Best Screenplay Oscar Winners of Recent Years

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2019 Original
Screen Play
Parasite
DramaHR/HR/HR86% (8.6)81% (8.2)83% (8.3)69% (8.3)86% (8.4)68% (8.5)82% (7.5)81% (8.0)36% (7.2)50% (7.4)74% (8.0)75% (8.3)86% (8.8)66% (8.0)73% (8.0)65% (8.8)63% (8.2)98% (8.9)
2023 Adapted
Screen Play
American Fiction
DramaC/R/R69% (8.5)35% (7.7)62% (8.1)38% (7.9)28% (7.7)90% (8.7)73% (7.4)42% (7.2)24% (6.8)20% (6.5)74% (8.0)69% (8.2)35% (8.0)96% (8.5)43% (7.6)29% (8.5)63% (8.2)51% (8.0)
2012 Adapted
Screen Play
Argo
DramaR/HR/HR69% (8.5)48% (7.8)90% (8.4)94% (8.7)28% (7.7)39% (8.2)82% (7.5)69% (7.8)76% (8.1)87% (8.6)58% (7.9)69% (8.2)27% (7.8)66% (8.0)43% (7.6)41% (8.7)63% (8.2)63% (8.3)
2013 Adapted
Screen Play
12 years a slave
DramaHR/HR/HR92% (8.7)93% (8.4)83% (8.3)69% (8.3)69% (8.1)80% (8.6)95% (7.8)59% (7.6)65% (7.9)71% (8.1)97% (8.6)95% (8.8)86% (8.8)66% (8.0)29% (7.4)80% (8.9)91% (8.4)98% (8.9)
2010 Original
Screen Play
The King's speech
DramaHR/HR/HR86% (8.6)48% (7.8)83% (8.3)54% (8.1)44% (7.9)95% (8.8)86% (7.6)52% (7.4)30% (7.0)54% (7.5)74% (8.0)80% (8.4)27% (7.8)90% (8.3)43% (7.6)41% (8.7)76% (8.3)43% (7.9)
2022 Adapted
Screen Play
Women talking
DramaHR/R/HR86% (8.6)48% (7.8)62% (8.1)38% (7.9)87% (8.5)80% (8.6)95% (7.8)42% (7.2)17% (6.6)45% (7.3)94% (8.5)98% (8.9)52% (8.2)75% (8.1)52% (7.7)34% (8.6)91% (8.4)57% (8.1)
2021 Adapted
Screen Play
Coda
DramaR/HR/HR69% (8.5)14% (7.3)62% (8.1)38% (7.9)44% (7.9)80% (8.6)82% (7.5)42% (7.2)30% (7.0)31% (6.8)74% (8.0)75% (8.3)27% (7.8)75% (8.1)23% (7.2)23% (8.4)48% (8.1)51% (8.0)
2020 Adapted
Screen Play
The father
DramaR/HR/HR56% (8.4)19% (7.4)52% (8.0)38% (7.9)12% (7.4)90% (8.7)93% (7.7)42% (7.2)36% (7.2)41% (7.2)74% (8.0)94% (8.7)27% (7.8)66% (8.0)43% (7.6)16% (8.0)63% (8.2)25% (7.6)
2019 Adapted
Jojo rabbit
DramaR/HR/HR86% (8.6)66% (8.0)62% (8.1)31% (7.8)69% (8.1)90% (8.7)82% (7.5)52% (7.4)18% (6.7)28% (6.7)97% (8.6)80% (8.4)52% (8.2)90% (8.3)81% (8.1)85% (8.9)76% (8.3)85% (8.7)
2018 Adapted
Screen Play
Blackkklansman
DramaHR/R/HR86% (8.6)90% (8.3)90% (8.4)94% (8.7)69% (8.1)68% (8.5)93% (7.7)42% (7.2)92% (8.6)87% (8.6)49% (7.8)69% (8.2)86% (8.8)96% (8.5)87% (8.2)61% (8.8)91% (8.4)98% (8.9)
2017 Adapted
Screen Play
Call me by your name
DramaHR/R/HR86% (8.6)66% (8.0)52% (8.0)14% (7.3)24% (7.6)99% (8.9)86% (7.6)52% (7.4)4% (5.6)11% (5.7)100% (8.8)91% (8.6)72% (8.4)81% (8.2)59% (7.8)46% (8.7)76% (8.3)85% (8.7)
2016 Adapted
Screen Play
Moonlight
DramaHR/HR/R92% (8.7)48% (7.8)62% (8.1)24% (7.6)91% (8.6)99% (8.9)96% (7.9)52% (7.4)9% (6.3)18% (6.4)100% (8.8)98% (8.9)90% (8.9)75% (8.1)91% (8.4)35% (8.6)91% (8.4)85% (8.7)
2015 Adapted
Screen Play
The big short
