Award for Best Screenplay

Paz Vega and Andrey Zvyagintsev © AFP / V. Hache
Andrey Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin for Leviathan

The Best Screenplay Award goes to Andrey Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin for Leviathan.

 

After receiving the award from Spanish actress Paz Vega, Andrey Zvyagintsev stated, “Of course, Oleg Negin ought to be receiving this award since he’s the film’s true screenwriter. I would like to thank the Jury, Thierry Frémaux, Gilles Jacob and all those who loved the film. I would also like to thank my producers and my friends, who know who they are.”