49th Writers Guild of America Awards, the Glossary
The 49th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 16 March 1997, honored the best writers of screen and television of 1996.[1]
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55 relations: Anthony Minghella, Bill Clark (screenwriter), Billy Bob Thornton, Cameron Crowe, Channing Gibson, Charles H. Eglee, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, Coen brothers, Darin Morgan, David Mandel, David Milch, Douglas McGrath, Elaine May, Emma (1996 theatrical film), Falsies, Fargo (1996 film), Jan Sardi, Jerry Maguire, John Hodge (screenwriter), John Sayles, Law & Order, Law & Order season 6, Lone Star (1996 film), Mark B. Perry, Michael S. Chernuchin, Mike Leigh, Morgan Gendel, Murder One (TV series), NYPD Blue, NYPD Blue season 3, Party of Five, Peter Mehlman, Peter Tolan, Scott Hicks (director), Secrets & Lies (film), Seinfeld, Shine (film), Sling Blade, Spike Feresten, Steven Bochco, The Birdcage, The English Patient (film), The Larry Sanders Show, The Pool Guy, The Soup Nazi, The Sponge, The X-Files, Theresa Rebeck, Trainspotting (film), Trophy, ... Expand index (5 more) »
- 1996 awards in the United States
- 1996 film awards
- 1996 in American cinema
- 1996 in American television
- March 1997 events in the United States
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter.
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Bill Clark (screenwriter)
Bill Clark is a former New York Police Department first grade detective and an award-winning television writer and producer.
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Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American film actor, filmmaker, singer, and songwriter.
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Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American filmmaker and journalist.
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Channing Gibson
Richard Channing Gibson is an American screenwriter and producer.
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Charles H. Eglee
Charles Hamilton Eglee (born November 27, 1951) is an American film and television screenwriter and producer.
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Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files.
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Coen brothers
Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota.
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Darin Morgan
Darin Morgan (born 1966) is an American screenwriter best known for several offbeat, darkly humorous episodes of the television series The X-Files and Millennium.
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David Mandel
David Mandel (born) is a writer, actor, director, and producer.
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David Milch
David Sanford Milch (born March 23, 1945) is an American writer and producer of television series.
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Douglas McGrath
Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (February 12, 1958 – November 3, 2022) was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor.
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Elaine May
Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress.
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Emma (1996 theatrical film)
Emma is a 1996 period comedy film based on the 1815 novel of the same name by Jane Austen.
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Falsies
In fashion, falsies are paddings for use in a bra to create the appearance of larger breasts.
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Fargo (1996 film)
Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.
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Jan Sardi
Jan Vittorio Sardi (born 1953) is an Australian screenwriter.
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Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American sports comedy-drama film directed and written by Cameron Crowe.
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John Hodge (screenwriter)
John Hodge (born 1964) is a Scottish screenwriter and dramatist from Glasgow, who adapted Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting into the script for the film of the same title.
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John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
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Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise.
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Law & Order season 6
The sixth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 20, 1995, and May 22, 1996.
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Lone Star (1996 film)
Lone Star is a 1996 American neo-Western mystery film written, edited, and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in South Texas.
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Mark B. Perry
Mark B. Perry is an American television producer and writer.
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Michael S. Chernuchin
Michael S. Chernuchin (born 1954) is an American television writer and producer.
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Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English writer-director with a career spanning film, theatre and television.
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Morgan Gendel
Morgan Adley Gendel (born 1952) is an American screenwriter and television producer from West Hartford, CT.
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Murder One (TV series)
Murder One is an American legal drama television series that aired on ABC from September 19, 1995, until May 29, 1997.
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NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan.
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NYPD Blue season 3
The third season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on October 24, 1995, and concluded on May 21, 1996.
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Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen and family drama television series created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000, with a total of six seasons consisting of 142 episodes.
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Peter Mehlman
Peter Mehlman (born) is an American television writer, comedian, and producer, best known for serving as a writer and producer on the TV series Seinfeld through nearly all of the show's nine-year run from 1989–98.
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Peter Tolan
Peter James Tolan III (born July 5, 1958) is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter.
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Scott Hicks (director)
Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953), known as Scott, is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Secrets & Lies (film)
Secrets & Lies is a 1996 drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh.
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Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes.
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Shine (film)
Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical psychological drama film directed by Scott Hicks from a screenplay by Jan Sardi, based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions.
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Sling Blade
Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton.
