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Best Screenplays: 1970s

Friday, January 4, 2013

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1970: M*A*S*H (Ring Lardner, Jr.)
Oscar winner: M*A*S*H (Ring Lardner, Jr.)

1971: The French Connection (Ernest Tidyman)
Oscar winner: The French Connection (Ernest Tidyman)

1972: The Godfather (Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola)
Oscar winner: The Godfather (Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola)

1973: The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
Oscar winner: The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)

1974: The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo)
Oscar winner: The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo)

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman)
Oscar winner: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman)

1976: All the President's Men (William Goldman)
Oscar winner: All the President's Men (William Goldman)

1977: Julia (Alvin Sargent)
Oscar winner: Julia (Alvin Sargent)

1978: Midnight Express (Oliver Stone)
Oscar winner: Midnight Express (Oliver Stone)

1979: Apocalypse Now (John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola)
Oscar winner: Kramer vs. Kramer (Robert Benton)
Was this nominated?: Yes

Best Original Screenplay:

1970: The Passion of Anna (Ingmar Bergman)
Oscar winner: Patton (Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North)
Was this nominated?: No

1971: Klute (Andy and Dave Lewis)
Oscar winner: The Hospital (Paddy Chayefsky)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1972: Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog)
Oscar winner: The Candidate (Jeremy Larner)
Was this nominated?: No

1973: American Graffiti (George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck)
Oscar winner: The Sting (David S. Ward)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1974: Chinatown (Robert Towne)
Oscar winner: Chinatown (Robert Towne)

1975: Dog Day Afternoon (Frank Pierson)
Oscar winner: Dog Day Afternoon (Frank Pierson)

1976: Network (Paddy Chayefsky)
Oscar winner: Network (Paddy Chayefsky)

1977: Annie Hall (Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman)
Oscar winner: Annie Hall (Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman)

1978: The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker, and Deric Washburn)
Oscar winner: Coming Home (Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, and Robert C. Jones)
Was this nominated?: Yes

1979: Manhattan (Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman)
Oscar winner: Breaking Away (Steve Tesich)
Was this nominated?: Yes

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