24th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 24th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1971. Winners were announced in 1972.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • The Hospital, Written by Paddy Chayefsky
  • * Bananas, Written by Woody Allen and Mickey Rose
  • * Carnal Knowledge, Written by Jules Feiffer
  • * Made for Each Other, Written by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
  • * Taking Off, Written by Miloš Forman, Jean-Claude Carrière, John Guare and Jon Klein
  • The French Connection, Screenplay by Ernest Tidyman; based on the book by Robin Moore
  • * A Clockwork Orange, Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick; based on the novel by Anthony Burgess
  • * Johnny Got His Gun, Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo; based on his novel
  • * McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Screenplay by Robert Altman and Brian McKay; based on the novel by Edmund Naughton
  • * The Last Picture Show, Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich; based on the novel by Larry McMurtry
  • Kotch, Screenplay by John Paxton; based on the novel by Katharine Topkins
  • * A New Leaf, Screenplay by Elaine May; based on the story "The Green Heart" by Jack Ritchie
  • * Fiddler on the Roof, Screenplay by Joseph Stein; based on the novel by Sholom Aleichem
  • * Little Murders, Screenplay by Jules Feiffer; based on his play
  • * The Boy Friend, Screenplay by Ken Russell; based on the musical by Sandy Wilson
  • Television

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