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Spike Feresten
Spike Feresten (born September 3, 1964) is an American television writer, screenwriter, comedian and television personality, who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, writing for David Letterman, and hosting the late night Talkshow with Spike Feresten from 2006 to 2009 on Fox.
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Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer.
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The Birdcage
The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols.
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The English Patient (film)
The English Patient is a 1996 epic romantic war drama directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje, and produced by Saul Zaentz.
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The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show.
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The Pool Guy
"The Pool Guy" is the 118th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
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The Soup Nazi
"The Soup Nazi" is the 116th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was the sixth episode of the seventh season.
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The Sponge
"The Sponge" is the 119th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
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The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.
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Theresa Rebeck
Theresa Rebeck (born February 19, 1958) is an American playwright, television writer, and novelist.
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Trainspotting (film)
Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald in her film debut.
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Trophy
A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, serving as recognition or evidence of merit.
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Writers Guild of America Awards
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949.
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Writers Guild of America West
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers.
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Writers Guild of America, East
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media.
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48th Writers Guild of America Awards
The 48th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best television, and film writers of 1995. 49th Writers Guild of America Awards and 48th Writers Guild of America Awards are writers Guild of America Awards.
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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. 49th Writers Guild of America Awards and 50th Writers Guild of America Awards are writers Guild of America Awards.
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See also
1996 awards in the United States
- 17th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1996 Country Music Association Awards
- 1996 Kids' Choice Awards
- 1996 Latin Billboard Music Awards
- 1996 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1996 Origins Award winners
- 1996 Pulitzer Prize
- 1996 Soul Train Music Awards
- 22nd People's Choice Awards
- 24th Annie Awards
- 27th GMA Dove Awards
- 30th TNN/Music City News Country Awards
- 31st Academy of Country Music Awards
- 38th Annual Grammy Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- 50th Tony Awards
- 54th Golden Globe Awards
- 68th Academy Awards
- 8th Lambda Literary Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996
1996 film awards
- 11th Goya Awards
- 12th Independent Spirit Awards
- 13th AVN Awards
- 14th Robert Awards
- 16th Golden Rooster Awards
- 16th Hong Kong Film Awards
- 17th Genie Awards
- 17th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 18th Youth in Film Awards
- 1996 Cannes Film Festival
- 1996 Czech Lion Awards
- 1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
- 1996 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996 MTV Movie Awards
- 1996 Metro Manila Film Festival
- 1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards
- 1996 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1996 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
- 1997 Golden Globes (Portugal)
- 1st Lumières Awards
- 21st Bangladesh National Film Awards
- 21st César Awards
- 22nd Saturn Awards
- 24th Annie Awards
- 24th Sarasaviya Awards
- 2nd Critics' Choice Awards
- 2nd Empire Awards
- 32nd Guldbagge Awards
- 33rd Golden Horse Awards
- 38th Ariel Awards
- 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- 50th Bodil Awards
- 50th British Academy Film Awards
- 54th Golden Globe Awards
- 69th Academy Awards
- 6th Japan Film Professional Awards
- 8th Golden Laurel Awards
- 9th European Film Awards
- Art Directors Guild Awards 1996
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1996
- Gotham Independent Film Awards 1996
- London Film Critics Circle Awards 1996
- National Board of Review Awards 1996
- San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1996
- Society of Texas Film Critics Awards 1996
1996 in American cinema
- 16th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 17th Youth in Film Awards
- 1995 National Society of Film Critics Awards
- 1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
- 1996 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- 68th Academy Awards
- Art Directors Guild Awards 1996
- List of 1996 box office number-one films in the United States
- List of American films of 1996
- National Board of Review Awards 1996
- San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1996
1996 in American television
- 12th TCA Awards
- 17th Youth in Film Awards
- 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 1996 Kids' Choice Awards
- 1996 United States presidential debates
- 1996 in American television
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 24th International Emmy Awards
- 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- ArenaBowl X
- Billionaire Ted
- General Hospital: Twist of Fate
- List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1996
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1995–96
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1996–97
- Suddenly (1996 film)
- Super Bowl XXX
- Super Bowl XXX halftime show
- The Mysterious Origins of Man
- To Sir, with Love II
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1995–96
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97
- Twisted Desire
March 1997 events in the United States
- 17th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1997 April Fool's Day blizzard
- 1997 Webby Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- 69th Academy Awards
- March 1997 tornado outbreak
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards
Also known as Writers Guild of America Awards 1996.
, Writers Guild of America Awards, Writers Guild of America West, Writers Guild of America, East, 48th Writers Guild of America Awards, 50th Writers Guild of America Awards.