6th Writers Guild of America Awards

6th WGA Awards
Date	1954
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 6th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1953. Winners were announced in 1954.[1]

Winners & Nominees[2]

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Musical Lili, Written by Helen Deutsch and Paul Gallico Call Me Madam, Screenplay by Arthur Sheekman; based on the Musical by Russel Crouse, and Howard Lindsay Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Screenplay by Charles Lederer; based on the musical by Joseph Fields, and Anita Loos Kiss Me Kate, Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley; based on the book by Sam Spewack, and Bella Spewack The Band Wagon; Screenplay by Betty Comden; story by Adolph Green	Best Written Drama From Here to Eternity, Screenplay by Daniel Taradash Above and Beyond, Screenplay by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, and Beirne Lay Jr. Little Fugitive, Screenplay by Ray Ashley; written by Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, and Ruth Orkin Martin Luther, Screenplay by Allan Sloane, and Lothar Wolff Shane, Screenplay by A. B. Guthrie Jr.; based on the novel by Jack Schaefer
Best Written Comedy Roman Holiday, Written by Ian McLellan Hunter, Dalton Trumbo, and John Dighton How to Marry a Millionaire, Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson; based on the play by Zoe Akins, Dale Eunson, and Katherine Albert Stalag 17, Screenplay by Billy Wilder, and Edwin Blum; based on the play by Donald Bevan, and Edmund Trzcinski The Actress, Screenplay by Ruth Gordon; based on the play "Years Ago" by Ruth Gordon The Moon Is Blue, Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert; based on the play by F. Hugh Herbert

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Dudley Nichols

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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
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 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year