Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story

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Academy Award film award screenwriting award category

The Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story was a former Oscar category that honored the original story concept for a film, distinct from its screenplay.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Academy Award for Best Story	19
Academy Award for Best Original Story	18
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story canonical	9
Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay	8
Academy Award for Best Writing	5
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay	4
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story	4
Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story	3
Academy Award for Best Writing Original Motion Picture Story	2
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay – Gods and Monsters (story) (if applicable)	1
Academy Award for Best Original Story (for A Star Is Born)	1
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay for Sunset Boulevard	1
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "Marty"	1
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay	1
Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T173294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Context triple: [Come to the Stable, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story]

A. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor the year’s most outstanding script written directly for the screen.
B. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is a prestigious Oscar given annually to honor the most outstanding screenplay adapted from previously existing material, such as novels, plays, or other films.
C. Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is the film industry's most prestigious Oscar, honoring the overall best feature-length motion picture of the year.
D. Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
E. Golden Globe Award for Best Director
The Golden Globe Award for Best Director is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in film directing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story was a former Oscar category that honored the original story concept for a film, distinct from its screenplay.

A. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor the year’s most outstanding script written directly for the screen.
B. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is a prestigious Oscar given annually to honor the most outstanding screenplay adapted from previously existing material, such as novels, plays, or other films.
C. Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is the film industry's most prestigious Oscar, honoring the overall best feature-length motion picture of the year.
D. Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
E. Golden Globe Award for Best Director
The Golden Globe Award for Best Director is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in film directing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Academy Award ⓘ film award ⓘ screenwriting award category ⓘ
abolished	1957 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ surface form: Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story
awardedTo	individual writers ⓘ
awardFor	motion picture story distinct from the screenplay ⓘ original story concept for a motion picture ⓘ
awardLevel	international prestige ⓘ
awardName	Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-link ⓘ
categoryType	writing category ⓘ
ceremonyLocationTypical	Los Angeles ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distinctFrom	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
era	early Academy Awards era ⓘ
field	film writing ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ
firstAwardedForFilmYear	1927–1928 ⓘ
firstCeremonyName	1st Academy Awards ⓘ
firstCeremonyNumber	1 ⓘ
inception	1928 ⓘ
industry	film industry ⓘ
isPartOf	Academy Award ⓘ surface form: Academy Awards Academy Award ⓘ surface form: Oscars
languageRequirement	no explicit language restriction but primarily English-language films ⓘ
lastAwardedForFilmYear	1956 ⓘ
lastCeremonyName	29th Academy Awards ⓘ
lastCeremonyNumber	29 ⓘ
medium	feature films ⓘ
notableWinnerExample	Citizen Kane ⓘ The Great McGinty ⓘ
organizer	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
presentedBy	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
reasonForDiscontinuation	overlap with other writing categories ⓘ
relatedCategory	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay
scope	original narrative idea rather than full script ⓘ
selectionProcess	voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
separateFrom	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
status	discontinued ⓘ
timePeriod	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ

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Come to the Stable → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → relatedTo → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → awardName → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-link ⓘ

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → alsoKnownAs → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oscar for Best Motion Picture Story

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → distinctFrom → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story → relatedCategory → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay

The Dawn Patrol → award → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Boys Town → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Alan Jay Lerner → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

John Monk Saunders → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Roman Holiday → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

Bachelor Mother → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

film "The Pride of the Yankees" → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Viva Zapata! → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay

Panic in the Streets → award → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Bill Condon → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay – Gods and Monsters (story) (if applicable)

Manhattan Melodrama → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Woman of the Year → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre → academyAward → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay

Paddy Chayefsky → notableAward → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

Paddy Chayefsky → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "Marty"

William Saroyan → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington → won → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story

Ninotchka → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Going My Way → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

A Star Is Born (1937 film) → academyAward → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

film "Sands of Iwo Jima" → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

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Dalton Trumbo → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Dalton Trumbo → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

An American in Paris → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

Battleground → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

Adam's Rib → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Ben Hecht → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

Ben Hecht → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing

Sonya Levien → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Titanic (1953 film) → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

The Gunfighter → hasAwardNomination → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story

William Anthony McGuire → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing

Dore Schary → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Sands of Iwo Jima → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

Walter Wanger → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story

The Richest Girl in the World → nominatedFor → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Story

Nedrick Young → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

Seton I. Miller → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story

Michael Wilson → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing

Eleanore Griffin → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Story

George Seaton → awardReceived → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ

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