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.
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 awarded 1949 Last awarded 1969 Website http://www.wga.org/
The year indicates when the film was released. The awards were presented the following year.
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
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
Year
Film
Writer(s)
1960 (13th) [ 14] Bells Are Ringing Betty Comden , and Adolph Green
Can-Can Dorothy Kingsley , and Charles Lederer
G.I. Blues Edmund Beloin , and Henry Garson
Let's Make Love Norman Krasna , and Hal Kanter
1961 (14th) [ 15] West Side Story Ernest Lehman
Babes in Toyland Ward Kimball , and Lowell S. Hawley
Blue Hawaii Hal Kanter
Flower Drum Song Joseph Fields
Snow White and the Three Stooges Noel Langley , and Elwood Ullman
1962 (15th) [ 16] The Music Man Marion Hargrove
Billy Rose's Jumbo Sidney Sheldon
Gypsy Leoanard Spigelgass
Hey, Let's Twist! Hal Hackady
State Fair Richard L. Breen
1963 (16th) [ 17] Not Awarded
1964 (17th) [ 18] Mary Poppins Bill Walsh , and Don DaGradi
Kissin' Cousins Gerarld Drayson Adams , and Gene Nelson
My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner
Robin and the 7 Hoods David R. Schwartz
Roustabout Anthony Lawrence, and Allan Weiss
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Helen Deutsch
1965 (18th) [ 19] The Sound of Music Ernest Lehman
1966 (19th) [ 20] Not Awarded
1967 (20th) [ 21] Thoroughly Modern Millie Richard Morris
Camelot Alan Jay Lerner
Doctor Dolittle Leslie Bricusse
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying David Swift
1968 (21st) [ 22] Funny Girl Isobel Lennart
Finian's Rainbow E. Y. Harburg , and Fred Saidy
Star! William Fairchild
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