Writers Guild of America Awards 1972

WGA Awards

March 16, 1973

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Best Adapted Screenplay - Drama:
The Godfather

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Best Adapted Screenplay - Musical or Comedy:
Cabaret

The WGA Awards, given at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, U.S. on 16 March 1973, honored the best writers of 1972.

Winners

Film

• Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium:
  • Cabaret - Jay Presson Allen
• Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
  • What's Up, Doc? - Robert Benton, Buck Henry and David Newman
• Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium:
  • The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
• Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
  • The Candidate - Jeremy Larner