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Through the Years
Film / British Screenplay
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A Man For All Seasons
Robert Bolt
British Screenplay
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Morgan - A Suitable Case For Treatment
David Mercer
British Screenplay
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Darling
Frederic Raphael
British Screenplay
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The Pumpkin Eater
Harold Pinter
British Screenplay
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Tom Jones
John Osborne
British Screenplay
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Lawrence Of Arabia
Robert Bolt
British Screenplay
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The Day The Earth Caught Fire
- Wolf Mankowitz
- Val Guest
British Screenplay
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A Taste Of Honey
- Shelagh Delaney
- Tony Richardson
British Screenplay
Through The Years
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Winner
A Man For All Seasons
Robert BoltBritish ScreenplayNomineeAccident
Harold PinterBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Deadly Affair
Paul DehnBritish ScreenplayNomineeTwo For The Road
Frederic RaphaelBritish Screenplay -
Winner
Morgan - A Suitable Case For Treatment
David MercerBritish ScreenplayNomineeIt Happened Here
- Kevin Brownlow
- Andrew Mollo
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Quiller Memorandum
Harold PinterBritish ScreenplayNomineeAlfie
Bill NaughtonBritish Screenplay -
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Darling
Frederic RaphaelBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Hill
Ray RigbyBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Ipcress File
- Bill Canaway
- James Doran
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Knack
Charles WoodBritish Screenplay -
Winner
The Pumpkin Eater
Harold PinterBritish ScreenplayNomineeDr Strangelove
- Stanley Kubrick
- Peter George
- Terry Southern
British ScreenplayNomineeSéance On A Wet Afternoon
Bryan ForbesBritish ScreenplayNomineeBecket
Edward AnhaltBritish Screenplay -
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Tom Jones
John OsborneBritish ScreenplayNomineeBilly Liar
- Keith Waterhouse
- Willis Hall
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Servant
Harold PinterBritish ScreenplayNomineeThis Sporting Life
David StoreyBritish Screenplay -
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Lawrence Of Arabia
Robert BoltBritish ScreenplayNomineeOnly Two Can Play
Bryan ForbesBritish ScreenplayNomineeTiara Tahiti
- Geoffrey Cotterell
- Ivan Foxwell
British ScreenplayNomineeWaltz Of The Toreadors
Wolf MankowitzBritish ScreenplayNomineeBilly Budd
- Peter Ustinov
- DeWitt Bodeen
British ScreenplayNomineeA Kind Of Loving
- Willis Hall
- Keith Waterhouse
British Screenplay -
Winner
The Day The Earth Caught Fire
- Wolf Mankowitz
- Val Guest
British ScreenplayWinnerA Taste Of Honey
- Shelagh Delaney
- Tony Richardson
British ScreenplayNomineeWhistle Down The Wind
- Keith Waterhouse
- Willis Hall
British ScreenplayNomineeFlame In The Streets
Ted WillisBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Guns Of Navarone
Carl ForemanBritish ScreenplayNomineeVictim
- Janet Green
- John McCormick
British Screenplay -
Winner
The Angry Silence
Bryan ForbesBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
Howard ClewesBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Entertainer
- John Osborne
- Nigel Kneale
British ScreenplayNomineeHell Is A City
Val GuestBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe League Of Gentlemen
Bryan ForbesBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Millionairess
Wolf MankowitzBritish ScreenplayNomineeSaturday Night And Sunday Morning
Alan SillitoeBritish ScreenplayNomineeA Touch Of Larceny
- Roger MacDougall
- Guy Hamilton
- Ivan Foxwell
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Trials Of Oscar Wilde
Ken HughesBritish ScreenplayNomineeTunes Of Glory
James KennawayBritish Screenplay -
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I'm All Right, Jack
- Frank Harvey
- John Boulting
- Alan Hackney
British ScreenplayNomineeNorth West Frontier
Robin EstridgeBritish ScreenplayNomineeNo Trees In The Street
Ted WillisBritish ScreenplayNomineeSapphire
Janet GreenBritish ScreenplayNomineeTiger Bay
- John Hawkesworth
- Shelley Smith
British ScreenplayNomineeBlind Date
- Ben Barzman
- Millard Lampell
British ScreenplayNomineeExpresso Bongo
Wolf MankowitzBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Horse's Mouth
Alec GuinnessBritish ScreenplayNomineeLook Back In Anger
Nigel KnealeBritish Screenplay -
Winner
Orders to Kill
Paul DehnBritish ScreenplayNomineeViolent Playground
James KennawayBritish ScreenplayNomineeBonjour Tristesse
Arthur LaurentsBritish ScreenplayNomineeA Cry From The Streets
Vernon HarrisBritish ScreenplayNomineeIce Cold In Alex
TJ MorrisonBritish ScreenplayNomineeIndiscreet
Norman KrasnaBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Isobel LennartBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Key
Carl ForemanBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Man Upstairs
Alun FalconerBritish ScreenplayNomineeA Night To Remember
Eric AmblerBritish Screenplay -
Winner
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Pierre BoulleBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Story Of Esther Costello
Charles KaufmanBritish ScreenplayNomineeWindom's Way
Jill CraigieBritish ScreenplayNomineeWoman In A Dressing Gown
Ted WillisBritish ScreenplayNomineeAnastasia
Arthur LaurentsBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Birthday Present
Jack WhittinghamBritish ScreenplayNomineeHell Drivers
- John Kruse
- C Raker Endfield
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Man In The Sky
- William Rose
- John Eldridge
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Prince And The Showgirl
Terence RattiganBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Smallest Show On Earth
- William Rose
- John Eldridge
British Screenplay -
Winner
The Man Who Never Was
Nigel BalchinBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Battle Of the River Plate
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Green Man
- Sidney Gilliat
- Frank Launder
British ScreenplayNomineePrivate's Progress
- Frank Harvey
- John Boulting
British ScreenplayNomineeReach For The Sky
Lewis GilbertBritish ScreenplayNomineeSmiley
- Moore Raymond
- Anthony Kimmins
British ScreenplayNomineeThree Men In A Boat
- Hubert Gregg
- Vernon Harris
British ScreenplayNomineeA Town Like Alice
- WP Lipscomb
- Richard Mason
British ScreenplayNomineeYield To The Night
- John Cresswell
- Joan Henry
British Screenplay -
Winner
The Ladykillers
William RoseBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Constant Husband
- Sidney Gilliat
- Val Valentine
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Dambusters
RC SherriffBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Deep Blue Sea
Terence RattiganBritish ScreenplayNomineeDoctor At Sea
- Nicholas Phipps
- Jack Davies
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Night My Number Came Up
RC SherriffBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Prisoner
Bridget BolandBritish ScreenplayNomineeSimba
John BainesBritish ScreenplayNomineeTouch And Go
William RoseBritish Screenplay -
Winner
The Young Lovers
- George Tabori
- Robin Estridge
British ScreenplayNomineeRomeo And Juliet
Renato CastellaniBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Divided Heart
Jack WhittinghamBritish ScreenplayNomineeDoctor In The House
Nicholas PhippsBritish ScreenplayNomineeHobson's Choice
- David Lean
- Norman Spencer
- Wynyard Browne
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Knave Of Hearts
- Hugh Mills
- René Clément
British ScreenplayNomineeThe Maggie
William RoseBritish ScreenplayNomineeThe Purple Plain
Eric AmblerBritish Screenplay