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This award can be a source of confusion for modern audiences, given its co-existence with the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The Oscar for Best Story most closely resembles the usage of modern film treatments , or prose documents that describe the entire plot and characters, but typically lack most dialogue.
Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's greatest writers, won an Oscar for best original story for Underworld (1927) at the first Academy Awards in 1929 and had a hand in the writing of many classic films.
Short Film winner for The Music Box, with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Actress - Jennifer Jones Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
The 14th Academy Awards | 1942. Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel. Thursday, February 26, 1942. ... Writing (Original Story) - Gordon Wellesley. Norway in Revolt. 1 ...
Orson Welles produced Best Picture nominee Citizen Kane, for which he received lead actor, directing and writing nominations. He and Herman J. Mankiewicz won for their original screenplay.For the first time, the Academy recognized documentary film production.For the first time, two real-life sisters were nominated in the Best Actress category.
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Award 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. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay.
