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Writers Guild of America Awards

77 ceremonies · 1949 – present

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Ceremonies 77

Sinners
78th (2026)

Sinners

 Anora
77th (2025)

Anora

 The Holdovers
76th (2024)

The Holdovers

 Everything Everywhere All at Once
75th (2023)

Everything Everywhere All at Once

 Don't Look Up
74th (2022)

Don't Look Up

 Promising Young Woman
73rd (2021)

Promising Young Woman

 Parasite
72nd (2020)

Parasite

 Eighth Grade
71st (2019)

Eighth Grade

 Get Out
70th (2018)

Get Out

 Moonlight
69th (2017)

Moonlight

 Spotlight
68th (2016)

Spotlight

 The Grand Budapest Hotel
67th (2015)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

 Her
66th (2014)

Her

 Zero Dark Thirty
65th (2013)

Zero Dark Thirty

 Midnight in Paris
64th (2012)

Midnight in Paris

 Inception
63rd (2011)

Inception

 The Hurt Locker
62nd (2010)

The Hurt Locker

 Milk
61st (2009)

Milk

 Juno
60th (2008)

Juno

 Little Miss Sunshine
59th (2007)

Little Miss Sunshine

 Crash
58th (2006)

Crash

 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
57th (2005)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 Lost in Translation
56th (2004)

Lost in Translation

 Bowling for Columbine
55th (2003)

Bowling for Columbine

 Gosford Park
54th (2002)

Gosford Park

 You Can Count on Me
53rd (2001)

You Can Count on Me

 American Beauty
52nd (2000)

American Beauty

 Shakespeare in Love
51st (1999)

Shakespeare in Love

 As Good as It Gets
50th (1998)

As Good as It Gets

 Fargo
49th (1997)

Fargo

 Braveheart
48th (1996)

Braveheart

 Four Weddings and a Funeral
47th (1995)

Four Weddings and a Funeral

 The Piano
46th (1994)

The Piano

 The Crying Game
45th (1993)

The Crying Game

 Thelma & Louise
44th (1992)

Thelma & Louise

 Crimes and Misdemeanors
42nd (1990)

Crimes and Misdemeanors

 Bull Durham
41st (1989)

Bull Durham

 Moonstruck
40th (1988)

Moonstruck

 Hannah and Her Sisters
39th (1987)

Hannah and Her Sisters

 Witness
38th (1986)

Witness

 Broadway Danny Rose
37th (1985)

Broadway Danny Rose

 Tender Mercies
36th (1984)

Tender Mercies

 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
35th (1983)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

 Arthur
34th (1982)

Arthur

 Melvin and Howard
33rd (1981)

Melvin and Howard

 Breaking Away
32nd (1980)

Breaking Away

 Coming Home
31st (1979)

Coming Home

 Annie Hall
30th (1978)

Annie Hall

 Network
29th (1977)

Network

 Dog Day Afternoon
28th (1976)

Dog Day Afternoon

 Blazing Saddles
27th (1975)

Blazing Saddles

 A Touch of Class
26th (1974)

A Touch of Class

 The Candidate
25th (1973)

The Candidate

 Sunday Bloody Sunday
24th (1972)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

 Patton
23rd (1971)

Patton

 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
22nd (1970)

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

 The Lion in Winter
21st (1969)

The Lion in Winter

 Bonnie and Clyde
20th (1968)

Bonnie and Clyde

 The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
19th (1967)

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

 A Thousand Clowns
18th (1966)

A Thousand Clowns

 Becket
17th (1965)

Becket

 Hud
16th (1964)

Hud

 That Touch of Mink
15th (1963)

That Touch of Mink

 Breakfast at Tiffany's
14th (1962)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

 Elmer Gantry
13th (1961)

Elmer Gantry

 Some Like It Hot
12th (1960)

Some Like It Hot

 Me and the Colonel
11th (1959)

Me and the Colonel

 12 Angry Men
10th (1958)

12 Angry Men

 Around the World in 80 Days
9th (1957)

Around the World in 80 Days

 Marty
8th (1956)

Marty

 On the Waterfront
7th (1955)

On the Waterfront

 From Here to Eternity
6th (1954)

From Here to Eternity

 High Noon
5th (1953)

High Noon

 A Place in the Sun
4th (1952)

A Place in the Sun

 All About Eve
3rd (1951)

All About Eve

 A Letter to Three Wives
2nd (1950)

A Letter to Three Wives

 Sitting Pretty
1st (1949)

Sitting Pretty