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Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Terence Rattigan, John Gay
The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, television series, and other films and film characters; all sequels are also ...
Feb 9, 2020 · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is given each year to a script “based on material from another medium.” That other medium being adapted is often a novel (The Lord of the Rings), a stage production (Fences), or another film (A Star is Born).
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront.
Feb 5, 2014 · honorary award To Lee De Forest for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture. To Buster Keaton for his unique talents which brought immortal comedies to the screen.
Prior to its current name, the award was known as the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. [1] [2] The Best Adapted Screenplay category has been a part of the Academy Awards since its inception.
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
