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Here is a history of the name changes of this category, and when it was split in multiple awards if applicable.
| 2024 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2023 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2022 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2021 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2020 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2019 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2018 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2017 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2016 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2015 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2014 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2013 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2012 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2011 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2010 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2009 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2008 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2007 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2006 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2005 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2004 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2003 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 2002 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 2001 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 2000 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1999 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1998 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1997 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1996 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1995 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1994 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1993 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1992 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1991 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1990 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1989 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1988 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1987 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1986 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1985 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1984 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1983 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1981 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1980 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1979 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
| 1978 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced |
| 1977 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced |
| 1976 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1975 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1974 | Best Story and Screenplay based on factual material or material not previously published or produced |
| 1973 | Best Story and Screenplay based on factual material or material not previously published or produced |
| 1972 | Best Story and Screenplay based on factual material or material not previously published or produced |
| 1971 | Best Story and Screenplay based on factual material or material not previously published or produced |
| 1970 | Best Story and Screenplay based on material not previously published or produced |
| 1969 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1968 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1967 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1966 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1965 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1964 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1963 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1962 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1961 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1960 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1959 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1958 | Best Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen |
| 1957 | Best Screenplay – Original |
| 1956 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1955 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1954 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1953 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1952 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1951 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1950 | Best Story and Screenplay |
| 1948 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1947 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1946 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1945 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1944 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1943 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1942 | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1941 | Best Original Screenplay |