DramaHR/R/HR86% (8.6)66% (8.0)90% (8.4)87% (8.6)52% (8.0)68% (8.5)93% (7.7)59% (7.6)76% (8.1)81% (8.4)74% (8.0)59% (8.0)72% (8.4)96% (8.5)36% (7.5)59% (8.8)99% (8.7)57% (8.1)
2014 Adapted
Screen Play
The imitation game
DramaHR/R/HR86% (8.6)76% (8.1)95% (8.5)87% (8.6)52% (8.0)80% (8.6)93% (7.7)42% (7.2)62% (7.8)71% (8.1)74% (8.0)75% (8.3)52% (8.2)90% (8.3)52% (7.7)64% (8.8)91% (8.4)78% (8.6)
Screen Play
Triangle of sadness
DramaC/R/R45% (8.3)19% (7.4)44% (7.9)31% (7.8)12% (7.4)57% (8.4)50% (7.0)42% (7.2)48% (7.5)39% (7.1)38% (7.6)47% (7.8)5% (7.4)66% (8.0)10% (7.0)41% (8.7)63% (8.2)25% (7.6)
2021 Original
Screen Play
Belfast
DramaR/HR/HR86% (8.6)35% (7.7)71% (8.2)38% (7.9)28% (7.7)80% (8.6)68% (7.3)13% (7.0)24% (6.8)31% (6.8)74% (8.0)80% (8.4)52% (8.2)81% (8.2)43% (7.6)25% (8.4)63% (8.2)29% (7.7)
2020 Original
Screen Play
Promising young woman
DramaHR/R/HR69% (8.5)59% (7.9)62% (8.1)38% (7.9)24% (7.6)90% (8.7)86% (7.6)42% (7.2)40% (7.3)35% (6.9)85% (8.2)80% (8.4)86% (8.8)81% (8.2)52% (7.7)19% (8.3)63% (8.2)57% (8.1)
2018 Original
Screen Play
Green Book
DramaR/R/R69% (8.5)35% (7.7)62% (8.1)38% (7.9)52% (8.0)90% (8.7)73% (7.4)42% (7.2)40% (7.3)28% (6.7)74% (8.0)64% (8.1)52% (8.2)90% (8.3)36% (7.5)25% (8.4)48% (8.1)51% (8.0)
2016 Original
Screen Play
Manchester by the sea
DramaR/HR/HR45% (8.3)48% (7.8)37% (7.8)24% (7.6)69% (8.1)80% (8.6)68% (7.3)42% (7.2)17% (6.6)16% (6.3)97% (8.6)75% (8.3)52% (8.2)75% (8.1)59% (7.8)17% (8.3)36% (8.0)63% (8.3)
2015 Original
Screen Play
Spotlight
DramaHR/R/HR69% (8.5)93% (8.4)90% (8.4)94% (8.7)86% (8.4)50% (8.3)82% (7.5)42% (7.2)62% (7.8)71% (8.1)97% (8.6)55% (7.9)90% (8.9)96% (8.5)52% (7.7)26% (8.5)76% (8.3)78% (8.6)
2011 Original
Screen Play
Midnight in Paris
DramaHR/C/HR56% (8.4)29% (7.6)37% (7.8)14% (7.3)52% (8.0)68% (8.5)34% (6.7)42% (7.2)6% (5.9)6% (5.3)58% (7.9)47% (7.8)35% (8.0)90% (8.3)59% (7.8)33% (8.6)76% (8.3)85% (8.7)
2017 Original
Screen Play
Get Out
DramaR45% (8.3)90% (8.3)24% (7.6)24% (7.6)69% (8.1)50% (8.3)31% (6.6)42% (7.2)33% (7.1)28% (6.7)11% (7.1)36% (7.6)81% (8.6)43% (7.7)29% (7.4)38% (8.6)48% (8.1)98% (8.9)
2022 Original
Screen Play
Everything Everywhere All at Once
DramaR96% (8.8)100% (9.4)83% (8.3)73% (8.4)69% (8.1)68% (8.5)95% (7.8)89% (8.2)79% (8.2)66% (7.9)94% (8.5)85% (8.5)95% (9.1)66% (8.0)91% (8.4)16% (7.8)91% (8.4)69% (8.4)
2014 Original
Screen Play
Birdman
DramaR/HR34% (8.2)48% (7.8)17% (7.5)31% (7.8)77% (8.3)90% (8.7)68% (7.3)81% (8.0)56% (7.7)45% (7.3)80% (8.1)80% (8.4)52% (8.2)75% (8.1)87% (8.2)76% (8.9)36% (8.0)91% (8.8)
2013 Original
Screen Play
Her
DramaR/HR34% (8.2)7% (7.1)10% (7.3)5% (6.8)24% (7.6)57% (8.4)34% (6.7)3% (6.4)1% (5.1)4% (4.8)16% (7.2)75% (8.3)35% (8.0)90% (8.3)23% (7.2)72% (8.9)91% (8.4)63% (8.3)