Award for film, television, radio and video game writing
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949.
Eligibility
The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period.
Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.[1]
Lifetime achievement awards
Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing:
Categories
(As of 2023)
History
In 2004, the awards show was broadcast on television for the first time.
In the years 2008 through 2018, the awards also included video game writing.
Discontinued categories
Ceremonies
Winners
A * denotes a film that also went on to win an Academy Award.
Films
Current awards
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Documentary Screenplay
Discontinued categories
- Best Written Drama
- Best Original Drama
- Best Adapted Drama
- Best Written Comedy
- Best Original Comedy
- 1970: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
- 1971: The Out-of-Towners – Neil Simon
- 1972: The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky *
- 1973: What's Up, Doc? – Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton
- 1974: A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
- 1975: Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger
- 1976: Shampoo – Robert Towne and Warren Beatty
- 1977: The Bad News Bears – Bill Lancaster
- 1978: Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman *
- 1979: Movie Movie – Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller
- 1980: Breaking Away – Steve Tesich *
- 1981: Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer
- 1982: Arthur – Steve Gordon
- 1983: Tootsie – Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
- 1984: The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
- Best Adapted Comedy
- Best Written Musical
- 1949: Easter Parade – Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Sidney Sheldon
- 1950: On the Town – Adolph Green and Betty Comden
- 1951: Annie Get Your Gun – Sidney Sheldon
- 1952: An American in Paris – Alan Jay Lerner *
- 1953: Singin' in the Rain – Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- 1954: Lili – Helen Deutsch and Paul Gallico
- 1955: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley
- 1956: Love Me or Leave Me – Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart *
- 1957: The King and I – Ernest Lehman
- 1958: Les Girls – Vera Caspary and John Patrick
- 1959: Gigi – Alan Jay Lerner *
- 1960: The Five Pennies – Robert Smith, Jack Rose, and Melville Shavelson
- 1961: Bells Are Ringing – Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- 1962: West Side Story – Ernest Lehman
- 1963: The Music Man – Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, and Marion Hargrove
- 1964: Not awarded
- 1965: Mary Poppins – Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi
- 1966: The Sound of Music – Maria Augusta Trapp, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, and Ernest Lehman
- 1967: Not awarded
- 1968: Thoroughly Modern Millie – Richard Morris
- 1969: Funny Girl – Isobel Lennart
- Best Written Film Concerning Problems with the American Scene
- Best Written Western
Television
Video games
The video game category was first added in 2008, but discontinued after the 2019 awards.[2][3]
- Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing
- 2008: Dead Head Fred – Dave Ellis, Adam Cogan
- 2009: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford, and Cameron Suey
- 2010: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Amy Hennig
- 2011: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Patrice Désilets, Jeffrey Yohalem, and Corey May
- 2012: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception – Amy Hennig
- 2013: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Richard Farrese and Jill Murray
- 2014: The Last of Us – Neil Druckmann
- 2015: The Last of Us: Left Behind – Neil Druckmann
- 2016: Rise of the Tomb Raider – John Stafford, Cameron Suey, Rhianna Pratchett, and Philip Gelatt
- 2017: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr, Tom Bissell, and Ryan James
- 2018: Horizon Zero Dawn – John Gonzalez, Benjamin McCaw, Ben Schroder, Anne Toole, Dee Warrick, and Meg Jayanth
- 2019: God of War – Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, and Cory Barlog
See also
References
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 3, 2013). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'Fruitvale Station' Excluded From WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Videogame Writers Caucus". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ Blake, Vikki (October 6, 2019). "The Writers Guild of America drops games writing category from its 2020 awards". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
External links
- Writers Guild of America awards list
- Writers Guild of America, East website
- Writers Guild of America, West website
- Writers Guild of America Awards at IMDb