11th Writers Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for writing of 1958

11th WGA Awards

Date| 1959
Organized by| Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

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The 11th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1958. Winners were announced in 1959.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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### Film

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Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Musical

* Gigi, Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the novella by Colette
* Damn Yankees, Screenplay by George Abbott; Based on the book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
* The Girl Most Likely, Screenplay by Devery Freeman
* South Pacific, Screenplay by Paul Osborn; Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener
* Tom Thumb, Screenplay by Ladislas Fodor; Based on a story of the Brothers Grimm

Best Written American Drama

* The Defiant Ones, Screenplay by Harold Jacob Smith and Nedrick Young
* Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Screenplay by Richard Brooks and James Poe; Based on the play by Tennessee Williams
* I Want to Live!, Screenplay by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz
* The Long, Hot Summer, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.; Based on the novel "The Hamlet" by William Faukner
* Separate Tables, Screenplay by Terence Rattigan and John Gay; Based on the play by Terence Rattigan

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Best Written American Comedy

* Me and the Colonel, Screenplay by S.N. Behrman and George Froeschel; Based on the play by Franz Werfel
* Houseboat, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose
* Indiscreet, Screenplay by Norman Krasna; Based on the play
* The Reluctant Debutante, Screenplay by William Douglas-Home and Julius J. Epstein
* Teacher's Pet, Screenplay by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin

### Special awards

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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

Nunnally Johnson

## References

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1. ^ "Awards Winners". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
2. ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1959)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-20.

## External links

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* WGA.org

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Writers Guild of America Awards

Film Awards|

* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Documentary Screenplay

Television/
New Media Awards|

* Animation
* Comedy Series
* Comedy/Variety Talk Series
* Comedy/Variety Specials
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* Daytime Serials
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* Episodic Comedy
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* Long Form – Adapted
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* Short Form New Media
* New Series
* Children's Script
* Documentary Script – Current Events
* Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events

Special Awards|

* Paul Selvin Award
* Valentine Davies Award
* Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award
* Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
* Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
* Evelyn F. Burkey Award

Former Awards|

* Musical
* Western
* American Scene
* Drama
* Comedy

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