Winners and Nominees
In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the work was first released. Entries with a blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist. Entries with a gray background and a plus sign (+) mark a year when "no award" was selected as the winner.
* Winners and joint winners + No winner selected
| Year | Writer(s) | Work | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19741 !1974 | Greenberg, Stanley R.Stanley R. Greenberg (script), Harry Harrison (original novel)* | Soylent Green | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| 19742 !1974 | Crichton, MichaelMichael Crichton | Westworld | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
| 19742 !1974 | Friedman, Bruce JayBruce Jay Friedman | Steambath | PBS | |
| 19742 !1974 | Moore, BrianBrian Moore (script, original novel) | Catholics | ITV | |
| 19751 !1975 | Allen, WoodyWoody Allen* | Sleeper | United Artists | |
| 19752 !1975 | Isherwood, ChristopherChristopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy (script), Mary Shelley (original novel) | Frankenstein: The True Story | NBC | |
| 19752 !1975 | Laloux, RenéRené Laloux and Roland Topor (script), Stefan Wul (original novel) | Fantastic Planet | Argos Films | |
| 19761 !1976 | Brooks, MelMel Brooks and Gene Wilder (script), Mary Shelley (original novel)* | Young Frankenstein | United Artists | |
| 19762 !1976 | Carpenter, JohnJohn Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon | Dark Star | Jack H. Harris Enterprises | |
| 19762 !1976 | Jones, L. Q.L. Q. Jones (script) Harlan Ellison (original novella) | Boy and His Dog !A Boy and His Dog | LQ/JAF | |
| 19762 !1976 | Harrison, WilliamWilliam Harrison (script, original story) | Rollerball | United Artists | |
| 19771 !1977 | (no award)+ | |||
| 19772 !1977 | Ellison, HarlanHarlan Ellison | Harlan! Harlan Ellison Reads Harlan Ellison | Alternative World Recordings | |
| 19772 !1977 | Goodman, David ZelagDavid Zelag Goodman (script), William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson (original novel) | Logan's Run | United Artists | |
| 19772 !1977 | Mayersberg, PaulPaul Mayersberg (script), Walter Tevis (original novel) | Man Who Fell to Earth !The Man Who Fell to Earth | Columbia Pictures | |
| 19781 !1978 | Lucas, GeorgeGeorge Lucas* | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | 20th Century Fox | |
| 20001 !2000 | Shyamalan, M. NightM. Night Shyamalan* | Sixth Sense !The Sixth Sense | Hollywood Pictures | |
| 20002 !2000 | Avrech, Robert J.Robert J. Avrech (script), Jane Yolen (original novel) | Devil's Arithmetic !The Devil's Arithmetic | Showtime Networks | |
| 20002 !2000 | Bird, BradBrad Bird and Tim McCanlies (script), Ted Hughes (original novel) | Iron Giant !The Iron Giant | Warner Bros. | |
| 20002 !2000 | Millerman, JohnJohn Millerman | Uranus Experiment: Part 2 !The Uranus Experiment: Part 2 | Private Black Label | |
| 20002 !2000 | Wachowski, Larry and AndyLarry and Andy Wachowski | Matrix !The Matrix | Warner Bros. | |
| 20011 !2001 | Howard, DavidDavid Howard and Robert Gordon* | Galaxy Quest | DreamWorks | |
| 20012 !2001 | Darabont, FrankFrank Darabont (script), Stephen King (original novel) | Green Mile !The Green Mile | Warner Bros. | |
| 20012 !2001 | Miyazaki, HayaoHayao Miyazaki and Neil Gaiman | Princess Mononoke | Studio Ghibli | |
| 20012 !2001 | Kaufman, CharlieCharlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich | Propaganda Films | |
| 20012 !2001 | Shyamalan, M. NightM. Night Shyamalan | Unbreakable | Touchstone Pictures | |
| 20012 !2001 | Smith, KevinKevin Smith | Dogma | View Askew Productions | |
| 20021 !2002 | Schamus, JamesJames Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang (script), Wang Dulu (original novel)* | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| 20022 !2002 | Coen, Ethan and JoelEthan and Joel Coen | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Touchstone Pictures | |
| 20022 !2002 | DeSanto, TomTom DeSanto and Bryan Singer (story), David Hayter (screenplay) | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | |
| 20022 !2002 | Whedon, JossJoss Whedon | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "The Body" | Fox Television Studios/Mutant Enemy Productions | |
