Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1976 as a joint category until 1993 when the award was separated into "Best Original Screenplay" and "Best Adapted Screenplay".

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)

*1976: Fred Schepisi ("The Devil's Playground")
*1977: David Williamson ("Don's Party")
*1980: Jonathon Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford ("Breaker Morant")
*1981: David Williamson ("Gallipoli")
*1982: Bob Ellis, Denny Lawrence ("Goodbye Paradise")

*1990: David Parker ("The Big Steal")
*1991: Jocelyn Moorhouse ("Proof")
*1992: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce ("Strictly Ballroom")

Best Screenplay (Original)

*1978: Anne Brooksbank, Bob Ellis, Phillip Noyce ("Newsfront")
*1979: Esben Storm ("In Search of Anna")
*1983: John Dingwall ("Buddies")
*1984: Paul Cox, Bob Ellis ("My First Wife")
*1985: Glenda Hambly ("Fran")
*1986: David Parker ("Malcolm")
*1987: John Duigan ("The Year My Voice Broke")
*1988: Not awarded this year.
*1989: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion ("Sweetie")

*1993: Jane Campion ("The Piano")
*1994: Rolf de Heer ("Bad Boy Bubby")
*1995: Michael Rymer ("Angel Baby")
*1996: Jan Sardi ("Shine")
*1997: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch ("The Castle")
*1998: Craig Monahan, Gordon Davie ("The Interview")
*1999: Gregor Jordan ("Two Hands")
*2000: Stavros Kazantzidis, Allanah Zitserman ("Russian Doll")
*2001: Robert Connolly ("The Bank")
*2002: Roger Monk ("Walking On Water")
*2003: Alison Tilson ("Japanese Story")
*2004: Cate Shortland ("Somersault")
*2005: Sarah Watt ("Look Both Ways")
*2006: Rolf de Heer ("Ten Canoes")

Best Screenplay (Adapted)

*1978: Eleanor Witcombe ("The Getting of Wisdom")
*1979: Eleanor Witcombe ("My Brilliant Career")

*1983: Michael Jenkins ("Careful, He Might Hear You")
*1984: John Patterson, Chris Borthwick ("Annie's Coming Out")
*1985: Peter Carey, Ray Lawrence ("Bliss")
*1986: Bruce Beresford, Rhoisin Beresford ("The Fringe Dwellers")

*1987: David Williamson ("Travelling North")
*1988: Not awarded this year
*1989: Robert Caswell, Fred Schepisi ("Evil Angels")

*1993: James Ricketson ("Blackfellas")
*1994: David Stevens ("The Sum of Us")
*1995: Richard Franklin, Peter Fitzpatrick ("Hotel Sorrento")
*1996: Louis Nowra ("Cosi")
*1997: Laura Jones ("The Well")
*1998: Stephen Sewell ("The Boys")
*1999: Andrew McGahan ("Praise")
*2000: Melina Marchetta ("Looking For Alibrandi")
*2001: Andrew Bovell ("Lantana")
*2002: Phillip Gwynne, Paul Goldman ("Australian Rules")
*2003: Tony McNamara ("The Rage in Placid Lake")
*2004: Not awarded this year
*2005: Robert Connolly, Elliot Perlman ("Three Dollars")
*2006: Luke Davies, Neil Armfield ("Candy")

References

* [http://www.afi.org.au/awards/pastwinners.asp Australian Film Institute: Past Winners Page]