The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957, when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, which had been introduced in 1940. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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1920s
- 1928 Underworld - Ben Hecht
- 1929 None given
1930s
- 1930 None given
- 1931 The Dawn Patrol - John Saunders
- Doorway to Hell - Rowland Brown
- Laughter - Harry D'Arrast, Douglas Doty, Donald Stewart
- The Public Enemy - John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
- Smart Money - Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson
- 1932 The Champ - Frances Marion
- Lady and Gent - Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt
- Star Witness - Lucien Hubbard
- What Price Hollywood? - Adela St. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There were also films called Underworld in 1937, 1985, 1996 and 2003. Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright The Last Command ( 1928) is a Silent film, written by John F Goodrich and Herman J Lajos Biró (born Lajos Blau) ( August 22, 1880 &ndash September 9, 1948) was a Hungarian novelist playwright and screenwriter The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 Silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring Rupert Hughes (1872—1956 was a historian novelist film director and composer based in Hollywood. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dawn Patrol is a 1930 World War I film starring Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Laughter is a 1930 film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and starring Fredric March, Nancy Carroll and Frank Morgan. Douglas Z Doty (1874 &ndash 20 February, 1935) was an American Screenwriter. The Public Enemy is a 1931 Pre-Code American crime drama Film starring James Cagney and directed Smart Money is a 1931 film starring Edward G Robinson and James Cagney, the only time Robinson and Cagney made a movie together despite being Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Frances Marion ( November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American Journalist, Author, and Screenwriter Lady and Gent is a 1932 film starring John Wayne. Cast George Bancroft - Stag Bailey Wynne William Slavens McNutt ( 12 September, 1885 &ndash 25 January, 1938) was an American Screenwriter. What Price Hollywood? is an American film released in, directed by George Cukor, and written by Gene Fowler and Rowland Brown from a story by John
- 1933 One Way Passage - Robert Lord
- The Prizefighter and the Lady - Frances Marion
- Rasputin and the Empress - Charles MacArthur
- 1934 Manhattan Melodrama - Arthur Caesar
- Hide Out - Mauri Grashin
- The Richest Girl in the World - Norman Krasna
- 1935 The Scoundrel - Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
- Broadway Melody of 1936 - Moss Hart
- The Gay Deception - Stephen Avery, Don Hartman
- Write in Candidate: G-Men - Gregory Rogers (pseudonym of Darryl F. Zanuck)
- 1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur - Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney
- Fury - Norman Krasna
- The Great Ziegfeld - William McGuire
- San Francisco - Robert Hopkins
- Three Smart Girls - Adele Commandini
- 1937 A Star Is Born - Robert Carson, William Wellman
- Black Legion - Robert Lord
- In Old Chicago - Niven Busch
- The Life of Emile Zola - Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
- One Hundred Men and a Girl - Hans Kraly
- 1938 Boys Town - Eleanore Griffin, Dore Schary
- Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin
- Angels with Dirty Faces - Rowland Brown
- Blockade - John Howard Lawson
- Mad About Music - Marcella Burke, Frederick Kohner
- Test Pilot - Frank Wead
- 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Lewis Foster
- Bachelor Mother - Felix Jackson
- Love Affair - Mildred Cram, Leo McCarey
- Ninotchka - Melchior Lengyel
- Young Mr. Lincoln - Lamar Trotti
1940s
- 1940 Arise, My Love - Benjamin Glazer, John Toldy
- Comrade X - Walter Reisch
- Edison, the Man - Hugo Butler, Dore Schary
- My Favorite Wife - Leo McCarey, Bella Spewack, Samuel Spewack
- The Westerner - Stuart Lake
- 1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan - Harry Segall
- Ball of Fire - Thomas Monroe, Billy Wilder
- The Lady Eve - Monckton Hoffe
- Meet John Doe - Richard Connell, Robert Presnell
- Night Train to Munich - Gordon Wellesley
- 1942 49th Parallel (The Invaders) - Emeric Pressburger
- Holiday Inn - Irving Berlin
- The Pride of the Yankees - Paul Gallico
- The Talk of the Town - Sidney Harmon
- Yankee Doodle Dandy - Robert Buckner
- 1943 The Human Comedy - William Saroyan
- Action in the North Atlantic - Guy Gilpatric
- Destination Tokyo - Steve Fisher
- The More the Merrier - Frank Ross, Robert Russell
- Shadow of a Doubt - Gordon McDonell
- 1944 Going My Way - Leo McCarey
- A Guy Named Joe - David Boehm, Chandler Sprague
- Lifeboat - John Steinbeck
- None Shall Escape - Alfred Neumann, Joseph Than
- The Sullivans - Edward Doherty, Jules Schermer
- 1945 The House on 92nd St. - Charles Booth
- The Affairs of Susan - Laszlo Gorog, Thomas Monroe
- A Medal for Benny - John Steinbeck, Jack Wagner
- Objective, Burma! - Alvah Bessie
