Best Original Screenplay

Ryan Coogler won for Sinners, his Prohibition-era vampire story set in the 1930s Mississippi Delta. Sinners made more history the same night when Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman ever to win Best Cinematography.

1. RC
   Ryan Coogler

   for Sinners
   Winner
2. RK
   Robert Kaplow

   for Blue Moon
3. JP
   Jafar Panahi

   for It Was Just an Accident
4. RB
   Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

   for Marty Supreme
5. EV
   Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

   for Sentimental Value