Writers Guild of America Awards 1996

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49th WGA Awards
Date1997
Organized by Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 49th Writers Guild of America Awards , given on 16 March 1997, honored the best writers of screen and television of 1996.

Contents

Film

Best Original Screenplay

Fargo - Joel and Ethan Coen

Best Adapted Screenplay

Sling Blade - Billy Bob Thornton

Television

Best Episodic Drama

Girl Talk - NYPD Blue - Theresa Rebeck and Bill Clark

Best Episodic Comedy

The Pool Guy - Seinfeld - David Mandel

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