11th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 11th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1958. Winners were announced in 1959.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
Gigi, Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the novella by Colette
The Defiant Ones, Screenplay by Harold Jacob Smith and Nedrick Young
  • * Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Screenplay by Richard Brooks and James Poe; Based on the play by Tennessee Williams
  • * I Want to Live!, Screenplay by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz
  • * The Long, Hot Summer, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.; Based on the novel "The Hamlet" by William Faukner
  • * Separate Tables, Screenplay by Terence Rattigan and John Gay; Based on the play by Terence Rattigan
  • Me and the Colonel, Screenplay by S.N. Behrman and George Froeschel; Based on the play by Franz Werfel
  • * Houseboat, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose
  • * Indiscreet, Screenplay by Norman Krasna; Based on the play
  • * The Reluctant Debutante, Screenplay by William Douglas-Home and Julius J. Epstein
  • * Teacher's Pet, Screenplay by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin