2)}}

align=center|1980

!scope=row|{{sortname|Steve|Tesich}}

|Breaking Away

align=center|1981

!scope=row|{{sortname|Colin|Welland}}

|Chariots of Fire

align=center|1982

!scope=row|Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart

|Missing

align=center|1983

!scope=row|{{sortname|Ruth Prawer|Jhabvala}}

|Heat and Dust

align=center|1984

!scope=row|{{sortname|Philip|Kaufman}}

|The Right Stuff

align=center|1985

!scope=row|{{sortname|Alan|Bennett}}

|A Private Function

align=center|1986

!scope=row|{{sortname|Woody|Allen}}

|Hannah and Her Sisters

align=center|1987

!scope=row|{{sortname|Alan|Bennett}} {{small|(2)}}

|Prick Up Your Ears

align=center|1988

!scope=row|{{sortname|David|Mamet}}

|House of Games

align=center|1989

!scope=row|{{sortname|Christopher|Hampton}}

|Dangerous Liaisons

align=center|1990

!scope=row|{{sortname|Woody|Allen}} {{small|(2)}}

|Crimes and Misdemeanors

align=center|1991

!scope=row|{{sortname|David|Mamet}} {{small|(2)}}

|Homicide

align=center|1992

!scope=row|{{sortname|Michael|Tolkin}}

|The Player

align=center|1993

!scope=row|{{sortname|Harold|Ramis}} and Danny Rubin

|Groundhog Day

align=center|1994

!scope=row|{{sortname|Quentin|Tarantino}}

|Pulp Fiction

align=center|1995

!scope=row|{{sortname|Paul|Attanasio}}

|Quiz Show and Disclosure

align=center|1996

!scope=row|{{sortname|Joel Coen and Ethan|Coen|Coen brothers}}

|Fargo

align=center|1997

!scope=row|{{sortname|Curtis|Hanson}} and Brian Helgeland

|L.A. Confidential

align=center|1998{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} London critics vote for Saving Private Ryan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/290669.stm |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Andrew|Niccol}}

|The Truman Show and Gattaca

align=center|1999

!scope=row|{{sortname|Alan|Ball|Alan Ball (screenwriter)}}

|American Beauty

align=center|2000

!scope=row|{{sortname|Charlie|Kaufman}}

|Being John Malkovich

align=center|2001

!scope=row|{{sortname|Joel Coen and Ethan|Coen|Coen brothers}} {{small|(2)}}

|The Man Who Wasn't There

align=center|2002

!scope=row|{{sortname|Andrew|Bovell}}

|Lantana

align=center|2003{{Cite web |date=2015-01-29 |title=USATODAY.com - 'Master and Commander' wins best film in British awards |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-02-12-mc-british-film-awards_x.htm |access-date=2025-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129074159/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-02-12-mc-british-film-awards_x.htm |archive-date=29 January 2015 }}

!scope=row|{{sortname|John|Collee}} and Peter Weir

|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

align=center|2004{{Cite web |date=2012-07-13 |title=London Film Critics Honour 'Vera Drake' - News - Film - Time Out London |url=http://www.timeout.com/film/news/282/london-film-critics-honour-vera-drake.html |access-date=2025-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713040935/http://www.timeout.com/film/news/282/london-film-critics-honour-vera-drake.html |archive-date=13 July 2012 }}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Charlie|Kaufman}} {{small|(2)}}

|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

align=center|2005{{Cite news |date=2006-02-08 |title=London critics honour Brokeback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4694676.stm |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Paul|Haggis}} and Bobby Moresco

|Crash

align=center|2006{{Cite web |last=writers2007-02-09T06:26:00+00:00 |first=Staff |title=United 93 named best film by London critics |url=https://www.screendaily.com/united-93-named-best-film-by-london-critics/4030776.article |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Screen |language=en}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Peter|Morgan}}

|The Queen

align=center|2007{{Cite news |date=2008-02-08 |title=London critics honour Coen drama |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7235375.stm |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Florian Henckel von|Donnersmarck}}

