29th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 29th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1976. Winners were announced in 1977.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
Network, Written by Paddy Chayefsky
The Bad News Bears, Written by Bill Lancaster
  • * Murder by Death, Written by Neil Simon
  • * Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Written by Paul Mazursky
  • * Silent Movie, Written by Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson
  • * Silver Streak, Written by Colin Higgins
  • All the President's Men, Screenplay by William Goldman; Based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
  • * Bound for Glory, Screenplay by Robert Getchell; Based on the autobiography by Woody Guthrie
  • * The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer; Based on the novel by Nicholas Meyer
  • * Marathon Man, Screenplay by William Goldman, Based on his novel
  • * The Shootist, Screenplay by Miles Hood Swarthout and Scott Hale; Based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Screenplay by Frank Waldman and Blake Edwards
  • * Family Plot, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman; Based on the novel by Victor Canning
  • * Stay Hungry, Screenplay by Charles Gaines and Bob Rafelson; Based on the novel by Charles Gaines
  • * The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Screenplay by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins; Based on the novel by William Brashler
  • * The Ritz, Screenplay by Terrence McNally; Based on his play