- A Song to Remember - Ernst Marischka
- 1946 Vacation from Marriage - Clemence Dane
- The Dark Mirror - Vladimir Pozner
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers - Jack Patrick
- The Stranger - Victor Trivas
- To Each His Own - Charles Brackett
- 1947 Miracle on 34th Street - Valentine Davies
- A Cage of Nightingales - Georges Chaperot, René Wheeler
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue - Herbert Lewis, Frederick Stephani
- Kiss of Death - Eleazar Lipsky
- Smash Up - The Story of a Woman - Frank Cavett, Dorothy Parker
- 1948 The Search - Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
- The Louisiana Story - Robert J. Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
- The Naked City - Marvin Wald
- Red River - Borden Chase
- The Red Shoes - Emeric Pressburger
- 1949 Stratton Story - Douglas Morrow
- Come to the Stable - Clare Luce
- It Happens Every Spring - Valentine Davies, Shirley Smith
- Sands of Iwo Jima - Harry Brown
- White Heat - Virginia Kellogg
1950s
- 1950 Panic in the Streets - Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt
- Bitter Rice - Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
- The Gunfighter - William Bowers, Andre de Toth
- Mystery Street - Leonard Spigelglass
- When Willie Comes Marching Home - Sy Gomberg
- 1951 Seven Days to Noon - James Bernard, Paul Dehn
- The Bullfighter and the Lady - Budd Boetticher, Ray Nazarro
- The Frogmen - Oscar Millard
- Here Comes the Groom - Liam O'Brian, Robert Riskin
- Teresa -Alfred Hayes, Stewart Stern
- 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth - Frank Cavett, Frederic Frank, Theodore St. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One Way Passage ( 1932) is a Romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers directed by Tay The Prizefighter and the Lady is a 1933 Black-and-white MGM crime romance comedy starring Myrna Loy Frances Marion ( November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American Journalist, Author, and Screenwriter Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 Crime Melodrama Film, produced by MGM Pictures. Norman Krasna ( November 7, 1909 &ndash November 1, 1984) was an Academy Award winning American Screenwriter Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scoundrel ( 1935) is a Drama film directed by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and starring Noel Coward, Julie Ben Hecht (pronounced hekt) ( February 28, 1894 &ndash April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter director producer playwright Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released by MGM in 1935, despite the title Moss Hart ( October 24 1904 &ndash December 20 1961) was an American Playwright and director of plays and Musical Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. Fury is a Drama film which tells the story of an innocent man who narrowly escapes being lynched and the revenge he seeks Norman Krasna ( November 7, 1909 &ndash November 1, 1984) was an Academy Award winning American Screenwriter The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, 1936's top grossing movie starring Clark Gable Three Smart Girls ( 1936) is a musical Comedy film. The Craig sisters played by Barbara Read, Nan Grey and Deanna Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Star Is Born ( 1937) is a romantic Drama film produced by David O William Augustus Wellman (29 February &ndash19 December) was an American Movie director, noted for directing the film which received the first Academy Award In Old Chicago is a 1937 dramatic film It tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, with a fictionalized plot the story of the The Life of Émile Zola is a 1937 Biographical film of famous French author Émile Zola. One Hundred Men and a Girl is a 1937 Musical comedy film written by Charles Kenyon, Bruce Manning and James Mulhauser Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boys Town ( 1938) is a biographical Drama film based on Father Edward J Isidore 'Dore' Schary ( August 31, 1905, Newark New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture Alexander's Ragtime Band ( 1938) is a film released by Twentieth Century Fox, that takes off from the 1911 Irving Berlin song " Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Brothers Gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, John Howard Lawson ( September 25, 1894 - August 11, 1977) was an American writer and head of the Hollywood division of the American Mad About Music is a 1938 Musical film about a girl at an exclusive boarding school who invents an exciting father Test Pilot Is a 1938 film directed by Victor Fleming. Featuring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, and Lionel Barrymore Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mr Smith Goes to Washington is a Drama film directed by Frank Capra about one man's effect on American politics. Bachelor Mother ( 1939) is a American Comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers (in a non-dancing Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Ninotchka is a 1939 American film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Young Mr Lincoln is a 1939 fictionalized biography/ Drama