1972 Academy Awards – Writing (Original Screenplay) Winner and Nominees

The Hospital

Paddy Chayefsky

An over-burdened doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Elio Petri

Klute

Andy Lewis

Summer of ’42

Herman Raucher

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Penelope Gilliatt