40th Writers Guild of America Awards

The 40th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1987. Winners were announced in 1988.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Moonstruck, Written by John Patrick Shanley

* Broadcast News, Written by James L. Brooks
* Hope and Glory, Written by John Boorman
* Radio Days, Written by Woody Allen
* The Last Emperor, Written by Mark Peploe, and Bernardo Bertolucci

Roxanne, Screenplay by Steve Martin; based on the play by Edmond Rostand

* Full Metal Jacket, Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford; based on the novel "The Short Timers" by Gustav Hasford

* Fatal Attraction, Screenplay by James Dearden; based on his short film

* The Princess Bride, Screenplay by William Goldman; based on the book by William Goldman

* The Untouchables, Screenplay by David Mamet; based on the book by Oscar Fraley, and Eliot Ness