Academy Awards

1975 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerChinatownRobert TowneA private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.Amazon1975 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesAlice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreRobert GetchellAmazonDay for NightFrançois TruffautAmazonHarry and TontoPaul MazurskyAmazonThe ConversationFrancis Ford CoppolaAmazon

1976 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerDog Day AfternoonFrank PiersonA man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation, which turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.Amazon1976 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesAmarcordFederico FelliniAmazonAnd Now My LoveClaude LelouchAmazonLies My Father Told MeTed AllanAmazonShampooRobert TowneAmazon

1977 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerNetworkPaddy ChayefskyA television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.Amazon1977 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesCousin cousineJean-Charles TacchellaAmazonRockySylvester StalloneAmazonSeven BeautiesLina WertmüllerAmazonThe FrontWalter BernsteinAmazon

1978 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerAnnie HallWoody AllenNeurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall.Amazon1978 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesStar Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeGeorge LucasAmazonThe Goodbye GirlNeil SimonAmazonThe Late ShowRobert BentonAmazonThe Turning PointArthur LaurentsAmazon

1979 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerComing HomeNancy DowdA woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.Amazon1979 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesAn Unmarried WomanPaul MazurskyAmazonAutumn SonataIngmar BergmanAmazonInteriorsWoody AllenAmazonThe Deer HunterMichael CiminoAmazon

1980 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerBreaking AwaySteve TesichA small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.Amazon1980 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) Nominees...and justice for all.Valerie CurtinAmazonAll That JazzRobert Alan AurthurAmazonManhattanWoody AllenAmazonThe China SyndromeMike GrayAmazon

1981 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerMelvin and HowardBo GoldmanThe story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.Amazon1981 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesBrubakerW.D. RichterAmazonFameChristopher GoreAmazonMy American UncleJean GruaultAmazonPrivate BenjaminNancy MeyersAmazon

1982 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerChariots of FireColin WellandTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.Amazon1982 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesAbsence of MaliceKurt LuedtkeAmazonArthurSteve GordonAmazonAtlantic CityJohn GuareAmazonRedsWarren BeattyAmazon

1983 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerGandhiJohn BrileyMohandas K. Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.Amazon1983 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesAn Officer and a GentlemanDouglas Day StewartAmazonDinerBarry LevinsonAmazonE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMelissa MathisonAmazonTootsieLarry GelbartAmazon

1984 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) WinnerTender MerciesHorton FooteA broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.Amazon1984 Academy Awards - Writing (Original Screenplay) NomineesFanny and AlexanderIngmar BergmanAmazonSilkwoodNora EphronAmazonThe Big ChillLawrence KasdanAmazonWarGamesLawrence LaskerAmazon