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Original Screenplay Dossier

The original writing ledger: Academy-winning ideas, scripts, and narrative turns tracked through every ceremony trail.

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Span 1940-2025
Ceremonies 85
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Most recent winning record: 98th ceremony (2025). Ryan Coogler

Open Winner Ryan Coogler Open Ceremony 98th Academy Awards Open Ledger WRITING (Original Screenplay)
425Nominations
85Wins
85Ceremonies
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WRITING (Original Screenplay) Through the Eras

85 ceremonies, 85 winners, 340 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Full nominee trails are loaded for every ceremony.

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2020s

Sinners poster
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Sinners

A visual entry point into the 2020s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

98th Ceremony 2025
Winner

Sinners

Ryan Coogler

Written by Ryan Coogler

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
96th Ceremony 2023
Winner

Anatomy of a Fall

Justine Triet | Arthur Harari

Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Craft Credits Justine Triet Arthur Harari
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
95th Ceremony 2022
Winner

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan | Daniel Scheinert

Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

Craft Credits Daniel Kwan Daniel Scheinert
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
93rd Ceremony 2020
Winner

Promising Young Woman

Emerald Fennell

Written by Emerald Fennell

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

2010s

Parasite poster
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Parasite

A visual entry point into the 2010s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

92nd Ceremony 2019
Winner

Parasite

Bong Joon Ho | Han Jin Won

Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho

Craft Credits Bong Joon Ho Han Jin Won
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
91st Ceremony 2018
Winner

Green Book

Nick Vallelonga | Brian Currie | Peter Farrelly

Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly

Craft Credits Nick Vallelonga Brian Currie Peter Farrelly
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
90th Ceremony 2017
Winner

Get Out

Jordan Peele

Written by Jordan Peele

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
88th Ceremony 2015
Winner

Spotlight

Josh Singer | Tom McCarthy

Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy

Craft Credits Josh Singer Tom McCarthy
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
87th Ceremony 2014
Winner

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Nicolás Giacobone | Alexander Dinelaris Jr. | Armando Bo

Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

Craft Credits Alejandro G. Iñárritu Nicolás Giacobone Alexander Dinelaris Jr. Armando Bo
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
83rd Ceremony 2010
Winner

The King's Speech

David Seidler

Screenplay by David Seidler

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

2000s

The Hurt Locker poster
Era Marker

The Hurt Locker

A visual entry point into the 2000s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

82nd Ceremony 2009
Winner

The Hurt Locker

Mark Boal

Written by Mark Boal

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
78th Ceremony 2005
Winner

Crash

Paul Haggis | Bobby Moresco

Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis

Craft Credits Paul Haggis Bobby Moresco
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
77th Ceremony 2004
Winner

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Charlie Kaufman | Michel Gondry | Pierre Bismuth

Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

Craft Credits Charlie Kaufman Michel Gondry Pierre Bismuth
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
76th Ceremony 2003
Winner

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola

Written by Sofia Coppola

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
75th Ceremony 2002
Winner

Talk to Her

Pedro Almodóvar

Written by Pedro Almodóvar

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
74th Ceremony 2001
Winner

Gosford Park

Julian Fellowes

Written by Julian Fellowes

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

1990s

American Beauty poster
Era Marker

American Beauty

A visual entry point into the 1990s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

71st Ceremony 1998
Winner

Shakespeare in Love

Marc Norman | Tom Stoppard

Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Craft Credits Marc Norman Tom Stoppard
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
68th Ceremony 1995
Winner

The Usual Suspects

Christopher McQuarrie

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
67th Ceremony 1994
Winner

Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino | Roger Avary

Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino; Stories by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

Craft Credits Quentin Tarantino Roger Avary
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees

1980s

Dead Poets Society poster
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Dead Poets Society

A visual entry point into the 1980s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

61st Ceremony 1988
Winner

Rain Man

Ronald Bass | Barry Morrow

Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow

Craft Credits Ronald Bass Barry Morrow
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
58th Ceremony 1985
Winner

