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WRITING (Original Story)

A working WRITING (Original Story) dossier with winners, craft credits, ceremony trails, and nominee history kept close to the surface.

Latest Winner The Brave One
Span 1927/28-1956
Nominations 127
Ceremonies 27

The Brave One

Most recent winning record: 29th ceremony (1956). Dalton Trumbo

Category History

27 ceremonies, 27 winners, 100 other nominees across the full Academy Awards span. Fast view shows every winner and keeps older nominee trails linked through each ceremony ledger.

1950s

1955 28th Ceremony
4 other nominees
1952 25th Ceremony
Winner

The Greatest Show on Earth

Fredric M. Frank | Theodore St. John | Frank Cavett

Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett

4 other nominees
1951 24th Ceremony
Winner

Seven Days to Noon

Paul Dehn | James Bernard

Paul Dehn, James Bernard

Craft Credits Paul Dehn James Bernard
4 other nominees
1950 23rd Ceremony
Winner

Panic in the Streets

Edna Anhalt | Edward Anhalt

Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt

Craft Credits Edna Anhalt Edward Anhalt
4 other nominees

1940s

1947 20th Ceremony
4 other nominees

1930s

1920s

Sortable ledger

Every nomination in this category as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.