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Writers Guild of America Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the three film writing awards given by the Writers Guild of America .
Winners and nominees Notes "±±±" indicates a place on the 101 Greatest Screenplays list[1] 1960s 1970s Year
Film
Writer(s)
1970 (23rd) [3] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Patton Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North Five Easy Pieces Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce)
Love Story Erich Segal
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
The Out-of-Towners Neil Simon The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder , and I.A.L. Diamond
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronk Gabriel Walsh
Start the Revolution Without Me Fred Freeman , and Lawrence J. Cohen
The Cheyenne Social Club James Lee Barrett
1971 (24th) [4] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Sunday Bloody Sunday Penelope Gilliatt Klute Andy Lewis, and David E. Lewis
Summer of '42 Hernan Raucher
The Hellstrom Chronicle David Seltzer
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky Bananas Woody Allen , and Mickey Rose
Carnal Knowledge Jules Feiffer
Made for Each Other Renée Taylor , and Joseph Bologna
Taking Off Milo? Forman , Jean-Claude Carrière , John Guare , and Jon Klein
1972 (25th) [5] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
The Candidate Jeremy Larner Bad Company David Newman, and Robert Benton
Images Robert Altman
The Culpepper Cattle Co. Eric Bercovici , and Gregory Prentiss
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Philip Kaufman
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
What's Up, Doc? Peter Bogdanovich , Buck Henry , David Newman , and Robert Benton Get to Know Your Rabbit Jordan Crittenden
Hammersmith Is Out Stanford Whitmore
Minnie and Moskowitz John Cassavetes
The War Between Men and Women Melville Shavelson , and Danny Arnold
1973 (26th) [6] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Save the Tiger Steve Shagan Mean Streets Martin Scorsese , and Mardik Martin
Payday Don Carpenter
The Sting David S. Ward ±±±
The Way We Were Arthur Laurents
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
A Touch of Class Melvin Frank and Jack Rose American Graffiti George Lucas , Gloria Katz , and Willard Huyck
Blume in Love Paul Mazursky
Sleeper Woody Allen , and Marshall Brickman
Slither W.D. Richter
1974 (27th) [7] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Chinatown Robert Towne A Woman Under the Influence John Cassavetes
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Robert Getchell
Harry and Tonto Paul Mazursky , and Josh Greenfeld
The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Blazing Saddles Mel Brooks , Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman , Richard Pryor , and Alan Uger
California Split Joseph Walsh
Claudine Tina Pine, and Lester Pine
Phantom of the Paradise Brian de Palma
The Sugarland Express Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins , and Steven Spielberg
1975 (28th) [8] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Dog Day Afternoon Frank Pierson French Connection II Alexander Jacobs , Robert Dillon , and Laurie Dillon
Nashville Joan Twekesbury
The Wind and the Lion John Milius
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Shampoo Robert Towne and Warren Beatty
Heats of the West Rob Thompson
Smile Jerry Belson
The Return of the Pink Panther Frank Waldman , and Blake Edwards
1976 (29th) [9] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Network Paddy Chayefsky The Omen David Seltzer
Rocky Sylvester Stallone ±±±
Taxi Driver Paul Schrader ±±±
The Front Walter Bernstein
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
The Bad News Bears Bill Lancaster Murder by Death Neil Simon
Next Stop, Greenwich Village Paul Mazursky
Silent Movie Mel Brooks , Ron Clark , Rudy De Luca , and Barry Levinson
Silver Streak Colin Higgins
1977 (30th) [10] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
The Turning Point Arthur Laurents Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg
Saturday Night Fever Norman Wexler
The Late Show Robert Benton
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Annie Hall Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman Star Wars George Lucas ±±±
Slap Shot Nancy Dowd
The Goodbye Girl Neil Simon
1978 (31st) [11] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Coming Home Nancy Dowd , Robert C. Jones , and Waldo Salt An Unmarried Woman Paul Mazursky
Days of Heaven Terrence Malick
Interiors Woody Allen
The Deer Hunter Deric Washburn , Michael Cimino , Louis Garfinkle, and Quinn K. Redeker
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Movie Movie Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller
A Wedding John Considine , Patricia Resnick , Allan F. Nicholls , and Robert Altman
Animal House Harold Ramis , Douglas Kenney , and Chris Miller
House Calls Max Shulman , Julius J. Epstein , Alan Mandel, and Charles Shyer
Once in Paris...
