Awards & Winners

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Academy Awards

The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. It was created for 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. In 2002, the name of the award was changed from "Writing" to "Writing (Original Screenplay)".
Date Established : 1940

Check all the winners of Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay presented under Academy Awards since 1940 .


Spike Jonze

Honored for : Her

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Singer American Hustle
David O. Russell American Hustle
Woody Allen Blue Jasmine
Spike Jonze Her
Bob Nelson Nebraska
Craig Borten Dallas Buyers Club
Melisa Wallick Dallas Buyers Club

Quentin Tarantino

Honored for : Django Unchained

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Haneke Amour
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained
John Gatins Flight
Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom
Roman Coppola Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal Zero Dark Thirty

Woody Allen

Honored for : Midnight in Paris

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Annie Mumolo Bridesmaids
Kristen Wiig Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor Margin Call
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi A Separation

David Seidler

Honored for : The King's Speech

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Leigh Another Year
Scott Silver The Fighter
Eric Johnson The Fighter
Keith Dorrington The Fighter
Paul Tamasy The Fighter
Christopher Nolan Inception
Stuart Blumberg The Kids Are All Right
Lisa Cholodenko The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler The King's Speech

Mark Boal

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon The Messenger
Oren Moverman The Messenger
Joel Coen A Serious Man
Ethan Coen A Serious Man
Bob Peterson Up
Thomas McCarthy Up
Pete Docter Up

Dustin Lance Black

Honored for : Milk

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martin McDonagh In Bruges
Jim Reardon WALL-E
Pete Docter WALL-E
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
Dustin Lance Black Milk
Mike Leigh Happy-Go-Lucky
Courtney Hunt Frozen River

Diablo Cody

Honored for : Juno

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Oliver Lars and the Real Girl
Tony Gilroy Michael Clayton
Tamara Jenkins The Savages
Brad Bird Ratatouille
Jan Pinkava Ratatouille
Jim Capobianco Ratatouille
Diablo Cody Juno

Michael Arndt

Honored for : Little Miss Sunshine

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo Arriaga Babel
Iris Yamashita Letters from Iwo Jima
Paul Haggis Letters from Iwo Jima
Peter Morgan The Queen
Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine

Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco

Honored for : Crash

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck
Grant Heslov Good Night, and Good Luck
Stephen Gaghan Syriana
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale
Woody Allen Match Point
Robert Moresco Crash
Paul Haggis Crash

Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth

Honored for : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keir Pearson Hotel Rwanda
Terry George Hotel Rwanda
John Logan The Aviator
Brad Bird The Incredibles
Mike Leigh Vera Drake
Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Pierre Bismuth Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Sofia Coppola

Honored for : Lost in Translation

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Naomi Sheridan In America
Kirsten Sheridan In America
Jim Sheridan In America
David Reynolds Finding Nemo
Bob Peterson Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton Finding Nemo
Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions
Steven Knight Dirty Pretty Things
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : Talk to Her

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Lonergan Gangs of New York
Steven Zaillian Gangs of New York
Jay Cocks Gangs of New York
Carlos Cuarón Y Tu Mamá También
Alfonso Cuarón Y Tu Mamá También
Todd Haynes Far from Heaven
Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her

Julian Fellowes

Honored for : Gosford Park

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Nolan Memento
Jonathan Nolan Memento
Milo Addica Monster's Ball
Will Rokos Monster's Ball
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Amélie
Guillaume Laurant Amélie
Wes Anderson The Royal Tenenbaums
Owen Wilson The Royal Tenenbaums
Julian Fellowes Gosford Park

Cameron Crowe

Honored for : Almost Famous

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Hall Billy Elliot
Susannah Grant Erin Brockovich
William Nicholson Gladiator
David Franzoni Gladiator
John Logan Gladiator
Kenneth Lonergan You Can Count on Me
Cameron Crowe Almost Famous

Alan Ball

Honored for : American Beauty

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Kaufman Being John Malkovich
Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia
M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense
Alan Ball American Beauty
Mike Leigh Topsy Turvy

Tom Stoppard, Marc Norman

Honored for : Shakespeare in Love

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Rodat Saving Private Ryan
Vincenzo Cerami Life Is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful
Andrew Niccol The Truman Show
Jeremy Pikser Bulworth
Warren Beatty Bulworth
Tom Stoppard Shakespeare in Love
Marc Norman Shakespeare in Love

