Awards & Winners

2010 Writers Guild of America Award

Check winners and nominations of 2010 Writers Guild of America Award. Check awards winners of Writers Guild of America Awards 2009. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Writers Guild of America Awards 2009

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Mark Boal

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
Scott Neustadter (500) Days of Summer
Michael H. Weber (500) Days of Summer
Joel Coen A Serious Man
Ethan Coen A Serious Man
James Cameron Avatar
Jon Lucas The Hangover
Scott Moore The Hangover
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Honored for : Up in the Air

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Sheldon Turner Up in the Air
Scott Cooper Crazy Heart
Nora Ephron Julie & Julia
Geoffrey S. Fletcher Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay

Mark Monroe

Honored for : The Cove

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Monroe The Cove
Richard Trank Against the Tide
Marvin Hier Against the Tide
Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story
Robert Stone Earth Days
Chris Rock Good Hair
Jeff Stilson Good Hair
Lance Crouther Good Hair
Chuck Sklar Good Hair
Bill Guttentag Soundtrack for a Revolution
Dan Sturman Soundtrack for a Revolution
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Mastras Breaking Bad
J. Roberts Breaking Bad
John Shiban Breaking Bad
Moira Walley-Beckett Breaking Bad
Sam Catlin Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan Breaking Bad
Scott Buck Dexter
Charles H. Eglee Dexter
Lauren Gussis Dexter
Clyde Phillips Dexter
Scott Reynolds Dexter
Melissa Rosenberg Dexter
Timothy Schlattman Dexter
Wendy West Dexter
Bridget Carpenter Friday Night Lights
Kerry Ehrin Friday Night Lights
Ron Fitzgerald Friday Night Lights
Brent Fletcher Friday Night Lights
Etan Frankel Friday Night Lights
Jason Gavin Friday Night Lights
Liz Heldens Friday Night Lights
David Hudgins Friday Night Lights
Rolin Jones Friday Night Lights
Jason Katims Friday Night Lights
Patrick Massett Friday Night Lights
Derek Santos Olson Friday Night Lights
John Zinman Friday Night Lights
Carlton Cuse Lost
Adam Horowitz Lost
Melinda Hsu Taylor Lost
Edward Kitsis Lost
Damon Lindelof Lost
Greggory Nations Lost
Kyle Pennington Lost
Elizabeth Sarnoff Lost
Brian K. Vaughan Lost
Paul Zbyszewski Lost
Kater Gordon Mad Men
Lisa Albert Mad Men
Cathryn Humphris Mad Men
Dahvi Waller Mad Men
Robin Veith Mad Men
Andre Jacquemetton Mad Men
Frank Pierson Mad Men
Brett Johnson Mad Men
Matthew Weiner Mad Men
Andrew Colville Mad Men
Maria Jacquemetton Mad Men
Erin Levy Mad Men
Marti Noxon Mad Men
Peter Gould Breaking Bad
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Carlock 30 Rock
Tom Ceraulo 30 Rock
Kay Cannon 30 Rock
Jack Burditt 30 Rock
Vali Chandrasekaran 30 Rock
Dylan Morgan 30 Rock
Steve Hely 30 Rock
Tami Sagher 30 Rock
Jon Pollack 30 Rock
Donald Glover 30 Rock
Matt Hubbard 30 Rock
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Paula Pell 30 Rock
John Riggi 30 Rock
Josh Siegal 30 Rock
Tracey Wigfield 30 Rock
Ron Weiner 30 Rock
Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ian Brennan Glee
Brad Falchuk Glee
Ryan Murphy Glee
Paul Corrigan Modern Family
Sameer Asad Gardezi Modern Family
Joe Lawson Modern Family
Steven Levitan Modern Family
Christopher Lloyd Modern Family
Dan O'Shannon Modern Family
Brad Walsh Modern Family
Caroline Williams Modern Family
Bill Wrubel Modern Family
Danny Zuker Modern Family
Jennifer Celotta The Office
Daniel Chun The Office
Greg Daniels The Office
Lee Eisenberg The Office
Anthony Q. Farrell The Office
Brent Forrester The Office
Daniel J. Goor The Office
Charlie Grandy The Office
Mindy Kaling The Office
Ryan Koh The Office
Lester Lewis The Office
Paul Lieberstein The Office
Warren Lieberstein The Office
B. J. Novak The Office
Michael Schur The Office
Aaron Shure The Office
Justin Spitzer The Office
Gene Stupnitsky The Office
Halsted Sullivan The Office
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

David Foster, David Shore, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

Honored for : Broken, Part 2
(From the TV Series House M.D.)
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy

