| Tahun | Penulis | Film |
| 2002 | Nia Vardalos | My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
| 2003 | Sofia Coppola | Lost in Translation |
| Bob Peterson, David Reynolds, dan Andrew Stanton | Finding Nemo |
| Guillermo Arriaga | 21 Grams |
| Steven Knight | Dirty Pretty Things |
| Catherine Hardwicke dan Nikki Reed | Thirteen |
| 2004 | Charlie Kaufman | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| 2005 | Paul Haggis dan Bobby Moresco | Crash |
| George Clooney dan Grant Heslov | Good Night, and Good Luck. |
| Craig Brewer | Hustle & Flow |
| Angus MacLachlan | Junebug |
| Noah Baumbach | The Squid and the Whale |
| 2006 | Michael Arndt | Little Miss Sunshine |
| 2007 | Diablo Cody | Juno |
| 2008 | Jenny Lumet | Rachel Getting Married |
| 2009 | Quentin Tarantino | Inglourious Basterds |
| Scott Neustadter dan Michael H. Weber | (500) Days of Summer |
| Mark Boal | The Hurt Locker |
| Joel Coen dan Ethan Coen | A Serious Man |
| Bob Peterson dan Pete Docter | Up |