Witness

Earl W. Wallace | William Kelley | Pamela Wallace

Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace

Craft Credits Earl W. Wallace William Kelley Pamela Wallace
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
57th Ceremony 1984
Winner

Places in the Heart

Robert Benton

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

1970s

Breaking Away poster
Era Marker

Breaking Away

A visual entry point into the 1970s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

52nd Ceremony 1979
Winner

Breaking Away

Steve Tesich

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
51st Ceremony 1978
Winner

Coming Home

Nancy Dowd | Waldo Salt | Robert C. Jones

Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones

Craft Credits Nancy Dowd Waldo Salt Robert C. Jones
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
47th Ceremony 1974
Winner

Chinatown

Robert Towne

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
45th Ceremony 1972
Winner

The Candidate

Jeremy Larner

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

1960s

42nd Ceremony 1969
Winner

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

William Goldman

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
39th Ceremony 1966
Winner

A Man and a Woman

Claude Lelouch | Pierre Uytterhoeven

Story by Claude Lelouch; Screenplay by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven

Craft Credits Claude Lelouch Pierre Uytterhoeven
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
38th Ceremony 1965
Winner

Darling

Frederic Raphael

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
37th Ceremony 1964
Winner

Father Goose

S. H. Barnett | Peter Stone | Frank Tarloff

Story by S. H. Barnett; Screenplay by Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff

Craft Credits S. H. Barnett Peter Stone Frank Tarloff
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
36th Ceremony 1963
Winner

How the West Was Won

James R. Webb

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
35th Ceremony 1962
Winner

Divorce--Italian Style

Ennio de Concini | Alfredo Giannetti | Pietro Germi

Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, Pietro Germi

Craft Credits Ennio de Concini Alfredo Giannetti Pietro Germi
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
34th Ceremony 1961
Winner

Splendor in the Grass

William Inge

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
33rd Ceremony 1960
Winner

The Apartment

Billy Wilder | I. A. L. Diamond

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Craft Credits Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees

1950s

Pillow Talk poster
Era Marker

Pillow Talk

A visual entry point into the 1950s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

32nd Ceremony 1959
Winner

Pillow Talk

Russell Rouse | Clarence Greene | Stanley Shapiro | Maurice Richlin

Story by Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin

Craft Credits Russell Rouse Clarence Greene Stanley Shapiro Maurice Richlin
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
31st Ceremony 1958
Winner

The Defiant Ones

Nedrick Young | Harold Jacob Smith

Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

Craft Credits Nedrick Young Harold Jacob Smith
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
30th Ceremony 1957
Winner

Designing Woman

George Wells

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
28th Ceremony 1955
Winner

Interrupted Melody

William Ludwig | Sonya Levien

William Ludwig, Sonya Levien

Craft Credits William Ludwig Sonya Levien
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
26th Ceremony 1953
Winner

Titanic

Charles Brackett | Walter Reisch | Richard Breen

Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen

Craft Credits Charles Brackett Walter Reisch Richard Breen
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
23rd Ceremony 1950
Winner

Sunset Blvd.

Charles Brackett | Billy Wilder | D. M. Marshman Jr.

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.

Craft Credits Charles Brackett Billy Wilder D. M. Marshman Jr.
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees

1940s

Battleground poster
Era Marker

Battleground

A visual entry point into the 1940s WRITING (Original Screenplay) run.

22nd Ceremony 1949
Winner

Battleground

Robert Pirosh

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
20th Ceremony 1947
Winner

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Sidney Sheldon

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees
15th Ceremony 1942
Winner

Woman of the Year

Ring Lardner Jr. | Michael Kanin

Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin

Craft Credits Ring Lardner Jr. Michael Kanin
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
14th Ceremony 1941
Winner

Citizen Kane

Herman J. Mankiewicz | Orson Welles

Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles

Craft Credits Herman J. Mankiewicz Orson Welles
Ceremony Film History
4 other nominees
13th Ceremony 1940
Winner

The Great McGinty

Preston Sturges

Ceremony Film History Person History
4 other nominees

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