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Memorable Moments. Mike Nichols. Best Directing winner for The Gradaute, with presenter Leslie Caron. In the Heat of the Night. Film Editing winner Hal Ashby, director Norman Jewison, Best Actor Rod Steiger and Best Picture-winning producer Walter Mirisch. Gregory Peck.
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1 WIN , 1 NOMINATION
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Apr 14, 2017 · On this day in 1969 Mel Brooks took home the Oscar for Writing (Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) for The Producers at the 41st Academy Awards.
* Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Story by Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin Actress - Doris Day Actress in a Supporting Role - Thelma Ritter
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 category was first given out in 1940, and it became one of the two screenplay categories now given after the Best Writing, Screenplay category was changed in 1956 to Best Adapted Screenplay. Here is a list ...
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. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the ...
in 1969, the category of Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen was renamed: Best Story and Screenplay - Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced since then, the category names for the writing awards have been simplified to Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay