The Contenders:
All the King’s Men
Bicycle Thieves
Champion
The Fallen Idol
A Letter to Three Wives (winner)
![Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1949]( "Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1949")
All the King’s Men
Bicycle Thieves
Champion
The Fallen Idol
A Letter to Three Wives (winner)
What’s Missing
Until I sit down to do these posts, I rarely know how good a given category in a given year is. It turns out that 1949 is a surprisingly strong year for adapted screenplays. The nominees are decent, but I think I can make ...