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  1. Memorable Moments. Robert Towne. Original Screenplay winner for Chinatown, with presenter James Michener. Art Carney. Best Actor winner for Harry and Tonto, with presenter Glenda Jackson. Ingrid Bergman. Supporting Actress winner for Murder on the Orient Express. View More Memorable Moments.

    • Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) 19751
    • Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) 19752
    • Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) 19753
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  2. The 47th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1974. The ceremonies were presided over by Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra.

  3. May 22, 2014 · Robert Towne wins the Oscar for Writing (Original Screenplay) for "Chinatown" at the 47th Academy Awards. James A. Michener presents the award; hosted by Fra...

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  4. 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 .

  5. Feb 5, 2014 · WRITING (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick The Man Who Would Be King – John Huston, Gladys Hill One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman Scent of a Woman – Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi The Sunshine Boys – Neil Simon. MUSIC (Original Song)

  6. It honors outstanding achievement by screenwriters for an original screenplay (not one adapted from another work, such as a play or novel) from a given year, as determined by the academy’s voting members. At the inaugural Academy Awards ceremony, in 1929, the award recognized the work in films released from August 1, 1927, to August 1, 1928.

  7. Oscars – Writing (Original Screenplay) Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!