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

Honored for : Good Will Hunting

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Andrus As Good as It Gets
James L. Brooks As Good as It Gets
Simon Beaufoy The Full Monty
Paul Thomas Anderson Boogie Nights
Woody Allen Deconstructing Harry
Matt Damon Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck Good Will Hunting

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Honored for : Fargo

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Leigh Secrets & Lies
John Sayles Lone Star
Cameron Crowe Jerry Maguire
Jan Sardi Shine
Scott Hicks Shine
Joel Coen Fargo
Ethan Coen Fargo

Christopher McQuarrie

Honored for : The Usual Suspects

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joss Whedon Toy Story
Joel Cohen Toy Story
Andrew Stanton Toy Story
Alec Sokolow Toy Story
Joe Ranft Toy Story
Pete Docter Toy Story
John Lasseter Toy Story
Randall Wallace Braveheart
Woody Allen Mighty Aphrodite
Stephen J. Rivele Nixon
Oliver Stone Nixon
Christopher Wilkinson Nixon
Christopher McQuarrie The Usual Suspects

Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary

Honored for : Pulp Fiction

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Krzysztof Piesiewicz Three Colors: Red
Krzysztof Kie?lowski Three Colors: Red
Richard Curtis Four Weddings and a Funeral
Fran Walsh Heavenly Creatures
Peter Jackson Heavenly Creatures
Douglas McGrath Bullets Over Broadway
Woody Allen Bullets Over Broadway
Roger Avary Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction

Jane Campion

Honored for : The Piano

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Ross Dave
Ron Nyswaner Philadelphia
Jeff Maguire In the Line of Fire
Nora Ephron Sleepless in Seattle
Story by Jeff Arch
David S. Ward Sleepless in Seattle
Story by Jeff Arch
Jeff Arch Sleepless in Seattle
Story by Jeff Arch
Jane Campion The Piano

Neil Jordan

Honored for : The Crying Game

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Sayles Passion Fish
Nick Enright Lorenzo's Oil
George Miller Lorenzo's Oil
Woody Allen Husbands and Wives
David Peoples Unforgiven
Neil Jordan The Crying Game

Callie Khouri

Honored for : Thelma & Louise

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Toback Bugsy
John Singleton Boyz n the Hood
Lawrence Kasdan Grand Canyon
Meg Kasdan Grand Canyon
Richard LaGravenese The Fisher King
Callie Khouri Thelma & Louise

Bruce Joel Rubin

Honored for : Ghost

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Levinson Avalon
Woody Allen Alice
Peter Weir Green Card
Whit Stillman Metropolitan
Bruce Joel Rubin Ghost

Tom Schulman

Honored for : Dead Poets Society

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nora Ephron When Harry Met Sally...
Steven Soderbergh Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Woody Allen Crimes and Misdemeanors
Spike Lee Do the Right Thing
Tom Schulman Dead Poets Society

Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow

Honored for : Rain Man

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Spielberg Big
Gary Ross Big
Ron Shelton Bull Durham
Charles Crichton A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese A Fish Called Wanda
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Running on Empty
Barry Morrow Rain Man
Ronald Bass Rain Man

John Patrick Shanley

Honored for : Moonstruck

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Boorman Hope and Glory
James L. Brooks Broadcast News
Louis Malle Au revoir, les enfants
Woody Allen Radio Days
John Patrick Shanley Moonstruck

Woody Allen

Honored for : Hannah and Her Sisters

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oliver Stone Platoon
Oliver Stone Salvador
Richard Boyle Salvador
Paul Hogan \"Crocodile\" Dundee
John Cornell \"Crocodile\" Dundee
Ken Shadie \"Crocodile\" Dundee
Hanif Kureishi My Beautiful Laundrette
Woody Allen Hannah and Her Sisters

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aída Bortnik The Official Story
Luis Puenzo The Official Story
Tom Stoppard Brazil
Charles McKeown Brazil
Terry Gilliam Brazil
Woody Allen The Purple Rose of Cairo
Bob Gale Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis Back to the Future
Pamela Wallace Witness
Earl W. Wallace Witness
William Kelley Witness

Robert Benton

Honored for : Places in the Heart

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woody Allen Broadway Danny Rose
Daniel Petrie Beverly Hills Cop
Danilo Bach Beverly Hills Cop
Lowell Ganz Splash
Babaloo Mandel Splash
Bruce Jay Friedman Splash
Brian Grazer Splash
Gregory Nava El Norte
Anna Thomas El Norte
Robert Benton Places in the Heart

