49th Writers Guild of America Awards
| 49th WGA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1997 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 49th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 16 March 1997, honored the best writers of screen and television of 1996.[1][2]
Film
[edit]Best Original Screenplay
[edit]Best Adapted Screenplay
[edit]Television
[edit]Best Episodic Drama
[edit]Girl Talk - NYPD Blue - Theresa Rebeck and Bill Clark
- Aftershock - Law & Order - Janis Diamond and Michael S. Chernuchin
- Savages - Law & Order - Morgan Gendel, Barry M. Schkolnick and Michael S. Chernuchin
- Trophy - Law & Order - Jeremy R. Litman, Ed Zuckerman and Michael S. Chernuchin
- Pilot - Murder One - Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, Steven Bochco and David Milch
- Falsies - Party of Five - Mark B. Perry
- Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose - The X Files - Darin Morgan
Best Episodic Comedy
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Writers Guild Awards Winners: 2005-1996". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1997)". IMDb. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
† indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.
