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2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![See You Yesterday Fredrica Bailey](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/see-you-yesterday-stefon-bristol-image.jpg)
See You Yesterday
Fredrica Bailey
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Eighth Grade Bo Burnham](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/eighth-grade-bo-burnham-image.jpg)
Eighth Grade
Bo Burnham
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![The Big Sick Kumail Nanjiani](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-big-sick-michael-showalter-image.jpg)
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani
2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![The Witch Robert Eggers](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-witch-robert-eggers-image.jpg)
The Witch
Robert Eggers
2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Room Emma Donoghue](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/room-lenny-abrahamson-image.jpg)
Room
Emma Donoghue
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Dear White People Justin Simien](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dear-white-people-justin-simien-image.jpg)
Dear White People
Justin Simien
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Nebraska Bob Nelson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nebraska-image.jpg)
Nebraska
Bob Nelson
2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Safety Not Guaranteed Derek Connolly](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/safety-not-guaranteed-colin-trevorrow-image.jpg)
Safety Not Guaranteed
Derek Connolly
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![50/50 Will Reiser](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5050-jonathan-levine-image.jpg)
50/50
Will Reiser
2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Tiny Furniture Lena Dunham](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tiny-furniture-lena-dunham-image.jpg)
Tiny Furniture
Lena Dunham
2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Precious Geoffrey Fletcher](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/precious-lee-daniels-image.jpg)
Precious
Geoffrey Fletcher
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Milk Dustin Lance Black](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/milk-gus-van-sant-image.jpg)
Milk
Dustin Lance Black
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Juno Diablo Cody](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/juno-jason-reitman-image.jpg)
Juno
Diablo Cody
2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Little Miss Sunshine Michael Arndt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/little-miss-sunshine-jonathan-dayton-valerie-faris-image.jpg)
Little Miss Sunshine
Michael Arndt
2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Transamerica Duncan Tucker](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/transamerica-duncan-tucker-image.jpg)
Transamerica
Duncan Tucker
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/maria-full-of-grace-joshua-marston-image.jpg)
Maria Full of Grace
Joshua Marston
2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![The Station Agent Tom McCarthy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-station-agent-tom-mccarthy-image.jpg)
The Station Agent
Tom McCarthy
2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Secretary Erin Cressida Wilson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/secretary-steven-shainberg-image.jpg)
Secretary
Erin Cressida Wilson
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Ghost World Daniel Clowes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ghost-world-terry-zwigoff-image.jpg)
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes
2001 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Love & Basketball Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/love-and-basketball-gina-prince-bythewood-image.jpg)
Love & Basketball
Gina Prince-Bythewood
2000 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Being John Malkovich Charlie Kaufman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/being-john-malkovich-spike-jonze-image.jpg)
Being John Malkovich
Charlie Kaufman
1999 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Pi Darren Aronofsky](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pi-darren-aronofsky-image.jpg)
Pi
Darren Aronofsky
1998 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![In the Company of Men Neil LaBute](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/in-the-company-of-men-neil-labute-image.jpg)
In the Company of Men
Neil LaBute
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Big Night Joseph Tropiano](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/big-night-campbell-scott-stanley-tucci-image.jpg)
Big Night
Joseph Tropiano
1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Smoke Paul Auster](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/smoke-wayne-wang-image.jpg)
Smoke
Paul Auster
1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay
![Spanking the Monkey David O. Russell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/spanking-the-monkey-david-o.-russell-image.jpg)