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33rd Writers Guild of America Awards

1981 · 16 nominations · 4 winners · 2 categories

Best Original Screenplay 7
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Melvin and Howard

Bo Goldman

Melvin and Howard

Winner

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Private Benjamin

Nancy Meyers

Private Benjamin

Winner

My Bodyguard poster

My Bodyguard

Alan Ornsby

My Bodyguard

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Nine to Five

Colin Higgins

Nine to Five

Return of the Secaucus

Return of the Secaucus

John Sayles, John Sayles

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Stardust Memories

Woody Allen

Stardust Memories

Best Adapted Screenplay 8
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Ordinary People

Alvin Sargent

Ordinary People

Winner

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Airplane!

Jim Abrahams

Airplane!

Winner

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Hopscotch

Brian Garfield

Hopscotch

The Elephant Man poster

The Elephant Man

Christopher De Vore

The Elephant Man

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The Stunt Man

Lawrence B. Marcus

The Stunt Man

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Leigh Brackett

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The Great Santini

Lewis John Carlino

The Great Santini

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Coal Miner's Daughter

Thomas Rickman

Coal Miner's Daughter