Country Australia | First awarded 2012 | |
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Currently held by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight (2015) Category of AACTA International Awards People also search for AACTA International Award for Best Direction Winners & Nominees Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, Winner, La La LandDamien Chazelle, La La Land, Nominee, LionLuke Davies, Lion, Nominee, Hell or High WaterTaylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water, Nominee, Hacksaw RidgeRobert Schenkkan - Andrew Knight, Hacksaw Ridge, Nominee, SpotlightTom McCarthy - Josh Singer, Spotlight, Winner, Steve JobsAaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs, Nominee, Ex MachinaAlex Garland, Ex Machina, Nominee, The MartianDrew Goddard, The Martian, Nominee, CarolPhyllis Nagy, Carol, Nominee, BirdmanAlejandro González Iñárritu - Armando Bo - Alexander Dinelaris -, Birdman, Winner, WhiplashDamien Chazelle, Whiplash, Nominee, The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nominee, The Imitation GameGraham Moore, The Imitation Game, Nominee, BoyhoodRichard Linklater, Boyhood, Nominee, American HustleDavid O Russell - Eric Singer, American Hustle, Winner, Inside Llewyn DavisEthan Coen - Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nominee, 12 Years a SlaveJohn Ridley, 12 Years a Slave, Nominee, Saving Mr BanksKelly Marcel - Sue Smith, Saving Mr Banks, Nominee, Blue JasmineWoody Allen, Blue Jasmine, Nominee, Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Winner, Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O Russell, Silver Linings Playbook, Nominee, Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty, Nominee, LincolnTony Kushner, Lincoln, Nominee, The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson, The Master, Nominee, ArgoChris Terrio, Argo, Nominee | ||
The AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in feature films, regardless of the country the film was made. The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the Academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.
The prize was first handed out at the 1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded to George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March, and J. C. Chandor for Margin Call.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.