27th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 27th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1974. Winners were announced in 1975.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
Chinatown, Written by Robert Towne
Blazing Saddles, Written by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor and Alan Uger
  • * California Split, Written by Joseph Walsh
  • * Claudine, Written by Tina Pine and Lester Pine
  • * Phantom of the Paradise, Written by Brian de Palma
  • * The Sugarland Express, Written by Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins and Steven Spielberg
  • The Godfather: Part II, Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo; Based on the novel by Mario Puzo
  • * Conrack, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.; Based on the book "The Water Is Wilde" by Pat Conroy
  • * Lenny, Screenplay by Julian Barry; Based on the play by Julian Barry
  • * The Parallax View, Screenplay by David Giler and Lorenzo Sempler Jr.; Based on the novel by Loren Singer
  • * The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Screenplay by Peter Stone; Based on the novel by John Godey
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Screenplay by Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd; Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
  • * The Front Page, Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond; Based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
  • * Young Frankenstein, Screenplay by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks; Based on characters in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley