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Two decades later, the mystery was officially solved and the Academy statuette went (on May 2, 1975, presented by then Academy president Walter Mirisch) to its rightful owner, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted in 1956 by the industry for political affiliations.
These are all the movies that won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (aka Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen). The writers that won the Oscar are listed in the description.
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 .
Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
* Film Editing - Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax * Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Victor Young * Best Motion Picture - Michael Todd, Producer * Writing (Screenplay--Adapted) - James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
1956: motion picture story: Dalton Trumbo (The Brave One) (award presented to the alias Robert Rich; Trumbo received the award in 1975); original screenplay: Albert Lamorisse (The Red Balloon)