The winners of the Star Screen Awards for Best Story are listed below:
| Year | Writer/s | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | K.K. Singh | Krantiveer |
| 1996 | Ashok Kaul | Param Vir Chakra |
| 1997 | Gulzar | Maachis[1] |
| 1998 | Kamal Haasan | Virasat |
| 1999 | Mahesh Bhatt | Zakhm |
| 2000 | John Matthew Matthan | Sarfarosh |
| 2001 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Astitva |
| 2002 | Madhur Bhandarkar | Chandni Bar |
| 2003 | Meghna Gulzar | Filhaal |
| 2004 | Amrita Pritam | Pinjar |
| 2005 | Aditya Chopra | Veer-Zaara |
| 2006 | Nagesh Kukunoor | Iqbal |
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi | Lage Raho Munnabhai |
| 2008 | Amol Gupte | Taare Zameen Par |
| 2009 | Neeraj Pandey | A Wednesday! |
| 2010 | Imtiaz Ali | Love Aaj Kal |
| 2011 | Amit Rai | Road to Sangam |
| 2012 | Akshat Verma | Delhi Belly |
| 2013 | Sujoy Ghosh & Advaita Kala | Kahaani |
| 2014 | Mohan Sikka | B.A. Pass |
| 2015 | Rajat Kapoor | Ankhon Dekhi |
| 2016 | V. Vijayendra Prasad | Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| 2017 | Saiwyn Quadras | Neerja |
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Arijit Biswas & Sriram Raghavan | Andhadhun |