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8th Writers Guild of America Awards

The 8th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1955. Winners were announced in 1956


8th WGA Awards
1956
Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 8th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1955. Winners were announced in 1956

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

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Best Written Musical
Love Me or Leave Me, Screenplay by Daniel Fuchs, and Isobel Lennart; story by Daniel Fuchs
Daddy Long Legs, Screenplay by Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron; based on the novel by Jean Webster
Guys and Dolls, Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; story by Damon Runyon and based on the play by Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows
It's Always Fair Weather, Written by Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Oklahoma!, Screenplay by Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig; based on the play by Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein IIBest Written Drama
Marty, Written by Paddy Chayefsky
Bad Day at Black Rock, Screenplay by Millard Kaufman; based on a story by Howard Breslin
Blackboard Jungle, Screenplay by Richard Brooks; based on the novel by Evan Hunter
East of Eden, Screenplay by Paul Osborn; based on the novel by John Steinbeck
Picnic, Screenplay by Daniel Taradash; based on the play by William Inge
Best Written Comedy
Mister Roberts, Screenplay by Frank S. Nugent, and Joshua Logan; based on the play by Thomas Heggen, and Joshua Logan from the novel by Thomas Heggen
Phffft, Written by George Axelrod
The Seven Year Itch, Screenplay by Billy Wilder, and George Axelroad; based on the play by George Axelroad
The Tender Trap, Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein; based on the play by Max Shulman, and Robert Paul Smith
To Catch a Thief, Screenplay by John Michael Hayes; based on the novel by David Dodge
Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
  • WGA.org
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