The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay (

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''Premio Goya al mejor guión original'') is one of the

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, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the

, only one award for screenplays was presented which included both original and adapted screenplays, with both winners being adaptations, ''

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'' in 1986 (based on the novel of the same name by

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) and '' El bosque animado'' (based on the eponymous novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez) in 1987. Since the third edition, two awards are presented separately, Best Original Screenplay and

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holds the record for most wins in this category with four victories, winning for ''

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'' (1996), '' The Others'' (2001), ''

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'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2009).

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has received more nominations in this category than any other nominee, with seven nominations.

Winners and nominees

1980s

; Best Screenplay ; Best Original Screenplay

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links

Official siteIMDb: Goya Awards
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