The Writers Guild Award for Best Written Musical was an award presented from 1949 to 1969 by the Writers Guild of America, after which it was discontinued.
Winners & Nominees Source: Notes The year indicates when the film was released. The awards were presented the following year.
1940s YearFilmWriter(s)1948Easter ParadeSidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert HackettLuxury LinerGladys Lehman, and Richard ConnellOn an Island with YouDorothy Kingsley, Dorothy Cooper, Charles Martin, and Hans WilhelmThat Lady in ErmineSamson RaphaelsonThe Emperor WaltzCharles Brackett, and Billy WilderWhen My Baby Smiles at MeLamar TrottiYou Were Meant for MeElick Moll, and Valentine Davies1949On the TownAdolph Green & Betty ComdenIn the Good Old SummertimeAlbert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Ivan TorsJolson Sings AgainSidney BuchmanTake Me Out to the Ball GameHarry Tugend, and George WellsThe Barkleys of BroadwayBetty Comden, and Adolph GreenYou're My EveLamar Trotti
1950s YearFilmWriter(s)1950Annie Get Your GunSidney SheldonMy Blue HeavenLamar Trotti, and Claude BinyonSummer StockGeorge Wells, and Sy GombergThe West Point StoryJohn Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman, and Irving WallaceThree Little WordsGeorge Wells1951An American in ParisAlan Jay LernerHere Comes the GroomVirginia Van Upp, Liam O'Brien, and Myles ConnollyOn the RivieraValentine Davies, Phoebe Ephron, and Henry EphronShow BoatJohn Lee MahimThe Great CarusoSonya Levien, and William Ludwig1952Singin' in the RainBetty Comden, and Adolph GreenHans Christian AndersenMoss HartI'll See You in My Dreams!Jack Rose, and Melville ShavelsonWhere's CharleyJohn Monks Jr.With a Song in My HeartLamar Trotti1953LiliHelen DeutschCall Me MadamArthur SheekmanGentlemen Prefer BlondesCharles LedererKiss Me KateDorothy KingsleyThe Band WagonBett Comden, and Adolph Green1954Seven Brides for Seven BrothersAlbert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy KingsleyA Star Is BornMoss HartCarmen JonesHarry KleinerThe Glenn Miller StoryValentine Davies, and Oscar BrodneyThere's No Business Like Show BusinessPhoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron1955Love Me or Leave MeDaniel Fuchs, and Isobel LennartDaddy long LegsPhoebe Ephron, and Henry EphronGuys and DollsJoseph L. MankiewiczIt's Always Fair WeatherBetty Comden, and Adolph GreenOklahoma!Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig1956The King and IErnest LehmanCarouselPhoebe Ephron, and Henry EphronHigh SocietyJohn PatrickMeet Me in Las VegasIsobel LennartThe Eddy Duchin StorySamuel A. Taylor1957Les GirlsJohn PatrickFunny FaceLeonard GershePal JoeyDorothy KingsleyThe Joker Is WildOscar SaulThe Pajama GameGeorge Abbott, and Richard Bissell1958GigiAlan Jay LernerDamn YankeesGeorge AbbottSouth PacificPaul OsbornThe Girl Most LikelyPaul Jarrico, and Devery FreemanTom ThumbLadislas Fodor1959The Five PenniesMelville Shavelson, and Jack RoseA Private's AffairWinston MillerLi'l AbnerNorman Panama, and Melvin FrankNever Steal Anything SmallCharles LedererPorgy and BessN. Richard NashSay One for MeRobert O'Brien
1960s YearFilmWriter(s)1960Bells Are RingingBetty Comden, and Adolph GreenCan-CanDorothy Kingsley, and Charles LedererG.I. BluesEdmund Beloin, and Henry GarsonLet's Make LoveNorman Krasna, and Hal Kanter1961West Side StoryErnest LehmanBabes in ToylandWard Kimball, and Lowell S. HawleyBlue HawaiiHal KanterFlower Drum SongJoseph FieldsSnow White and the Three StoogesNoel Langley, and Elwood Ullman1962The Music ManMarion HargroveBilly Rose's JumboSidney SheldonGypsyLeoanard SpigelgassHey, Let's Twist!Hal HackadyState FairRichard L. Breen1963Not Awarded1964Mary PoppinsBill Walsh, and Don DaGradiKissin' CousinsGerarld Drayson Adams, and Gene NelsonMy Fair LadyAlan Jay LernerRobin and the 7 HoodsDavid R. SchwartzRoustaboutAnthony Lawrence, and Allan WeissThe Unsinkable Molly BrownHelen Deutsch1965The Sound of MusicErnest Lehman1966Not Awarded1967Thoroughly Modern MillieRichard MorrisCamelotAlan Jay LernerDoctor DolittleLeslie BricusseHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingDavid Swift1968Funny GirlIsobel LennartFinian's RainbowE. Y. Harburg, and Fred SaidyStar!William Fairchild
References
External links
WGA.org