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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. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the ...
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.
* Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Quentin Tarantino Cinematography - Robert Richardson Best Picture - Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
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.
Oscars – Writing (Original Screenplay) Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
Jun 1, 2024 · Every year the Academy evaluates a year's worth of brilliant original screenplays and picks what they believe to be the best of the best, nominating these for the most prestigious writing awards in cinema: the Oscars.
Mar 4, 2013 · Charlize Theron and Dustin Hoffman presenting Quentin Tarantino with the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "Django Unchained" at the 2013 Oscars®.
