50th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 50th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 21 February 1998, honored the best writers in film and television of 1997.

Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
As Good as It GetsMark Andrus and James L. Brooks

Best Episodic Drama

"Entrapment" - Law & Order - Rene Balcer and Richard Sweren
"The Fatigues" - Seinfeld - Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin
1997 Daytime Serials
Winner- All My Children: Agnes Nixon; Lorraine Broderick; Hal Corley; Fredrick Johnson; Gail Lawrence; Jeff Beldner; Christina Covino; Courtney Sherman; Millee Taggart; Karen Lewis; Elizabeth Smith; Michelle Patrick; Bettina F. Bradbury; Judith Donato; Kathleen Klein; Jane Owen Murphy
Other Nominees:
General Hospital: Claire Labine; Matthew Labine; Robert Guza, Jr.; Karen Harris; Michele Val Jean; Meg Bennett; Ralph Ellis; Mary Ryan; Jane Atkins; Stephanie Braxton; Judith Pinsker; Lynda Myles; Elizabeth Korte; Patrick Mulcahey; Lisa Lieberman