KnowraAcademy Award for Best Original ScreenplayLinked fromLinked fromThe 23 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, each with the reason it gives.All 23Broader topic 2Related 17Compared with 4Academy Award for Best DirectorCompared with: Its focus on screenwriting distinguishes it from the directing category.Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayCompared with: The distinction from this category rests on whether the screenplay adapts an existing work.Ruth GordonCompared with: Gordon’s Oscar was for acting, while her screenwriting earned nominations rather than a win.Billy Bob ThorntonCompared with: Thornton’s Sling Blade screenplay won in the adapted category, not this original-screenplay category.