Horton Foote

Honored for : Tender Mercies

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Fanny and Alexander
Walter F. Parkes WarGames
Lawrence Lasker WarGames
Lawrence Kasdan The Big Chill
Barbara Benedek The Big Chill
Alice Arlen Silkwood
Nora Ephron Silkwood
Horton Foote Tender Mercies

John Briley

Honored for : Gandhi

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Levinson Diner
Douglas Day Stewart An Officer and a Gentleman
Don McGuire Tootsie
Murray Schisgal Tootsie
Larry Gelbart Tootsie
Melissa Mathison E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
John Briley Gandhi

Colin Welland

Honored for : Chariots of Fire

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kurt Luedtke Absence of Malice
Steve Gordon Arthur
Warren Beatty Reds
Trevor Griffiths Reds
John Guare Atlantic City
Colin Welland Chariots of Fire

Bo Goldman

Honored for : Melvin and Howard

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Gruault Mon oncle d'Amérique
W. D. Richter Brubaker
Arthur A. Ross Brubaker
Nancy Meyers Private Benjamin
Harvey Miller Private Benjamin
Charles Shyer Private Benjamin
Christopher Gore Fame
Bo Goldman Melvin and Howard

Steve Tesich

Honored for : Breaking Away

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marshall Brickman Manhattan
Woody Allen Manhattan
Barry Levinson ...And Justice for All
Valerie Curtin ...And Justice for All
Bob Fosse All That Jazz
Robert Alan Aurthur All That Jazz
James Bridges The China Syndrome
Mike Gray The China Syndrome
T.S. Cook The China Syndrome
Steve Tesich Breaking Away

Waldo Salt, Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones

Honored for : Coming Home

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Autumn Sonata
Louis Garfinkle The Deer Hunter
Michael Cimino The Deer Hunter
Deric Washburn The Deer Hunter
Quinn K. Redeker The Deer Hunter
Woody Allen Interiors
Paul Mazursky An Unmarried Woman
Waldo Salt Coming Home
Robert C. Jones Coming Home
Nancy Dowd Coming Home

Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

Honored for : Annie Hall

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Neil Simon The Goodbye Girl
Robert Benton The Late Show
George Lucas Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Arthur Laurents The Turning Point
Marshall Brickman Annie Hall
Woody Allen Annie Hall

Paddy Chayefsky

Honored for : Network

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lina Wertmüller Seven Beauties
Sylvester Stallone Rocky
Walter Bernstein The Front
Danièle Thompson Cousin Cousine
Jean-Charles Tacchella Cousin Cousine
Paddy Chayefsky Network

Frank Pierson

Honored for : Dog Day Afternoon

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Warren Beatty Shampoo
Robert Towne Shampoo
Ted Allan Lies My Father Told Me
Pierre Uytterhoeven And Now My Love
Claude Lelouch And Now My Love
Tonino Guerra Amarcord
Federico Fellini Amarcord
Frank Pierson Dog Day Afternoon

Robert Towne

Honored for : Chinatown

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Josh Greenfeld Harry and Tonto
Paul Mazursky Harry and Tonto
Jean-Louis Richard Day for Night
François Truffaut Day for Night
Suzanne Schiffman Day for Night
Francis Ford Coppola The Conversation
Robert Getchell Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Towne Chinatown

David S. Ward

Honored for : The Sting

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Rose A Touch of Class
Melvin Frank A Touch of Class
Steve Shagan Save the Tiger
Willard Huyck American Graffiti
Gloria Katz American Graffiti
George Lucas American Graffiti
David S. Ward The Sting
Ingmar Bergman Cries and Whispers

Jeremy Larner

Honored for : The Candidate

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Foreman Young Winston
Louis Malle Murmur of the Heart
Suzanne de Passe Lady Sings the Blues
Chris Clark Lady Sings the Blues
Terence McCloy Lady Sings the Blues
Jean-Claude Carrière The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Jeremy Larner The Candidate

Paddy Chayefsky

Honored for : The Hospital

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penelope Gilliatt Sunday Bloody Sunday
Herman Raucher Summer of '42
Andy Lewis Klute
David E. Lewis Klute
Ugo Pirro Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Elio Petri Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Paddy Chayefsky The Hospital

Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North

Honored for : Patton

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Éric Rohmer My Night at Maud's
Erich Segal Love Story
Norman Wexler Joe
Bob Rafelson Five Easy Pieces
Carole Eastman Five Easy Pieces
Edmund H. North Patton
Francis Ford Coppola Patton

