Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay was nominated for two different films in the same year (1944): "Hail the Conquering Hero" and "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek". Oliver Stone achieved the same distinction in 1986, for "Platoon" and "Salvador". Maurice Richlin and Stanley Shapiro were nominated in 1959 for both "Operation Petticoat" and "Pillow Talk" and won for the latter. At the 2018 ceremony, "Get Out" writer-director Jordan Peele became the first African-American to win in this category. Winners are listed first in colored row, followed by the other nominees. The following individuals have received multiple Best Original Screenplay Awards: The following individuals received three or
Kerala State Film Award for Best Director awards). As of 2017, five directorsShaji N. Karun, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, T. V. Chandran, Hariharan and Blessyhave won the award two times in their careers. The Academy did not present the award in the 2002 ceremony. As of the 2017 ceremony, Vidhu Vincent is the most recent recipient of the honour for her work in "Manhole" (2016). She is also the first woman to win the award. Kerala State Film Award for Best Director The Kerala State Film Award for Best Director is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969. It is