34th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 34th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1981. Winners were announced in 1982.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • Arthur, Written by Steve Gordon
  • * The Four Seasons; Written by Alan Alda
  • * Raiders of the Lost Ark, Written by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas and Philip Kaufman
  • * S.O.B., Written by Blake Edwards
  • On Golden Pond, Screenplay by Ernest Thompson and Donald E. Stewart; Based on his play
  • * Cutter's Way, Screenplay by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin; Based on the novel by Newton Thornburg
  • * Prince of the City, Screenplay by Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet; Based on the book by Robert Daley
  • * Ragtime, Screenplay by Michael Weller; Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow
  • Rich and Famous, Screenplay by Gerald Ayres; Based on the play by John Van Druten
  • * First Monday in October, Screenplay by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; Based on their play
  • * For Your Eyes Only, Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson; Based on the stories by Ian Fleming

    • Television

    Special Awards