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32nd Writers Guild of America Awards
The 32nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1979. Winners were announced in 1980.
| 32nd WGA Awards |
|---|
| 1980 |
| Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 32nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1979. Winners were announced in 1980.
Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay | |
| The China Syndrome, Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook and James Bridges | |
| Apocalypse Now, Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay |
| Breaking Away, Written by Steve Tesich | |
| 10, Written by Blake Edwards | |
| Manhattan, Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman | |
| Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | |
| Kramer vs. Kramer, Screenplay by Robert Benton; Based on the novel by Avery Corman | |
| Norma Rae, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
| Being There, Screenplay by Jerzy Kosiński; Based on his novel | |
| A Little Romance, Screenplay by Allan Burns; Based on the novel by Claude Klotz | |
| Starting Over, Screenplay by James L. Brooks; Based on the novel by Dan Wakefield |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Episodic Comedy | |
| "Are You Now, Margaret" – MAS*H (CBS) – Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox | |
| "The reluctant Fighter" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin | |
| "The Indian" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Reinhold Weege, Judith Anne Nielsen and Richard Beban | |
| "The Young and the Restless" – MAS*H (CBS) – Mitch Markowitz | |
| "Period of Adjustment" – MAS*H (CBS) – Jim Mulligan and John Rappaport | |
| "Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 & 2" – MAS*H (CBS) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs | |
| "Honor Thy Father" – Taxi (ABC) – Glen Charles and Les Charles | |
| "Elaine's Secret Admirer" – Taxi (ABC) – Barry Kemp | Episodic Drama |
| "Vet" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Leon Tokatyan | |
| "Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 & 2" – Eischied (NBC) – Mark Rodgers | |
| "Exposé" – Lou Grant (CBS) – David Lloyd | |
| "Slammer" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Johnny Dawkins | |
| "Home" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg | |
| "Love Is the Word" – The Rockford Files (NBC) – David Chase | |
| "The Burden" – The Waltons (CBS) – Ernie Wallengren | |
| Daytime Serials | |
| Guiding Light (CBS) – Jean Rouverol, Phyllis White, Bridget Dobson, Robert Soderberg, Robert White, Patti Dizenzo, Jerome Dobson and Charles Dizenzo | |
| Days of Our Lives (NBC) – Ann Marcus, Joyce Perry, Ray Goldstone, Laura Olsher, Rocci Chatfield and Michael Robert David | |
| Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane and Judith Pinsker | Children's Script - Episodic & Specials |
| "New York City Too Far From Tampa Blues" – NBC Special Treat (NBC) – Edward Pomerantz | |
| "Make Believe Marriage" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeffrey Kindley | |
| "Going Out" – Friends (ABC) – Liz Coe | |
| "Show #4" – Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC) – David R. Axelrod, Joseph A. Bailey, Andy Beckerman, Richard Camp, Sherry Coben, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart and Marianne Meyer | |
| Multi-Part Long Form Series and/or Any Production of More Than Two Parts | |
| Backstairs at the White House (NBC) – Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov |
| Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement |
|---|
| Billy Wilder, and I.A.L. Diamond |
| Howard Rodman |
| David W. Rintels |
| Fay Kanin |
- WGA.org
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