The 35th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1982. Winners were announced in 1983.
Winners and nominees
Film Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Written by Melissa Mathison An Officer and a Gentleman, Written by Douglas Day Stewart Shoot the Moon, Written by Bo Goldman Tootsie, Written by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart Diner, Written by Barry Levinson My Favorite Year, Written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo; Story by Dennis Palumbo Missing, Screenplay by Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart; Based on the book by Thomas Hauser Sophie's Choice, Screenplay by Alan J. Pakula; Based on the novel by William Styron The Verdict, Screenplay by David Mamet; Based on the novel by Barry Reed The World According to Garp, Screenplay by Steve Tesich; Based on the novel by John Irving Victor Victoria, Screenplay by Blake Edwards; Based on the concept by Hans Hoemburg, and the 1933 script by Reinhold Schünzel Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Screenplay by Cameron Crowe; Based on his book
Television "Hunger Strike" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Tony Sheehan and Stephen Neigher "The Calico Kid Returns" – Best of the West (ABC) – Mitch Markowitz "The Birthday Girls" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Karen Hall "Pilot" – Making the Grade (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg "Terry Runs Away" – Open All Night (ABC) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs "Elegant Iggy" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin "The World According to Freedom" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Michael Wagner "Closed Circuit" – Darkroom (ABC) – Alan Brennert "A Special Place" – Fame (NBC) – Parke Perine "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" – Hill Street Blues (NBC) – Jeffrey Lewis "Review" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Jeffrey Lane Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Mary Munisteri, Eugene Price and Rory Metcalf The Edge of Night (ABC) – Henry Slesar Of Mice and Men (NBC) – E. Nick Alexander Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (NBC) – Oliver Hailer and Marilyn Canton Baker Skokie (CBS) – Ernest Kinoy I Love Liberty (ABC) – Rita Mae Brown, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Rick Mitz, Richard Alfieri and Norman Lear "First Kill" – CBS Afternoon Playhouse (CBS) – Josef Anderson "Goldie and the kids... Listen to Us" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Buz Kohan "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeri Taylor and Sydney Julien "The Wave" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Johnny Dawkins
Special awards Laurel Award for Screenwriting AchievementLamar TrottiLaurel Award for TV Writing AchievementHerbert BakerValentine Davies AwardHal KanterMorgan Cox AwardOliver Crawford
References
External links
WGA.org