Writing (Original Story) Oscar Winners & Nomination History
The AwardWentTo archive contains 127 Academy Award records for Writing (Original Story), including 27 wins, across 27 film years (1927/28–1956).
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Archive film years: 1927–2025. Leave either field blank to include the earliest or latest available year.
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Winner history
27 winning records in the selected film-year range. Follow a year to see its other category results.
| Film year | Film | Credited nominee / recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1956 | FilmThe Brave One IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDalton TrumboSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) NOTE: The name of the writer credited with authorship, Robert Rich, turned out to be an alias. Two decades later, the mystery was officially solved and the Academy statuette went (on May 2, 1975, presented by then Academy president Walter Mirisch) to its rightful owner, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted in 1956 by the industry for political affiliations. Robert Rich (who had nothing to do with the film industry) is a nephew of the King Brothers, producers of the film. They chose his name to be the alias for Dalton Trumbo on the screenplay. |
| Film year1955 | FilmLove Me or Leave Me IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDaniel FuchsSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1954 | FilmBroken Lance IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientPhilip YordanSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1953 | FilmRoman Holiday IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDalton TrumboSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) NOTE: The screen credit and award were originally credited to Ian McLellan Hunter, who was a \"front\" for Dalton Trumbo. On December 15, 1992, the Academy's Board of Governors voted to change the records and award Mr. Trumbo with the achievement. Ian McLellan Hunter's name was removed from the Motion Picture Story category. The Oscar was posthumously presented to Trumbo's widow on May 10, 1993. |
| Film year1952 | FilmThe Greatest Show on Earth IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank CavettSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1951 | FilmSeven Days to Noon IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientPaul Dehn, James BernardSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1950 | FilmPanic in the Streets IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientEdna Anhalt, Edward AnhaltSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1949 | FilmThe Stratton Story IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDouglas MorrowSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1948 | FilmThe Search IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRichard Schweizer, David WechslerSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1947 | FilmMiracle on 34th Street IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientValentine DaviesSource contextSource category: WRITING (Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1946 | FilmVacation from Marriage IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientClemence DaneSource contextSource category: WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1945 | FilmThe House on 92nd Street IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientCharles G. BoothSource contextSource category: WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1944 | FilmGoing My Way IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLeo McCareySource contextSource category: WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1943 | FilmThe Human Comedy IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWilliam SaroyanSource contextSource category: WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1942 | FilmThe Invaders IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientEmeric PressburgerSource contextSource category: WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) |
| Film year1941 | FilmHere Comes Mr. Jordan IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientHarry Segall |
| Film year1940 | FilmArise, My Love IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBenjamin Glazer, John S. Toldy |
| Film year1939 | FilmMr. Smith Goes to Washington IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLewis R. Foster |
| Film year1938 | FilmBoys Town IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientDore Schary, Eleanore Griffin |
| Film year1937 | FilmA Star Is Born IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientWilliam A. Wellman, Robert Carson |
| Film year1936 | FilmThe Story of Louis Pasteur IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientPierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney |
| Film year1935 | FilmThe Scoundrel IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBen Hecht, Charles MacArthur |
| Film year1934 | FilmManhattan Melodrama IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientArthur Caesar |
| Film year1932/33 | FilmOne Way Passage IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRobert Lord |
| Film year1931/32 | FilmThe Champ IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFrances Marion |
| Film year1930/31 | FilmThe Dawn Patrol IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientJohn Monk Saunders |
| Film year1927/28 | FilmUnderworld IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBen Hecht |
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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
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