film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arise My Love is a 1940 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett Comrade X is a 1940 lighthearted spy movie starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr and directed by King Vidor. Walter Reisch ( May 23, 1903 - March 28, 1983) was an Austrian -born director and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Edison the Man was a 1940 Biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Isidore 'Dore' Schary ( August 31, 1905, Newark New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture My Favorite Wife (released in the UK as My Favourite Wife) is a 1940 Screwball comedy starring Irene Dunne Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Here Comes Mr Jordan ( 1941) is a comedy film in which a boxer mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time is given a second chance back on Earth Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 Comedy film about a group of professors laboring for Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist The Lady Eve is a Screwball comedy film about a mismatched couple who meet on a luxury liner, written by Preston Sturges based on a story by Meet John Doe is a 1941 comedy drama Film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Night Train to Munich is a 1940 British thriller film It was directed by Carol Reed, with writing credits by Sidney Gilliat Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 49th Parallel ( is the third film made by the British writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Emeric Pressburger ( 5 December &ndash 5 February) was an Oscar -winning Hungarian / British screenwriter film director and producer Holiday Inn is a 1942 Film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, which featured the music of Irving Berlin. Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film directed by Sam Wood about the New York Yankees ' star baseball player First baseman Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Saroyan ( August 31, 1908 - May 18 1981) was an Armenian American Author. Action in the North Atlantic is a 1943 War film, featuring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as sailors in the Allied Merchant John Guy Gilpatric ( New York, 21 January 1896 – Santa Barbara 7 July 1950) was an American pilot flight instructor Destination Tokyo is a War film produced and distributed by Warner Bros The More the Merrier is a 1943 comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the World War II time housing shortage especially Shadow of a Doubt is a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson and Alma Reville Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout David Boehm ( 1 February 1893 in New York – 31 July 1962 in Santa Monica California) was an American Lifeboat is a 1944 World War II War film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century None Shall Escape is a 1944 War film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post war Nuremberg The Sullivans was also the title of a 1944 Oscar -nominated film set during World War II and written by Eddie Doherty (later renamed The Edward J "Eddie" Doherty ( October 30 1890 – May 4 1975) was a famed American newspaper Reporter, best-selling Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 Black-and-white film in the Film noir genre Charles Booth can refer to Frederick Charles Booth, Victoria Cross winner Charles Stephen Booth, Canadian member of parliament from 1940 A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American film directed by Irving Pichel. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century Objective Burma! is a 1945 movie which depicts a Commando -style raid in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. Alvah Cecil Bessie ( June 4, 1904 - July 21, 1985) was a New York City -born American novelist journalist and A Song to Remember is a 1945 Columbia Pictures Biographical film which tells a ficitonalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a Black-and-white Film noir motion picture released in the United States in 1946, starring The Stranger is a 1946 Film noir /drama starring Orson Welles, Edward G To Each His Own is a 1946 film directed by Mitchell Leisen, which tells the story of Jody Norris (Olivia de Havilland who falls in love with a pilot Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miracle on 34th Street (also titled The Big Heart in the UK is a 1947 Film written by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton A Cage of Nightingales ( French La Cage aux rossignols) is a 1945 French film directed by Jean Dréville. Georges Chaperot is a French Screenwriter who co-wrote the story of the film A Cage of Nightingales (1945 with René Wheeler, for René Wheeler ( February 8, 1912 - December 11 - 2000 was a French Screenwriter and Film director. Kiss of Death is a 1947 Film noir movie directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Search is a 1948 film directed by Fred Zinnemann which tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each Robert Joseph Flaherty (16 February 1884 Iron Mountain Michigan - 23 July 1951 Dummerston Vermont) was an American Filmmaker who