8th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 8th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1955. Winners were announced in 1956.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • Marty, Written by Paddy Chayefsky
  • * Bad Day at Black Rock, Screenplay by Millard Kaufman; based on a story by Howard Breslin
  • * Blackboard Jungle, Screenplay by Richard Brooks; based on the novel by Evan Hunter
  • * East of Eden, Screenplay by Paul Osborn; based on the novel by John Steinbeck
  • * Picnic, Screenplay by Daniel Taradash; based on the play by William Inge
  • Mister Roberts, Screenplay by Frank S. Nugent, and Joshua Logan; based on the play by Thomas Heggen, and Joshua Logan from the novel by Thomas Heggen
  • * Phffft, Written by George Axelrod
  • * The Seven Year Itch, Screenplay by Billy Wilder, and George Axelroad; based on the play by George Axelroad
  • * The Tender Trap, Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein; based on the play by Max Shulman, and Robert Paul Smith
  • * To Catch a Thief, Screenplay by John Michael Hayes; based on the novel by David Dodge
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