Robert Carlock

Honored for : Apollo, Apollo
(From the TV Series 30 Rock)
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
Meg Jackson Boardwalk Empire
Lawrence Konner Boardwalk Empire
Howard Korder Boardwalk Empire
Steve Kornacki Boardwalk Empire
Margaret Nagle Boardwalk Empire
Tim Van Patten Boardwalk Empire
Paul Simms Boardwalk Empire
Terence Winter Boardwalk Empire
Dave Andron Justified
Wendy Calhoun Justified
Benjamin Cavell Justified
Fred Golan Justified
Gary Lennon Justified
Benjamin Daniel Lobato Justified
Chris Provenzano Justified
Graham Yost Justified
Bridget Bedard Men of a Certain Age
Tucker Cawley Men of a Certain Age
Warren Hutcherson Men of a Certain Age
Rick Muirragui Men of a Certain Age
Jack Orman Men of a Certain Age
Ray Romano Men of a Certain Age
Mike Royce Men of a Certain Age
Lew Schneider Men of a Certain Age
Mark Stegemann Men of a Certain Age
Lolis Eric Elie Treme
David Mills Treme
Eric Overmyer Treme
George Pelecanos Treme
Tom Piazza Treme
Davis Rogan Treme
David Simon Treme
Frank Darabont The Walking Dead
Charles H. Eglee The Walking Dead
Adam Fierro The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman The Walking Dead
Jack LoGiudice The Walking Dead
Glen Mazzara The Walking Dead
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television

Michael Cristofer

Honored for : Georgia O'Keeffe

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Cristofer Georgia O'Keeffe
Michael Sucsy Grey Gardens
Patricia Rozema Grey Gardens
Dustin Lance Black Pedro
Paris Barclay Pedro
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Daytime Serials

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Connor The Young and the Restless
Tom Casiello The Young and the Restless
Amanda L. Beall The Young and the Restless
Janice Ferri Esser The Young and the Restless
Eric Freiwald The Young and the Restless
Scott Hamner The Young and the Restless
Beth Milstein The Young and the Restless
Marla Kanelos The Young and the Restless
Jay Gibson The Young and the Restless
Melissa Salmons The Young and the Restless
James Stanley The Young and the Restless
Sandra Weintraub The Young and the Restless
Natalie Minardi Slater The Young and the Restless
Linda Schreiber The Young and the Restless
Teresa Zimmerman The Young and the Restless
Jeff Beldner All My Children
Joanna Cohen All My Children
Kate Hall All My Children
Chip Hayes All My Children
Michelle Patrick All My Children
Charles Pratt, Jr. All My Children
Rebecca Taylor All My Children
Tracey Thomson All My Children
Addie Walsh All My Children
Peter Brash As the World Turns
Lisa Connor As the World Turns
Susan Dansby As the World Turns
Cheryl Davis As the World Turns
Leah Laiman As the World Turns
David A. Levinson As the World Turns
Leslie Nipkow As the World Turns
Jean Passanante As the World Turns
Gordon Rayfield As the World Turns
Courtney Simon As the World Turns
Shelly Altman One Life to Live
Ron Carlivati One Life to Live
Anna Cascio One Life to Live
Aida Croal One Life to Live
Carolyn Culliton One Life to Live
Janet Iacobuzio One Life to Live
Frederick Johnson One Life to Live
Sharon Lennon One Life to Live
Elizabeth Page One Life to Live
Melissa Salmons One Life to Live
Katherine Schock One Life to Live
Scott Sickles One Life to Live
Chris Van Etten One Life to Live
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Long Form - Television

Ross Katz, Michael Strobl

Honored for : Taking Chance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ross Katz Taking Chance
Michael Strobl Taking Chance
Joyce Eliason America
Rosie O'Donnell America
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television

Billy Kimball, Neil MacLennan

Honored for : The 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Kimball The 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards
Neil MacLennan The 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards
George Stevens Jr. We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Michael Stevens We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Sara Lukinson We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television

David Grubin

Honored for : The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
(From the TV Series American Experience)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Grubin The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
From the TV Series \"American Experience\"
Ric Burns We Shall Remain (Part 2): Tecumseh's Vision
From the TV Series \"American Experience\"
Barak Goodman The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
From the TV Series \"American Experience\"
Mark Zwonitzer We Shall Remain (Part 3): Trail of Tears
From the TV Series \"American Experience\"
Dayton Duncan The Last Refuge: 1890-1915
From the TV Series \" The National Parks: America's Best Idea\"
Andrea Kalin Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Olive Emma Bucklin Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
David A. Taylor Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Current Events - Television

Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith

Honored for : The Madoff Affair
(From the TV Series Frontline)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marcela Gaviria The Madoff Affair
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Martin Smith The Madoff Affair
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Oriana Zill de Granados Black Money
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Lowell Bergman Black Money
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Ofra Bikel The Hugo Chavez Show
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Michael Kirk Inside the Meltdown
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Hedrick Smith Poisoned Waters
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Rick Young Poisoned Waters
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
Martin Smith Heat
From the TV Series \"Frontline\"
WGA Award for Best Children's - Long Form or Special - Television

Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott

Honored for : Another Cinderella Story

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Nominee Nominated Work
Erik Patterson Another Cinderella Story
Jessica Scott Another Cinderella Story
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Julien The Colbert Report
Tom Purcell The Colbert Report
Michael Brumm The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert The Colbert Report
Rich Dahm The Colbert Report
Rob Dubbin The Colbert Report
Glenn Eichler The Colbert Report
Peter Grosz The Colbert Report
Peter Gwinn The Colbert Report
Jay Katsir The Colbert Report
Frank Lesser The Colbert Report
Opus Moreschi The Colbert Report
Meredith Scardino The Colbert Report
Allison Silverman The Colbert Report
Max Werner The Colbert Report
Mike Sweeney The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Chris Albers The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
José Arroyo The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Josh Comers The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Dan Cronin The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Kevin Dorff The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andres du Bouchet The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Michael Gordon The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Berkley Johnson The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian Kiley The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Rob Kutner The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Todd Levin The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian McCann The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Guy Nicolucci The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Matt O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andy Richter The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian Stack The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andrew Weinberg The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Seth Meyers Saturday Night Live
Doug Abeles Saturday Night Live
James Anderson Saturday Night Live
Alex Baze Saturday Night Live
Jessica Conrad Saturday Night Live
Jim Downey Saturday Night Live
Steve Higgins Saturday Night Live
Colin Jost Saturday Night Live
Erik Kenward Saturday Night Live
Rob Klein Saturday Night Live
John Lutz Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels Saturday Night Live
John Mulaney Saturday Night Live
Paula Pell Saturday Night Live
Simon Rich Saturday Night Live
Marika Sawyer Saturday Night Live
Akiva Schaffer Saturday Night Live
John Solomon Saturday Night Live
Emily Spivey Saturday Night Live
Kent Sublette Saturday Night Live
Jorma Taccone Saturday Night Live
Bryan Tucker Saturday Night Live
Adam McKay Saturday Night Live
Andrew Steele Saturday Night Live
Steve Bodow The Daily Show
Rory Albanese The Daily Show
Kevin Bleyer The Daily Show
Rich Blomquist The Daily Show
Tim Carvell The Daily Show
Wyatt Cenac The Daily Show
Hallie Haglund The Daily Show
J. R. Havlan The Daily Show
David Javerbaum The Daily Show
Elliott Kalan The Daily Show
Josh Lieb The Daily Show
Sam Means The Daily Show
Jo Miller The Daily Show
John Oliver The Daily Show
Daniel Radosh The Daily Show
Jason Ross The Daily Show
Jon Stewart The Daily Show
Billy Martin Real Time with Bill Maher
Scott Carter Real Time with Bill Maher
Adam Felber Real Time with Bill Maher
Matt Gunn Real Time with Bill Maher
Brian Jacobsmeyer Real Time with Bill Maher
Jay Jaroch Real Time with Bill Maher
Chris Kelly Real Time with Bill Maher
Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher
Johnathan Schmock Real Time with Bill Maher
Danny Vermont Real Time with Bill Maher
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Julien The Colbert Report
Tom Purcell The Colbert Report
Michael Brumm The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert The Colbert Report
Rich Dahm The Colbert Report
Rob Dubbin The Colbert Report
Glenn Eichler The Colbert Report
Peter Grosz The Colbert Report
Peter Gwinn The Colbert Report
Jay Katsir The Colbert Report
Frank Lesser The Colbert Report
Opus Moreschi The Colbert Report
Meredith Scardino The Colbert Report
Allison Silverman The Colbert Report
Max Werner The Colbert Report
Mike Sweeney The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Chris Albers The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
José Arroyo The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Josh Comers The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Dan Cronin The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Kevin Dorff The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andres du Bouchet The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Michael Gordon The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Berkley Johnson The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian Kiley The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Rob Kutner The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Todd Levin The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian McCann The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Guy Nicolucci The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Matt O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andy Richter The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Brian Stack The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Andrew Weinberg The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Seth Meyers Saturday Night Live
Doug Abeles Saturday Night Live
James Anderson Saturday Night Live
Alex Baze Saturday Night Live
Jessica Conrad Saturday Night Live
Jim Downey Saturday Night Live
Steve Higgins Saturday Night Live
Colin Jost Saturday Night Live
Erik Kenward Saturday Night Live
Rob Klein Saturday Night Live
John Lutz Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels Saturday Night Live
John Mulaney Saturday Night Live
Paula Pell Saturday Night Live
Simon Rich Saturday Night Live
Marika Sawyer Saturday Night Live
Akiva Schaffer Saturday Night Live
John Solomon Saturday Night Live
Emily Spivey Saturday Night Live
Kent Sublette Saturday Night Live
Jorma Taccone Saturday Night Live
Bryan Tucker Saturday Night Live
Adam McKay Saturday Night Live
Andrew Steele Saturday Night Live
Steve Bodow The Daily Show
Rory Albanese The Daily Show
Kevin Bleyer The Daily Show
Rich Blomquist The Daily Show
Tim Carvell The Daily Show
Wyatt Cenac The Daily Show
Hallie Haglund The Daily Show
J. R. Havlan The Daily Show
David Javerbaum The Daily Show
Elliott Kalan The Daily Show
Josh Lieb The Daily Show
Sam Means The Daily Show
Jo Miller The Daily Show
John Oliver The Daily Show
Daniel Radosh The Daily Show
Jason Ross The Daily Show
Jon Stewart The Daily Show
Billy Martin Real Time with Bill Maher
Scott Carter Real Time with Bill Maher
Adam Felber Real Time with Bill Maher
Matt Gunn Real Time with Bill Maher
Brian Jacobsmeyer Real Time with Bill Maher
Jay Jaroch Real Time with Bill Maher
Chris Kelly Real Time with Bill Maher
Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher
Johnathan Schmock Real Time with Bill Maher
Danny Vermont Real Time with Bill Maher
WGA Award for Best News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary - Television

