BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Awarded for	Best Original Screenplay
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by	Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Official website	http://www.bafta.org/

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Original Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1984, when the original category (BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) was split into two awards, the other being the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.