Awards & Winners

1998 Writers Guild of America Award

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Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Honorary Award

Gregory Poirier

Honored for : Rosewood
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks

Honored for : As Good as It Gets

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Andrus As Good as It Gets
James L. Brooks As Good as It Gets
Paul Thomas Anderson Boogie Nights
Simon Beaufoy The Full Monty
Matt Damon Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck Good Will Hunting
James Cameron Titanic
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Honored for : L.A. Confidential

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hossein Amini The Wings of the Dove
Brian Helgeland L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential
Paul Attanasio Donnie Brasco
James Schamus The Ice Storm
Hilary Henkin Wag the Dog
David Mamet Wag the Dog
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

René Balcer, Richard Sweren

Honored for : Entrapment
(From the TV series Law & Order)

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Nominee Nominated Work
René Balcer Entrapment
From the TV Series \"Law & Order\"
Richard Sweren Entrapment
From the TV Series \"Law & Order\"
Ed Zuckerman Deadbeat
From the TV Series \"Law & Order\"
Neal Baer Whose Appy Now?
From the TV Series \"ER\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy

Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin

Honored for : The Fatigues
(From the TV series Seinfeld)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gregg Kavet The Fatigues
From the TV series \"Seinfeld\"
Andy Robin The Fatigues
From the TV series \"Seinfeld\"
Mark Driscoll The Puppy Episode (2)","The Puppy Episode
From the TV Series \"Ellen\"
Dava Savel The Puppy Episode (2)","The Puppy Episode
From the TV Series \"Ellen\"
Tracy Newman The Puppy Episode (2)","The Puppy Episode
From the TV Series \"Ellen\"
Jonathan Stark The Puppy Episode (2)","The Puppy Episode
From the TV Series \"Ellen\"
Ellen DeGeneres The Puppy Episode (2)","The Puppy Episode
From the TV Series \"Ellen\"
Judd Apatow Ellen, or Isn't She?
From the TV Series \"The Larry Sanders Show\"
John Markus Ellen, or Isn't She?
From the TV Series \"The Larry Sanders Show\"
Garry Shandling Ellen, or Isn't She?
From the TV Series \"The Larry Sanders Show\"
Rob Greenberg The Impossible Dream
From the TV Series \"Frasier\"
Maya Forbes The Book
From the TV Series \"The Larry Sanders Show\"
David Mandel The Bizarro Jerry
From the TV series \"Seinfeld\"
Alec Berg The Chicken Roaster
From the TV series \"Seinfeld\"
Jeff Schaffer The Chicken Roaster
From the TV series \"Seinfeld\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television

Robert Inman

Honored for : The Summer of Ben Tyler

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Inman The Summer of Ben Tyler
Peter Silverman Hidden in America
Michael De Guzman Hidden in America
Bryce Zabel Dark Skies
For the pilot \"The Awakening\"
Brent V. Friedman Dark Skies
For the pilot \"The Awakening\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Daytime Serials

