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Writers Guild of America, USA

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    WGA Award (Screen)

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    Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eighth Grade

      7.4 (84K)
      Bo Burnham(written by)
    • [object Object]

      Green Book

      8.2 (605K)
      Nick Vallelonga(written by)
      Brian Hayes Currie(written by)
      Peter Farrelly(written by)
    • [object Object]

      A Quiet Place

      7.5 (613K)
      Bryan Woods(screenplay/story)
      Scott Beck(screenplay/story)
      John Krasinski(screenplay)
    • [object Object]

      Roma

      7.7 (172K)
      Alfonso Cuarón(written by)
    • [object Object]

      Vice

      7.2 (166K)
      Adam McKay(written by)

    Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Can You Ever Forgive Me?

      7.1 (57K)
      Nicole Holofcener(screenplay)
      Jeff Whitty(screenplay)
      Based on the book by Lee Israel.
    • [object Object]

      BlacKkKlansman

      7.5 (297K)
      Spike Lee(written by)
      David Rabinowitz(written by)
      Charlie Wachtel(written by)
      Kevin Willmott(written by)
      Based on the book by Ron Stallworth.
    • [object Object]

      Black Panther

      7.3 (856K)
      Ryan Coogler(written by)
      Joe Robert Cole(written by)
      Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
    • [object Object]

      If Beale Street Could Talk

      7.1 (53K)
      Barry Jenkins(screenplay)
      Based on the novel by James Baldwin.
    • [object Object]

      A Star Is Born

      7.6 (429K)
      Bradley Cooper(screenplay)
      Will Fetters(screenplay)
      Eric Roth(screenplay)
      Based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson. Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson.

    Documentary Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bathtubs Over Broadway

      7.6 (1.2K)
      Ozzy Inguanzo(written by)
      Dava Whisenant(written by)
    • [object Object]

      Fahrenheit 11/9

      7.2 (21K)
      Michael Moore(written by)
    • [object Object]

      Generation Wealth

      6.6 (5.7K)
      Lauren Greenfield(written by)
    • [object Object]

      In Search of Greatness

      6.9 (577)
      Gabe Polsky(written by)

    WGA Award (TV)

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    Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Americans

      8.4 (115K)
      Peter Ackerman
      Hilary Bettis
      Joshua Brand
      Joel Fields
      Sarah Nolen
      Stephen Schiff
      Justin Weinberger
      Joseph Weisberg
      Tracey Scott Wilson
    • [object Object]

      Better Call Saul

      9.0 (691K)
      Ann Cherkis
      Vince Gilligan
      Peter Gould
      Gennifer Hutchison
      Marion Dayre
      Thomas Schnauz
      Gordon Smith
      Alison Tatlock
    • [object Object]

      The Crown

      8.6 (264K)
      Tom Edge
      Amy Jenkins
      Peter Morgan
    • [object Object]

      The Handmaid's Tale

      8.4 (265K)
      Yahlin Chang
      Nina Fiore
      Dorothy Fortenberry
      John Herrera
      Lynn Renee Maxcy
      Bruce Miller
      Kira Snyder
      Eric Tuchman
    • [object Object]

      Succession

      8.8 (296K)
      Jesse Armstrong
      Simon Blackwell
      Jon Brown
      Jonathan Glatzer
      Anna Jordan
      Lucy Prebble
      Georgia Pritchett
      Tony Roche
      Susan Soon He Stanton
      Daniel Zelman

    Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

      8.7 (147K)
      Kate Fodor
      Noah Gardenswartz
      Daniel Goldfarb
      Jen Kirkman
      Sheila Lawrence
      Daniel Palladino
      Amy Sherman-Palladino
    • [object Object]

      Atlanta

      8.6 (91K)
      Ibra Ake
      Donald Glover
      Stephen Glover
      Taofik Kolade
      Jamal Olori
      Stefani Robinson
      Paul Simms
    • [object Object]

      Barry

      8.3 (128K)
      Alec Berg
      Duffy Boudreau
      Bill Hader
      Emily Heller
      Elizabeth Sarnoff
      Ben Smith
      Sarah Solemani
    • [object Object]

