Best Screenplay Oscar Winners of Recent Years

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2022 Original
Screen Play
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Drama
Science Fiction 40% Action 30% Drama 50% Fantasy 25% Comedy 35% Romance 25% Thriller 20%
HR/R/R/HR/HR90% (8.7)62% (8.0)92% (8.5)96% (8.8)49% (7.9)74% (8.6)99% (8.5)52% (7.4)89% (8.5)87% (8.6)92% (8.5)91% (8.7)57% (8.2)76% (8.2)65% (7.9)65% (8.8)99% (8.8)63% (8.3)
2019 Original
Screen Play
Parasite
Drama
Drama 50% Comedy 25% Thriller 40% Crime 35% Romance 10%
HR/HR/HR83% (8.6)98% (8.9)78% (8.3)65% (8.3)73% (8.1)61% (8.5)72% (7.5)40% (7.2)35% (7.2)47% (7.4)67% (8.0)70% (8.3)57% (8.2)57% (8.0)95% (8.6)68% (8.8)59% (8.2)97% (8.9)
2023 Adapted
Screen Play
American Fiction
Drama
Drama 55% Comedy 30% Romance 15%
C/R/R64% (8.5)29% (7.7)56% (8.1)36% (7.9)49% (7.9)87% (8.7)63% (7.4)40% (7.2)23% (6.8)18% (6.5)67% (8.0)63% (8.2)37% (8.0)95% (8.5)42% (7.6)28% (8.5)59% (8.2)23% (7.7)
2012 Adapted
Screen Play
Argo
Drama
Thriller 60% Drama 40% Action 20% Comedy 10%
R/HR/HR64% (8.5)78% (8.2)86% (8.4)92% (8.7)28% (7.7)33% (8.2)72% (7.5)89% (8.2)74% (8.1)87% (8.6)67% (8.0)63% (8.2)57% (8.2)57% (8.0)70% (8.0)44% (8.7)59% (8.2)57% (8.1)
2013 Adapted
Screen Play
12 years a slave
Drama
Drama 80% Crime 20% Thriller 30%
HR/HR/HR90% (8.7)41% (7.8)78% (8.3)65% (8.3)49% (7.9)74% (8.6)89% (7.8)82% (8.0)64% (7.9)69% (8.1)95% (8.6)94% (8.8)57% (8.2)57% (8.0)32% (7.5)83% (8.9)87% (8.4)79% (8.6)
2010 Original
Screen Play
The King's speech
Drama
Drama 70% War 25% Thriller 20% Romance 15% Comedy 10%
HR/HR/HR83% (8.6)62% (8.0)78% (8.3)50% (8.1)22% (7.6)95% (8.8)78% (7.6)58% (7.6)30% (7.0)52% (7.5)95% (8.6)75% (8.4)57% (8.2)85% (8.3)50% (7.7)44% (8.7)73% (8.3)79% (8.6)
2022 Adapted
Screen Play
Women talking
Drama
Drama 60% Thriller 25% Action 10% Romance 5%
HR/R/HR83% (8.6)62% (8.0)56% (8.1)36% (7.9)49% (7.9)74% (8.6)89% (7.8)40% (7.2)16% (6.6)44% (7.3)92% (8.5)97% (8.9)77% (8.4)68% (8.1)84% (8.2)35% (8.6)87% (8.4)68% (8.4)
2021 Adapted
Screen Play
Coda
Drama
Drama 60% Comedy 25% Romance 20%
R/HR/HR64% (8.5)11% (7.3)56% (8.1)36% (7.9)49% (7.9)74% (8.6)72% (7.5)52% (7.4)30% (7.0)30% (6.8)74% (8.1)70% (8.3)26% (7.8)68% (8.1)42% (7.6)21% (8.4)44% (8.1)63% (8.3)
