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20th WGA Awards
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Date	March 22, 1968
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West
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The 20th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers and television writers of 1967. Winners were announced in 1968.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, Written by Richard Morris Camelot, Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the musical by Alan Jay Lerner and the novel The Once and Future King by T.H. White Doctor Dolittle, Screenplay by Leslie Bricusse; Based on the novels by Hugh Lofting How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Screenplay by David Swift; Based on the novel by Shepherd Mead and the books by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert	Best Written American Drama Bonnie and Clyde, Written by Robert Benton and David Newman Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Written by William Rose In Cold Blood, Screenplay by Richard Brooks; Based on the novel by Truman Capote In the Heat of the Night, Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant; Based on the novel by John Ball Up the Down Staircase, Screenplay by Tad Mosel; Based on the novel by Bel Kaufman
Best Written American Comedy The Graduate, Screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham; Based on the novel by Charles Webb Barefoot in the Park, Screenplay by Neil Simon; Based on his play Divorce American Style, Screenplay by Norman Lear; Story by Robert Kaufman The Flim-Flam Man, Screenplay by William Rose; Based on the novel by Guy Owen A Guide for the Married Man, Screenplay by Frank Tarloff; Based on the book by Frank Tarloff	Best Written American Original Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde, Written by Robert Benton and David Newman Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Written by William Rose The President's Analyst, Written by Theodore J. Flicker

Television

Episodic Comedy *"The Honeymooners: Movies Are Better Than Ever" – The Jackie Gleason Show* (CBS) – Marvin Marx, Walter Stone and Rod Parker** "Where-What-How-Who Am I?" – Get Smart (CBS) – Barry E. Blitzer, and Ray Brenner "Bronzefinger" – Get Smart (CBS) – Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn "Rain, Snow and Rice" – That Girl (ABC) – James L. Brooks	Episodic Drama *"The City on the Edge of Forever" – Star Trek* (NBC) – Harlan Ellison** "Fandango" – Gunsmoke (CBS) – Don Ingalls "Odds on Evil" – Mission: Impossible (CBS) – William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter "The Return of the Archons" – Star Trek (NBC) – Boris Sobelman (teleplay) and Gene Roddenberry (story) "The Martyr" – The Big Valley (ABC) – Mel Goldberg
Best Written Dramatic Anthology Noon Wine – Sam Peckinpah

Special awards

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Casey Robinson
Valentine Davies Award
George Seaton

References

^ "Awards Winners". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1968)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-08.

External links

WGA.org

[1] "Awards Winners". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[2] "Writers Guild of America, USA (1968)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-08.

