Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
United States award (1949-1969)
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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
Presented byWriters Guild of America
First award1949
| Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Musical Film |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Writers Guild of America |
| First award | 1949 |
| Final award | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.wga.org/ |
Winners & Nominees
Source:[1]
Notes
- The year indicates when the film was released. The awards were presented the following year.
1940s
| Year | Film | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 (1st)[2] |
Easter Parade | Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett |
| Luxury Liner | Gladys Lehman, and Richard Connell | |
| On an Island with You | Dorothy Kingsley, Dorothy Cooper, Charles Martin, and Hans Wilhelm | |
| That Lady in Ermine | Samson Raphaelson | |
| The Emperor Waltz | Charles Brackett, and Billy Wilder | |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Lamar Trotti | |
| You Were Meant for Me | Elick Moll, and Valentine Davies | |
| 1949 (2nd)[3] |
On the Town | Adolph Green & Betty Comden |
| In the Good Old Summertime | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Ivan Tors | |
| Jolson Sings Again | Sidney Buchman | |
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Harry Tugend, and George Wells | |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | Betty Comden, and Adolph Green | |
| You're My Eve | Lamar Trotti | |