What award did Orson Welles receive in 1940 for Citizen Kane?
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
AFI Life Achievement Award
Academy Honorary Award
Palme d'Or
Answer
Orson Welles received the Academy Award For Best Writing, Original Screenplay in 1940 for Citizen Kane. The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material.
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