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Academy awards Writing Adapted Screenplay [1950 era]


1950 year (23 th)

Joseph L. MankiewiczAll About Eve

Nomination :

Frances GoodrichFather of the Bride
John HustonThe Asphalt Jungle
Ben MaddowThe Asphalt Jungle
Albert MannheimerBorn Yesterday
Albert HackettFather of the Bride


1951 year (24 th)

Michael WilsonA Place in the Sun

Nomination :

James AgeeThe African Queen
John HustonThe African Queen
Tennessee WilliamsA Streetcar Named Desire
Max Ophüls/Max OphulsRoundabout
Philip YordanDetective Story


1952 year (25 th)

Charles SchneeThe Bad and the Beautiful

Nomination :

Carl ForemanHigh Noon
Frank S. NugentThe Quiet Man


1953 year (26 th)

Daniel TaradashFrom Here to Eternity

Nomination :

Ian McLellan HunterRoman Holiday
Helen DeutschLili
A.B. Guthrie Jr.Shane


1954 year (27 th)

George SeatonThe Country Girl

Nomination :

Frances GoodrichSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
Ernest LehmanSabrina
The Caine Mutiny
Billy WilderSabrina
Samuel Taylor/Samuel A. TaylerSabrina
John Michael HayesRear Window
Dorothy KingsleySeven Brides for Seven Brothers
Albert HackettSeven Brides for Seven Brothers


1955 year (28 th)

Paddy ChayefskyMarty

Nomination :

Bad Day at Black Rock
Paul OsbornEast of Eden


1956 year (29 th)

James PoeAround the World in Eighty Days

John Farrow/John Villiers Farrow/John V. FarrowAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

Michael WilsonFriendly Persuasion
Tennessee WilliamsBABY DOLL
Ivan MoffatGiant
Lust for Life


1957 year (30 th)

Michael WilsonThe Bridge on the River Kwai

Carl ForemanThe Bridge on the River Kwai

Pierre BoulleThe Bridge on the River Kwai

Nomination :

John Lee MahinHeaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Reginald Rose12 Angry Men
Paul OsbornSAYONARA
John HustonHeaven Knows, Mr. Allison
John Michael HayesPeyton Place


1958 year (31 th)

Alan Jay LernerGigi

Nomination :

James PoeCat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nelson GiddingI Want to Live!
Don MankiewiczI Want to Live!
Richard BrooksCat on a Hot Tin Roof
John GaySeparate Tables
Terence RattiganSeparate Tables


1959 year (32 th)

Neil PatersonRoom At The Top

Nomination :

Robert AndersonThe Nun's Story
Billy WilderSome Like It Hot
I.A.L. DiamondSome Like It Hot
Wendell MayesAnatomy of a Murder
Karl TunbergBen-Hur
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