| The Bad News Bears, Written by Bill Lancaster* Murder by Death, Written by Neil Simon* Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Written by Paul Mazursky* Silent Movie, Written by Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson* Silver Streak, Written by Colin Higgins |
| All the President's Men, Screenplay by William Goldman; Based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward* Bound for Glory, Screenplay by Robert Getchell; Based on the autobiography by Woody Guthrie* The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer; Based on the novel by Nicholas Meyer* Marathon Man, Screenplay by William Goldman, Based on his novel* The Shootist, Screenplay by Miles Hood Swarthout and Scott Hale; Based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout | The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Screenplay by Frank Waldman and Blake Edwards* Family Plot, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman; Based on the novel by Victor Canning* Stay Hungry, Screenplay by Charles Gaines and Bob Rafelson; Based on the novel by Charles Gaines* The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Screenplay by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins; Based on the novel by William Brashler* The Ritz, Screenplay by Terrence McNally; Based on his play |
