Award for film, television, radio and video game writing
TheWriters Guild of America Awards is an award forfilm ,television , andradio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by theWriters Guild of America, East andWriters Guild of America West since 1949.
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 inCanada ,Ireland ,New Zealand , or theUnited Kingdom .[ 1]
Lifetime achievement awards [ edit ] Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing:
(As of 2023)
Film Television
News TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary Digital News Radio Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature or Commentary Radio Documentary
In 2004, the awards show was broadcast on television for the first time.
In the years 2008 through 2018, the awards also includedvideo game writing.
Discontinued categories [ edit ] A * denotes a film that also went on to win anAcademy Award .
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay Discontinued categories [ edit ] Best Written Drama Best Original Drama Best Adapted Drama Best Written Comedy Best Original Comedy 1970:Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice –Paul Mazursky andLarry Tucker 1971:The Out-of-Towners –Neil Simon 1972:The Hospital –Paddy Chayefsky * 1973:What's Up, Doc? –Peter Bogdanovich ,Buck Henry ,David Newman , andRobert Benton 1974:A Touch of Class –Melvin Frank andJack Rose 1975:Blazing Saddles –Mel Brooks , Norman Steinberg,Andrew Bergman ,Richard Pryor , and Alan Uger 1976:Shampoo –Robert Towne andWarren Beatty 1977:The Bad News Bears –Bill Lancaster 1978:Annie Hall –Woody Allen andMarshall Brickman * 1979:Movie Movie –Larry Gelbart andSheldon Keller 1980:Breaking Away –Steve Tesich * 1981:Private Benjamin –Nancy Meyers , Harvey Miller, andCharles Shyer 1982:Arthur –Steve Gordon 1983:Tootsie –Don McGuire ,Larry Gelbart andMurray Schisgal 1984:The Big Chill –Lawrence Kasdan andBarbara Benedek Best Adapted Comedy Best Written Musical 1949:Easter Parade –Frances Goodrich ,Albert Hackett , andSidney Sheldon 1950:On the Town –Adolph Green andBetty Comden 1951:Annie Get Your Gun –Sidney Sheldon 1952:An American in Paris –Alan Jay Lerner * 1953:Singin' in the Rain –Betty Comden andAdolph Green 1954:Lili –Helen Deutsch andPaul Gallico 1955:Seven Brides for Seven Brothers –Albert Hackett ,Frances Goodrich , andDorothy Kingsley 1956:Love Me or Leave Me –Daniel Fuchs andIsobel Lennart * 1957:The King and I –Ernest Lehman 1958:Les Girls –Vera Caspary andJohn Patrick 1959:Gigi –Alan Jay Lerner * 1960:The Five Pennies – Robert Smith,Jack Rose , andMelville Shavelson 1961:Bells Are Ringing –Betty Comden andAdolph Green 1962:West Side Story –Ernest Lehman 1963:The Music Man –Meredith Willson ,Franklin Lacey , andMarion Hargrove 1964: Not awarded 1965:Mary Poppins –Bill Walsh andDon DaGradi 1966:The Sound of Music –Maria Augusta Trapp ,Howard Lindsay ,Russel Crouse , andErnest 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 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 , andCorey 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 , andPhilip 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
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