2020 Adapted
Screen Play
The father
Drama
Drama 75% Thriller 25%
R/HR/HR49% (8.4)41% (7.8)48% (8.0)36% (7.9)49% (7.9)87% (8.7)85% (7.7)40% (7.2)35% (7.2)40% (7.2)74% (8.1)91% (8.7)57% (8.2)57% (8.0)42% (7.6)12% (8.0)59% (8.2)46% (8.0)
2019 Adapted
Screen Play
Jojo rabbit
Drama
War 40% Comedy 30% Drama 50% Fantasy 15% Romance 20%
R/HR/HR83% (8.6)62% (8.0)56% (8.1)29% (7.8)61% (8.0)87% (8.7)72% (7.5)52% (7.4)17% (6.7)27% (6.7)92% (8.5)75% (8.4)57% (8.2)85% (8.3)84% (8.2)87% (8.9)73% (8.3)79% (8.6)
2018 Adapted
Screen Play
Blackkklansman
Drama
Drama 45% Crime 35% Thriller 30% Comedy 20% Romance 15% Action 10%
HR/R/HR83% (8.6)88% (8.3)86% (8.4)92% (8.7)61% (8.0)61% (8.5)85% (7.7)10% (7.0)92% (8.6)87% (8.6)86% (8.4)63% (8.2)57% (8.2)95% (8.5)87% (8.3)65% (8.8)87% (8.4)46% (8.0)
2017 Adapted
Screen Play
Call me by your name
Drama
Drama 60% Romance 50% Comedy 20%
HR/R/HR83% (8.6)72% (8.1)48% (8.0)11% (7.3)61% (8.0)99% (8.9)78% (7.6)52% (7.4)3% (5.6)10% (5.7)98% (8.7)87% (8.6)77% (8.4)76% (8.2)42% (7.6)49% (8.7)73% (8.3)79% (8.6)
2016 Adapted
Screen Play
Moonlight
Drama
Drama 70% Romance 20% Crime 15% Thriller 10%
HR/HR/R90% (8.7)94% (8.6)56% (8.1)22% (7.6)61% (8.0)99% (8.9)91% (7.9)69% (7.8)8% (6.3)17% (6.4)99% (8.8)97% (8.9)84% (8.6)68% (8.1)95% (8.6)38% (8.6)87% (8.4)63% (8.3)
2015 Adapted
Screen Play
The big short
Drama
Drama 60% Thriller 40% Crime 30% Comedy 25%
HR/R/HR83% (8.6)91% (8.4)86% (8.4)84% (8.6)61% (8.0)61% (8.5)85% (7.7)58% (7.6)74% (8.1)80% (8.4)86% (8.4)52% (8.0)77% (8.4)95% (8.5)18% (7.2)62% (8.8)98% (8.7)46% (8.0)
2014 Adapted
Screen Play
The imitation game
Drama
Drama 60% War 40% Thriller 25% Crime 15% Romance 15% Science Fiction 10%
HR/R/HR83% (8.6)78% (8.2)92% (8.5)84% (8.6)61% (8.0)74% (8.6)85% (7.7)40% (7.2)60% (7.8)69% (8.1)92% (8.5)70% (8.3)77% (8.4)85% (8.3)42% (7.6)67% (8.8)87% (8.4)79% (8.6)
Screen Play
Triangle of sadness
Drama
Comedy 40% Drama 50% Romance 25%
C/R/R39% (8.3)29% (7.7)40% (7.9)29% (7.8)10% (7.4)50% (8.4)42% (7.0)40% (7.2)46% (7.5)38% (7.1)13% (7.2)41% (7.8)5% (7.4)57% (8.0)65% (7.9)44% (8.7)59% (8.2)5% (7.1)
2021 Original
Screen Play
Belfast
Drama
Drama 50% War 30% Comedy 15% Romance 10%