William Goldman

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roy N. Sickner The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah The Wild Bunch
Walon Green The Wild Bunch
Dennis Hopper Easy Rider
Terry Southern Easy Rider
Peter Fonda Easy Rider
Luchino Visconti The Damned
Nicola Badalucco The Damned
Enrico Medioli The Damned
Larry Tucker Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Paul Mazursky Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
William Goldman Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Mel Brooks

Honored for : The Producers

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Ustinov Hot Millions
Ira Wallach Hot Millions
Gillo Pontecorvo The Battle of Algiers
Franco Solinas The Battle of Algiers
Mel Brooks The Producers
John Cassavetes Faces
Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey

William Rose

Honored for : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frederic Raphael Two for the Road
Jorge Semprún The War Is Over
Norman Lear Divorce American Style
Robert Kaufman Divorce American Style
Robert Benton Bonnie and Clyde
David Newman Bonnie and Clyde
William Rose Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Pierre Uytterhoeven, Claude Lelouch

Honored for : A Man and a Woman

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Ardrey Khartoum
I. A. L. Diamond The Fortune Cookie
Billy Wilder The Fortune Cookie
Tonino Guerra Blowup
Edward Bond Blowup
Michelangelo Antonioni Blowup
Pierre Uytterhoeven A Man and a Woman
Claude Lelouch A Man and a Woman
Clint Johnston The Naked Prey
Don Peters The Naked Prey

Frederic Raphael

Honored for : Darling

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques Demy The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Frank Davis The Train
Franklin Coen The Train
Ken Annakin Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Jack Davies Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Tonino Guerra Casanova 70
Mario Monicelli Casanova 70
Suso Cecchi d'Amico Casanova 70
Furio Scarpelli Casanova 70
Agenore Incrocci Casanova 70
Giorgio Salvioni Casanova 70
Frederic Raphael Darling

Frank Tarloff, S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone

Honored for : Father Goose

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Boulanger That Man from Rio
Philippe de Broca That Man from Rio
Ariane Mnouchkine That Man from Rio
Jean-Paul Rappeneau That Man from Rio
Mario Monicelli The Organizer
Furio Scarpelli The Organizer
Agenore Incrocci The Organizer
Orville H. Hampton One Potato, Two Potato
Raphael Hayes One Potato, Two Potato
Alun Owen A Hard Day's Night
Frank Tarloff Father Goose
Peter Stone Father Goose

James R. Webb

Honored for : How the West Was Won

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arnold Schulman Love with the Proper Stranger
Nanni Loy The Four Days of Naples
Massimo Franciosa The Four Days of Naples
Vasco Pratolini The Four Days of Naples
Pasquale Festa Campanile The Four Days of Naples
Carlo Bernari The Four Days of Naples
Elia Kazan America America
Brunello Rondi
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
Federico Fellini
James R. Webb How the West Was Won

Ennio de Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti

Honored for : Divorce Italian Style

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Through a Glass Darkly
Nate Monaster That Touch of Mink
Stanley Shapiro That Touch of Mink
Alain Robbe-Grillet Last Year at Marienbad
Wolfgang Reinhardt Freud: The Secret Passion
Charles Kaufman Freud: The Secret Passion
Alfredo Giannetti Divorce Italian Style
Pietro Germi Divorce Italian Style
Ennio de Concini Divorce Italian Style

William Inge

Honored for : Splendor in the Grass

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Henning Lover Come Back
Stanley Shapiro Lover Come Back
Indro Montanelli General della Rovere
Diego Fabbri General della Rovere
Sergio Amidei General della Rovere
Brunello Rondi La Dolce Vita
Tullio Pinelli La Dolce Vita
Ennio Flaiano La Dolce Vita
Federico Fellini La Dolce Vita
Grigory Chukhray Ballad of a Soldier
Valentin Yezhov Ballad of a Soldier
William Inge Splendor in the Grass

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Honored for : The Apartment

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jules Dassin Pote tin Kyriaki
Marguerite Duras Hiroshima mon amour
Melvin Frank The Facts of Life
Norman Panama The Facts of Life
Michael Craig The Angry Silence
Richard Gregson The Angry Silence
Bryan Forbes The Angry Silence
Billy Wilder The Apartment
I. A. L. Diamond The Apartment

