11th Writers Guild of America Awards

11th WGA Awards
Date	1959
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 11th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1958. Winners were announced in 1959.[1]

Winners & Nominees

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Musical Gigi, Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the novella by Colette Damn Yankees, Screenplay by George Abbott; Based on the book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop The Girl Most Likely, Screenplay by Devery Freeman South Pacific, Screenplay by Paul Osborn; Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener Tom Thumb, Screenplay by Ladislas Fodor; Based on a story of the Brothers Grimm	Best Written American Drama The Defiant Ones, Screenplay by Harold Jacob Smith and Nedrick Young Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Screenplay by Richard Brooks and James Poe; Based on the play by Tennessee Williams I Want to Live!, Screenplay by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz The Long, Hot Summer, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.; Based on the novel "The Hamlet" by William Faukner Separate Tables, Screenplay by Terence Rattigan and John Gay; Based on the play by Terence Rattigan
Best Written American Comedy Me and the Colonel, Screenplay by S.N. Behrman and George Froeschel; Based on the play by Franz Werfel Houseboat, Screenplay by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose Indiscreet, Screenplay by Norman Krasna; Based on the play The Reluctant Debutante, Screenplay by William Douglas-Home and Julius J. Epstein Teacher's Pet, Screenplay by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
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WGA Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original New Series Children's Script
Special Awards	Paul Selvin Award Valentine Davies Award Morgan Cox Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Former Awards	Musical Western American Scene Drama Comedy
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