      GLOW

      8.0 (52K)
      Liz Flahive
      Tara Herrmann
      Nick Jones
      Jenji Kohan
      Carly Mensch
      Marquita Robinson
      Kim Rosenstock
      Sascha Rothchild
      Rachel Shukert
    • [object Object]

      The Good Place

      8.2 (199K)
      Megan Amram
      Christopher Encell
      Kate Gersten
      Cord Jefferson
      Andrew Law
      Joe Mande
      Kassia Miller
      Dylan Morgan
      Matt Murray
      Rae Sanni
      Daniel Schofield
      Michael Schur
      Josh Siegal
      Jen Statsky
      Tyler Straessle

    New Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Barry

      8.3 (128K)
      Alec Berg
      Duffy Boudreau
      Bill Hader
      Emily Heller
      Elizabeth Sarnoff
      Ben Smith
      Sarah Solemani
    • [object Object]

      The Haunting of Hill House

      8.5 (301K)
      Meredith Averill
      Charise Castro Smith
      Mike Flanagan
      Jeff Howard
      Rebecca Klingel
      Scott Kosar
      Liz Phang
    • [object Object]

      Homecoming

      7.4 (28K)
      Micah Bloomberg
      Cami Delavigne
      Eli Horowitz
      Shannon Houston
      Eric Simonson
      David Wiener
    • [object Object]

      Pose

      8.6 (34K)
      Steven Canals
      Brad Falchuk
      Todd Kubrak
      Janet Mock
      Ryan Murphy
      Our Lady J
    • [object Object]

      Succession

      8.8 (296K)
      Jesse Armstrong
      Simon Blackwell
      Jon Brown
      Jonathan Glatzer
      Anna Jordan
      Lucy Prebble
      Georgia Pritchett
      Tony Roche
      Susan Soon He Stanton
      Daniel Zelman

    Episodic Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homeland

      Episode: 

      Paean to the People

      8.3 (366K)
      Alex Gansa
    • [object Object]

      Narcos: Mexico

      Episode: 

      Camelot

      8.3 (96K)
      Eric Newman
      Clayton Trussell
    • [object Object]

      This Is Us

      Episode: 

      The Car

      8.7 (164K)
      Isaac Aptaker
      Elizabeth Berger
    • [object Object]

      The Affair

      7.9 (50K)
      Lydia R. Diamond
      Sarah Sutherland
      Jaquen Castellanos
      For episode "Episode 407"
    • [object Object]

      The Handmaid's Tale

      Episode: 

      First Blood

      8.4 (265K)
      Eric Tuchman
    • [object Object]

      Ozark

      Episode: 

      The Precious Blood of Jesus

      8.5 (359K)
      David Manson

    Episodic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Barry

      Episode: 

      Chapter One: Make Your Mark

      8.3 (128K)
      Alec Berg
      Bill Hader
    • [object Object]

      Forever

      Episode: 

      Another Place

      7.1 (7.5K)
      Alan Yang
      Matt Hubbard
      Aniz Adam Ansari
    • [object Object]

      Santa Clarita Diet

      Episode: 

      Halibut!

      7.8 (78K)
      Victor Fresco
    • [object Object]

      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

      7.5 (80K)
      Robert Carlock
      For episode "Kimmy and the Beest"
    • [object Object]

      The Kids Are Alright

      Episode: 

      Pilot

      7.9 (3.8K)
      Tim Doyle
    • [object Object]

      Orange Is the New Black

      Episode: 

      Who Knows Better Than I

      8.0 (325K)
      Jenji Kohan

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Simpsons

      Episode: 

      Bart's Not Dead

      8.7 (445K)
      Stephanie Gillis
    • [object Object]

      Bob's Burgers

      Episode: 

      Boywatch

      8.2 (95K)
      Rich Rinaldi
    • [object Object]

      Bob's Burgers

      Episode: 

      Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now

      8.2 (95K)
      Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
      Wendy Molyneux
    • [object Object]

      The Simpsons

      Episode: 

      Krusty the Clown

      8.7 (445K)
      Ryan Koh
    • [object Object]

