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Writing (Original Screenplay) - Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Foreign Correspondent Special Effects - Photographic Effects by Paul Eagler; Sound Effects by Thomas T. Moulton
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- Billy Wilder. 'The Lost Weekend,' 'Sunset Boulevard,' and 'The Apartment' With a career spanning over five decades, Billy Wilder was one of the Golden Age's greatest filmmakers and writers who is best known for Witness for the Prosecution, Some Like It Hot, and Sabrina.
- Francis Ford Coppola. 'Patton,' 'The Godfather,' and 'The Godfather Part II' Writer and director, Francis Ford Coppola is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and universally recognized for legendary films such as The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, and, of course, The Godfather trilogy.
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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 .
13th Annual Academy Awards Results and Commentary (1941) There was a lot more anticipation as stars headed into the Biltmore Hotel’s Biltmore Bowl on Thursday, February 27, 1941 for the 13th Annual Academy Awards. Previous years had seen the Academy give the winners list to the media so they had it ready for deadline but sometimes the info ...
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