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  1. 4 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award 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 other films and film characters.

  2. 3 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.

  3. 5 days ago · On the other hand, the Best Adapted Screenplay category honors scripts that are based on existing literary or audio-visual materials, including books, plays, films, TV shows, and other media, encompassing sequels, reboots, and reimaginings.

    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19781
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19782
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19783
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19784
  4. 1 day ago · Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved widespread fame with The Deer Hunter (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director .

  5. 5 days ago · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.

    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19781
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19782
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19783
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19784
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium) 19785
  6. 5 days ago · Of the 87 movies that have won Academy Awards for Best Picture so far, 40 were based on or inspired by books. Some are faithful book-to-movie adaptions, while others use creative license and are loosely based on books.

  7. 4 days ago · A spec script is an original screenplay written by a writer without a production deal. In contrast, a shooting script is a finalized version of a commissioned script that includes technical details such as camera angles, lighting cues, and actor movements for use during filming.