| Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best First Screenplay |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Film Independent |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Currently held by | Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik for May December (2023) |
| Website | www |
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 1994 with David O. Russell being the first recipient of the award for Spanking the Monkey, a film he also directed.