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Nominee Nominated Work
Meg Bennett General Hospital
Richard Culliton General Hospital
Karen Harris General Hospital
Craig Heller General Hospital
Janet Iacobuzio General Hospital
Elizabeth Korte General Hospital
Bill Levinson General Hospital
Eleanor Mancusi General Hospital
Patrick Mulcahey General Hospital
Lynda Myles General Hospital
Judith Pinsker General Hospital
Mary Ryan General Hospital
Courtney Simon General Hospital
Michele Val Jean General Hospital
Christopher Whitesell General Hospital
Garin Wolf General Hospital
Agnes Nixon All My Children
Lorraine Broderick All My Children
Millee Taggart All My Children
Hal Corley All My Children
Frederick Johnson All My Children
Peggy Sloane All My Children
Jeff Beldner All My Children
Christina Covino All My Children
Courtney Simon All My Children
Karen Lewis All My Children
Elizabeth Smith All My Children
Michelle Patrick All My Children
Bettina F. Bradbury All My Children
Judith Donato All My Children
Kathleen Klein All My Children
Jane Owen Murphy All My Children
Caroline Franz All My Children
Charlotte Gibson All My Children
Michael Malone Another World
Craig Carlson Another World
Elizabeth Page Another World
Margaret DePriest Another World
Shelly Altman Another World
Peter Brash Another World
Christopher Whitesell Another World
Sofia Landon Geier Another World
Mary Sue Price Another World
Gillian Spencer Another World
Lewis Arlt Another World
Richard J. Allen Another World
Joanna Kosloff Another World
Michael Slade Another World
Susan McMartin Another World
Thomas Babe Another World
Mimi Leahey Another World
Tom King Another World
Robert Guza Jr. Sunset Beach
Charles Pratt, Jr. Sunset Beach
Josh Griffith Sunset Beach
Meg Bennett Sunset Beach
Shelley Moore Sunset Beach
Michelle Poteet Lisanti Sunset Beach
Christopher Dunn Sunset Beach
Dana Herko Sunset Beach
Lisa Seidman Sunset Beach
Elizabeth Snyder Sunset Beach
Mick Curran Sunset Beach
Deborah Zoe Dawson Sunset Beach
J. Robert Langston Sunset Beach
Beth Milstein Sunset Beach
Anne Schoettle Sunset Beach
Linda Schreyer Sunset Beach
Sandy Siegel Sunset Beach
Bruce Franklin Singer Sunset Beach
Robert Zimmer Sunset Beach
Addie Walsh As the World Turns
Mel Brez As the World Turns
Stephen Demorest As the World Turns
Lisa Connor As the World Turns
Patti Dizenzo As the World Turns
Ralph Ellis As the World Turns
Susan Kirshenbaum As the World Turns
John Kuntz As the World Turns
Mary Sue Price As the World Turns
Louise Shaffer As the World Turns
Melissa Salmons As the World Turns
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Long Form - Television

Anne Meredith

Honored for : Bastard Out of Carolina

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Meredith Bastard Out of Carolina
Paul Monash George Wallace
For part 2
Marshall Frady George Wallace
For part 2
John Fasano The Hunchback
Will Scheffer In the Gloaming
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Current Events - Television

Craig Leake

Honored for : Dateline NBC
(For feature Why Can't We Live Together?.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Craig Leake Dateline NBC
For feature \"Why Can't We Live Together?\".
Helen Whitney Frontline
For episode \"The Choice '96 (#14.13)\".
Jane Barnes Frontline
For episode \"The Choice '96 (#14.13)\".
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television

Carol L. Fleisher, William Doyle

Honored for : Investigative Reports
(For the feature The Secret White House Tapes.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carol L. Fleisher Investigative Reports
For the feature \"The Secret White House Tapes\".
William Doyle Investigative Reports
For the feature \"The Secret White House Tapes\".
Geoffrey Ward The West
For episode #8 \"One Sky Above Us\".
Dayton Duncan The West
For episode #8 \"One Sky Above Us\".
Susan Berman The Real Las Vegas
WGA title: \"Las Vegas: Gamble in the Desert\".
Jim Milio The Real Las Vegas
WGA title: \"Las Vegas: Gamble in the Desert\".
Melissa Peltier The Real Las Vegas
WGA title: \"Las Vegas: Gamble in the Desert\".
Paul S. Kaufman The Real Las Vegas
WGA title: \"Las Vegas: Gamble in the Desert\".
Elena Mannes American Experience
For the feature \"New York Underground\".
L. Franklin DeVine American Experience
For the feature \"New York Underground\".
WGA Award for Best News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report - Television

Thomas A. Harris

Honored for : CBS News Sunday Morning
(For the feature Diana, Princess of Wales.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas A. Harris CBS News Sunday Morning
For the feature \"Diana, Princess of Wales\".
Jerry Cipriano CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Paul Fisher CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Thomas H. Phillips CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Greg Kandra 60 Minutes
For \"Death of a Princess\".
L. Franklin DeVine 60 Minutes
For \"Death of a Princess\".
WGA Award for Best News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report - Television

Jerry Cipriano, Paul Fisher , Thomas H. Phillips

Honored for : CBS Evening News
(For feature The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas A. Harris CBS News Sunday Morning
For the feature \"Diana, Princess of Wales\".
Jerry Cipriano CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Paul Fisher CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Thomas H. Phillips CBS Evening News
For feature \"The Conviction of Timothy McVeigh\".
Greg Kandra 60 Minutes
For \"Death of a Princess\".
L. Franklin DeVine 60 Minutes
For \"Death of a Princess\".
WGA Award for Best News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary - Television

Greg Kandra

Honored for : 48 Hours
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award
Valentine Davies Award
Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Honorary Award

Gregory Poirier

Honored for : Rosewood