      Bob's Burgers

      Episode: 

      Mo Mommy Mo Problems

      8.2 (95K)
      Steven Davis
    • [object Object]

      Family Guy

      Episode: 

      Send in Stewie, Please

      8.1 (371K)
      Gary Janetti

    Comedy/Variety Sketch Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nathan for You

      8.9 (41K)
      Leo Allen
      Nathan Fielder
      Carrie Kemper
      Michael Koman
      Adam Locke-Norton
      Eric Notarnicola
    • [object Object]

      At Home with Amy Sedaris

      7.9 (1.4K)
      Cindy Caponera
      Paul Dinello
      Jodi Lennon
      Meredith Scardino
      Amy Sedaris
    • [object Object]

      I Love You, America

      6.3 (1.4K)
      David Ferguson
      Glenn Boozan
      Leann Bowen
      Raj Desai
      Kyle Dunnigan
      John Haskell
      Tim Kalpakis
      Opeyemi Olagbaju
      Gavin Purcell
      Diona Reasonover
      Jocelyn Richard
      Chris Romano
      Sarah Silverman
      Beth Stelling
      Dan Sterling
      Nick Wiger
    • [object Object]

      Portlandia

      7.8 (24K)
      Fred Armisen
      Carrie Brownstein
      Jonathan Krisel
      Karey Dornetto
      Megan Neuringer
      Phoebe Robinson
      Graham Wagner
    • [object Object]

      Saturday Night Live

      8.0 (54K)
      Michael Che
      Colin Jost
      Kent Sublette
      Bryan H. Tucker
      Fran Gillespie
      Sudi Green
      Streeter Seidell
      James Anderson
      Kristen Bartlett
      Megan Callahan-Shah
      Steven Castillo
      Andrew Dismukes
      Anna Drezen
      Claire Friedman
      Alison Gates
      Steve Higgins
      Sam Jay
      Erik Kenward
      Rob Klein
      Nick Kocher
      Michael Koman
      Alan Linic
      Eli Coyote Mandel
      Erik Marino
      Dave McCary
      Brian McElhaney
      Dennis McNicholas
      Lorne Michaels
      Nimesh Patel
      Josh Patten
      Katie Rich
      Simon Rich
      Gary Richardson
      Marika Sawyer
      Pete Schultz
      Mitch Silpa
      Will Stephen
      Julio Torres
      Rachel Wenitsky
      Bowen Yang

    Comedy/Variety Talk Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

      8.8 (98K)
      Tim Carvell
      Raquel D'Apice
      Josh Gondelman
      Dan Gurewitch
      Jeff Maurer
      Daniel O'Brien
      John Oliver
      Brian Parise
      Owen Parsons
      Seena Vali
      Ben Silva
      Will Tracy
      Jill Twiss
      Juli Weiner
    • [object Object]

      Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

      6.0 (6.7K)
      Kristen Bartlett
      Samantha Bee
      Ashley Nicole Black
      Pat Cassels
      Mike Drucker
      Eric Drysdale
      Mathan Erhardt
      Joe Grossman
      Miles Kahn
      Nicole Silverberg
      Melinda Taub
    • [object Object]

      Late Night with Seth Meyers

      6.3 (8.1K)
      Sal Gentile
      Seth Reiss
      Jermaine Affonso
      Alex Baze
      Bryan Donaldson
      Matt Goldich
      Dina Gusovsky
      Jenny Hagel
      Allison Hord
      Mike Karnell
      John Lutz
      Seth Meyers
      Ian Morgan
      Amber Ruffin
      Mike Scollins
      Michael Shoemaker
      Ben Warheit
    • [object Object]

      The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

      7.2 (15K)
      Jay Katsir
      Opus Moreschi
      Emmy Blotnick
      Michael Brumm
      Aaron Cohen
      Stephen Colbert
      Cullen Crawford
      Paul Dinello
      Ariel Dumas
      Glenn Eichler
      Django Gold
      Gabe Gronli
      Greg Iwinski
      Barry Julien
      Daniel Kibblesmith
      Matt Lappin
      Michael Pielocik
      Kate Sidley
      Jen Spyra
      Brian Stack
      John Thibodeaux

    Quiz and Audience Participation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

      6.1 (2.6K)
      Steve Melcher
      Kyle Beakley
      Tom Cohen
      Patricia Cotter
      Ryan Hopak
      Gary Lucy
      James Rowley
      Ann Slichter
      Dylan Snowden
    • [object Object]

      Hollywood Game Night

      7.3 (1.8K)
      Ann Slichter
      Grant Taylor
      Michael Agbabian
      Dwight D. Smith
    • [object Object]

      Jeopardy!

