1976Winner
Best Writing
Network
Paddy Chayefsky
Actor · Producer · Writer
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
January 29, 1923
Biography
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay for "Marty" (1955), "The Hospital" (1971), and "Network" (1976). He is the only person to have won both the Academy Awards for adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, dramatizing the lives of ordinary Americans.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Nominee
Best Writing
Altered States
1973Nominee
Best Performance
The Way We Were
Career Highlights
1955Highlight
Best Performance
Marty
1969Highlight
Best Writing
Paint Your Wagon
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Network
Altered States
The Way We Were