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  1. 1 day 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 .

  2. 3 days ago · Matt Damon (born October 8, 1970, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer who was noted for his clean-cut good looks and intelligent performances. He won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997).

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  3. 2 days ago · John Rhys-Davies also reprised his role as Sallah. The film received huge critical acclaim, praising the on-screen chemistry between the two archaeologists. Also a commercial success, the film was the highest-grossing film of 1989, drawing a box office revenue US$474 million.

  4. 2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and other films and film characters.

  5. 3 days ago · The Academy Awards recognized the strength of the adapted story with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director (Martin Scorsese), and two wins for Best Actor (Robert DeNiro) and Best Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker).

    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 19891
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 19892
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 19893
    • Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 19894
  6. 2 days ago · The film Good Will Hunting, co-starring and co-written by Affleck and Damon, was released in 1997 to widespread acclaim and won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. At the age of 25, Affleck became the youngest writer to ever win an Oscar for screenwriting.

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  8. 3 days ago · A critical and commercial success, the film received nine Academy Award nominations, with Affleck and Damon winning the Oscar for best original screenplay. Starring roles in Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and The Sum of All Fears. Good Will Hunting transformed Affleck’s career.