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Woody Allen earned three Original Screenplay Oscars, for Annie Hall (along with Marshall Brickman), Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris. He has received sixteen nominations total, the most of any writer. Steve Tesich received the award in 1979 for Breaking Away.
- Paddy Chayefsky - 4
- Quentin Tarantino - 4
- Eric Roth - 5
- Richard Brooks - 5
- Ingmar Bergman - 5
- Mike Leigh - 5
- John Huston - 8
- Federico Fellini - 8
- Billy Wilder - 12
- Woody Allen - 16
Paddy Chayefsky was a New York-based writer who earned four Academy Award nominations throughout his lifetime (three for Original Screenplay, one for Adapted). He is also the only writer in movie history to win three solo writing Academy Awards. His first win—and his only Adapted Screenplay win–came in 1955, when he adapted his own novel, Marty. He...
One of themost acclaimed filmmakers of the modern era, Quentin Tarantino burst onto the scene in 1992 and hasn't let up since. His writing has actually been recognized more than his directing by the Academy, earning four writing nominations compared to his three for directing. His first nomination and first win came in 1995 with Pulp Fiction. Three...
When it comes to adapting acclaimed material for the screen, producers go straight to Eric Roth. Despite being 76 years old, Roth is still working, having penned 2021's Dune and the upcomingKillers of the Flower Moon. Roth has earned five Academy Award nominations throughout his career for Best Adapted Screenplay. The first came in 1995 with Forres...
Richard Brooks was another great adapter of previously existing material, and he too received five Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay throughout his lifetime. Unfortunately, Brooks passed away in 1992 at the age of 79. His first nomination came in 1955, having adapted Evan Hunter's novel Blackboard Jungle. RELATED: 10 Oscar Winne...
Ingmar Bergman is often considered one of the most prolific and accomplished filmmakers of all time, having directed over 60 films and documentaries. Of those 60, five were received nominations for Best Original Screenplay. The first was Wild Strawberries in 1960, followed by Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata, and Fanny and ...
The English Mike Leigh has long been an esteemed and accomplished screenwriter, with a career spanning back to the early 60s. Like Bergman, Leigh has been nominated for five Best Original Screenplay Oscar—and like Bergman, he has never won. The first came in 1996, receiving both a screenplay and director nod for Secrets & Lies (he would win the BAF...
Huston was one of the most commanding screenwriters of the 40s and 50s. Between 1941 and 1958, he earned seven writing nominations, with some of his most famous works being The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Asphalt Jungle, and Moulin Rouge. RELATED: 10 Best Picture Winners That Divided Critics & Audiences He earned his eight...
Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini received twelve Oscar nominations throughout his long and illustrious career, and eight of those were for writing. Fellini earned two nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay - Rome, Open City and Fellini's Casanova. The other six were for Original Screenplay - Paisan, La Strada, La Dolce Vita, I vitelloni, 8 1/2, ...
Billy Wilder passed away in 2002 at the age of 95. He left behind an incredible legacy, which included five decades worth of work and twelve writing nominations—one of these was Best Story for Ball of Fire, a writing-based award that was permanently retired in 1956. His first nomination came in 1940 with Ninotchka, and the final in 1967 with The Fo...
Woody Allen may be quite a controversial figure in today's age, but there's no denying that incredible film legacy he has left behind. He is by far the most nominated writer in movie history, receiving an unbelievable sixteen nominations for Best Original Screenplay since 1977. He has won the award on three occasions - 1977's Annie Hall, 1986's Han...
Apr 26, 2021 · Emerald Fennell has won the original screenplay Oscar for her feature directorial debut, “ Promising Young Woman,” the first female filmmaker to do so since Diablo Cody in 2008.
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Apr 8, 2021 · Michael Schulman discusses the Academy Award nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay and predicts a front-runner for each Oscar category.
Mar 15, 2021 · The nominees for Writing (Original Screenplay) are: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, MINARI, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, SOUND OF METAL and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. This is Emerald Fennell's first nomination in this category for writing PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN.
Feb 3, 2022 · Get some invaluable screenwriting insight from 2021's Oscar contenders. Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller (The Father), and Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) took home the 2021 Academy Awards for Best Adapted and Best Original Screenplay, respectively.
Mar 15, 2021 · Mank, about the making of Citizen Kane, may have the most Oscar nominations with 10, but it is highly unlikely to win best picture. Crucially, it failed to land a screenwriting nomination.