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Wild Strawberries
Stanley Shapiro Operation Petticoat
Joseph J. Stone Operation Petticoat
Paul King Operation Petticoat
Maurice Richlin Operation Petticoat
Ernest Lehman North by Northwest
Marcel Moussy The 400 Blows
François Truffaut The 400 Blows
Russell Rouse Pillow Talk
Stanley Shapiro Pillow Talk
Clarence Greene Pillow Talk
Maurice Richlin Pillow Talk

Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

Honored for : The Defiant Ones
(Upon request of his widow and upon recommendation of the Writers Branch Executive Committee, the Board of Governors voted on June 22, 1993, to restore the name of Nedrick Young to the nominations and award presented to Nathan E. Douglas (Mr. Young's pseudonym during the blacklisting period).)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Kanin Teacher's Pet
Fay Kanin Teacher's Pet
William Bowers The Sheepman
James Edward Grant The Sheepman
Jack Rose Houseboat
Melville Shavelson Houseboat
Paddy Chayefsky The Goddess
Harold Jacob Smith The Defiant Ones
Nedrick Young The Defiant Ones

George Wells

Honored for : Designing Woman

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tullio Pinelli I Vitelloni
Ennio Flaiano I Vitelloni
Federico Fellini I Vitelloni
Dudley Nichols The Tin Star
Joel Kane The Tin Star
Barney Slater The Tin Star
Ben Roberts Man of a Thousand Faces
Ivan Goff Man of a Thousand Faces
Ralph Wheelwright Man of a Thousand Faces
Robert Wright Campbell Man of a Thousand Faces
Leonard Gershe Funny Face
George Wells Designing Woman

Albert Lamorisse

Honored for : The Red Balloon

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Rose The Ladykillers
Tullio Pinelli La Strada
Federico Fellini La Strada
Andrew L. Stone Julie
Albert Lamorisse The Red Balloon
Robert Lewin The Bold and the Brave

Sidney Sheldon

Honored for : The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Nominations 1947 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adolfo Franci Shoeshine
Cesare Giulio Viola Shoeshine
Cesare Zavattini Shoeshine
Sergio Amidei Shoeshine
Charlie Chaplin Monsieur Verdoux
Garson Kanin A Double Life
Ruth Gordon A Double Life
Abraham Polonsky Body and Soul
Sidney Sheldon The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Sydney Box, Muriel Box

Honored for : The Seventh Veil

Nominations 1946 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melvin Frank Road to Utopia
Norman Panama Road to Utopia
Ben Hecht Notorious
Jacques Prévert Children of Paradise
Raymond Chandler The Blue Dahlia
Sydney Box The Seventh Veil
Muriel Box The Seventh Veil

Richard Schweizer

Honored for : Marie-Louise

Nominations 1945 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Kurnitz What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
Milton Holmes Salty O'Rourke
Myles Connolly Music for Millions
Philip Yordan Dillinger
Richard Schweizer Marie-Louise

Lamar Trotti

Honored for : Wilson

Nominations 1944 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerome Cady Wing and a Prayer
Richard Connell Two Girls and a Sailor
Gladys Lehman Two Girls and a Sailor
Preston Sturges The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Lamar Trotti Wilson
Preston Sturges Hail the Conquering Hero

Norman Krasna

Honored for : Princess O'Rourke

Nominations 1943 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Allan Scott So Proudly We Hail!
Lillian Hellman The North Star
Noël Coward In Which We Serve
Dudley Nichols Air Force
Norman Krasna Princess O'Rourke

Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin

Honored for : Woman of the Year

Nominations 1942 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Oppenheimer The War Against Mrs. Hadley
William R. Burnett Wake Island
Frank Butler Wake Island
Don Hartman Road to Morocco
Frank Butler Road to Morocco
Emeric Pressburger One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Michael Powell One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Ring Lardner, Jr. Woman of the Year
Michael Kanin Woman of the Year

Orson Welles, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Honored for : Citizen Kane

Nominations 1941 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Jarrico Tom, Dick and Harry
Darrell Ware Tall, Dark and Handsome
Karl Tunberg Tall, Dark and Handsome
Howard E. Koch Sergeant York
Harry Chandlee Sergeant York
Abem Finkel Sergeant York
John Huston Sergeant York
Norman Krasna The Devil and Miss Jones
Orson Welles Citizen Kane
Herman J. Mankiewicz Citizen Kane

Preston Sturges

Honored for : The Great McGinty

Nominations 1940 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator
Joan Harrison Foreign Correspondent
Charles Bennett Foreign Correspondent
Heinz Herald Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
John Huston Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Norman Burnside Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Ben Hecht Angels Over Broadway
Preston Sturges The Great McGinty