| Best Screenplay AACTA International Award | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First award | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain (2024) |
| Website | http://www.aacta.org |
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". [1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in feature films, regardless of the country the film was made. [2] The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives. [3]
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The prize was first handed out at the 1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded jointly to George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March , and to J. C. Chandor for Margin Call .