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  1. 4 days ago · 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.

  2. 2 days ago · Matt Damon (born October 8, 1970, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer who was noted for his clean-cut good looks and intelligent performances. He won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997).

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  4. May 2, 2024 · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) 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 even other films and film characters.

  5. Apr 29, 2024 · Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.) is an American actor, writer, director, and musician known for his versatility and eccentric personality. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay of Sling Blade (1996). Thornton grew up in rural Arkansas.

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  6. May 1, 2024 · Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Christopher McQuarrie; 1999: The Matrix (4) Best Film Editing: Zach Staenberg; Best Sound Effects Editing: Dane Davis; Best Sound: John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and David Lee; Best Visual Effects: John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley and Jon Thum

  7. May 1, 2024 · For writing the screenplay of that film, Tarantino won another Academy Award. The post-Civil War western The Hateful Eight (2015) chronicles the fisticuffs and verbal barbs exchanged by a group of travelers trapped at an inn during a snowstorm.

  8. Apr 14, 2024 · The acclaimed Tom Cruise-starring film earned Stone a pair of Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as an Oscar nom for Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a WGA adapted screenplay nomination.