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The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay is one of the annual film awards given by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Cameron Crowe | — |
| Wonder Boys | Steve Kloves | novel by Michael Chabon | |
| 2001 | Memento | Christopher Nolan | short story by Jonathan Nolan |
| 2002 | Adaptation. | Charlie and Donald Kaufman | novel by Susan Orlean |
| 2003 | American Splendor | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini | graphic novel by Joyce Brabner & Harvey Pekar comic book series by Harvey Pekar |
| 2004 | Sideways | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | novel by Rex Pickett [1] |
| 2005 | Capote | Dan Futterman | book by Gerald Clarke |
| 2006 | The Departed | William Monahan | film by Siu Fai Mak and Felix Chong |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Brad Bird | — |
| 2008 | Milk | Dustin Lance Black | — |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | — |
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Social Network | Aaron Sorkin | novel by Ben Mezrich |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin | novel by Michael Lewis [2] |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Tony Kushner | novel by Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| 2013 | Enough Said | Nicole Holofcener | — |
| 2014 | Birdman | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo | — |
| Boyhood | Richard Linklater | — | |
| 2015 | Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer | — |
| 2016 | Manchester by the Sea | Kenneth Lonergan | — |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | Greta Gerwig | — |
| 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty | memoir by Lee Israel |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino | — [3] |
| Year | Winner | Writer(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Charlie Kaufman | novel by Iain Reid [4] |
| 2021 | Drive My Car | Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe | Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami [5] |
| 2022 | Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh | — |
| Adapted Screenplay: After Yang | Kogonada | short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" by Alexander Weinstein | |
| 2023 | Original Screenplay: The Holdovers | David Hemingson | — |
| Adapted Screenplay: The Zone of Interest | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis | |
| 2024 | Original Screenplay: Anora | Sean Baker | - |
| Adapted Screenplay: Nickel Boys | RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes | The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead | |