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Emerald Fennell
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The Oscars were just eight minutes old when the first gold statue was already taken: British newcomer Emerald Fennell won the first Oscar at this year's awards ceremony.
In the
Best Original
Screenplay
category
, Fennell won the award for her book on Promising Young Woman.
Fennell prevailed among other things against greats like Aaron Sorkin ("The Trial of the Chicago 7").
That Christopher Hampton received the Oscar for the
best adapted screenplay
afterwards
was quite a surprise, because "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao was considered the favorite.
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