| Best Screenplay AACTA International Award | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) |
| First award | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Jesse Eisenberg,A Real Pain (2024) |
| Website | http://www.aacta.org |
TheAACTA International Award forBest Screenplay is an accolade given by theAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television".[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements infeature films, regardless of the country the film was made.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.[3]
The prize was first handed out at the1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded jointly toGeorge Clooney,Grant Heslov, andBeau Willimon forThe Ides of March, and toJ. C. Chandor forMargin Call.
In the following table, the winner is marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.[4]