8th Writers Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for writing of 1955

8th WGA Awards

Date| 1956
Organized by| Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

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* WGA Awards
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The 8th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1955. Winners were announced in 1956.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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### Film

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Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

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

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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

### Special awards

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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein

## References

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1. ^ "Awards Winners". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
2. ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1956)". IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

## External links

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* WGA.org

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* 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

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