Awards for 1957

WGA Award (Screen)

Best Written American Musical

WINNER

The King and I: Ernest Lehman
NOMINEES

Carousel: Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron

The Eddy Duchin Story: Samuel A. Taylor

High Society: John Patrick

Meet Me in Las Vegas: Isobel Lennart

Best Written American Drama

WINNER

Friendly Persuasion: Michael Wilson
NOMINEES

Baby Doll: Tennessee Williams

Giant: Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat

The Rainmaker: N. Richard Nash

Somebody Up There Likes Me: Ernest Lehman

Best Written American Comedy

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
NOMINEES

Bus Stop: George Axelrod

Full of Life: John Fante

The Solid Gold Cadillac: Abe Burrows

The Teahouse of the August Moon: John Patrick

WGA Award (TV)

Anthology Drama, 30 Minutes in Length

WINNER

Telephone Time: Donald S. Sanford (written by), John Nesbitt (story by)
For Telephone Time: The Golden Junkman (#1.1).
NOMINEES

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Francis M. Cockrell (teleplay), John Collier (story)
For Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Back for Christmas (#1.23).

Frontier: Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin
For Frontier: The Salt War (#1.24).

Frontiers of Faith: Morton Wishengrad
For Frontiers of Faith: Lawyer from Boston.

Schlitz Playhouse: Lowell Barrington
For Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Bankmouse (#5.42).

Drama, 60 Minutes or Longer in Length

WINNER

Playhouse 90: Rod Serling
For Playhouse 90: Requiem for a Heavyweight (#1.2).
NOMINEES

Climax!: Dale Wasserman
For Climax!: The Fog (#2.48).

Conflict: Dean Riesner, Roy Huggins
For Conflict: Silent Journey (#1.8). AKA "Journey For Jesus".

Lux Video Theatre: John Gay
For "The Sentry".

Studio One in Hollywood: David Aldrich
For Studio One: A Special Announcement (#9.1).

Studio One in Hollywood: Norman Katkov
For Studio One: Portrait of a Citizen (#9.8).

The United States Steel Hour: James Costigan
For The United States Steel Hour: A Wind from the South (#3.6).

Situational Comedy, 30 Minutes in Length

WINNER

The Honeymooners: Leonard Stern, Sydney Zelinka
For The Honeymooners: The $99,000 Answer (#1.18).
NOMINEES

Father Knows Best: Dorothy Cooper
For Father Knows Best: The Spirit of Youth (#2.11).

Private Secretary: Phil Davis
For Private Secretary: Oh Brother! (#4.14).

The Red Skelton Hour: Sherwood Schwartz (teleplay), Jesse Goldstein (teleplay)
For The Red Skelton Show: The Cop and the Anthem (#4.14).

Screen Directors Playhouse: John L. Greene
For Screen Directors Playhouse: The Carroll Formula (#1.31).

Episodic Drama, 30 Minutes in Length

WINNER

Medic: Ken Kolb (as Kenneth Kolb)
For Medic: She Walks in Beauty (#2.30).
NOMINEES

Gunsmoke: Sam Peckinpah (teleplay), John Meston (story)
For Gunsmoke: The Guitar (#1.35).

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin: Douglas Heyes
For The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin: The White Buffalo (#2.6).

Father Knows Best: Roswell Rogers
For Father Knows Best: The Great Guy (#3.11).

Gunsmoke: David Victor (teleplay), Herbert Little Jr. (teleplay), John Meston (story)
For Gunsmoke: The Big Broad (#1.25).