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* Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - David S. Ward Actor - Robert Redford Cinematography - Robert Surtees
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund
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, TV series, and other films and film characters.
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty based on his novel (WINNER) The Last Detail – Robert Towne based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan The Paper Chase – James Bridges based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr. Paper Moon – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown ...
1977 & 1978: Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen–based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) 1979 : Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
It was nominated for Best Picture (Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz), Director & Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published (Lucas), Editor (Marcia Lucas) and Candy Clark for Best Supporting Actress.
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in 1957, the modern division of the award into "original" and "adapted" screenplays was finally implemented - with only two renamed categories: Best Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium (Adapted Screenplay) and Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Original Screenplay); the category of Best Motion Picture ...
