ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• “Hell or High Water” – Taylor Sheridan
• “La La Land” – Damien Chazelle
• “Loving” – Jeff Nichols
• “Manchester by the Sea” – Kenneth Lonergan
• “Moonlight” – Barry Jenkins

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• “Arrival” – Eric Heisserer
• “Deadpool” – Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
• “Fences” – August Wilson
• “Hidden Figures” – Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
• “Nocturnal Animals” – Tom Ford

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• “Author: The JT LeRoy Story” –  Jeff Feuerzeig
• “Command and Control” – Robert Kenner, Eric Schlosser, Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts
• “Zero Days” – Alex Gibney