R/HR/HR83% (8.6)41% (7.8)67% (8.2)36% (7.9)22% (7.6)74% (8.6)58% (7.3)40% (7.2)23% (6.8)30% (6.8)67% (8.0)75% (8.4)26% (7.8)76% (8.2)25% (7.4)23% (8.4)59% (8.2)35% (7.9)
2020 Original
Screen Play
Promising young woman
Drama
Drama 50% Thriller 30% Romance 20% Comedy 10% Crime 15%
HR/R/HR64% (8.5)72% (8.1)56% (8.1)36% (7.9)61% (8.0)87% (8.7)78% (7.6)82% (8.0)39% (7.3)34% (6.9)67% (8.0)75% (8.4)57% (8.2)76% (8.2)87% (8.3)16% (8.3)59% (8.2)79% (8.6)
2018 Original
Screen Play
Green Book
Drama
Drama 60% Comedy 20% Action 10% Thriller 20%
R/R/R64% (8.5)41% (7.8)56% (8.1)36% (7.9)49% (7.9)87% (8.7)63% (7.4)52% (7.4)39% (7.3)27% (6.7)79% (8.2)56% (8.1)57% (8.2)85% (8.3)70% (8.0)23% (8.4)44% (8.1)57% (8.1)
2016 Original
Screen Play
Manchester by the sea
Drama
Drama 70% Comedy 15% Romance 5% Action 5% Crime 5%
R/HR/HR39% (8.3)41% (7.8)33% (7.8)22% (7.6)49% (7.9)74% (8.6)58% (7.3)52% (7.4)16% (6.6)15% (6.3)74% (8.1)70% (8.3)57% (8.2)68% (8.1)32% (7.5)15% (8.3)31% (8.0)46% (8.0)
2015 Original
Screen Play
Spotlight
Drama
Drama 50% Thriller 30% Crime 40%
HR/R/HR64% (8.5)88% (8.3)86% (8.4)92% (8.7)88% (8.4)42% (8.3)72% (7.5)82% (8.0)60% (7.8)69% (8.1)95% (8.6)48% (7.9)88% (8.8)95% (8.5)50% (7.7)25% (8.5)73% (8.3)57% (8.1)
2011 Original
Screen Play
Midnight in Paris
Drama
Fantasy 35% Comedy 30% Romance 25% Drama 40%
HR/C/HR49% (8.4)41% (7.8)33% (7.8)11% (7.3)49% (7.9)61% (8.5)29% (6.7)40% (7.2)5% (5.9)5% (5.3)43% (7.8)41% (7.8)26% (7.8)85% (8.3)84% (8.2)34% (8.6)73% (8.3)79% (8.6)
2017 Original
Screen Play
Get Out
Drama
Horror 40% Thriller 35% Drama 30% Comedy 15% Romance 10% Action 10%
R39% (8.3)78% (8.2)20% (7.6)22% (7.6)61% (8.0)42% (8.3)26% (6.6)69% (7.8)32% (7.1)27% (6.7)79% (8.2)31% (7.6)88% (8.8)35% (7.7)42% (7.6)40% (8.6)44% (8.1)97% (8.9)
2014 Original
Screen Play
Birdman
Drama
Drama 60% Comedy 25% Fantasy 15% Romance 10%
R/HR29% (8.2)62% (8.0)15% (7.5)29% (7.8)28% (7.7)87% (8.7)58% (7.3)40% (7.2)54% (7.7)44% (7.3)92% (8.5)75% (8.4)57% (8.2)68% (8.1)92% (8.5)80% (8.9)31% (8.0)97% (8.9)
2013 Original
Screen Play
Her
Drama
Drama 55% Romance 45% Science Fiction 40% Comedy 25%
R/HR29% (8.2)62% (8.0)9% (7.3)4% (6.8)49% (7.9)50% (8.4)29% (6.7)82% (8.0)1% (5.1)3% (4.8)95% (8.6)70% (8.3)77% (8.4)85% (8.3)95% (8.6)76% (8.9)87% (8.4)57% (8.1)