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+== Winners and nominees==
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+=== Film ===
-March 22, 1968
+Winners are listed first highlighted in '''boldface'''.
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+| valign="top" width="50%" |
-The '''20th Writers Guild of America Awards''', given on 22 March [[1968]], honored the best [[film writer|film]] and [[television writer]]s of 1967.
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical|Best Written Musical]]}}
+*'''''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'', Written by Richard Morris'''
+**''[[Camelot (film)|Camelot]]'', Screenplay by [[Alan Jay Lerner]]; Based on the [[Camelot (musical)|musical]] by [[Alan Jay Lerner]] and the novel ''[[The Once and Future King]]'' by [[T. H. White|T.H. White]]
+**''[[Doctor Dolittle (1967 film)|Doctor Dolittle]]'', Screenplay by [[Leslie Bricusse]]; Based on the novels by [[Hugh Lofting]]
+**''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (film)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'', Screenplay by [[David Swift (director)|David Swift]]; Based on the novel by [[Shepherd Mead]] and the books by [[Abe Burrows]], [[Jack Weinstock]] and [[Willie Gilbert]]
+| valign="top" |
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Best Written American Drama]]}}
+*'''''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', Written by [[Robert Benton]] and [[David Newman (filmmaker)|David Newman]]'''
+**''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', Written by [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]
+**''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'', Screenplay by [[Richard Brooks]]; Based on the [[In Cold Blood|novel]] by [[Truman Capote]]
+**''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', Screenplay by [[Stirling Silliphant]]; Based on the [[In the Heat of the Night (novel)|novel]] by [[John Ball (novelist)|John Ball]]
+**''[[Up the Down Staircase (film)|Up the Down Staircase]]'', Screenplay by [[Tad Mosel]]; Based on the [[Up the Down Staircase|novel]] by [[Bel Kaufman]]
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy|Best Written American Comedy]]}}
+*'''''[[The Graduate]]'', Screenplay by [[Buck Henry]] and [[Calder Willingham]]; Based on the [[The Graduate (novel)|novel]] by [[Charles Webb (author)|Charles Webb]]'''
+**''[[Barefoot in the Park (film)|Barefoot in the Park]]'', Screenplay by [[Neil Simon]]; Based on his [[Barefoot in the Park|play]]
+**''[[Divorce American Style]]'', Screenplay by [[Norman Lear]]; Story by [[Robert Kaufman]]
+**''[[The Flim-Flam Man]]'', Screenplay by [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]; Based on the novel by [[Guy Owen (novelist)|Guy Owen]]
+**''[[A Guide for the Married Man]]'', Screenplay by [[Frank Tarloff]]; Based on the book by [[Frank Tarloff]]
+| valign="top" |
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Written American Original Screenplay]]}}
+*'''''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'', Written by [[Robert Benton]] and [[David Newman (filmmaker)|David Newman]]'''
+**''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', Written by [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]
+**''[[The President's Analyst]]'', Written by [[Theodore J. Flicker]]
+|}
+=== Television ===
-==Winners and nominees==
+{| class="wikitable"
-===Film===
+| valign="top" width="50%" |
-====Best American Screenplay - Comedy====
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy|Episodic Comedy]]}}
-''' ''[[The Graduate]]'' - [[Buck Henry]] and [[Calder Willingham]]
-*''[[Barefoot in the Park]]'' - [[Neil Simon]]
-*''[[Divorce American Style]]'' - [[Norman Lear]]
-*''[[The Flim-Flam Man]]'' - [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]
-*''[[A Guide for the Married Man]]'' - [[Frank Tarloff]]
+* '''"The Honeymooners: Movies Are Better Than Ever" – ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (CBS) – Marvin Marx, Walter Stone and Rod Parker'''
-====Best American Screenplay - Drama====
+**"Where-What-How-Who Am I?" – ''[[Get Smart]]'' (CBS) – [[Barry Blitzer|Barry E. Blitzer]], and Ray Brenner
-''' ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]'' - [[Robert Benton]] and [[David Newman (filmmaker)|David Newman]]
+**"Bronzefinger" – ''[[Get Smart]]'' (CBS) – [[Lila Garrett]] and [[Bernie Kahn]]
-*''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' - [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]
-*''[[In Cold Blood]]'' - [[Richard Brooks]]
+**"Rain, Snow and Rice" – ''[[That Girl]]'' (ABC) – [[James L. Brooks]]
+| valign="top" |
-*''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' - [[Stirling Silliphant]]
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama|Episodic Drama]]}}
-*''[[Up the Down Staircase]]'' - [[Tad Mosel]]
+* '''"The City on the Edge of Forever" – ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' (NBC) – [[Harlan Ellison]]'''
-====Best American Screenplay - Musical====
+**"Fandango" – ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (CBS) – [[Don Ingalls]]
-''' ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' - Richard Morris
+**"Odds on Evil" – ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (CBS) – [[William Woodfield|William Read Woodfield]] and Allan Balter
-*''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' - [[Alan Jay Lerner]]
+**"The Return of the Archons" – ''Star Trek'' (NBC) – Boris Sobelman (teleplay) and [[Gene Roddenberry]] (story)
-*''[[Doctor Dolittle]]'' - [[Leslie Bricusse]]
+**"The Martyr" – ''[[The Big Valley]]'' (ABC) – Mel Goldberg
-*''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'' - [[David Swift (director)|David Swift]]
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+{{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Written Dramatic Anthology}}
+* '''Noon Wine – [[Sam Peckinpah]]'''
-====Best American Screenplay - Original====
+|}
-''' ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]'' - [[Robert Benton]] and [[David Newman (filmmaker)|David Newman]]
-*''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' - [[William Rose (screenwriter)|William Rose]]
+=== Special awards ===
-*''[[The President's Analyst]]'' - [[Theodore J. Flicker]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="width="
+! colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;" |[[Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''[[Casey Robinson]]'''
+|-
+! colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;" |[[Valentine Davies Award]]
+|-
+| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''[[George Seaton]]'''
+|}
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019053744/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3888 WGA.org]
 {{WGA Awards Chron}}
 [[Category:Writers Guild of America Awards|1967]]
-[[Category:1967 film awards]]
+[[Category:1967 film awards|W]]
-[[Category:1967 in the United States]]
+[[Category:1967 in American cinema|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
+[[Category:1967 in American television|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
+[[Category:1967 awards in the United States|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
+[[Category:March 1968 events in the United States|Writers Guild of America Awards]]

v t e Writers Guild of America Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television/ New Media Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Comedy/Variety Specials Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original Short Form New Media New Series Children's Script Documentary Script – Current Events Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
Special Awards	Paul Selvin Award Valentine Davies Award Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Former Awards	Musical Western American Scene Drama Comedy
Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year