1986 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Original Screenplay Winner and Nominees

Witness

Earl W. Wallace

When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder, policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

Back to the Future

Robert Zemeckis

Cocoon

Tom Benedek

Mask

Anna Hamilton Phelan

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Woody Allen