25th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 25th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1972. Winners were announced at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, U.S. on March 16, 1973.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • What's Up, Doc?, Written by Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton
  • *Get to Know Your Rabbit, Written by Jordan Crittenden
  • *Hammersmith Is Out, Written by Stanford Whitmore
  • *Minnie and Moskowitz, Written by John Cassavetes
  • *The War Between Men and Women, Written by Melville Shavelson and Danny Arnold
  • The Godfather, Screenplay by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola; Based on the novel by Mario Puzo
  • *Deliverance, Screenplay by James Dickey; Based on his novel
  • *Pete 'n' Tillie, Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein; Based on the novel by Peter De Vries
  • *Slaughterhouse-Five, Screenplay by Stephen Geller; Based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • *Sounder, Screenplay by Lonne Elder III; Based on the novel by William H. Armstrong
  • Cabaret, Screenplay by Jay Presson Allen; Based on the play by John Van Druten and the book by Joe Masteroff
  • *Avanti!, Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond; Based on the play by Samuel A. Taylor
  • *Butterflies Are Free, Screenplay by Leonard Gershe; Based on his play
  • *The Heartbreak Kid, Screenplay by Neil Simon; Based on the story "A Change of Plan" by Bruce Jay Friedman
  • *Travels with My Aunt, Screenplay by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler; Based on the novel by Graham Greene
  • Television

    Special Awards