50th Writers Guild of America Awards
The 50th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 21 February 1998, honored the best writers in film and television of 1997.
| 50th WGA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 February 1998 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
Film
editBest Adapted Screenplay
editL.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
- Donnie Brasco – Paul Attanasio
- The Ice Storm – James Schamus
- Wag the Dog – Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
- The Wings of the Dove – Hossein Amini
Best Original Screenplay
editTelevision
editBest Episodic Drama
edit"Entrapment" - Law & Order - Rene Balcer and Richard Sweren
- "Whose Appy Now?" - ER - Neal Baer
- "Deadbeat" - Law & Order - Ed Zuckerman and I. C. Rapoport
Best Episodic Comedy
edit"The Fatigues" - Seinfeld - Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin
- "The Puppy Episode" - Ellen - Mark Driscoll, Dana Savel, Tracey Newman, Jonathan Stark and Ellen DeGeneres
- "The Impossible Dream" - Frasier - Rob Greenberg
- "The Chicken Roaster" - Seinfeld - Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer
- "The Bizarro Jerry" - Seinfeld - David Mandel
- "Ellen, Or Isn't She?" - The Larry Sanders Show - Judd Apatow, John Markus and Garry Shandling
- "The Book" - The Larry Sanders Show - Maya Forbes
1997 Daytime Serials Winner- General Hospital: Claire Labine; Matthew Labine; Robert Guza, Jr.; Karen Harris; Michele Val Jean; Meg Bennett; Ralph Ellis; Mary Ryan; Jane Atkins; Stephanie Braxton; Judith Pinsker; Lynda Myles; Elizabeth Korte; Patrick Mulcahey; Lisa Lieberman
Other Nominees: All My Children: Agnes Nixon; Lorraine Broderick; Hal Corley; Fredrick Johnson; Gail Lawrence; Jeff Beldner; Christina Covino; Courtney Sherman; Millee Taggart; Karen Lewis; Elizabeth Smith; Michelle Patrick; Bettina F. Bradbury; Judith Donato; Kathleen Klein; Jane Owen Murphy