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• The China Syndrome, Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook and James Bridges
  • Apocalypse Now, Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola

• Breaking Away, Written by Steve Tesich
  • 10, Written by Blake Edwards
  • Manhattan, Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman

• Kramer vs. Kramer, Screenplay by Robert Benton; Based on the novel by Avery Corman
  • Norma Rae, Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.

• Being There, Screenplay by Jerzy Kosiński; Based on his novel
  • A Little Romance, Screenplay by Allan Burns; Based on the novel by Claude Klotz
  • Starting Over, Screenplay by James L. Brooks; Based on the novel by Dan Wakefield

• "Are You Now, Margaret" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox
• "The reluctant Fighter" – Taxi (ABC) – Ken Estin
  • "The Indian" – Barney Miller (ABC) – Reinhold Weege, Judith Anne Nielsen and Richard Beban
  • "The Young and the Restless" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Mitch Markowitz
  • "Period of Adjustment" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Jim Mulligan and John Rappaport
  • "Good-Bye Radar: Part 1 & 2" – M*A*S*H (CBS) – Ken Levine and David Isaacs
  • "Honor Thy Father" – Taxi (ABC) – Glen Charles and Les Charles
  • "Elaine's Secret Admirer" – Taxi (ABC) – Barry Kemp

• "Vet" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Leon Tokatyan
  • "Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 & 2" – Eischied (NBC) – Mark Rodgers
  • "Exposé" – Lou Grant (CBS) – David Lloyd
  • "Slammer" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Johnny Dawkins
  • "Home" – Lou Grant (CBS) – Gary David Goldberg
  • "Love Is the Word" – The Rockford Files (NBC) – David Chase
  • "The Burden" – The Waltons (CBS) – Ernie Wallengren

• Guiding Light (CBS) – Jean Rouverol, Phyllis White, Bridget Dobson, Robert Soderberg, Robert White, Patti Dizenzo, Jerome Dobson and Charles Dizenzo
  • Days of Our Lives (NBC) – Ann Marcus, Joyce Perry, Ray Goldstone, Laura Olsher, Rocci Chatfield and Michael Robert David
  • Ryan's Hope (ABC) – Claire Labine, Paul Avila Mayer, Mary Munisteri, Jeffrey Lane and Judith Pinsker

• "New York City Too Far From Tampa Blues" – NBC Special Treat (NBC) – Edward Pomerantz
  • "Make Believe Marriage" – ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) – Jeffrey Kindley
  • "Going Out" – Friends (ABC) – Liz Coe
  • "Show #4" – Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC) – David R. Axelrod, Joseph A. Bailey, Andy Beckerman, Richard Camp, Sherry Coben, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart and Marianne Meyer

• Backstairs at the White House (NBC) – Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov

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