      8.3 (8.5K)
      Matt Caruso
      John Duarte
      Harry Friedman
      Mark Gaberman
      Debbie Griffin
      Michele Loud
      Robert McClenaghan
      Jim Rhine
      Steve Tamerius
      Billy Wisse
    • [object Object]

      Paid Off with Michael Torpey

      5.5 (77)
      Ethan T. Berlin
      John Chaneski
      Rosemarie DiSalvo
      Leigh Hampton
      Katie Hartman
      Amanda Melson
      Larry Owens
      Jennie Sutton
      Michael Torpey
      Jeremy Weiner

    Daytime Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      General Hospital

      6.6 (5.7K)
      Shelly Altman
      Chris Van Etten
      Barbara Bloom
      Anna Cascio
      Suzanne Flynn
      Charlotte Gibson
      Lloyd 'Lucky' Gold
      Kate Hall
      Elizabeth Korte
      Dan O'Connor
      Donny Sheldon
      Scott Sickles
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.6K)
      Ron Carlivati
      Sheri Anderson Thomas
      Lorraine Broderick
      David Cherrill
      Joanna Cohen
      Lisa Connor
      Carolyn Culliton
      Richard Culliton
      Rick Draughon
      Cydney Kelley
      David Kreizman
      David A. Levinson
      Rebecca Taylor
      Ryan Quan
      Dave Ryan
      Katherine Schock
      Elizabeth Snyder
      Tyler Topits

    Children's Episodic and Specials

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Series of Unfortunate Events

      7.7 (68K)
      Daniel Handler
      For episode "The Ersatz Elevator: Part One"
    • [object Object]

      A Series of Unfortunate Events

      7.7 (68K)
      Joe Tracz
      For episode "Carnivorous Carnival: Part One"
    • [object Object]

      Andi Mack

      Episode: 

      For the Last Time

      7.4 (2.6K)
      Jonathan Hurwitz
    • [object Object]

      Alexa & Katie

      Episode: 

      Picture Day

      7.5 (6.8K)
      Ray Lancon
    • [object Object]

      Prince of Peoria

      6.1 (612)
      Marty Donovan
      For episode "Warehouse Towel Fight" fka "Emil Strikes Back"

    Comedy/Variety Specials

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fake News with Ted Nelms

      7.2 (122)
      John Aboud
      Andy Blitz
      Michael Colton
      Ed Helms
      Elliott Kalan
      Joe Randazzo
      Sara Schaefer
    • [object Object]

      The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

      7.4 (128)
      Will Ferrell
      Jake Fogelnest
      Harper Steele
    • [object Object]

      Drew Michael: Drew Michael

      5.6 (412)
      Drew Michael
    • [object Object]

      The Oscars

      5.8 (1.7K)
      Dave Boone
      Carol Leifer
      Jon Macks
      Megan Amram
      Tony Barbieri
      Jonathan Bines
      Joelle Boucai
      Gonzalo Cordova
      Adam Carolla
      Devin Field
      Gary Greenberg
      Josh Halloway
      Sal Iacono
      Eric Immerman
      Jesse Joyce
      Bess Kalb
      Jimmy Kimmel
      Molly McNearney
      Danny Ricker
      Joe Strazzullo

    Long Form Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Crime Story

      8.4 (100K)
      Maggie Cohn
      Tom Rob Smith
    • [object Object]

      The Looming Tower

      8.0 (18K)
      Bathsheba Doran
      Dan Futterman
      Alex Gibney
      Shannon Houston
      Adam Rapp
      Ali Selim
      Lawrence Wright
    • [object Object]

