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1. www.cinemasight.com › awards-history › 12th-academy12th Academy Awards (1939): Nominees and Winners

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   Feb 5, 2014 · WRITING (Original Story) Bachelor Mother – Felix Jackson Love Affair – Mildred Cram, Leo McCarey Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Lewis R. Foster Ninotchka – Melchior Lengyel Young Mr. Lincoln – Lamar Trotti. WRITING (Screenplay) Gone with the Wind – Sidney Howard Goodbye, Mr. Chips – R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West, Eric Maschwitz

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3. www.oscars.org › oscars › ceremonies1939 Academy Awards | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture ...

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   * Writing (Original Story) - Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin Directing - Norman Taurog Outstanding Production - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Writing (Screenplay) - John Meehan, Dore Schary

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 12th_Academy_Awards12th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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   12th Academy Awards; Date: February 29, 1940: Site: Coconut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles: Hosted by: Bob Hope: Highlights; Best Picture: Gone with the Wind: Most awards: Gone with the Wind (8) Most nominations: Gone with the Wind (13)

   • Date: February 29, 1940
   • Most nominations: Gone with the Wind (13)

   • Most awards: Gone with the Wind (8)
   • Hosted by: Bob Hope

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   How many writing categories were there at the Academy Awards?

   • in the first year of the Academy Awards, 1927/1928, there were only two writing categories: Best Writing, Adaptation and Best Original Story; there was also a short-lived category termed Best Title Writing, discontinued after this year at the end of the silent era

   Academy Awards Best Screenplays and Writers - Greatest Films

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   How many awards did original writing get?

   • Starting with the 13th ceremony (1940), original writing received two awards, one for best original story and one for best original screenplay, with the exception of the 21st ceremony (1948), wherein only one award was given, for best screenplay.

   Academy Award for best original screenplay - Britannica

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   What is an Original Screenplay award?

   • It honors outstanding achievement by screenwriters for an original screenplay (not one adapted from another work, such as a play or novel) from a given year, as determined by the academy’s voting members. At the inaugural Academy Awards ceremony, in 1929, the award recognized the work in films released from August 1, 1927, to August 1, 1928.

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   Who has won the most Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay?

   • 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. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.

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6. www.oscargoesto.com › askoscar › nominations-by-year1939 Academy Award Nominations & Winners

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   Bette Davis in Dark Victory, Warner Bros.-. First National. Irene Dunne in Love Affair, RKO Radio. Greta Garbo in Ninotchka, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

7. www.britannica.com › art › Academy-Award-for-bestAcademy Award for best original screenplay - Britannica

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   Mar 18, 2024 · From the 4th (1930–31) to the 12th (1939) ceremonies, an award was again given for best original story, with a screenplay award that was the equivalent of the modern award for best adapted screenplay. Starting with the 13th ceremony (1940), original writing received two awards, one for best original story and one for best original screenplay ...

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9. www.oscars.org › oscars › ceremoniesThe 12th Academy Awards | 1940 - Oscars.org

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   * Writing (Original Story) - Lewis R. Foster Actor - James Stewart Actor in a Supporting Role - Harry Carey, Claude Rains Art Direction - Lionel Banks Directing - Frank Capra Film Editing - Gene Havlick, Al Clark Music (Scoring) - Dimitri Tiomkin

10. www.filmsite.org › bestscreenplaysAcademy Awards Best Screenplays and Writers - Greatest Films

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    in 1940, the Academy started a new category - Best Original Screenplay, in addition to the other two categories: Best Original Story and Best Screenplay (adaptation). Best Original Story was intended to give credit to the authors of performance works (not novels) that films were based on.