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* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Actor in a Supporting Role - William H. Macy Cinematography - Roger Deakins
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.
These are all the movies that won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (aka Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen). The writers that won the Oscar are listed in the description.
Currently, there are two basic categories of writing awards: Writing, Adapted Screenplay: awarded to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (novel or play usually) Writing, Original Screenplay: awarded to the writer of a script not based on previously published material
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.
