Best Original Screenplay1971 Film Fan Awards43rd Academy Awards
Best Original Screenplay Nominee
Joe (1970)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Norman Wexler— Norman Wexler
Synopsis / Overview
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) — 43rd Academy Awards (1971)
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