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11th Writers Guild of America Awards
The 11th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1958. Winners were announced in 1959.
| 11th WGA Awards |
|---|
| 1959 |
| Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 11th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1958. Winners were announced in 1959.
Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Best Written Musical | |
| Gigi, Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the novella by Colette | |
| Damn Yankees, Screenplay by George Abbott; Based on the book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop | |
| The Girl Most Likely, Screenplay by Devery Freeman | |
| South Pacific, Screenplay by Paul Osborn; Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener | |
| Tom Thumb, Screenplay by Ladislas Fodor; Based on a story of the Brothers Grimm | Best Written American Drama |
| The Defiant Ones, Screenplay by Harold Jacob Smith and Nedrick Young | |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Screenplay by Richard Brooks and James Poe; Based on the play by Tennessee Williams | |
| I Want to Live!, Screenplay by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz | |
| The Long, Hot Summer, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.; Based on the novel "The Hamlet" by William Faukner | |
| Separate Tables, Screenplay by Terence Rattigan and John Gay; Based on the play by Terence Rattigan | |
| Best Written American Comedy | |
| Me and the Colonel, Screenplay by S.N. Behrman and George Froeschel; Based on the play by Franz Werfel | |
| Houseboat, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose | |
| Indiscreet, Screenplay by Norman Krasna; Based on the play | |
| The Reluctant Debutante, Screenplay by William Douglas-Home and Julius J. Epstein | |
| Teacher's Pet, Screenplay by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin |
| Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement |
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| Nunnally Johnson |
- WGA.org
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