directed and produced Frances Hubbard Flaherty (1884-1972 was married to acclaimed Documentary filmmaker Robert J The Naked City is a 1948 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Jules Dassin. For other uses of this name see Red River. Red River is a 1948 Western film giving a fictional account of the Borden Chase ( January 11, 1900 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American writer This about is about the 1948 film The Red Shoes. For other uses of the term see The Red Shoes. Emeric Pressburger ( 5 December &ndash 5 February) was an Oscar -winning Hungarian / British screenwriter film director and producer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Stratton Story is a 1949 Film directed by Sam Wood which tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball Come to the Stable is a 1949 film which tells the story of two French nuns who come to a small New England town and involve the townsfolk in helping them It Happens Every Spring is a movie which was made in 1949. The story is completely fictitious and the main character King Kelly is not based on or related to Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1950 War film which follows a group of Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World White Heat is a 1949 Crime film starring James Cagney, Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Margaret Wycherly Virginia Kellogg ( December 3, 1907 &ndash April 8, 1981) was a film writer whose scripts for White Heat (1949 and Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Panic in the Streets ( 1950) Semidocumentary Film noir directed by Elia Kazan shot exclusively on location in New Orleans Louisiana Together with then husband Edward Anhalt, Screenwriter Edna Anhalt (born 1914 enjoyed some considerable success in a ten year stretch from 1947 to her retirement After working as a Journalist and Documentary filmmaker for Pathe and CBS-TV, Edward Anhalt ( March 28, 1914 - September Bitter Rice ( Riso Amaro) is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Giuseppe De Santis ( 11 February 1917 - 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director Carlo Lizzani (born 1922 April 3) is an Italian Film director, Scriptwriter and critic Mystery Street is 1950 Black-and-white film directed by John Sturges with Cinematography by famed lensman John Alton When Willie Comes Marching Home is a 1950 World War II Comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Dan Dailey and Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Seven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama / Thriller film directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting. James Bernard ( 20 September 1925 - 12 July 2001) was a British Film composer. Paul Dehn ( November 5, 1912 - September 30, 1976) was a British Screenwriter. Bullfighter and the Lady is a 1951 Drama film directed and written by Budd Boetticher. Oscar "Budd" Boetticher Jr ( July 29, 1916 - November 29, 2001) was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood most Boston-born Ray Nazarro (1902 - 1986 entered the movie business during the silent era and began directing short films in 1932 with "The Rent Page" The Frogmen is a 1951 movie made by Twentieth Century Fox. It is based on some United States Frogman operations against the Japanese Here Comes the Groom ( 1951) is a romantic comedy musical starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman, directed by Frank Capra, and released by Paramount Robert Riskin ( March 30, 1897 &ndash September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his collaborations Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 Drama film set in the Ringling Bros John
- My Son John - Leo McCarey
- The Narrow Margin - Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard
- The Pride of Saint Louis - Guy Trosper
- The Sniper - Edward Anhalt, Edna Anhalt
- 1953 Roman Holiday - Dalton Trumbo (Note: The screen credit and award was originally credited to Ian McLellan Hunter, who was a front for Trumbo. Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The Narrow Margin ( 1952) is an American Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Earl Belton based on an unpublished Guy Trosper (1911 &ndash 1963 was an American Screenwriter. He came to prominence in Hollywood thanks to his scripts for two Baseball movies The Sniper ( 1952) is a Black-and-white Film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown, and based on a story After working as a Journalist and Documentary filmmaker for Pathe and CBS-TV, Edward Anhalt ( March 28, 1914 - September Together with then husband Edward Anhalt, Screenwriter Edna Anhalt (born 1914 enjoyed some considerable success in a ten year stretch from 1947 to her retirement Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman Holiday is a 1953 Romantic comedy. The film introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn, who won the Academy Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, Ian McLellan Hunter (1915 - 1991 was an English Screenwriter, most noted for fronting for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo as the credited writer On December 15, 1992, the Board of Governors voted to change the records and award Mr. Trumbo with the achievement. Hunter's name was removed. )
