Tuesday, April 23

WGA – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

1984 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan

The Big Chill

Lawrence Kasdan

1983 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Tootsie Larry Gelbart

Tootsie

Larry Gelbart

1982 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Arthur Steve Gordon

Arthur

Steve Gordon

1981 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Private Benjamin Nancy Meyers

Private Benjamin

Nancy Meyers

1980 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Breaking Away Steve Tesich

Breaking Away

Steve Tesich

1979 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Movie Movie Larry Gelbart

Movie Movie

Larry Gelbart

1978 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Annie Hall Woody Allen

Annie Hall

Woody Allen

1977 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

The Bad News Bears Bill Lancaster

The Bad News Bears

Bill Lancaster

1976 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Shampoo Robert Towne

Shampoo

Robert Towne

1975 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Blazing Saddles Mel Brooks

Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks

1974 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

A Touch of Class Melvin Frank

A Touch of Class

Melvin Frank

1973 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

What's Up, Doc? Buck Henry

What’s Up, Doc?

Buck Henry

1972 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky

The Hospital

Paddy Chayefsky

1971 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

The Out of Towners Neil Simon

The Out of Towners

Neil Simon

1970 Writers Guild of America Awards – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Paul Mazursky

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Paul Mazursky