40th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 40th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1987. Winners were announced in 1988.

Winners &; Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • Roxanne, Screenplay by Steve Martin; based on the play by Edmond Rostand
  • * Full Metal Jacket, Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford; based on the novel "The Short Timers" by Gustav Hasford
  • * Fatal Attraction, Screenplay by James Dearden; based on his short film
  • * The Princess Bride, Screenplay by William Goldman; based on the book by William Goldman
  • * The Untouchables, Screenplay by David Mamet; based on the book by Oscar Fraley, and Eliot Ness

    • Television

    Documentary

    Special Awards