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The 17th Academy Awards | 1945. Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Thursday, March 15, 1945. Honoring movies released in 1944.
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.
Feb 5, 2014 · SPECIAL AWARD. To Walter Wanger for his six years service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. To Peggy Ann Garner, outstanding child actress of 1945.
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.
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 .
Oscars – Writing (Original Screenplay) Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
The 17th Academy Awards were held on March 15, 1945 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, honoring the films of 1944. This was the first time the complete awards ceremony was broadcast nationally, on the Blue Network (later ABC Radio ).
