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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 Kid – William Goldman †
  • 1971: Patton – Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North †
  • 1972: Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope Gilliatt ‡
  • 1973: The Candidate – Jeremy Larner †
  • 1974: Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan ‡
  • 1975: Chinatown – Robert Towne †
  • 1976: Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson †
  • 1977: Network – Paddy Chayefsky †
  • 1978: The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents ‡
  • 1979: Coming Home – Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones, and Waldo Salt †

    • Best Original Comedy

  • 1970: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker ‡
  • 1971: The Out-of-Towners – Neil Simon
  • 1972: The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky †
  • 1973: What’s Up, Doc? – Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton
  • 1974: A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose ‡
  • 1975: Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger
  • 1976: Shampoo – Robert Towne and Warren Beatty ‡
  • 1977: The Bad News Bears – Bill Lancaster
  • 1978: Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman †
  • 1979: Movie Movie – Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller

    • 1980s

    Best Original Drama

  • 1980: The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook, and James Bridges ‡
  • 1981: Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman †
  • 1982: Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths ‡
  • 1983: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison ‡
  • 1984: Tender Mercies – Horton Foote †

    • Best Original Comedy

  • 1980: Breaking Away – Steve Tesich †
  • 1981: Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer ‡
  • 1982: Arthur – Steve Gordon ‡
  • 1983: Tootsie – Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart, and Murray Schisgal ‡
  • 1984: The Big Chill – Lawrence 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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