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The screenplay for "To Kill a Mockingbird" was adapted by Horton Foote from Harper Lee's novel of the same name. Foote won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on the film.
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No, they do not. Only the screenwriters win an Oscar.
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The best Original Screenplay was Places in the Heart by Robert Benton.
The best Adapted Screenplay was Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.
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Two : the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Academy Award for Best Original Song .