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3 days ago · "Precious" (based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire) won him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010. He was the first African-American to ever win an Oscar for writing.
3 days ago · 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 days ago · Tucson-born Cord Jefferson won an Academy Award Sunday for best adapted screenplay for writing “American Fiction,” his first film. Jefferson also directed the film. That was a first for him...
2 days ago · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won in every category for which it was nominated: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Makeup, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects. Most total awards won by a person: 22. Walt Disney.
1 day ago · Stone started his film career writing the screenplays for Midnight Express (1978), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Scarface ... In August 2005, Stone pleaded no contest and was fined $100. Sexual harassment allegations ...
4 days ago · 2025 Oscar Predictions: Best Adapted Screenplay. Paul Sheehan and Jacob Sarkisian. Thu, July 11, 2024, 5:53 AM PDT · 4 min read. Writer-director Cord Jefferson won Best Adapted Screenplay at the ...
3 days ago · He moved onto features with The Producers which won him his second Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was championed by comedian and actor Peter Sellers yet struggled to find an audience. It was met with mixed reviews and later was adapted into a highly successful Broadway musical in the 2000s which broke records.
