35th Writers Guild of America Awards
# 35th Writers Guild of America Awards

The 35th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1982. Winners were announced in 1983.

## Winners & Nominees

### Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

| Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Written by Melissa Mathison An Officer and a Gentleman, Written by Douglas Day Stewart Shoot the Moon, Written by Bo Goldman | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay Tootsie, Written by Larry Gelbart and Murrya Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart Diner, Written by Barry Levinson My Favorite Year, Written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo; Story by Dennis Palumbo |
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| Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium Missing, Screenplay by Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart; Based on the book by Thomas Hauser Sophie's Choice, Screenplay by Alan J. Pakula; Based on the novel by William Styron The Verdict, Screenplay by David Mamet; Based on the novel by Barry Reed The World According to Garp, Screenplay by Steve Tesich; Based on the novel by John Irving | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium Victor Victoria, Screenplay by Blake Edwards; Based on the concept by Hans Hoemburg, and the 1933 script by Reinhold Schünzel Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Screenplay by Cameron Crowe; Based on his book |

### Television

| Episodic Comedy "Hunger Strike" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Tony Sheehan and Stephen Neigher "The Calico Kid Returns" – Best of the West (ABC) – Mitch Markowitz "The Birthday Girls" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Karen Hall "Pilot" – Making the Grade (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg "Terry Runs Away" – Open All Night (ABC) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs "Elegant Iggy" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin | Episodic Drama "The World According to Freedom" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Michael I. Wagner "Closed Circuit" – Darkroom (ABC) – Alan Brennert "A Special Place" – Fame (NBC) – Parke Perine "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Jeffrey Lewis "Review" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Jeffrey Lane |
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| Daytime Serials Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Mary Munisteri, Eugene Price and Rory Metcalf The Edge of Night (ABC) – Henry Slesar | Adapted Drama Anthology Of Mice and Men (NBC) – E. Nick Alexander |
| Original Comedy Anthology Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (NBC) – Oliver Hailer and Marilyn Canton Baker | Original Drama Anthology Skokie (CBS) – Ernest Kinoy |
| Variety, Musical or Comedy I Love Liberty (ABC) – Rita Mae Brown, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Rick Mitz, Richard Alfieri and Norman Lear | Children's Show "First Kill" – CBS Afternoon Playhouse (CBS) – Josef Anderson "Goldie and the kids... Listen to Us" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Buz Kohan "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeri Taylor and Sydney Julien "The Wave" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Johnny Dawkins |

### Special Awards

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement :

* Lamar Trotti |
* Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement |
* Herbert Baker |
* Valentine Davies Award |
* Hal Kanter |
* Morgan Cox Award |
* Oliver Crawford |
