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Mar 24, 2015 · Supporting Actor and Directing winners for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Dorothy Jeakins. Costume Design winner for Joan of Arc. Claire Trevor. Supporting Actress winner for Key Largo, with presenter Edmund Gwenn. View More Memorable Moments.
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 21st Academy Awards were held on March 24, 1949, honoring the films of 1948. The ceremony was moved from the Shrine Auditorium to the Academy's own theater, primarily because the major Hollywood studios had withdrawn their financial support in order to address rumors that they had been trying to influence voters. [2]
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. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the ...
Academy Award winning screenplays. Links to Oscar Winning (Academy Award Winning) Scripts from 1928 to present.
1. The Great McGinty. 1940 1h 22m Approved. 7.3 (4.4K) Rate. Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty. Director Preston Sturges Stars Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff. 2. Citizen Kane. 1941 1h 59m PG. 8.3 (467K) Rate. 100 Metascore.
