Awards for 1987

WGA Award (Screen)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Hannah and Her Sisters: Woody Allen
NOMINEES

Blue Velvet: David Lynch

Mona Lisa: Neil Jordan, David Leland

Platoon: Oliver Stone

Salvador: Oliver Stone, Rick Boyle

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

WINNER

A Room with a View: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
NOMINEES

Children of a Lesser God: Hesper Anderson, Mark Medoff

Down and Out in Beverly Hills: Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos

Little Shop of Horrors: Howard Ashman

Stand by Me: Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans

WGA Award (TV)

Original Long Form

WINNERS

The Execution of Raymond Graham: Mel Frohman
Tied with Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson for Nobody's Child.

Nobody's Child: Mary Gallagher, Ara Watson
Tied with 'Mel Frohman (I)' for The Execution of Raymond Graham.

Unnatural Causes: John Sayles (teleplay), Martin M. Goldstein (story), Stephen Doran (story), Robert Jacobs (story)
NOMINEES

Miles to Go...: Beverly Levitt, Stuart Fischoff

The Return of Sherlock Holmes: Bob Shayne

Anthology Episode/Single Program

WINNER

The Twilight Zone: Harlan Ellison
For episode "Paladin of the Lost Hour".
NOMINEES

The Twilight Zone: George R.R. Martin (teleplay)
For episode "The Last Defender of Camelot".

Amazing Stories: Richard Matheson
For episode "The Doll".

The Twilight Zone: Alan Brennert
For episode "Her Pilgrim Soul".

Adapted Long Form

WINNER

Peter the Great: Edward Anhalt

Episodic Comedy

WINNER

Kate & Allie: Bob Randall
For episode "Allie's Affair".
NOMINEES

The Golden Girls: Stan Zimmerman, James Berg
For episode "Rose's Mother".

The Cosby Show: Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, John Markus
For episode "Theo's Holiday".

All Is Forgiven: Ian Praiser, Howard Gewirtz
For episode "I Can't Say No".

Night Court: Howard Ostroff
For episode "Best of Friends".