Academy Award for best original screenplay: Quick Facts

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Also Known As

Best Screenplay – Original • Best Writing – Original Screenplay • Best Original Screenplay

Notable Honorees

Woody Allen • Orson Welles • Francis Ford Coppola • Mel Brooks • Leo McCarey • Ben Affleck • Preston Sturges • Ryan Coogler • Matt Damon • Emerald Fennell • Alejandro González Iñárritu • Robert Benton • Neil Jordan • Kenneth Branagh • Spike Jonze • Pedro Almodóvar • Tom Stoppard • Charlie Kaufman • Frances Marion • William Goldman • Jordan Peele • Julian Fellowes • Jane Campion • Budd Schulberg • Ethan Coen • Joel Coen • Alan Jay Lerner • Quentin Tarantino • Herman Mankiewicz • Ben Hecht • Claude Lelouch • William Saroyan • Paddy Chayefsky • Horton Foote • William Inge • Dalton Trumbo • Dore Schary • T.E.B. Clarke • I.A.L. Diamond

Photos and Videos

Korean director Bong Joon Ho holds his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Parasite, wearing glasses and a black suit.

Illustration of Oscar statuettes with a large gold figure in front and the words 'Who decides?' in bold white letters on a blue banner across the center.

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Topics

Academy Award screenplay Academy Award for best adapted screenplay Academy Award for best cinematography Academy Award for best director Academy Award for best animated feature Academy Award for best actress Academy Award for best actor Academy Award for best picture Academy Award for best supporting actor Academy Award for best supporting actress Who Votes for the Academy Awards?