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* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Briley Makeup - Tom Smith Music (Original Score) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - James L. Brooks Actor in a Supporting Role - John Lithgow Actress in a Leading Role - Debra Winger
Feb 5, 2014 · SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award) To WILLIAM G. KROKAUGGER of Mole-Richardson Company for the design and engineering of a portable, 12,000 watt, lighting-control dimmer for use in motion picture production.
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium; Gandhi – John Briley‡ Diner – Barry Levinson; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison; An Officer and a Gentleman – Douglas Day Stewart; Tootsie – Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
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.
Hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau, the 55th Annual Academy Awards were presented on Monday, April 11, 1983. Nominated for 11 Oscars, Gandhi took home eight of them, including Best Picture, Best Director for Richard Attenborough and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley.
