'' Dear Diary '' was a TV pilot , starring Bebe Neuwirth , written and directed by David Frankel and produced by Frankel and Barry Jossen for the new film studio DreamWorks . After being rejected by ABC , it was slightly edited and put into a single Los Angeles theater for a weekend in November 1996 , and went on to win an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 69th Academy Awards . It was the only made-for-TV pilot ever to win an Oscar
69th Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
Dear Diary (1996 film)