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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.
Feb 5, 2014 · 70th Academy Awards (1997): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST PICTURE. As Good as It Gets – James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea. The Full Monty – Uberto Pasolini. Good Will Hunting – Lawrence Bender. L.A. Confidential – Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson. Titanic – James Cameron, Jon Landau. DIRECTING.
Apr 14, 2020 · April 14, 2020. 1997 Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay) Winner. Fargo. Ethan Coen. Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. Amazon. 1997 Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay) Nominees. Jerry Maguire. Cameron Crowe.
Documentary Feature winners Leon Gast and David Sonenberg with Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz. Best Directing and Best Picture winners for The English Patient. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Original Screenplay winners for Fargo. View More Memorable Moments.
Apr 3, 2021 · A list of every winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and download the scripts for our Top 20 ranked picks.
Awards[edit] Saul Zaentz, Best Picture winner Geoffrey Rush, Best Actor winner Frances McDormand, Best Actress winner Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor winner Juliette Binoche, Best Supporting Actress winner Coen brothers, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen winners Billy Bob Thornton, Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published winner Jan Svěrák ...
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.
