21st Writers Guild of America Awards


The 21st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1968. Winners were announced in 1969.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • The Lion in Winter, Screenplay by James Goldman
  • *The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Screenplay by Thomas C. Ryan; Based on the novel by Carson McCullers
  • *Petulia, Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus; Based on the novel by John Haase
  • *Rachel, Rachel, Screenplay by Stewart Stern; Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence
  • *Rosemary's Baby, Screenplay by Roman Polanski; Based on the novel by Ira Levin
  • The Odd Couple, Screenplay by Neil Simon; Based on his play
  • *Hot Millions, Written by Ira Wallach and Peter Ustinov
  • *I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
  • *The Producers, Written by Mel Brooks
  • *Yours, Mine and Ours, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Mort Lachman; Story by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis
  • The Producers, Written by Mel Brooks
  • *Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, Screenplay by Melvin Frank, Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller
  • *Faces, Written by John Cassavetes
  • *I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
  • *The Brotherhood, Written by Lewis John Carlino
  • Television

    Special Awards