The 5th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1952. Winners were announced in 1953.

Winners and nominees

Film Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface. Singin' in the Rain, Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Hans Christian Andersen, Screenplay by Moss Hart; Story by Myles Connolly I'll See You in My Dreams, Written by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose Where's Charley?, Screenplay by John Monks Jr.; Based on a play by George Abbott and Brandon Thomas With a Song in My Heart, Written by Lamar TrottiHigh Noon, Screenplay by Carl Foreman5 Fingers, Screenplay by Michael Wilson; Based on a novel by L. C. Moyzisch Come Back, Little Sheba, Screenplay by Ketti Frings; Based on a play by William Inge Moulin Rouge; Screenplay by Anthony Veiller and John Huston; Based on a novel by Pierre La Mure The Bad and the Beautiful, Screenplay by Charles Schnee; Story by George Bradshaw |- | valign="top" |The Quiet Man'', Screenplay by Frank Nugent; Story by Maurice WalshPat and Mike; Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson KaninRoom for One More; Screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson; Based on a novel by Anna Perrot RoseThe Happy Time; Screenplay by Earl Felton; Based on a story by Robert Fontaine & a play by Samuel A. TaylorThe Marrying Kind''; Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin

Special awards Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

Sonya Levien

References

External links WGA.org