Awarded to the film deemed by Cosmo voters to have the best script for an eligible 2004 film. No distinction is made been original versus adapted screenplays.
Also Considered:
The Aviator; The Clearing; Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut; The Door in the Floor; Fahrenheit 9/11; Finding Neverland; Good Bye Lenin; Hero; A Home at the End of the World; Hotel Rwanda; I Heart Huckabees; The Incredibles; Kill Bill, Volume 2; Kinsey; Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou;
Love Me If You Dare; Mean Creek; Mean Girls; Million Dollar Baby;
The Motorcycle Diaries; Ray; Shaun of the Dead; Spider-Man 2; Team
America: World Police; Troy; Vera Drake; and
The Woodsman