Awards & Winners

Waldo Salt

Date of Birth 18-October-1914
Place of Birth Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Waldo Pressman Salt, Waldo Miller Salt, Arthur Behrstock, M.L. Davenport, Mel Davenport, Waldo Pressman Salt
Profession Screenwriter
Waldo Miller Salt was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism. He later won Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home.

Awards by Waldo Salt

Check all the awards nominated and won by Waldo Salt.

1979


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Drama
Honored for : Coming Home

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Drama Coming Home
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Coming Home

1978


Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Honored for : Coming Home

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Coming Home

1974


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama
Honored for : Serpico

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama Serpico
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Serpico

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Serpico

1970


BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Midnight Cowboy
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama
Honored for : Midnight Cowboy

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama Midnight Cowboy
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Midnight Cowboy
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Midnight Cowboy

1969


Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Midnight Cowboy

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Midnight Cowboy