BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

The BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to a screenwriter for a specific film.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, and video games. Since 1983, selected films have been awarded with the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at an annual ceremony.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the remaining nominees. The winner is also the first name listed in each category.

History

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Original Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1984, when the original category was split into two awards, the other being the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay.
Woody Allen holds the record for the most wins with four awards.