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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.
1. Her (2013) R | 126 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. 8. Rate. 91 Metascore. In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need. Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara. Votes: 657,111 | Gross: $25.57M. Watch on Max.
The winning screenwriters are given a gold-plated statuette known as an Oscar. Woody Allen has won the most Academy Awards for best original screenplay (three). Below is a list of the winning screenwriters and the films for which they won. The years indicate when the eligible films were released.
Oscars – Writing (Original Screenplay) Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
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.
