3rd Writers Guild of America Awards

3rd WGA Awards
Date	1951
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West
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The 3rd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1950. Winners were announced in 1951. ^[1]

Winners & Nominees

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Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Film Concerning American Scene The Men , Written by Carl Foreman Broken Arrow , Screenplay by Albert Maltz; based on the novel by Elliott Arnold No Way Out , Screenplay by Joseph L.Mankiewicz, and Lesser Samuels Panic in the Streets , Screenplay by Richard Murphy, Daniel Fuchs, based on a story by Edna Anhalt, and Edward Anhalt The Asphalt Jungle , Screenplay by Ben Maddow, and John Huston; based on a novel by W. R. Burnett	Best Written Western Broken Arrow , Screenplay by Albert Maltz A Ticket to Tomahawk , Screenplay by Mary Loos, and Richard Sale Devil's Doorway , Screenplay by Guy Trosper Rio Grande , Screenplay by James McGuinness The Gunfighter , Screenplay by William Bowers, and William Sellers; story by William Bowers, and André de Toth Winchester '73 , Screenplay by Robert L. Richards, and Borden Chase; story by Stuart N. Lake
Best Written Musical Annie Get Your Gun , Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon My Blue Heaven , Screenplay by Lamar Trotti, and Claude Binyon Summer Stock , Screenplay by George Wells, and Sy Gomberg; story by Sy Gomberg The West Point Story , Screenplay by John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman, and Irving Wallace Three Little Words , Screenplay by George Wells	Best Written Drama Sunset Boulevard , Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr. All About Eve , Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Panic in the Streets, Screenplay by Richard Murphy; story by Edna Anhalt, and Edward Anhalt The Asphalt Jungle, Screenplay by Ben Maddow, and John Huston The Men, Screenplay by Carl Foreman
Best Written Comedy All About Eve , Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Adam's Rib , Screenplay by Ruth Gordon, and Garson Kanin Born Yesterday , Screenplay by Albert Mannheimer, based on a Play by Garson Kanin Father of the Bride , Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett; based on the novel by Edward Streeter The Jackpot , Screenplay by Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron; story by John McNulty

References

1. "WGA.org". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.
2. "Writers Guild of America, USA (1951)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

External links

• WGA.org