3rd Writers Guild of America Awards

3rd WGA Awards
3rd WGA Awards
Date	1951
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 3rd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1950. Winners were announced in 1951.[1]

Winners & Nominees

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Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Film Concerning American Scene The Men, Written by Carl Foreman Broken Arrow, Screenplay by Albert Maltz; based on the novel by Elliott Arnold No Way Out, Screenplay by Joseph L.Mankiewicz, and Lesser Samuels Panic in the Streets, Screenplay by Richard Murphy, Daniel Fuchs, based on a story by Edna Anhalt, and Edward Anhalt The Asphalt Jungle, Screenplay by Ben Maddow, and John Huston; based on a novel by W. R. Burnett	Best Written Western Broken Arrow, Screenplay by Albert Maltz A Ticket to Tomahawk, Screenplay by Mary Loos, and Richard Sale Devil's Doorway, Screenplay by Guy Trosper Rio Grande, Screenplay by James McGuinness The Gunfighter, Screenplay by William Bowers, and William Sellers; story by William Bowers, and André de Toth Winchester '73, Screenplay by Robert L. Richards, and Borden Chase; story by Stuart N. Lake
Best Written Musical Annie Get Your Gun, Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon My Blue Heaven, Screenplay by Lamar Trotti, and Claude Binyon Summer Stock, Screenplay by George Wells, and Sy Gomberg; story by Sy Gomberg The West Point Story, Screenplay by John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman, and Irving Wallace Three Little Words, Screenplay by George Wells	Best Written Drama Sunset Boulevard, Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr. All About Eve, Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Panic in the Streets, Screenplay by Richard Murphy; story by Edna Anhalt, and Edward Anhalt The Asphalt Jungle, Screenplay by Ben Maddow, and John Huston The Men, Screenplay by Carl Foreman
Best Written Comedy All About Eve, Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Adam's Rib, Screenplay by Ruth Gordon, and Garson Kanin Born Yesterday, Screenplay by Albert Mannheimer, based on a Play by Garson Kanin Father of the Bride, Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett; based on the novel by Edward Streeter The Jackpot, Screenplay by Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron; story by John McNulty

References

"WGA.org". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.
"Writers Guild of America, USA (1951)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

External links

WGA.org

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[1] "WGA.org". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.

[2] "Writers Guild of America, USA (1951)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

WGA Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Comedy/Variety Specials Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original 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
Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year