Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

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The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor the year’s most outstanding script written directly for the screen.

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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay canonical 527
Best Original Screenplay 10
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
film award
screenwriting award
administeredBy Academy Board of Governors
surface form: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
surface form: Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
awardedForWorkType feature-length motion picture
awardFor best original film screenplay
ceremonyOrganizedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criterion screenplay not based on previously published material
distinctFrom Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing (Adaptation)
excludes documentary screenplays
television screenplays
field screenwriting
firstAwarded 1940
formerName Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (original story category variants before consolidation)
frequency annual
genreFocus narrative feature films
hasCategory original screenplay
hasNotableWinner Annie Hall
Chinatown
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Fargo
Her
Parasite
Pulp Fiction
hasTrophy Oscar
surface form: Oscar statuette
inception 1940
industry film industry
languageOfOfficialName English
notableMultipleWinner Billy Wilder
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Paddy Chayefsky
Quentin Tarantino
Woody Allen
notableRecordHolder Woody Allen
surface form: Woody Allen holds record for most nominations in this category
partOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards
presentedAtEvent Academy Awards ceremony
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
relatedAward Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
selectionProcess final winners voted on by all active and life Academy members
voted on by members of the Writers Branch of the Academy for nominations
significance one of the major Academy Award writing categories
typicalEligibilityPeriod previous calendar year of film release in Los Angeles County

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Annie Mumolo awardNominationForWork Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Bridesmaids
The Savages nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Squid and the Whale nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Life Is Beautiful academyAwardNominations Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Amélie academyAwardCategoryNominated Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Best Original Screenplay
Lorenzo's Oil nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Alexander Dinelaris Jr. awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
John Guare nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nicolás Giacobone awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Patton (1970 film) awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Bright Victory nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Places in the Heart awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Operation Petticoat awardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen
Dan Futterman nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Dan Futterman awardNominationForWork Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Foxcatcher
The Big Sick nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Knives Out academyAwardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Best Original Screenplay
Paul Mazursky nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Holdovers nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Chris Moore awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
subject surface form: Manchester by the Sea
Network awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Running on Empty nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Andrew Niccol nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Bruce Joel Rubin awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Bruce Joel Rubin awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Ghost
Anthony Veiller nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Broadcast News nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Private Benjamin nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Joe nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
subject surface form: Joe (1970 film)
Charles Shyer nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Challenge of the West (television work) awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
subject surface form: Shakespeare in Love
My Big Fat Greek Wedding nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Gary Ross notableAwardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Anne Spielberg nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Jeunet nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Maurice Richlin awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen
In Bruges nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Derek Cianfrance nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Lover Come Back nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
Rain Man wonAward Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Eric Warren Singer nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Charles Brackett awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Charles Brackett awardReceivedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Lost Weekend
Ken Annakin nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen
Campion awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
subject surface form: Jane Campion
Scott Hicks nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Jan Sardi nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Elizabeth Jane Campion awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Elizabeth awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
subject surface form: Elizabeth Jane Campion