12th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 12th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1959. Winners were announced in 1960.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • The Diary of Anne Frank, Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett; Based on the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  • * Anatomy of a Murder, Screenplay by Wendell Mayes; Based on the novel by John D. Voelker
  • * Ben-Hur, Screenplay by Karl Tunberg; Based on the novel by Lew Wallace
  • * Compulsion, Screenplay by Richard Murphy; Based on the novel by Richard Murphy
  • * The Nun's Story, Screenplay by Robert Anderson; Based on the book by Kathryn Hulme
  • Some Like It Hot, Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond; Story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan
  • * A Hole in the Head, Screenplay by Arnold Schulman; Based on the play
  • * North by Northwest, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman
  • * Operation Petticoat, Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin; Story by Paul King and Joseph Stone
  • * Pillow Talk, Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin; Story by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene

    • Television

    Special Awards