Top 10 Best Academy Award Original Screenplays
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For this list, we’re taking a look at the most memorable and well-written original screenplays to take home the Academy Award.
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Hah, it's been a while since over half of the list are among my favorite movies. Well done WatchMojo, you got it right today.
How the fuck did Chinatown beat Citizen Kane,Annie Hall,Pulp Fiction and Network?
Network should have been #1 imo:)
1. Network (1976) 2. the Apartment (1960) 3. Pulp Fiction (1994) 4. Annie Hall (1977) 5. the Lavender Hill Mob (1952) 6. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 7. Good Will Hunting (1997) 8. the Usual Suspects (1997) 9. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Please do a top 10 best ADAPTED screenplay Winners too please! 😀 Thanks!
Memento belonged on the list
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is number for me, but I do like this list. Good one on this
My list:
1.Citizen Kane
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Network
4.On The Waterfront
5.Fargo
6.Birdman
7.Annie Hall
8.American Beauty
9.Sunset Boulevard
10.King's Speech
Honorable Mentions:Chinatown,Her,Django Unchained,The Usual Suspects
Forget it man, it's WatchMojo
I think Django Unchained should of been on the list.
Switch 1 & 2, add The Hurt Locker, and you've got yourself a killer list
This list is kind of crappy, It's missing some real good films that won Best Original Screenplay, including, The Apartment, How The West Won, Patton, Dog Day Afternoon, And putting On The Waterfront as an honorable mention is an insult, It should replace Her on this list.
american beauty its my favorite one
No Hurt Locker?
casablanca? the social network?
Network did come out in 2016. Except only with that whiny bitch feminist Jennifer Lopez as the host.
what about "all about eve " i think it is one of the best screen plays
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind is one of the best screenplays ever. it should have been in the top, instead of Good Will Hunting.
Almost famous
Juno
Spotlight
I do not deny that Annie hall had a great Screenplay and deserved the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, but did not deserve the Oscar Best Picture.
Where's the Top 10 of Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar winners?
This has turned out into one of my favorites WM videos. And the closing is exceptional.
No Eternal Sunshine? No Little Miss Sunshine? Really?
good will hunting and pulp fiction great movies
loved Her cried three times Samantha was so cute
good will hunting should be higher
Dead Poets Society
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind should've easily made the top 10
Good Will Hunting and Her over American Beauty? Wow..
What ?
Where os Eternal Sunshine ?
Deserve Top 5
I think Birdman should be higher. Even though its very recent, that screenplay was so unique and the dialogue felt SO natural…
Suicide Squad should be the first!
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