32nd Writers Guild of America Awards

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• The China Syndrome, Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook and James Bridges
• Apocalypse Now, Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola

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• Breaking Away, Written by Steve Tesich
• 10, Written by Blake Edwards
• Manhattan, Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman

• Kramer vs. Kramer, Screenplay by Robert Benton; Based on the novel by Avery Corman
• Norma Rae, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.

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• Being There, Screenplay by Jerzy Kosiński; Based on his novel
• A Little Romance, Screenplay by Allan Burns; Based on the novel by Claude Klotz
• Starting Over, Screenplay by James L. Brooks; Based on the novel by Dan Wakefield

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• "Are You Now, Margaret" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox
• "The reluctant Fighter" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin
• "The Indian" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Reinhold Weege, Judith Anne Nielsen and Richard Beban
• "The Young and the Restless" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Mitch Markowitz
• "Period of Adjustment" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Jim Mulligan and John Rappaport
• "Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 & 2" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs
• "Honor Thy Father" – Taxi (ABC) – Glen Charles and Les Charles
• "Elaine's Secret Admirer" – Taxi (ABC) – Barry Kemp

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• "Vet" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Leon Tokatyan
• "Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 & 2" – Eischied (NBC) – Mark Rodgers
• "Exposé" – Lou Grant (CBS) – David Lloyd
• "Slammer" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Johnny Dawkins
• "Home" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg
• "Love Is the Word" – The Rockford Files (NBC) – David Chase
• "The Burden" – The Waltons (CBS) – Ernie Wallengren

• Guiding Light (CBS) – Jean Rouverol, Phyllis White, Bridget Dobson, Robert Soderberg, Robert White, Patti Dizenzo, Jerome Dobson and Charles Dizenzo
• Days of Our Lives (NBC) – Ann Marcus, Joyce Perry, Ray Goldstone, Laura Olsher, Rocci Chatfield and Michael Robert David
• Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane and Judith Pinsker

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• "New York City Too Far From Tampa Blues" – NBC Special Treat (NBC) – Edward Pomerantz
• "Make Believe Marriage" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeffrey Kindley
• "Going Out" – Friends (ABC) – Liz Coe
• "Show #4" – Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC) – David R. Axelrod, Joseph A. Bailey, Andy Beckerman, Richard Camp, Sherry Coben, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart and Marianne Meyer

• Backstairs at the White House (NBC) – Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov

! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};" |Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement