31st Writers Guild of America Awards


The 31st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1978. Winners were announced in 1979.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.
Coming Home, Written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones; Story by Nancy Dowd
Movie Movie, Written by Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller
  • * A Wedding, Screenplay by John Considine, Patricia Resnick, Allan F. Nicholls and Robert Altman; Story by Robert Altman and John Considine
  • * House Calls, Screenplay by Max Shulman, Julius J. Epstein, Alan Mandel, and Charles Shyer; Story by Max Shulman and Julius J. Epstein
  • * National Lampoon's Animal House, Written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller
  • * Once in Paris..., Written by Frank D. Gilroy
  • Midnight Express, Screenplay by Oliver Stone; Based on the book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer
  • * Bloodbrothers, Screenplay by Walter Newman; Based on the novel by Richard Price
  • * Go Tell the Spartans, Screenplay by Wendell Mayes; Based on de novel by Daniel Ford
  • * Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Screenplay by W.D. Richter; Based on the novel by Jack Finney
  • * Who'll Stop the Rain, Screenplay by Judith Rascoe and Robert Stone; Based on the novel by Robert Stone
  • Heaven Can Wait, Screenplay by Elaine May and Warren Beatty; Based on the play by Harry Segall
  • * California Suite, Screenplay by Neil Simon; Based on his play
  • * Same Time, Next Year, Screenplay by Bernard Slade; Based on his play
  • * Superman, Screenplay by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman and Robert Benton; Based on the character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
  • * Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Screenplay by Peter Stone; Based on the novel by Nan Lyons and Ivan Lyons