WGA – Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen

List of winners and nominees for the Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen!

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

The Big Chill

Lawrence Kasdan

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

Tootsie

Larry Gelbart

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

Arthur

Steve Gordon

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

Private Benjamin

Nancy Meyers

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

Breaking Away

Steve Tesich

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

Movie Movie

Larry Gelbart

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

Annie Hall

Woody Allen

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

The Bad News Bears

Bill Lancaster

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

Shampoo

Robert Towne

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

Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks

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

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

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

The Hospital

Paddy Chayefsky

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

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