| Paddy Chayefsky | |
|---|---|
 Chayefsky at the 28th Academy Awards with Claudette Colbert | |
| 4 Nominations / 3 Wins | |
| Role | Screenwriter |
| Born | January 29, 1923 |
| The Bronx, New York, USA | |
| Died | August 1, 1981 |
Paddy Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay (the other three-time winners, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, have all shared their awards with co-writers). He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, and he was regarded as the central figure in the "kitchen sink realism" movement of American television. As a screenwriter, he received three Academy Awards. Chayefsky's early stories were notable for their dialogue, their depiction of second-generation Americans and their sentiment and humor. They were frequently influenced by the author's childhood in The Bronx. Paddy Chayefsky was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Television Hall of Fame. He achieved this honor three years after his death, in 1984.
Wins[]
- 28th Academy Awards, 1955
- Best Screenplay — Marty
- 44th Academy Awards, 1971
- Best Story and Screenplay — The Hospital
- 49th Academy Awards, 1976
- Best Original Screenplay — Network
Nominations[]
- 28th Academy Awards, 1955
- Best Screenplay — Marty
- 31st Academy Awards, 1958
- Best Story and Screenplay — The Goddess
- 44th Academy Awards, 1971
- Best Story and Screenplay — The Hospital
- 49th Academy Awards, 1976
- Best Original Screenplay — Network
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