The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his own 1971 novel of the same name. It follows a young girl, played by Linda Blair, who appears to become possessed by a demonic entity, and the two Catholic priests, played by Max von Sydow and Jason Miller, who attempt to save her through the ritual of exorcism, while her mother, played by Ellen Burstyn, searches for help. Its unflinching depiction of possession and graphic content drew both controversy and enormous box-office success on release, and it is widely regarded as one of the most influential horror films ever made.
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Did William Peter Blatty win an Academy Award for adapting The Exorcist?
Yes. Blatty won the adapted screenplay Oscar for The Exorcist.
Yes. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lists William Peter Blatty as the winner in the screenplay category for material from another medium, the adapted screenplay award, for The Exorcist at the Academy Awards honoring films released in 1973. Blatty had written the novel the film is based on, so he won for adapting his own book.
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel.
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his own 1971 novel of the same name.
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel.
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel.
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