[DOC] [TLE] Oliver Stone - Wikipedia [PAR] William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, 
screenwriter, and producer. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted 
Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express (1978). .... Stone's screenplay for 
Midnight Express was criticized by some for its ..... "Oliver Stone on Obama: 'I 
hope he wins'". [DOC] [TLE] Platoon (film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and 
starring Tom ... Stone wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. 
... Platoon won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986; it also won Best 
Director for Oliver Stone, as well as Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. In 
1998... [DOC] [TLE] Midnight Express (film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Midnight Express is a 1978 American-British-Turkish prison drama film directed 
by Alan Parker, ... Later that night he is rousted from his cell and brutally beaten 
by chief guard .... Midnight Express won Academy Awards for Best Music, 
Original Score ... When he visited Turkey in 2004, screenwriter Oliver Stone, who 
won an... [DOC] [TLE] The Deer Hunter: 1978 Best Picture  Fikkle Fame [PAR] Aug 31, 2014 ... OSCAR $1600: Prior to winning his Best Director Oscar for Platoon, he won for 
Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express FILMS OF... [DOC] [TLE] All about Oscar - Britannica [PAR] American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his ambitious and 
often ... He briefly studied at Yale University before dropping out to teach English 
in South Vietnam. ... and he won an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay 
for Midnight ... Oliver Stone (second from left) during the filming of Platoon (1986). [DOC] [TLE] Platoon Introduction - Shmoop [PAR] It also won a Golden Globe for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Supporting ... 
While there had a number of movies about the Vietnam War before Platoon, ... a 
Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in 1979 for his work on Midnight Express ... 
Platoon was his first big role, and he would go on to star in Stone's next film, Wall 
Street. [DOC] [TLE] Academy Awards Best Screenplays and Writers - Greatest Films [PAR] The Best Screenplays/Writers Academy Awards ... Oscar win: Midnight Express (
1978) Nominations: Platoon (1986), Salvador (1986), Born on the Fourth of July 
... Rich due to blacklisting, and received his award shortly before his death in 
1976. ... screenwriter to win two screenwriting Oscars with her Best Original Story 
win... [DOC] [TLE] Oliver Stone - Pot Smoker of the Month | Clear Test [PAR] ... as Oliver Stone, is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director 
and screenwriter. ... He attended Yale for one year before dropping out. ... His first 
Oscar was for Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978). He won 
Academy Awards for Directing Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, Other film
... [DOC] [TLE] The Films of Oliver Stone, Ranked Worst to Best | IndieWire [PAR] Sep 15, 2014 ... Before he was a multiple Oscar-winning writer and director, Stone ... Here's an 
odd one: following the success of his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Midnight 
Express," .... Years after its triumph at the Oscars, "Platoon" pales a bit next to the 
... effort, "Midnight Express," won him his first Oscar for Best Adapted... [DOC] [TLE] oliver stone - Bing [PAR] William Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 
Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer o ... his 
first Academy Award, after adapting true-life prison story Midnight Express into a 
... Dragon with Mickey Rourke, before his career took off as a writer-director in 
1986. [DOC] [TLE] 'Snowden' and Oliver Stone's 10 Strongest Adaptations [PAR] Sep 13, 2016 ... Get the best of news, culture, and books delivered weekly. ... including three 
director nods (two of which he won)

Question: Prior to winning his Best Director Oscar for "Platoon", he won for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Midnight Express"
Answer: Oliver Stone