The 71st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2018.
Winners were announced on February 17, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California and the Edison Ballroom, New York City, New York. The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 6, 2018. The Theatrical, Documentary Screenplay and Videogame Writing nominees were announced on January 7, 2019.
71st WGA Awards | |
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Date | February 17, 2019 |
Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America West |
Drama Series | |
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The Americans (FX) – Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson
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Comedy Series | |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) – Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino
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New Series | |
Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani
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Long Form – Original | |
Castle Rock (Hulu) – Marc Bernardin, Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, Gina Welch, Vinnie Wilhelm
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Long Form – Adapted | |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) – Maggie Cohn and Tom Rob Smith; Based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth
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Short Form New Media – Original | |
Class of Lies (Snapchat) – Tessa Leigh Williams
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Short Form New Media – Adapted | |
The Walking Dead: Red Machete (AMC.com) – Nick Bernardone | |
Animation | |
"Bart's Not Dead" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Stephanie Gillis
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Episodic Drama | |
"Paean to the People" – Homeland (Showtime) – Alex Gansa
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Episodic Comedy | |
"Chapter One: Make Your Mark" – Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg and Bill Hader
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Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner
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Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | |
Nathan For You (Comedy Central) – Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
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Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials | |
The Fake News with Ted Nelms (Comedy Central) – John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer
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Quiz and Audience Participation | |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney/ABC Syndication) – Head Writer: Stephen A. Melcher Jr.; Writers: Kyle Beakley, Tom Cohen, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, Ann Slichter, Dylan Snowden
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Daytime Drama | |
General Hospital (ABC) – Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles
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Children's Script – Episodic and Specials | |
"The Ersatz Elevator: Part One" – A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) – Daniel Handler
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Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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"Trump's Takeover" – Frontline (PBS) – Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser | |
Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
"The Eugenics Crusade" – American Experience (PBS) – Michelle Ferrari
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TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"Catastrophe" – 60 Minutes (CBS) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young
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TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
"Wounds of War" – 60 Minutes (CBS) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, and Nicole Young
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Digital News | |
"Inside the Culture of Sexism at Riot Games" (Kotaku.com) – Cecilia D'Anastasio |
Radio Documentary | |
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"RFK: 50 Years After Shots Rang Out at the Ambassador Hotel" (ABC News Radio) – Andrew Evans
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Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
"Remembering The Good, The Bad and the Brilliant" (CBS Radio News) – Gail Lee
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Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature or Commentary | |
"John McCain: A Life of Service" (CBS Radio News) – Gail Lee
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On-Air Promotion – Television or Radio | |
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"Tribute to Star Trek for the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys" (CBS) – Sean Brogan
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Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing | |
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God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog; Story and Narrative Design Lead: Matt Sophos; Story and Narrative Design: Richard Zangrande Gaubert; Narrative Design: Orion Walker, Adam Dolin
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Paul Selvin Award | |
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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | |
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement | |
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