The 14 Greatest Oscar-Winning Original Screenplays

Sharp, original scripts that took home Hollywood's top writing prize — spanning noir, comedy, horror and heartbreak. Which screenplay reigns supreme? Which will win?

1

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Tarantino and Avary's interwoven crime saga that reshaped 1990s cinema.

1000pts

2

Annie Hall (1977)

Woody Allen's bittersweet romantic comedy about a doomed relationship.

787pts

3

Lost in Translation (2003)

Sofia Coppola's tender Tokyo tale of two lonely strangers.

692pts

4

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

The Daniels' multiverse epic that dominated the Academy Awards.

621pts

5

Parasite (2019)

Bong Joon-ho's class satire that swept the Oscars.

621pts

6

The King's Speech (2010)

David Seidler's drama of a stammering king finding his voice.

621pts

7

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's breakout drama about a janitor math prodigy.

538pts

8

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Kenneth Lonergan's grief drama starring Casey Affleck.

538pts

9

Citizen Kane (1941)

Welles and Mankiewicz's landmark portrait of a media tycoon.

538pts

10

Get Out (2017)

Jordan Peele's social-horror debut about a sinister suburban household.

323pts

11

Fargo (1996)

The Coen brothers' snowbound crime tale of a bungled kidnapping.

179pts

12

Her (2013)

Spike Jonze's near-future romance between a man and an AI.

179pts

13

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Charlie Kaufman's inventive tale of erased memories and lost love.

179pts

14

Juno (2007)

Diablo Cody's sharp-tongued comedy about a pregnant teenager.

179pts