42nd Writers Guild of America Awards

The 42nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1989. Winners were announced on March 18, 1990.

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Crimes and Misdemeanors, Written by Woody Allen
*Dead Poets Society, Written by Tom Schulman
*The Fabulous Baker Boys, Written by Steve Kloves
*Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Written by Steven Soderbergh
*When Harry Met Sally..., Written by Nora Ephron

Driving Miss Daisy, Screenplay by Alfred Uhry; based on his play

*Born on the Fourth of July, Screenplay by Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; based on the book by Ron Kovic

*Field of Dreams, Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson; based on the book by W.P. Kinsella

*Glory, Screenplay by Kevin Jarre; based on the book by Lincoln Kistein

*My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, Screenplay by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan; based on the novel by Christy Brown