32nd Writers Guild of America Awards


The 32nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1979. Winners were announced in 1980.

Winners &; Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • Breaking Away, Written by Steve Tesich
  • * 10, Written by Blake Edwards
  • * Manhattan, Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
  • Kramer vs. Kramer, Screenplay by Robert Benton; Based on the novel by Avery Corman
  • * Norma Rae, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.
  • Being There, Screenplay by Jerzy Kosiński; Based on his novel
  • * A Little Romance, Screenplay by Allan Burns; Based on the novel by Claude Klotz
  • * Starting Over, Screenplay by James L. Brooks; Based on the novel by Dan Wakefield
  • Television

    Special Awards