44th Writers Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for writing of 1991

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The 44th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1991. Winners were announced in 1992.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screenplay

Thelma & Louise, Written by Callie Khouri
- Boyz n the Hood, Written by John Singleton
- Bugsy, Written by James Toback
- Grand Canyon, Written by Lawrence Kasdan, and Meg Kasdan
- The Fisher King, Written by Richard LaGravenese

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

The Silence of the Lambs, Screenplay by Ted Tally; based on the novel by Thomas Harris
- Fried Green Tomatoes, Screenplay by Fannie Flagg, and Carol Sobieski; based on the novel by Fannie Flagg
- JFK, Screenplay by Oliver Stone, and Zachary Sklar; based on the book by Jim Garrison and Jim Marrs
- The Commitments, Screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, and Roddy Doyle; based on the novel by Roddy Doyle
- The Prince of Tides, Screenplay by Pat Conroy, and Becky Johnston; based on the novel by Pat Conroy

Television

Episodic Comedy "Rat Girl" – Cheers (NBC) – Ken Levine, and David Isaacs "Christmas Brains" – Coach (ABC) – John Peaslee, and Judd Pillot "A Day in the Life of Wood Newton" – Evening Shade (CBS) – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night" – The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Lifetime) – Jay Tarses "Ebbtide's Revenge" – The Golden Girls (NBC) – Marc Sotkin	Episodic Drama "Photo Opportunity" – Thirtysomething (ABC) – Racelle Rosett Schaefer "Hello Goodbye" – China Beach (ABC) – John Wells, John Sacret Young, Lydia Woodward, and Carol Flint "Escape" – China Beach (ABC) – Paris Qualles, John Sacret Young, John Wells, Carol Flint, and Lydia Woodward "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" – Law & Order (NBC) – Dick Wolf "The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969" – Quantum Leap (NBC) – Donald P. Bellisario "Guns and Roses" – Thirtysomething (ABC) – Liberty Godshall
Daytime Serials Guiding Light (CBS) – N. Gail Lawrence, Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, James E. Reilly, Melissa Salmons, Bill Elverman, Nancy Williams Watt, Michael Conforti, Pete T. Rich Santa Barbara (NBC) – Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Maralyn Thoma, Linda Hamner, Josh Griffith, Gary Tomlin, Courtney Simon, Robert Guza Jr., Richard Culliton, Lynda Myles, Michele Val Jean, Bettina F. Bradbury, Christopher Dunn, Mary Dobson, Frank Salisbury, Patrick Mulcahey, Meg Bennett All My Children (ABC) – Agnes Nixon, Lorraine Broderick, Wisner Washam, Megan McTavish, Hal Corley, Mary K. Wells, Susan Kirshenbaum, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Kathleen Klein, Gillian Spencer, Michelle Patrick Days of Our Lives (NBC) – Anne Schoettle, Richard J. Allen, Gene Palumbo, Leah Laiman, Dena Higley, Marcia E. Greenlaw, Roberto Loiederman, Beth Milstein, Sheri Anderson, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Mike Cohen, Maura Penders, Penina Spiegel, Marlene McPherson, Dwight D. Smith	Original Long Form Judgment (HBO) – Tom Topor
Adapted Long Form Long Road Home (NBC) – Jane-Howard Hammerstein	Children's Script "But He Loves Me" – CBS Schoolbreak Special (CBS) – Betty G. Birney "Down the Drain" – 3-2-1 Contact (PBS) – Michael Winship "It's Only Rock and Roll" – CBS Schoolbreak Special (CBS) – Gordon Rayfield "Abby, My Love" – CBS Schoolbreak Special (CBS) – Paul W. Cooper "The Fourth Man" – CBS Schoolbreak Special (CBS) – Joanna Lee, and Annie Caroline Schuler

Documentary

Documentary – Current Events

Power in the Pacific (PBS) – Joseph Angier, and Carl Byker

Special awards

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Frank Pierson
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Bob Carroll Jr., Jess Oppenheimer, and Madelyn Davis
Valentine Davies Award
Allan Burns
Morgan Cox Award
John Gay
Paul Selvin Award
George Stevens Jr.
Edmund J. North Award
William Ludwig

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 (1992)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-07-08.