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Apr 26, 2021 · Emerald Fennell wins an original screenwriting Academy Award, the first time a woman has won in the category in 13 years.
- sonaiya.kelley@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
The 93rd Academy Awards | 2021. Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Sunday, April 25, 2021. Honoring movies released in 2020.
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 .
Apr 26, 2021 · Los Angeles' Union Station is the new backdrop for this year's Academy Awards, as Promising Young Woman writer Emerald Fennell wins Best Original Screenplay.
- Andrew Limbong
Apr 25, 2021 · Emerald Fennell kicked off Sunday night’s festivities, winning the best original screenplay honor at at the 93rd annual Academy Awards for her Carey Mulligan-starrer Promising Young Woman.
Apr 25, 2021 · PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is the Oscars 2021 winner for Writing (Original Screenplay)! Congratulations to Emerald Fennell on her Oscar win. During her speech, Fennell thanked her family and described the cast and crew as "The greatest in the world. The kindest in the world."
At the 2021 Academy Awards, the subject matter of sexual assault and toxic masculinity took center stage as Emerald Fennell was honored with Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman – her directorial debut.
