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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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| 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 II | Best 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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