It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra for Columbia Pictures, starring Claudette Colbert as a runaway heiress and Clark Gable as the newspaper reporter who accompanies her on a bus journey and eventually falls for her. It was the first film to win all five major Academy Awards, for Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay, a feat not repeated for over forty years, and its success is widely credited with establishing the screwball comedy as a durable Hollywood genre.
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Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Actor 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Actress 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Director 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2 AwardNational Board of Review Award for Best Film 2 Release Year FAQs
Who wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for It Happened One Night, and what did it beat?
Robert Riskin won the Academy Award for Writing (Adaptation), ahead of The Thin Man and Viva Villa!.
The Academy Award for Writing (Adaptation) went to Robert Riskin for It Happened One Night, at the ceremony honoring films of 1934. The other nominees in that category were The Thin Man, credited to Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and Viva Villa!, credited to Ben Hecht.
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It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra.
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February 22, 1934
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United States
It Happened One Night, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra.
In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra.
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It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Actor.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Actress
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Actress.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Director.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
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