      Maniac

      7.6 (89K)
      Nick Cuse
      Cary Joji Fukunaga
      Amelia Gray
      Danielle Henderson
      Mauricio Katz
      Patrick Somerville
      Caroline Williams
    • [object Object]

      Sharp Objects

      8.0 (125K)
      Ariella Blejer
      Scott Brown
      Vince Calandra
      Gillian Flynn
      Dawn Kamoche
      Alex Metcalf
      Marti Noxon

    Long Form Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Castle Rock

      7.5 (53K)
      Marc Bernardin
      Scott Brown
      Lila Byock
      Mark Lafferty
      Sam Shaw
      Dustin Thomason
      Gina Welch
      Vinnie Wilhelm
    • [object Object]

      My Dinner with Hervé

      6.9 (6.7K)
      Sacha Gervasi
      Sean Macaulay
    • [object Object]

      Paterno

      6.5 (7.8K)
      Debora Cahn
      John C. Richards

    Short Form New Media Adapted

    • [object Object]

      The Walking Dead: Webisodes

      7.6 (5.5K)
      Nick Bernardone

    Short Form New Media Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Class of Lies

      7.7 (29)
      Tessa Williams
    • [object Object]

      After Forever

      7.1 (275)
      Michael Slade
      Kevin Spirtas
    • [object Object]

      Love Daily

      6.0 (195)
      Lauren Ciaravalli
      Andrew Eisen
      Aaron Eisenberg
      Will Eisenberg
      Alexis Jacknow
      Nathaniel Katzman
      Yulin Kuang
      Nathan Larkin-Connolly
      Alexis Roblan
      Bennett Silverman
      Ryan Wood
    • [object Object]

      West 40s

      7.6 (26)
      Mark Sam Rosenthal
      Brian Sloan

    Documentary Script - Current Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Frontline

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Michael Kirk
      Mike Wiser
      Episode: "Trump's Takeover (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Nova

      8.7 (3.2K)
      Rushmore DeNooyer
      Episode: "Black Hole Apocalypse (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Frontline

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Rick Young
      Episode: "Blackout in Puerto Rico (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Frontline

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Marcela Gaviria
      Episode: "The Gang Crackdown (2018)"

    Documentary Script - Other Than Current Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Experience

      8.6 (2.3K)
      Michelle Ferrari
      Episode: "The Eugenics Crusade (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Frontline

      8.6 (2.4K)
      David Fanning
      Linda Hirsch
      Martin Smith
      Episode: "Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Part One) (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      American Experience

      8.6 (2.3K)
      Sharon Grimberg
      Episode: "The Circus: Part 1 (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      American Experience

      8.6 (2.3K)
      John Maggio
      Episode: "Into the Amazon (2018)"

    Videogame Writing

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    Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God of War

      9.2 (416)
      Matthew Sophos(Written By; Story and Narrative Design Lead)
      Richard Zangrande Gaubert(Written By; Story and Narrative Design)
      Cory Barlog(Written By)
      Orion Walker(Narrative Design)
      Adam Dolin(Narrative Design)
      Sony Interactive Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

      8.4 (10K)
      Sam Gill(team lead writer)
      Daniel Bingham(scripwriter)
      Jonathan Dumont(story by)
      Kelly Bender(scripwriter)
      Hugo Giard(story by)
      Madeleine Hart(scripwriter)
      Jordan Lemos(scripwriter)
      Melissa MacCoubrey(story by)
      Simon Mackenzie(scripwriter)
      Zachary Parris(scripwriter)
      Susan Patrick(scripwriter)
      Stephen Rhodes(scripwriter)
      Betty Robertson(scripwriter)
      Jesse Scoble(scripwriter)
      Diana Sherman(scripwriter)

    Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award

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    • Nicole Dubuc
      Winner
      • Nicole Dubuc

    Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

    Edit
    • Lowell Ganz
      Babaloo Mandel
      Winners
      • Lowell Ganz
      • Babaloo Mandel

    Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

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    • Jenji Kohan
      Winner
      • Jenji Kohan

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