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35th Writers Guild of America Awards
The 35th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1982. Winners were announced in 1983.
| 35th WGA Awards |
|---|
| 1983 |
| Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 35th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1982. Winners were announced in 1983.
Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Written by Melissa Mathison | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman, Written by Douglas Day Stewart | |
| Shoot the Moon, Written by Bo Goldman | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay |
| Tootsie, Written by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart | |
| Diner, Written by Barry Levinson | |
| My Favorite Year, Written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo; Story by Dennis Palumbo | |
| Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | |
| Missing, Screenplay by Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart; Based on the book by Thomas Hauser | |
| Sophie's Choice, Screenplay by Alan J. Pakula; Based on the novel by William Styron | |
| The Verdict, Screenplay by David Mamet; Based on the novel by Barry Reed | |
| The World According to Garp, Screenplay by Steve Tesich; Based on the novel by John Irving | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium |
| Victor Victoria, Screenplay by Blake Edwards; Based on the concept by Hans Hoemburg, and the 1933 script by Reinhold Schünzel | |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Screenplay by Cameron Crowe; Based on his book |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Episodic Comedy | |
| "Hunger Strike" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Tony Sheehan and Stephen Neigher | |
| "The Calico Kid Returns" – Best of the West (ABC) – Mitch Markowitz | |
| "The Birthday Girls" – MAS*H (CBS) – Karen Hall | |
| "Pilot" – Making the Grade (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg | |
| "Terry Runs Away" – Open All Night (ABC) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs | |
| "Elegant Iggy" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin | Episodic Drama |
| "The World According to Freedom" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Michael Wagner | |
| "Closed Circuit" – Darkroom (ABC) – Alan Brennert | |
| "A Special Place" – Fame (NBC) – Parke Perine | |
| "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Jeffrey Lewis | |
| "Review" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Jeffrey Lane | |
| Daytime Serials | |
| Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Mary Munisteri, Eugene Price and Rory Metcalf | |
| The Edge of Night (ABC) – Henry Slesar | Adapted Drama Anthology |
| Of Mice and Men (NBC) – E. Nick Alexander | |
| Original Comedy Anthology | |
| Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (NBC) – Oliver Hailer and Marilyn Canton Baker | Original Drama Anthology |
| Skokie (CBS) – Ernest Kinoy | |
| Variety, Musical or Comedy | |
| I Love Liberty (ABC) – Rita Mae Brown, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Rick Mitz, Richard Alfieri and Norman Lear | Children's Show |
| "First Kill" – CBS Afternoon Playhouse (CBS) – Josef Anderson | |
| "Goldie and the kids... Listen to Us" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Buz Kohan | |
| "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeri Taylor and Sydney Julien | |
| "The Wave" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Johnny Dawkins |
| Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement |
|---|
| Lamar Trotti |
| Herbert Baker |
| Hal Kanter |
| Oliver Crawford |
- WGA.org
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