Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay topic

Also known as
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay,
  • Academy Award for Original Screenplay,
  • Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. Before 1940, there was an Academy Award for Best Story for writing. For 1940, it and the award in this article were separated into two awards. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. (In 1949, the category was renamed "Story and Screenplay") (In 1969, the category was renamed: "Story and Screenplay -... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by jeff Oct 24, 2008
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