1st Writers Guild of America Awards

1st WGA Awards
1st WGA Awards
Date	1949
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West
	; WGA Awards; 2nd →;

The 1st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1948. Winners were announced in 1949.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.^[2]

Best Written Film Concerning American Scene The Snake Pit, Screenplay by Frank Partos and Millen Brand All My Sons, Screenplay by Chester Erskine Another Part of the Forest, Screenplay by Vladimir Pozner Apartment for Peggy, Screenplay by George Seaton Call Northside 777, Screenplay by Jerome Cady, and Jay Dratler Command Decision, Screenplay by William R. Laidlaw, and George Froeschel Cry of the City, Screenplay by Richard Murphy I Remember Mama, Screenplay by Dewitt Bodeen Louisiana Story, Screenplay by Frances H. Flaherty, and Robert Flaherty The Naked City, Screenplay by Albert Maltz, and Malvin Wald The Street with no Name, Screenplay by Harry Kleiner	Best Written Western The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Screenplay by John Huston Fort Apache, Screenplay by John Huston Four Faces West, Screenplay by Frank S. Nugent Fury at Furnace Creek, Screenplay by C. Graham Baker, and Teddi Sherman Green Grass of Wyoming, Screenplay by Martin Berkeley Rachel and the Stranger, Screenplay by Waldo Salt Red River, Screenplay by Borden Chase, and Charles Schnee Station West, Screenplay by Frank Fenton, and Winston Miller The Man From Colorado, Screenplay by Robert Hardy Andrews, and Ben Maddow The Paleface, Screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin, and Jack Rose
Best Written Musical Easter Parade, Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett Luxury Liner, Screenplay by Gladys Lehman, and Richard Connell On an Island with You, Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley, Dorothy Cooper, Charles Martin, and Hans Wilhelm That Lady in Ermine, Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson The Emperor Waltz, Screenplay by Charles Brackett, and Billy Wilder When My Baby Smiles at Me, Screenplay by Lamar Trotti You Were Meant for Me, Screenplay by Elick Moll, and Valentine Davies	Best Written Drama The Snake Pit, Screenplay by Frank Partos, and Millen Brand All My Sons, Screenplay by Chester Erskine Another Part of the Forest, Screenplay by Vladimir Pozner Berlin Express, Screenplay by Harold Medford Call Northside 777, Screenplay by Jerome Cady, and Jay Dratler Command Decision, Screenplay by William R. Laidlaw, and George Froeschel I Remember Mama, Screenplay by Dewitt Bodeen Johnny Belinda, Screenplay by Irma von Cube, and Allen Vincent Key Largo, Screenplay by Richard Brooks, and John Huston Sorry, Wrong Number, Screenplay by Lucille Fletcher The Naked City, Screenplay by Albert Maltz, and Malvin Wald The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Screenplay by John Huston
Best Written Comedy Sitting Pretty, Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert A Foreign Affair, Screenplay by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and Richard L. Breen Apartment for Peggy, Screenplay by George Seaton I Remember Mama, Screenplay by Dewitt Bodeen June Bride, Screenplay by Ranald Macdougall Miss Tatlock's Millions, Screenplay by Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen No Minor Vices, Screenplay by Arnold Manoff The Mating of Millie, Screenplay by Louella MacFarlane, and St. Clair McKelway The Paleface, Screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin, and Jack Rose

References

^ "Wga awards". www.wga.org. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-14.

External links

WGA.org

[1] "Wga awards". www.wga.org. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[2] "Writers Guild of America, USA (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-14.

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v t e Writers Guild of America Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television/ New Media Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Comedy/Variety Specials Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original Short Form New Media New Series Children's Script Documentary Script – Current Events Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
Special Awards	Paul Selvin Award Valentine Davies Award Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Former Awards	Musical Western American Scene Drama Comedy
Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year