9th Writers Guild of America Awards

9th WGA Awards
Date	1957
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 9th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1956. Winners were announced in 1957.[1]

Winners & Nominees[2]

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Written Musical The King and I, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman; based on the book by Oscar Hammestein II Carousel, Screenplay by Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron; based on the book by Oscar Hammerstein II High Society, Screenplay by John Patrick; based on the play by Philip Barry Meet Me in Las Vegas, Screenplay by Isobel Lennart The Eddy Duchin Story, Screenplay by Samuel A. Taylor; story by Leo Katcher	Best Written Drama Friendly Persuasion, Screenplay by Michael Wilson; based on the novel by Jessamyn West Baby Doll, Screenplay by Tennessee Williams Giant, Screenplay by Fred Guiol, and Ivan Moffat; based on the novel by Edna Ferber Somebdoy Up There Likes Me, Screenplay by Ernest Lehman; based on the autobiography of Rocky Graziano The Rainmaker, Screenplay by N. Richard Nash; based on the play by N. Richard Nash
Best Written Comedy Around the World in 80 Days, Screenplay by James Poe, John Farrow, and S. J. Perelman; based on the novel by Jules Verne Bus Stop, Screenplay by George Axelrod; based on the play by William Inge Full of Life, Screenplay by John Fante; based on the novel by John Fante The Solid Gold Cadillac, Screenplay by Abe Burrows; based on the play by George S. Kaufman, and Howard Teichmann The Teahouse of the August Moon, Screenplay by John Patrick; based on the novel by Vern J. Sneider and the play by John Patrick

Television

Anthology Drama, 30 Minutes in Length Telephone Time (Episode: The Golden Junkman), Written by Donald S. Sanford; story by John Nesbitt Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Episode: Back for Christmas), Teleplay by Francis M. Cockrell; story by John Collier Frontier (Episode: The Salt War), Written by Morton S. Fine, and David Friedkin Frontiers of Faith (Episode: Lawyer from Boston), Written by Morton Wishengrad Schlitz Playhouse (Episode: The Bankmouse), Written by Lowell Barrington	Drama, 60 Minutes or Longer in Length Playhouse 90 (Episode: Requiem for a Heavyweight), Written by Rod Serling Climax! (Episode: The Fox), Written by Dale Wasserman Conflict (Episode: Silent Journey), Written by Dean Riesner, and Roy Huggins Lux Video (Episode: The Sentry), Written by John Gay Studio One in Hollywood (Episode: Portrait of a Citizen), Written by Norman Katkov Studio One in Hollywood (Episode: A Special Announcement), Written by David Aldrich The United States Steel Hour (Episode: A Wind from the South), Written by James Costigan
Episodic Drama, 30 Minutes in Length Medic (Episode: She Walks in Beauty), Written by Ken Kolb Father Knows Best (Episode: The Great Guy), Written by Roswell Rogers Gunsmoke (Episode: The Big Broad), Teleplay by David Victor, and Herbert Little Jr.; story by John Meston Gunsmoke (Episode: The Guitar), Teleplay by Sam Peckinpah; story by John Meston The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (Episode: The White Buffalo), Written by Douglas Heyes	Situational Comedy, 30 Minutes in Length The Honeymooners (Episode: The $99,000 Answer), Written by Leonard Stern, and Sydney Zelinka Father Knows Best (Episode: The Spirit of Youth), Written by Dorothy Cooper Private Secretary (Episode: Oh Brother!), Written by Phil Davis Screen Directors Playhouse (Episode: The Carroll Formula), Written by John L. Greene The Red Skelton Hour (Episode: The Cop and the Anthem), Teleplay by Sherwood Schwartz, and Jesse Goldstein

Special Awards

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett

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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 (1957)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

External links

WGA.org

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[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 (1957)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

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