Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical

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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.

Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Musical Film
CountryUnited States
First award1949
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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Musical Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byWriters Guild of America
First award1949
Final award1969
Websitehttp://www.wga.org/
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Winners & Nominees

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Notes

  • The year indicates when the film was released. The awards were presented the following year.

1940s

1950s

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Year Film Writer(s)
1950
(3rd)[4]
Annie Get Your Gun Sidney Sheldon
My Blue Heaven Lamar Trotti, and Claude Binyon
Summer Stock George Wells, and Sy Gomberg
The West Point Story John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman, and Irving Wallace
Three Little Words George Wells
1951
(4th)[5]
An American in Paris Alan Jay Lerner
Here Comes the Groom Virginia Van Upp, Liam O'Brien, and Myles Connolly
On the Riviera Valentine Davies, Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron
Show Boat John Lee Mahim
The Great Caruso Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig
1952
(5th)[6]
Singin' in the Rain Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Hans Christian Andersen Moss Hart
I'll See You in My Dreams! Jack Rose, and Melville Shavelson
Where's Charley John Monks Jr.
With a Song in My Heart Lamar Trotti
1953
(6th)[7]
Lili Helen Deutsch
Call Me Madam Arthur Sheekman
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Charles Lederer
Kiss Me Kate Dorothy Kingsley
The Band Wagon Bett Comden, and Adolph Green
1954
(7th)[8]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley
A Star Is Born Moss Hart
Carmen Jones Harry Kleiner
The Glenn Miller Story Valentine Davies, and Oscar Brodney
There's No Business Like Show Business Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron
1955
(8th)[9]
Love Me or Leave Me Daniel Fuchs, and Isobel Lennart
Daddy long Legs Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron
Guys and Dolls Joseph L. Mankiewicz
It's Always Fair Weather Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Oklahoma! Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig
1956
(9th)[10]
The King and I Ernest Lehman
Carousel Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron
High Society John Patrick
Meet Me in Las Vegas Isobel Lennart
The Eddy Duchin Story Samuel A. Taylor
1957
(10th)[11]
Les Girls John Patrick
Funny Face Leonard Gershe
Pal Joey Dorothy Kingsley
The Jorker Is Wild Oscar Saul
The Pajama Game George Abbott, and Richard Bissell
1958
(11th)[12]
Gigi Alan Jay Lerner
Damn Yankees George Abbott
South Pacific Paul Osborn
The Girl Most Likely Paul Jarrico, and Devery Freeman
Tom Thumb Ladislas Fodor
1959
(12th)[13]
The Five Pennies Melville Shavelson, and Jack Rose
A Private's Affair Winston Miller
Li'l Abner Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Never Steal Anything Small Charles Lederer
Porgy and Bess N. Richard Nash
Say One for Me Robert O'Brien
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1960s

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