|The Lives of Others

align=center|2008{{Cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |date=2008-12-19 |title=Slumdog Millionaire leads London critics' nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/dec/19/london-critics-circle-awards |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Simon|Beaufoy}}

|Slumdog Millionaire

align=center|2009{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=2010-02-18 |title=London critics pick A Prophet and Fish Tank |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/18/london-critics-circle-a-prophet-fish-tank |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Jesse|Armstrong}}, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche

|In the Loop

align=center|2010{{Cite web |last=Leith |first=Alex |date=2011-02-11 |title=The 31st London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/31st-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Aaron|Sorkin}}

|The Social Network

align=center|2011{{Cite web |last=Leith |first=Alex |date=2012-01-21 |title=The 32nd London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/32nd-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Asghar|Farhadi}}

|A Separation

align=center|2012{{Cite web |last=Leith |first=Alex |date=2013-01-23 |title=The 33rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/33rd-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Michael|Haneke}}

|Amour

align=center|2013{{Cite web |last=Leith |first=Alex |date=2014-02-03 |title=The 34th London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/34th-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Joel Coen and Ethan|Coen|Coen brothers}} {{small|(3)}}

|Inside Llewyn Davis

align=center|2014{{Cite web |last=Leith |first=Alex |date=2015-01-19 |title=The 35th London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/35th-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Critics' Circle |language=en-GB}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Wes|Anderson}}

|The Grand Budapest Hotel

align=center|2015{{cite web |last1=Leith |first1=Alex |title=The 36th London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/36th-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=18 January 2016 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Tom|McCarthy|Tom McCarthy (director)}} and Josh Singer

|Spotlight

align=center|2016{{cite web |last1=Leith |first1=Alex |title=The 37th London Critics' Circle Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/37th-london-critics-circle-film-awards/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Kenneth|Lonergan}}

|Manchester by the Sea

align=center|2017{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=Three Billboards named Film of the Year by London Critics |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/three-billboards-named-film-year-london-critics/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Martin|McDonagh}}

|Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

align=center|2018{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=London Critics Name Roma as Film of the Year |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/london-critics-name-roma-as-film-of-the-year/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=20 January 2019 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Deborah|Davis|Deborah Davis (screenwriter)}} and Tony McNamara

|The Favourite

align=center|2019{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=London Critics name Parasite film of 2019 |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/london-critics-name-parasite-film-of-2019/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Noah|Baumbach}}

|Marriage Story

align=center|2020{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=London Critics name Nomadland their best film of 2020 |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/london-critics-name-nomadland-their-best-film-of-2020/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=7 February 2021 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Chloé|Zhao}}

|Nomadland

align=center|2021{{cite web |last1=Clline |first1=Rich |title=The Power of the Dog takes top honours at the CC Film awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/the-power-of-the-dog-takes-top-honours-at-the-cc-film-awards/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=6 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Ryusuke|Hamaguchi}} and Takamasa Oe

|Drive My Car

align=center|2022{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=Tár and The Banshees of Inisherin top the CC Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/tar-and-the-banshees-of-inisherin-top-the-cc-film-awards/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=5 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|{{sortname|Martin|McDonagh}}

|The Banshees of Inisherin

align=center|2023{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=London critics name The Zone of Interest as Film of the Year |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/london-critics-name-the-zone-of-interest-as-film-of-the-year/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=4 February 2024 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row|Justine Triet & Arthur Harari

|Poor Things

align=center|2024{{cite web |last1=Cline |first1=Rich |title=The Brutalist Wins Film of the Year at CC Film Awards |url=https://criticscircle.org.uk/the-brutalist-wins-film-of-the-year-at-cc-film-awards/ |website=The Critics' Circle |date=2 February 2025 |access-date=24 February 2025}}

!scope=row |Jesse Eisenberg

|A Real Pain

Multiple winners

The following screenwriters have won multiple awards:

References

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