- Above and Beyond - Beirne Lay
- The Captain's Paradise - Alec Coppel
- Hondo - Louis L'Amour (Note: Originally announced on February 15, 1954 as a nominee in this category. Above and Beyond is a 1952 film about Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb Enola Gay. The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British film comedy starring Alec Guinness and directed by Anthony Kimmins. Hondo is a 1953 Western film starring John Wayne. It is somewhat a retelling of Hamlet, in that Hondo kills a young boy's father marries On February 17, 1954, letters from the producer and nominee questioned its inclusion in the category, as it was based on the short story, "The Gift of Cochise", by the nominee, Mr. L'Amour, published in Collier's magazine on July 5, 1952. Collier's Weekly was an American Magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957 By waiver, the title of the short story was not included in the film's credits. The nomination was withdrawn, and only four nominees were included on the final ballot. The Academy thanked Mr. L'Amour and despite this incident, offered him a membership in the Academy. )
- Little Fugitive - Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin
- 1954 Broken Lance - Philip Yordan
- Bread, Love and Dreams - Ettore Margadonna
- Forbidden Games - François Boyer
- Night People - Jed Harris, Tom Reed
- There's No Business Like Show Business - Lamar Trotti
- 1955 Love Me or Leave Me - Daniel Fuchs
- The Private War of Major Benson - Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher
- Rebel Without a Cause - Nicholas Ray
- The Sheep Has Five Legs - Jean Marsan, Henri Troyat, Jacques Perret, Henri Verneuil, Raoul Ploquin
- Strategic Air Command - Beirne Lay
- 1956 The Brave One - Robert Rich (aka Dalton Trumbo) (Note: The name of the writer credited with authorship, Robert Rich, turned out to be an alias for Mr. Little Fugitive ( 1953) is film written and directed by Raymond Abrashkin (under the pseudonym "Ray Ashley" Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Broken Lance is a 1954 Western film made by Twentieth Century-Fox, directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C Bread Love and Dreams ( Pane amore e fantasia) is a 1953 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French language film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer 's novel Jeux Night People is a 1954 motion picture starring Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Bjork and Buddy Ebsen, and directed by Nunnally There's No Business Like Show Business is a 20th Century Fox film that was released on December 16, 1954. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 biographical film which tells the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from Dancer to movie star Daniel Fuchs ( June 25, 1909 - July 26, 1993) was an American screenwriter fiction writer and essayist The Private War of Major Benson is 1955 Comedy film starring Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo and Tim Hovey Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle) ( August 7, 1911 &ndash June 16, 1979) was an American Film director The Sheep Has Five Legs ( French: Le Mouton à cinq pattes) is a 1954 French film directed by Henri Verneuil. Jean Marsan ( 1920 - September 29, 1977) was a French Screenwriter and Actor. Henri Troyat, born Levon Aslan Torossian or Lev Aslanovich Tarasov (rus Лев Асланович Тарасов) ( November 1, 1911 For the 16th-century architect and mathematician from Savoy see Jacques Perret Jacques Perret ( September 8, 1901 Henri Verneuil ( October 15, 1920 - January 11, 2002) was a prominent French playwright and filmmaker Raoul Ploquin (died November 29, 1992) was a French Film producer, Production manager and Screenwriter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, Trumbo, who was being blacklisted at that time. On May 2, 1975, then-Academy president Walter Mirisch presented the Award to Dalton Trumbo. Walter Mortimer Mirisch (born November 8, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Academy Award -winning Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, )
- The Eddie Duchin Story - Leo Katcher
- High Society - Edward Burnds, Elwood Ullman (Note: The authors of this Bowery Boys film respectfully withdrew their own names and the nomination. The Bowery Boys was a group of actors who made a series of films released by Monogram Pictures from 1946 through 1958. They were aware that voters had probably mistaken their film with the 1956 MGM musical of the same name starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra which was based on The Philadelphia Story. High Society ( 1956) is Musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in VistaVision and Technicolor with music and lyrics Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor The Philadelphia Story is a romantic Comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and directed by This nomination was not included on the final ballot. )
- The Proud and the Beautiful - Jean-Paul Sartre
- Umberto D - Cesare Zavattini
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