5th Writers Guild of America Awards

5th WGA Awards
5th WGA Awards
Date	1953
Organized by	Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 5th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1952. Winners were announced in 1953.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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

Best Written Musical Singin' in the Rain, Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Hans Christian Andersen, Screenplay by Moss Hart; Story by Myles Connolly I'll See You in My Dreams, Written by Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose Where's Charley?, Screenplay by John Monks Jr.; Based on a play by George Abbott and Brandon Thomas With a Song in My Heart, Written by Lamar Trotti	Best Written Drama High Noon, Screenplay by Carl Foreman 5 Fingers, Screenplay by Michael Wilson; Based on a novel by L. C. Moyzisch Come Back, Little Sheba, Screenplay by Ketti Frings; Based on a play by William Inge Moulin Rouge; Screenplay by Anthony Veiller and John Huston; Based on a novel by Pierre La Mure The Bad and the Beautiful, Screenplay by Charles Schnee; Story by George Bradshaw
Best Written Comedy The Quiet Man, Screenplay by Frank Nugent; Story by Maurice Walsh Pat and Mike; Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Room for One More; Screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson; Based on a novel by Anna Perrot Rose The Happy Time; Screenplay by Earl Felton; Based on a story by Robert Fontaine & a play by Samuel A. Taylor The Marrying Kind; Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin

Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

Sonya Levien

^ "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 (1953)". IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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