The Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay is an annual award given by the Detroit Film Critics Society to honor the best screenplays of that year. The awards was first given in 2011, at the body's fifth annual ceremony.

2010s

Year Film Writer(s) Source
2011
[1]		 Moneyball Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian Moneyball by Michael Lewis
50/50 Will Reiser -
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius -
Beginners Mike Mills -
Take Shelter Take Shelter -
2012
[2]		 Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
The Cabin in the Woods Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon -
Lincoln Tony Kushner Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Novel by Stephen Chbosky
Take This Waltz Sarah Polley -
2013
[3]		 Her Spike Jonze -[4]
American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell -
Before Midnight Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy Characters by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
Short Term 12 Destin Daniel Cretton -
The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter Memoir by Jordan Belfort
2014
[5]		 Boyhood Richard Linklater -[6]
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Nicolás Giacobone and Alejandro G. Iñárritu -
Calvary John Michael McDonagh -
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson -
Whiplash Damien Chazelle Short Film by Damien Chazelle
2015
[7]		 Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer -
The Big Short Charles Randolph and Adam McKay The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Brooklyn Nick Hornby Novel by Colm Tóibín
The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino -
Inside Out Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauve -
2016
[8]		 La La Land Damien Chazelle -
Arrival Eric Heisserer The Big Short by Ted Chiang
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan -
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan -
Moonlight Barry Jenkins In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney
2017
[9]		 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh -
The Big Sick Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani -
Get Out Jordan Peele -
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig -
The Post Liz Hannah and Josh Singer -
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor -
Wind River Taylor Sheridan -
2018
[10]		 Green Book Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie and Peter Farrelly -
Vice Adam McKay -[11]
Eighth Grade Bo Burnham -
The Favourite Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara -
First Reformed Paul Schrader -
2019
[12]		 Marriage Story Noah Baumbach -
The Irishman Steven Zaillian I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt
The Lighthouse Robert Eggers & Max Eggers -
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino -
Parasite Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won -

2020s

References

  1. ^ DFCS (2011). "The 2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ DFCS (2012). "The 2012 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ DFCS (2013). "The 2013 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Detroit critics name 'Her' the year's best, hand Brie Larson two awards - UPROXX
  5. ^ DFCS (2014). "The 2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Detroit Film Critics Society flips for 'Boyhood' - The Detroit News
  7. ^ DFCS (December 14, 2015). "The 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ DFCS (March 15, 2017). "The 2016 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  9. ^ DFCS (December 7, 2017). "The 2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. ^ DFCS (November 30, 2018). "The 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Detroit Film Critics Society 2018 Winners - Awardsdaily
  12. ^ DFCS. "The 2019 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "The 2020 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroit Film Critics Society. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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