| 20031 !2003 | Walsh, FranFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (script), J. R. R. Tolkien (original novel)* | Lord of the Rings 1 !The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line Cinema | |
| 20032 !2003 | Elliott, TedTed Elliott and Terry Rossio | Shrek | DreamWorks | |
| 20032 !2003 | Taylor, MichaelMichael Taylor (script), Stephen King (original concept) | Dead Zone !The Dead Zone: "Unreasonable Doubt" | DreamWorks | |
| 20032 !2003 | Whedon, JossJoss Whedon | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Once More, With Feeling" | Warner Bros. | |
| 20041 !2004 | Walsh, FranFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson (script), J. R. R. Tolkien (original novel)* | Lord of the Rings 2 !The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | |
| 20042 !2004 | Frank, ScottScott Frank and Jon Cohen (script), Philip K. Dick (original story) | Minority Report | 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks | |
| 20042 !2004 | Goodman, David A.David A. Goodman | Futurama: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" | Fox Broadcasting Company | |
| 20042 !2004 | Miyazaki, HayaoHayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt | Spirited Away | Studio Ghibli/The Walt Disney Company | |
| 20042 !2004 | Stanton, AndrewAndrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds | Finding Nemo | Pixar/The Walt Disney Company | |
| 20051 !2005 | Walsh, FranFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (script), J. R. R. Tolkien (original novel)* | Lord of the Rings 3 !The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | |
| 20052 !2005 | Bird, BradBrad Bird | Incredibles !The Incredibles | Pixar/The Walt Disney Company | |
| 20052 !2005 | Gruber, J. MackyeJ. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress | Butterfly Effect !The Butterfly Effect | New Line Cinema | |
| 20052 !2005 | Kaufman, CharlieCharlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Focus Features | |
| 20061 !2006 | Whedon, JossJoss Whedon* | Serenity | Universal Studios/Mutant Enemy Productions | |
| 20062 !2006 | Robinson, CarlaCarla Robinson, Bradley Thompson, and David Weddle | Battlestar Galactica: "Act of Contrition/You Can't Go Home Again" | Sci-Fi Channel | |
| 20071 !2007 | Miyazaki, HayaoHayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt* | Howl's Moving Castle | Studio Ghibli | |
| 20072 !2007 | Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan and David S. Goyer | Batman Begins | Warner Bros. | |
| 20072 !2007 | Taylor, MichaelMichael Taylor | Battlestar Galactica: "Unfinished Business" | Sci-Fi Channel | |
| 20072 !2007 | Moffat, StevenSteven Moffat | Doctor Who: "The Girl in the Fireplace" | BBC Cymru Wales/BBC One | |
| 20081 !2008 | del Toro, GuillermoGuillermo del Toro* | Pan's Labyrinth | Picturehouse | |
| 20082 !2008 | Cuarón, AlfonsoAlfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby (script), P. D. James (original novel) | Children of Men | Universal Studios | |
| 20082 !2008 | Moffat, StevenSteven Moffat | Doctor Who: "Blink" | BBC Cymru Wales/BBC One | |
| 20082 !2008 | Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan (script), Christopher Priest (original novel) | Prestige !The Prestige | Touchstone Pictures | |
| 20082 !2008 | Wachowski, Larry and AndyLarry and Andy Wachowski (script), David Lloyd (original graphic novel) | V for Vendetta | Warner Bros. | |
| 20082 !2008 | Zicree, Marc ScottMarc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves | Star Trek: New Voyages: "World Enough and Time" | Cawley Entertainment Company/The Magic Time Company | |
| 20091 !2009 | Stanton, AndrewAndrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter* | WALL-E | Pixar/The Walt Disney Company | |
| 20092 !2009 | Nolan, ChristopherChristopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David S. Goyer | Dark Knight !The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | |
| 20092 !2009 | Wright, BradBrad Wright | Stargate Atlantis: "The Shrine" | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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