The Best Screenplay Award () is an award presented by the Jury to the best screenwriter for their work on a film of the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival.
History
It was first awarded to Alfred L. Werker, & for Lost Boundaries (1949).
Winners Denys Arcand for The Barbarian Invasions (2003), & for (2021) and Coralie Fargeat for The Substance were later nominated Academy Awards for their screenplays.
Winners
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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
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Notes
A: This year the award received the name Prix du scénario original (Original Screenplay Award).
B: This year the award received the name Prix du scénario et des dialogues au Festival International du Film (Screenplay and Dialogues Award).
C: This year the award received the name Prix du meilleur scénario original (Best Original Screenplay Award).
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