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  1. 1 day 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 · 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.

  3. 3 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. 3 days ago · As a writer, Stallone has crafted some of the most iconic characters and stories that remain beloved by fans. With a portfolio brimming with celebrated titles, films written by Sylvester Stallone prove time and again that his contributions to the entertainment industry are truly exceptional.

  5. 3 days ago · The Academy Awards recognized the strength of the adapted story with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director (Martin Scorsese), and two wins for Best Actor (Robert DeNiro) and Best Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). The French Connection (1971)

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  6. 4 days ago · His career progressed with the political satire Election (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the comedy-drama About Schmidt (2002). Payne twice won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing his directorials Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011).

  7. 5 days ago · Sylvester Stallone skyrocketed to fame not only as an actor but also as the writer behind the inspiring underdog story, Rocky. Stallone's screenplay for the iconic film earned him an Academy Award nomination, and he continued to pen the narratives for the subsequent films in the beloved franchise.