Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story

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Academy Award film award screenwriting award category

The Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story was a former Oscar category that honored the original story concept for a film, distinct from its screenplay.

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Academy Award for Best Story 6
Academy Award for Best Original Story 5
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award ⓘ
film award ⓘ
screenwriting award category ⓘ
abolished 1957 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
surface form: Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story
awardedTo individual writers ⓘ
awardFor motion picture story distinct from the screenplay ⓘ
original story concept for a motion picture ⓘ
awardLevel international prestige ⓘ
awardName Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-link ⓘ
categoryType writing category ⓘ
ceremonyLocationTypical Los Angeles ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distinctFrom Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
era early Academy Awards era ⓘ
field film writing ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
firstAwardedForFilmYear 1927–1928 ⓘ
firstCeremonyName 1st Academy Awards ⓘ
firstCeremonyNumber 1 ⓘ
inception 1928 ⓘ
industry film industry ⓘ
isPartOf Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Academy Awards

Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Oscars
languageRequirement no explicit language restriction but primarily English-language films ⓘ
lastAwardedForFilmYear 1956 ⓘ
lastCeremonyName 29th Academy Awards ⓘ
lastCeremonyNumber 29 ⓘ
medium feature films ⓘ
notableWinnerExample Citizen Kane ⓘ
The Great McGinty ⓘ
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
reasonForDiscontinuation overlap with other writing categories ⓘ
relatedCategory Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
scope original narrative idea rather than full script ⓘ
selectionProcess voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
separateFrom Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
timePeriod 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre → academyAward → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → alsoKnownAs → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story
Panic in the Streets → award → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
The Dawn Patrol → award → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → awardName → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-link ⓘ
Alan Jay Lerner → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Boys Town → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
John Monk Saunders → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
Manhattan Melodrama → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
Paddy Chayefsky → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "Marty"
Roman Holiday → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
William Saroyan → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → distinctFrom → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
Bachelor Mother → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
Bill Condon → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay – Gods and Monsters (story) (if applicable)
Come to the Stable → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
film "The Pride of the Yankees" → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
subject surface form: The Pride of the Yankees
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
Viva Zapata! → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
Woman of the Year → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story
Paddy Chayefsky → notableAward → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → relatedCategory → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → relatedTo → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing