30th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 30th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1977. Winners were announced in 1978.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
The Turning Point, Written by Arthur Laurents
Annie Hall, Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
  • * The Goodbye Girl, Written by Neil Simon
  • * Star Wars, Written by George Lucas
  • * Slap Shot, Written by Nancy Dowd
  • Julia, Screenplay by Alvin Sargent; Based on the story by Lillian Hellman
  • * I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Screenplay by Gavin Lambert and Lewis John Carlino; Based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg
  • * Islands in the Stream, Screenplay by Denne Bart Petitclerc; Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway
  • * Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Screenplay by Richard Brooks; Based on the novel by Judith Rossner
  • Oh, God!, Screenplay by Larry Gelbart; Based on the novel by Avery Corman
  • * Semi-Tough, Screenplay by Walter Bernstein; Based on the novel by Dan Jenkins
  • * The Spy Who Loved Me, Screenplay by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum; Based on the characters by Ian Fleming