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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

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MoonlightBarry Jenkins - Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight, Winner, La La LandDamien Chazelle, La La Land, Nominee, Hell or High WaterTaylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water, Nominee, Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, Nominee, LovingJeff Nichols, Loving, Nominee, SpotlightTom McCarthy - Josh Singer, Spotlight, Winner, Bridge of SpiesEthan Coen - Joel Coen - Matt Charman, Bridge of Spies, Nominee, SicarioTaylor Sheridan, Sicario, Nominee, Straight Outta ComptonAlan Wenkus - Jonathan Herman - Andrea Berloff -, Straight Outta Compton, Nominee, TrainwreckAmy Schumer, Trainwreck, Nominee, The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson - Hugo Guinness, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Winner, WhiplashDamien Chazelle, Whiplash, Nominee, FoxcatcherDan Futterman - E Max Frye, Foxcatcher, Nominee, NightcrawlerDan Gilroy, Nightcrawler, Nominee, BoyhoodRichard Linklater, Boyhood, Nominee, HerSpike Jonze, Her, Winner, NebraskaBob Nelson, Nebraska, Nominee, Blue JasmineWoody Allen, Blue Jasmine, Nominee, American HustleDavid O Russell - Eric Singer, American Hustle, Nominee, Dallas Buyers ClubCraig Borten - Melisa Wallack, Dallas Buyers Club, Nominee, Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty, Winner, Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson - Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom, Nominee, FlightJohn Gatins, Flight, Nominee, The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson, The Master, Nominee, LooperRian Johnson, Looper, Nominee

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.

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Notes

  • "†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
  • "‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
  • "‡‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
  • 1970s

    Best Original Drama

  • 1970: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWilliam Goldman
  • 1971: PattonFrancis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North
  • 1972: Sunday Bloody SundayPenelope Gilliatt
  • 1973: The CandidateJeremy Larner
  • 1974: Save the TigerSteve Shagan
  • 1975: ChinatownRobert Towne
  • 1976: Dog Day AfternoonFrank Pierson
  • 1977: NetworkPaddy Chayefsky
  • 1978: The Turning PointArthur Laurents
  • 1979: Coming HomeNancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones, and Waldo Salt
  • Best Original Comedy

  • 1970: Bob & Carol & Ted & AlicePaul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
  • 1971: The Out-of-TownersNeil Simon
  • 1972: The HospitalPaddy Chayefsky
  • 1973: What’s Up, Doc?Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton
  • 1974: A Touch of ClassMelvin Frank and Jack Rose
  • 1975: Blazing SaddlesMel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger
  • 1976: ShampooRobert Towne and Warren Beatty
  • 1977: The Bad News BearsBill Lancaster
  • 1978: Annie HallWoody Allen and Marshall Brickman
  • 1979: Movie MovieLarry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller
  • 1980s

    Best Original Drama

  • 1980: The China SyndromeMike Gray, T. S. Cook, and James Bridges
  • 1981: Melvin and HowardBo Goldman
  • 1982: RedsWarren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
  • 1983: E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMelissa Mathison
  • 1984: Tender MerciesHorton Foote
  • Best Original Comedy

  • 1980: Breaking AwaySteve Tesich
  • 1981: Private BenjaminNancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer
  • 1982: ArthurSteve Gordon
  • 1983: TootsieDon McGuire, Larry Gelbart, and Murray Schisgal
  • 1984: The Big ChillLawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek ‡
  • 2010s

    Winners are listed first in colored row, followed by the other nominees.

    References

    Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Wikipedia


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