Tom Jennings

Honored for : Bill Moyers Journal
(For the episode A Private War: Expose: America's Investigative Reports)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Jennings Bill Moyers Journal
For the episode \"A Private War: Expose: America's Investigative Reports\"
Bill D. Moyers Bill Moyers Journal
For the episode \"Election Day\"
Michael Winship Bill Moyers Journal
For the episode \"Election Day\"
R. Polly Leider CBS News
For the episode \"Financial Fingers\"
Lisa Ferri Good Morning America
For the episode \"The Words That Won the White House\"
Mary Pflum Good Morning America
For the episode \"All Night Long\"
WGA Award for Best News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report - Television

Lee Kamlet, Joel Siegel, Julia Kathan

Honored for : ABC World News

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Siegel ABC World News
Lee Kamlet ABC World News
Julia Kathan ABC World News
Jerry Cipriano CBS Evening News
Jared Crawford CBS Evening News
Joe Clines CBS Evening News
R. Polly Leider Recession Candy
WGA Award for Best Children's - Episodic & Specials - Television

Max Burnett

Honored for : The Troop
(For the episode Welcome to the Jungle)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Max Burnett The Troop
For the episode \"Welcome to the Jungle\"
Randi Barnes Imagination Movers
For the episode \"A Monster Problem\"
Rick Gitelson Imagination Movers
For the episode \"A Monster Problem\"
Scott Gray Imagination Movers
For the episode \"A Monster Problem\"
Randi Barnes Imagination Movers
For the episode \"Mouse and Home\"
Rick Gitelson Imagination Movers
For the episode \"Mouse and Home\"
Michael G. Stern Imagination Movers
For the episode \"Mouse and Home\"
Scott Gray Imagination Movers
For the episode \"Mouse and Home\"
Christine Ferraro Sesame Street
For the episode \"Wild Nature Survivor Guy\"
Joey Mazzarino Sesame Street
For the episode \"Frankly, It's Becoming a Habitat\"
Dan Kopelman True Jackson, VP
For the episode \"The Rival\"
WGA Award for Best Animation - Television

Joel H. Cohen

Honored for : The Simpsons
(For the episode: Wedding for Disaster (#20.15))

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joel H. Cohen The Simpsons
For the episode: \"Wedding for Disaster\" (#20.15)
John Frink The Simpsons
For the episode: \"Eeny Teeny Maya Moe\" (#20.16)
Stephanie Gillis The Simpsons
For the episode: \"The Burns and the Bees\" (#20.8)
Billy Kimball The Simpsons
For the episode: \"Gone Maggie Gone\" (#20.13)
Ian Maxtone-Graham The Simpsons
For the episode: \"Gone Maggie Gone\" (#20.13)
Don Payne The Simpsons
For the episode\" \"Take My Life, Please\" (#20.10).
WGA Award for Best Television Graphic Animation

David Rosen, Shannon L. Toma

Honored for : CBS Evening News
(For the episode Hudson Splashdown)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Rosen CBS Evening News
For the episode \"Hudson Splashdown\"
Shannon L. Toma CBS Evening News
For the episode \"Hudson Splashdown\"
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Honorary Award

Anthony Peckham

Honored for : Invictus