4th Writers Guild of America Awards

4th WGA Awards
4th WGA Awards
Date	1952
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 4th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1951. Winners were announced in 1952.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Film

Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface.^[2]

Best Written Film Concerning American Scene Bright Victory, Screenplay by Robert Henry Buckner A Place in the Sun, Screenplay by Michael Wilson, and Harry Brown; based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser Death of a Salesman,, Screenplay by Stanley Roberts; based on the play by Arthur Miller Saturday's Hero, Screenplay by Sidney Buchman, and Millard Lampedll, based on the novel by Millard Lampell The Well, Screenplay by Russell Rouse, and Clarence Green	Best Written Low-budget Film The Steel Helmet, Written by Samuel Fuller Five, Screenplay by Arch Oboler Little Big Horn, Screenplay by Charles Marquis Warren; story by Harold Shumate Pickup, Screenplay by Hugo Haas, Arnold Lippschitz; based on a novel by Josef Kopta The First Legion, Screenplay by Emmet Lavery; based on a play by Emmet Lavery
Best Written Musical An American in Paris, Written by Alan Jay Lerner Here Comes the Groom, Screenplay by Virginia Van Upp, Liam O'Brien, and Myles Connolly On the Riviera, Screenplay by Valentine Davies, Phoebe Ephron, and Henry Ephron; based on a play by Rudolph Lothar, and Hans Adler Show Boat, Screenplay by John Lee Mahin, based on the play by Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein II The Great Caruso, Written by Sonya Levien, and William Ludwig	Best Written Drama A Place in the Sun, Screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown A Streetcar Named Desire, Written by Tennessee Williams Death of a Salesman, Screenplay by Stanley Roberts; based on a play by Arthur Miller Detective Story, Screenplay by Philip Yordan, and Robert Wyler; based on the play by Sidney Kingsley Fourteen Hours, Screenplay by John Paxton; story by Joel Sayre
Best Written Comedy Father's Little Dividend, Written by Albert Hackett, and Frances Goodrich Angels in the Outfield, Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley, and George Wells, story by Richard Conlin People Will Talk, Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; based on a play by Curt Goetz That's My Boy, Screenplay by Cy Howard You're in the Navy Now, Screenplay by Richard Murphy

References

^ "Writers Guild Awards Winners: 1995-1949". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1952)". IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

External links

WGA.org

[1] "Writers Guild Awards Winners: 1995-1949". wga.org. Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2026.

[2] "Writers Guild of America, USA (1952)". IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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Writers Guild of America Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television/ New Media Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Comedy/Variety Specials Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Limited Series TV & New Media Pictures Short Form New Media New Series Children's Script
Special Awards	Paul Selvin Award Valentine Davies Award Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Former Awards	Musical Western American Scene Drama Comedy Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original Documentary Script – Current Events Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year