6th Writers Guild of America Awards


The 6th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1953. Winners were announced in 1954.

Winners & Nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

  • From Here to Eternity, Screenplay by Daniel Taradash
  • *Above and Beyond, Screenplay by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, and Beirne Lay Jr.
  • *Little Fugitive, Screenplay by Ray Ashley; written by Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, and Ruth Orkin
  • *Martin Luther, Screenplay by Allan Sloane, and Lothar Wolff
  • *Shane, Screenplay by A. B. Guthrie Jr.; based on the novel by Jack Schaefer
  • Roman Holiday, Written by Ian McLellan Hunter, Dalton Trumbo, and John Dighton
  • *How to Marry a Millionaire, Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson; based on the play by Zoe Akins, Dale Eunson, and Katherine Albert
  • *Stalag 17, Screenplay by Billy Wilder, and Edwin Blum; based on the play by Donald Bevan, and Edmund Trzcinski
  • *The Actress, Screenplay by Ruth Gordon; based on the play "Years Ago" by Ruth Gordon
  • *The Moon Is Blue, Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert; based on the play by F. Hugh Herbert
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