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 Award.
Winners
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 ‡
1990s
2000s
2010s
Winners are listed first in colored row, followed by the other nominees.
See also
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