Discover Screenwriting Award

The Discover Screenwriting Award honors writers who had his or her screenplay produced into a feature film or movie for television. The American Screenwriters Association presents these annual award.

Winners and nominees

2001: Milo Addica – Monster's Ball

* Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S. H. Schulman, and Joe Stillman – Shrek
* Julian Fellowes – Gosford Park
* Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant – Amélie

* Christopher Nolan – Memento2002: Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* David Hare – The Hours
* Ronald Harwood – The Pianist
* Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz – About a Boy
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – About Schmidt2003: Antwone Fisher – Antwone Fisher
* Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
* Richard Curtis – Love Actually
* Brian Helgeland – Mystic River
* Bob Peterson, David Reynolds, and Andrew Stanton, – Finding Nemo2004: Paul Haggis – Million Dollar Baby
* Terry George and Keir Pearson – Hotel Rwanda
* David Magee – Finding Neverland
* Patrick Marber – Closer
* José Rivera – The Motorcycle Diaries2005: Dan Futterman – Capote
* George Clooney and Grant Heslov – Good Night, and Good Luck
* Miranda July – Me and You and Everyone We Know
* Angus MacLachlan – Junebug
* Josh Olson – A History of Violence2006: Michael Arndt – Little Miss Sunshine
* Russell Gewirtz – Inside Man
* Paul Greengrass – United 93
* Peter Morgan – The Queen
* Jason Reitman – Thank You for Smoking2007: Adrienne Shelly – Waitress
* Steven Conrad – The Pursuit of Happyness
* Pierce Gardner and Peter Hedges – Dan in Real Life
* Daniel Giat – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Nancy Oliver – ''Lars and the Real Girl''