| Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| 2025 recipient: Jafar Panahi | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Gotham Film & Media Institute |
| First award | 2025 |
| Website | awards |
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay, first awarded in 2025 as part of the Gotham Independent Film Awards, is an annual award for independent films. It replaced the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay category.
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was the category's first winner for the thriller film It Was Just an Accident .
| Year | Screenwriter(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jafar Panahi | It Was Just an Accident | [1] |
| Mary Bronstein | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | [2] | |
| Kleber Mendonça Filho | The Secret Agent | ||
| Eva Victor | Sorry, Baby | ||
| Louise Peter & Mascha Schilinski | Sound of Falling |