21st Writers Guild of America Awards


The 21st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1968. Winners were announced in 1969.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • The Lion in Winter, Screenplay by James Goldman; based on his play
  • *The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Screenplay by Thomas C. Ryan; Based on the novel by Carson McCullers
  • *Petulia, Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus; Based on the novel by John Haase
  • *Rachel, Rachel, Screenplay by Stewart Stern; Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence
  • *Rosemary's Baby, Screenplay by Roman Polanski; Based on the novel by Ira Levin
  • The Odd Couple, Screenplay by Neil Simon; Based on his play
  • *Hot Millions, Written by Ira Wallach and Peter Ustinov
  • *I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
  • *The Producers, Written by Mel Brooks
  • *Yours, Mine and Ours, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Mort Lachman; Story by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis
  • The Producers, Written by Mel Brooks
  • *Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, Screenplay by Melvin Frank, Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller
  • *Faces, Written by John Cassavetes
  • *I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
  • *The Brotherhood, Written by Lewis John Carlino