Best Original Screenplay

1. 1MM

   Martin McDonagh

   Frontrunner

   Wild Horse Nine · Searchlight Pictures · Out Nov 6, 2026

   NBP 17/17 nominate and 17/17 to win. Variety's predicted winner.

2. 2JE

   Jesse Eisenberg

   Contender

   The Debut · A24 · Out Dec 11, 2026

   NBP 16/17 nominate. Variety No. 5.

3. 3CM

   Cristian Mungiu

   Contender

   Fjord · Neon · Out Oct 9, 2026

   • Cannes: Palme d'Or

   NBP 12/17 nominate. Variety No. 4.

4. 4CB

   Curry Barker

   Contender

   Obsession · Focus Features · Released May 15, 2026

   NBP 10/17 nominate. Awards Daily No. 2.

5. 5JF

   Jordan Firstman

   Contender

   Club Kid · A24 · Out Nov 6, 2026

   NBP 9/17 nominate. Awards Daily No. 3.

6. 6ML

   Mike Leigh

   Contender

   Tender Loving Care · Bleecker Street · Out Dec 4, 2026

   Variety No. 2.

7. 7PG

   Peter Gamble

   Contender

   I Play Rocky · Amazon MGM Studios · Out Nov 6, 2026

   Variety No. 3, Awards Daily No. 4.

8. 8TG

   Tony Gilroy

   Longshot

   Behemoth! · Searchlight Pictures · Out Dec 4, 2026

   Writer-director; NYFF centerpiece.

No precursor history for Best Original Screenplay yet. The scorecard covers Picture, Director and the four acting races.

1. 2026
   Written by Ryan Coogler

   Sinners
2. 2025
   Written by Sean Baker

   Anora
3. 2024JT
   Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

   Anatomy of a Fall
4. 2023DK
   Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

   Everything Everywhere All at Once
5. 2022KB
   Written by Kenneth Branagh

   Belfast
6. 2021EF
   Written by Emerald Fennell

   Promising Young Woman
7. 2020
   Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho

   Parasite
8. 2019NV
   Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly

   Green Book
9. 2018JP
   Written by Jordan Peele

   Get Out
10. 2017KL
    Written by Kenneth Lonergan

    Manchester by the Sea