18th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 18th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1965. Winners were announced in 1966.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
The Sound of Music, Screenplay by Ernest Lehamn; Based on the stage musical book by Howard Lindsay and Russel CrouseThe Pawnbroker, Screenplay by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin; Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant
A Thousand Clowns, Screenplay by Herb Gardner
  • *Cat Ballou, Screenplay by Walter Newman and Frank Pierson; Based on the novel by Roy Chanslor
  • *That Darn Cat!, Screenplay by Mildred Gordon, Gordon Gordon and Bill Walsh; Based on the novel Undercover Cat by The Gordons
  • *The Great Race, Screenplay by Arthur A. Ross; Story by Blake Edwards and Arthur A. Ross
  • *What's New Pussycat, Written by Woody Allen
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