Between Fred Zinnemann and Hampton Del Ruth who won more Academy Awards?
Fred Zinnemann Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann (April 29, 1907March 14, 1997) was an Austrian-born American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, "film noir" and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career.
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created for 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. In 2002, the name of the award was changed from Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) to Writing (Original Screenplay).