
First Jewish Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Titular del récord
Valor del récord
26 February 1942
Herman J. Mankiewicz became the first Jewish winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay on 26 February 1942. The achievement occurred in Los Angeles, California, where he shared the award for "Writing (Original Screenplay) — Citizen Kane" with Orson Welles at the 14th Academy Awards. This record identifies the earliest Jewish screenwriter to win in the Oscar category that is now known as Best Original Screenplay.
- País representado
- Estados Unidos
- Lugar del logro
- Los Angeles, California, Estados Unidos
- Fecha del logro
- 26 de febrero de 1942
