The movie and TV winners for the 2018 Writers Guild of America Awards were awarded today. (nominees here)
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Get Out, Written by Jordan Peele; Universal Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me by Your Name, Screenplay by James Ivory; Based on the Novel by André Aciman; Sony Pictures Classics
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Jane, Written by Brett Morgen; National Geographic
TELEVISION NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman; Hulu
COMEDY SERIES
Veep, Written by Gabrielle Allan, Rachel Axler, Ted Cohen, Jennifer Crittenden, Alex Gregory, Steve Hely, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, David Mandel, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Mintz, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith; HBO
NEW SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman; Hulu
LONG FORM ORIGINAL
Flint, Written by Barbara Stepansky; Lifetime
LONG FORM ADAPTED
Big Little Lies, Teleplay by David E. Kelley, Based on the Novel by Liane Moriarty; HBO
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA ADAPTED
“Starboy”(Zac & Mia), Teleplay by Allen Clary and Andrew Rothschild, Based on the novel Zac & Mia by A.J. Betts; go90.com
ANIMATION
“Time’s Arrow”(BoJack Horseman), Written by Kate Purdy; Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Chicanery”(Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Rosario’s Quinceanera”(Will & Grace), Written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally; NBC
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Ben Silva, Seena Vali; HBO
COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, Writers: James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Neal Brennan, Zack Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Michael Koman, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres; NBC Universal
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, Written by Dave Boone; CBS
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA
General Hospital, Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante; Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Christopher Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“American Girl , Summer Camp, Friends for Life”(American Girl), Teleplay by Alison McDonald, Story by Alison McDonald and Caron Tschampion; Amazon
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT , CURRENT EVENTS
“Confronting ISIS”(Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT , OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Great War”Part II (American Experience), Written by Stephen Ives; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT , REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“White Helmets”(60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Katie Kerbstat; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT , ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Chief of Chobani”(60 Minutes), Written by Steve Kroft, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS
“The Super Predators,”Written by Melissa Jeltsen, Dana Liebelson; Huffingtonpost.com
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