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Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
special award To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China’s struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions.
Apr 3, 2021 · One of the most prestigious honors a screenwriter can be given is the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Over the years, we’ve seen sweeping stories of romanticism like the original Titanic, as well as stories of war like The Hurt Locker, win the award.
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story .
List of movies in which its writer(s) received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Starting with the 13th ceremony (1940), original writing received two awards, one for best original story and one for best original screenplay, with the exception of the 21st ceremony (1948), wherein only one award was given, for best screenplay.
Writing; Screenplay: Preston Sturges. Special Award: Rey Scott for “Kukan,” The British Ministry of Information for “Target for Tonight,” Leopold Stokowski for “Fantasia,” and Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins & the RCA Manufacturing Company for “Fantasia”: Mervyn LeRoy. Directing: Cecil B. DeMille.