Frank D. Gilroy
1979 (32nd) [12] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
The China Syndrome Mike Gray , T. S. Cook , and James Bridges Apocalypse Now John Milius , and Francis Ford Coppola ±±±
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Breaking Away Steve Tesich
10 Blake Edwards
Manhattan Woody Allen, and Marshall Brickman ±±±
1980s Year
Film
Writer(s)
1980 (33rd) [13] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Melvin and Howard Bo Goldman Fame Christopher Gore
My Bodyguard Alan Ornsby
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Private Benjamin Nancy Meyers , Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer Nine to Five Coling Higgins, and Patricia Resnick
Return of the Secaucus John Sayles
Stardust Memories Woody Allen
1981 (34th) [14] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Reds Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths Absence of Malice Kurt Luedtke
Atlantic City John Guare
Body Heat Lawrence Kasdan
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Arthur Steve Gordon Raiders of the Lost Ark Lawrence Kasdan , George Lucas , and Philip Kaufman ±±±
S.O.B. Blake Edwards
The Four Seasons Alan Alda
1982 (35th) [15] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Melissa Mathison ±±±
An Officer and a Gentleman Douglas Day Stewart
Shoot the Moon Bo Goldman
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Tootsie Don McGuire , Larry Gelbart , and Murray Schisgal Diner Barry Levinson
My Favorite Year Norman Steinberg, and Dennis Palumbo
1983 (36th) [16] Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Tender Mercies Horton Foote
Silkwood Nora Ephron , and Alice Arlen
WarGames Lawrence Lasker , and Walter F. Parkes
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan , and Barbara Benedek
Risky Business Paul Brickman
Zelig Woody Allen
1984 (37th) [17] Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen El Norte Gregory Nava , and Anna Thomas
Places in the Heart Robert Benton
Romancing the Stone Diane Thomas
Splash Lowell Ganz , Babaloo Mandel , Bruce Jay Friedman and Brian Grazer
1985 (38th) [18] Witness William Kelley, and Earl W. Wallace ±±±
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis , and Bob Gale ±±±
Cocoon Tom Benedek
Mask Anna Hamilton Phelan
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen
1986 (39th) [19] Hannah and Her Sisters Woody Allen Blue Velvet David Lynch
Mona Lisa Neil Jordan , and David Leland
Platoon Oliver Stone
Salvador Richard Boyle, and Oliver Stone
1987 (40th) [20] Moonstruck John Patrick Shanley Broadcast News James L. Brooks ±±±
Hope and Glory John Boorman
The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci , and Mark Peploe
Radio Days Woody Allen
1988 (41st) [21] Bull Durham Ron Shelton Big Gary Ross , and Anne Spielberg
A Fish Called Wanda John Cleese and Charles Crichton
Rain Man Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Working Girl Kevin Wade
1989 (42nd) [22] Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen Dead Poets Society Tom Schulman
The Fabulous Baker Boys Steve Kloves
Sex, Lies, and Videotape Steven Soderbergh
When Harry Met Sally... Nora Ephron ±±±
1990s 2000s 2010s Year
Film
Writer(s)
2010 (63rd) [43] Inception Christopher Nolan Black Swan Mark Heyman , Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin
The Fighter Scott Silver , Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, and Keith Dorrington
The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
Please Give Nicole Holofcener
2011 (64th) [44] Midnight in Paris Woody Allen 50/50 Will Reiser
Bridesmaids Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
Win Win Tom McCarthy
Young Adult Diablo Cody
2012 (65th) [45] Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal Flight John Gatins
Looper Rian Johnson
The Master Paul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
2013 (66th) [46] Her Spike Jonze American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
Nebraska Bob Nelson
2014 (67th) [47] The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness Boyhood Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
2015 (68th) [48] Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Bridge of Spies Matt Charman , Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen
Sicario Taylor Sheridan
Straight Outta Compton Jonathan Herman , Andrea Berloff , S. Leigh Savidge , and Alan Wenkus
Trainwreck Amy Schumer
2016 (69th) [49] Moonlight Barry Jenkins ; story by Tarell Alvin McCraney Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land Damien Chazelle
Loving Jeff Nichols
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
2017 (70th) [50] Get Out Jordan Peele The Big Sick Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
I, Tonya Steven Rogers
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
2018 (71st) [51] Eighth Grade Bo Burnham Green Book Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly
A Quiet Place Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski
Roma Alfonso Cuarón
Vice Adam McKay
2019 (72nd) [52] Parasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won1917 Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Booksmart Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman
Knives Out Rian Johnson
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
Writers with multiple awards 5 Awards 2 Awards Writers with multiple nominations
13 Nominations 5 Nominations 4 Nominations 3 Nominations
2 Nominations
References
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