1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Screenplay Winner
![Melvin and Howard Bo Goldman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/melvin-and-howard-jonathan-demme-image.jpg)
Melvin and Howard
Bo Goldman
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Screenplay Nominees
![My American Uncle Jean Gruault](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-american-uncle-image.jpg)
My American Uncle
Jean Gruault
![Return of the Secaucus Seven John Sayles](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/return-of-the-secaucus-seven-john-sayles-image.jpg)