Best Original Screenplay1972 Film Fan Awards44th Academy Awards
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Best Original Screenplay Nominee

The Hospital (1971)

Ceremony Year: 1972Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1971
Nominated Talent & Credits
Paddy Chayefsky— Paddy Chayefsky
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Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to be responsible for another case of malpractice, is found dead. Despondent, Bock finds himself drawn to Barbara, the daughter of a comatose missionary.

Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) — 44th Academy Awards (1972)

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