Edgar Allan Poe Awards

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Awards 3 Nominations 4 Links

[edit] Introduction

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. They honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre published or produced in the past year.

[edit] Awards

• Rear Window (1954)
  • won Best Motion Picture (John Michael Hayes) in 1955

• North by Northwest (1959)
  • won Best Motion Picture (Ernest Lehman) in 1960

• Psycho (1960)
  • won Best Motion Picture (Joseph Stefano & Robert Bloch) in 1961

• Family Plot (1976)
  • won Best Motion Picture (Ernest Lehman) in 1977

[edit] Nominations

• Rope (1948)
  • nominated for Best Motion Picture (Arthur Laurents & Patrick Hamilton)

• Stage Fright (1950)
  • nominated for Best Motion Picture (Whitfield Cook & Selwyn Jepson) in 1951

• The Birds (1963)
  • nominated for for Best Motion Picture (Evan Hunter) in 1964

[edit] Links

• Official Web Site
• Wikipedia
• Internet Movie Database