Academy Award, initiated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honors people involved in different aspects of filmmaking. The first and foremost requisite for making a film is the story or screenplay. Story is considered the soul of a movie. Only people with creative bent of mind can knit stories worthy to be turned into films.
Many-a-times, a good story is the prime reason for a movie becoming a blockbuster. 'Oscar for Best Original Screenplay' acknowledges a person belonging to this genre only. This award is given to the best original script i.e. it should not be based upon previously published material. Before 1940, there was only an 'Academy Award for Best Story.'
In 1940, 'Academy Award for Best Story' and 'Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay' were presented as separate awards. It was in the awards function of 1957 that the two categories were combined to form one award - 'Academy Award For Writing Original Story'. Read on to go through the list of people who have won this award.
Oscar Award for Best Original Story
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Year
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Winner
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Film
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2009
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Dustin Lance Black
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Milk
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2008
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Juno
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Diablo Cody
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2007
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Michael Arndt
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Little Miss Sunshine
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2006
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Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
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Crash
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2005
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Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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2004
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Sofia Coppola
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Lost in Translation
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2003
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
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2002
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Julian Fellowes
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Gosford Park
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2001
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Cameron Crowe
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Almost Famous
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2000
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Alan Ball
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American Beauty
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1999
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Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
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Shakespeare in Love
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1998
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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
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Good Will Hunting
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1997
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Ethan and Joel Coen
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Fargo
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1996
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Christopher McQuarrie
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The Usual Suspects
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1995
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Quentin Tarantino (story and screenplay) and Roger Avary (story)
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Pulp Fiction
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1994
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Jane Campion
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The Piano
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1993
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Neil Jordan
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The Crying Game
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1992
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Callie Khouri
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Thelma and Louise
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1991
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Bruce Joel Rubin
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Ghost
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