46th Writers Guild of America Awards

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screenplay

• The Piano, Written by Jane Campion
  • Dave, Written by Gary Ross
  • In the Line of Fire, Written by Jeff Maguire
  • Philadelphia, Written by Ron Nyswaner
  • Sleepless in Seattle, Written by Jeff Arch, Nora Ephron, and David S. Ward

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

• Schindler's List, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; based on the book by Thomas Keneally
  • The Fugitive, Screenplay by Jeb Stuart, and David Twohy; story by David Twohy, and the characters by Roy Huggings
  • In the Name of the Father, Screenplay by Terry George, and Jim Sheridan; based on the autobiographical book "Proved Innocent"
  • The Joy Luck Club, Screenplay by Ronald Bass, and Amy Tan ; based on the novel by Amy Tan
  • The Remains of the Day, Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro

Episodic Comedy

• "The Contest" – Seinfeld (NBC) – Larry David
  • "Wait till Your Father Gets Home" – Roseanne (CBS) – Amy Sherman-Paladino
  • "The Dark Ages" – Roseanne (CBS) – Mike Gandolfi, and Eric Gilliland
  • "The Outing" – Seinfeld (NBC) – Larry Charles

Episodic Drama

• "The Night of the Dead Living" – Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) – Frank Pugliese, and Tom Fontana
  • "Gone for Goode" – Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) – Paul Attanasio
  • "Comfort and Joy" – I'll Fly Away (NBC) – Barbara Hall
  • "Last Wish" – Life Goes On (ABC) – Toni Graphia
  • "Thanksgiving" – Picket Fences (CBS) – David E. Kelley
  • "Thank God, It's Friday" – Reasonable Doubts (NBC) – Ed Zuckerman
  • "The Box" – Tribeca (FOX) – David J. Burke, and Hans Tobeason

Daytime Serials

• • Loving (Millee Taggart, Robert Guza, Jr., Laurie McCarthy, Addie Walsh, Craig Carlson, John Kuntz, Eugenie Hunt, Dana Herko, Lewis Arlt, Tony Lang, Lynda Myles, Juliette Mann, Andrew Gottlieb (cousin of Linda Gottlieb), Nancy Maxwell)
  • All My Children (Megan McTavish, Agnes Nixon, Richard Culliton, Hal Corley, Carolyn Culliton, Karen Lewis, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Jeff Beldner, Bettina F. Bradbury, Ralph Wakefield, Judith Donato, Susan Kirshenbaum, Kathleen Klein)
  • Another World (Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Craig Carlson, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Lisa Kern, Janet Stampfl, Kathleen Kennedy, Judith Pinsker, Kathleen Klein, Janet Iacobuzio, Sharon Epstein, Matthew Lombardo, Mimi Leahey, Elizabeth Page, Peter Brash)
  • Days of Our Lives (James E. Reilly, Maura Penders, Sheri Anderson, Dena Higley, Mel Brez, Ethel M. Brez, Marlene Clark Poulter, Dorothy Ann Purser, Fran Myers, Maralyn Thoma, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Mary Jeannett LeDonne, Elizabeth Harrower, Pete T. Rich, N. Gail Lawrence, Peggy Schibi)
  • General Hospital (Michele Val Jean, Bill Levinson, Tom Citrano, Ralph Ellis, Linda Hamner, Cynthia M. Jervey, Elizabeth F. Snyder, Carol Saraceno, Meg Bennett, Linda Campanelli, Kimmer Ringwald, Gillian Spencer, Karen Harris, Doris Silverton)

Original Long Form

• The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (HBO) – Jane Anderson

Adapted Long Form

• Barbarians at the Gate (HBO) – Larry Gelbart
• Silent Cries (NBC) – Walter Halsey Davis, and Vickie Patik

Children's Script

• "A Deadly Secret: The Robert Bierer Story" – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (HBO) – Robert L. Freedman
  • "Dinner Fit for a Queen" – Adventures in Wonderland (The Disney Channel) – Daryl Busby, and Deborah Raznick
  • "Fiesta Time" – Adventures in Wonderland (The Disney Channel) – Daryl Busby, and Tom J. Astle
  • "On a Roll" – Adventures in Wonderland (The Disney Channel) – Daryl Busby, and Phil Baron
  • "The Red Queen Crown Affair" – Adventures in Wonderland (The Disney Channel) – Daryl Busby, and Daniel Benton
  • "Love Off Limits" – CBS Schoolbreak Special (CBS) – Bruce Harmon
  • "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaola Story" – Lifestories: Families in Crisis (HBO) – Willy Holtzman
  • "Sneaky Peeks" – Square One TV (PBS) – Michael Winship

Variety - Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event

• "Show #2" – This Just In – Matt Neuman, Larry Arnstein, Jon Ross, Lane Sarasohn, and John Derevlany
  • Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (NBC) – Buz Kohan, Linda Perret, Martha Bolton, and Gene Perret

Documentary – Current Events

• "The Choice '92" – Frontline – Richard Ben Gramer, Thomas Lennon, and Michael Epstein

Documentary – Other Than Current Events

• "The Donner Party" – American Experience (PBS) – Ric Burns
• Degenerate Art – David Grubin