Independent Spirit Award for Best Fist Screenplay | |
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Awarded for | Best Fist Screenplay |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Film Independent |
First awarded | 1994 |
Currently held by | John Patton Ford for Emily the Criminal (2022) |
Website | www |
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 1994 with David O. Russell being the first recipient of the award for Spanking the Monkey, a film he also directed.
Winners and nominees

Paul Auster won for Smoke.

Neil LaBute won for In the Company of Men.

Darren Aronofsky won for Pi.
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Charlie Kaufman won for Being John Malkovich.
1990s
Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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1994 [1] | David O. Russell | Spanking the Monkey |
Paul Zehrer | Blessing | |
Kevin Smith | Clerks | |
James Bosley | Fun | |
Tom Noonan | What Happened Was | |
1995 | Paul Auster | Smoke |
Harmony Korine | Kids | |
James Gray | Little Odessa | |
Steve McLean | Postcards from America | |
Kelly Reichardt | River of Grass | |
1996 [2] | Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci | Big Night |
Suzan-Lori Parks | Girl 6 | |
Lisa Krueger | Manny & Lo | |
Michael Scott Myers | The Whole Wide World | |
Steve Buscemi | Trees Lounge | |
1997 | Neil LaBute | In the Company of Men |
Steven Schwartz | Critical Care | |
Paul Thomas Anderson | Hard Eight | |
Miguel Arteta | Star Maps | |
Daniel Harris | The Bible and Gun Club | |
1998 | Darren Aronofsky | Pi |
Lisa Cholodenko | High Art | |
Matthew Weiss | Niagara, Niagara | |
Tamara Jenkins | Slums of Beverly Hills | |
Sherman Alexie | Smoke Signals | |
1999 [3] | Charlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich |
Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen | Boys Don't Cry | |
Anne Rapp | Cookie's Fortune | |
Tod Williams | The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | |
John Roach and Mary Sweeney | The Straight Story | |
2000s
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Gina Prince-Bythewood won for Love & Basketball.
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Michael Arndt won for Little Miss Sunshine.

Diablo Cody won for Juno.
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Dustin Lance Black won for Milk.
2010s

Justin Simien won for Dear White People.

Emma Donoghue won for Room.
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Robert Eggers won for The Witch.

Emily Gordon won for The Big Sick.

Kumail Nanjiani won for The Big Sick.
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Bo Burnham won for Eighth Grade.
2020s
Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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2020 [19] | Andy Siara | Palm Springs |
Kitty Green | The Assistant | |
Noah Hutton | Lapsis | |
Channing Godfrey Peoples | Miss Juneteenth | |
James Sweeney | Straight Up | |
2021 [20] | Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block | Pig |
Sheldon D. Brown and Matthew Fifer | Cicada | |
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. | Wild Indian | |
Shatara Michelle Ford | Test Pattern | |
Fran Kranz | Mass | |
2022 [21] | John Patton Ford | Emily the Criminal |
Joel Kim Booster | Fire Island | |
Jamie Dack and Audrey Findlay, story by Jamie Dack | Palm Trees and Power Lines | |
K.D. Dávila | Emergency | |
Sarah DeLappe, story by Kristen Roupenian | Bodies Bodies Bodies | |
References
- ↑ Ten Groundbreaking Film Independent Spirit Awards Wins - Film Independent
- ↑ Stanley Tucci · Conversatory of Theatre Arts · Purchase College
- ↑ Being John Malkovich - Awards - IMDb
- ↑ "Love and Basketball" (New Line Cinema, 2000)|Library of Congress
- ↑ Ghost World (2001) - MUBI
- ↑ Ten Groundbreaking Film Independent Spirit Awards Wins - Film Independent
- ↑ 14 Big Facts About 'Little Miss Sunshine' - Mental Floss
- ↑ JUNO|Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
- ↑ PRIDE Film Series: MILK (2008) Seattle Gay Scene|Your Daily Gay in Seattle
- ↑ Frozen River (2008) - MUBI
- ↑ Precious - Awards - IMDb
- ↑ Tiny Furniture - Philadelphia Film Society
- ↑ J.C. Chandor - Awards - IMDb
- ↑ Justin Simien '05 wins Independent Spirit Award || Best First Screenplay|Chapman Newsroom
- ↑ Room - Awards - IMDb
- ↑ Robert Eggers Wins Independent Spirit First Screenplay Award|IndieWire
- ↑ 'The Big Sick' Wins Indie Spirit Award || Best First Screenplay|IndieWire
- ↑ Film Independent Spirit Awards 2020:See the winners list|EW.com
- ↑ 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List|IndieWire
- ↑ Galuppo, Mia (March 6, 2022). "Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Reservation Dogs' Win Big as Ukraine Fuels Onstage Remarks". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ↑ Davis, Clayton (November 22, 2022). "Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere' Leads With Eight Noms". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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