Awards & Winners

2012 Writers Guild of America Award

Check winners and nominations of 2012 Writers Guild of America Award. Check awards winners of Writers Guild of America Awards 2011. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Writers Guild of America Awards 2011

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Woody Allen

Honored for : Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Will Reiser 50/50
Summit Entertainment
Annie Mumolo Bridesmaids
Universal Pictures
Kristen Wiig Bridesmaids
Universal Pictures
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
Sony Pictures Classics
Thomas McCarthy Win Win
Fox Searchlight
Joe Tiboni Win Win
Fox Searchlight
Diablo Cody Young Adult
Paramount Pictures
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Honored for : The Descendants
(Fox Searchlight, Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Fox Searchlight","Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Nat Faxon The Descendants
Fox Searchlight","Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Jim Rash The Descendants
Fox Searchlight","Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Steven Zaillian The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Columbia Pictures","Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts
Tate Taylor The Help
DreamWorks Pictures","Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett
John Logan Hugo
Paramount Pictures","Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Steven Zaillian Moneyball
Columbia Pictures","Based on the book by Michael Lewis
Aaron Sorkin Moneyball
Columbia Pictures","Based on the book by Michael Lewis
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay

Kelly Duane de la Vega, Katie Galloway

Honored for : Better This World
(Loteria Films)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Katie Galloway Better This World
Loteria Films
Kelly Duane de la Vega Better This World
Loteria Films
Marshall Curry If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Oscilloscope Pictures
Matthew Hamachek If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Oscilloscope Pictures
Patricio Guzmán Nostalgia For The Light
Icarus Films
Wim Wenders Pina
Sundance Selects
Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich Position among the Stars
HBO Documentary Films
Leonard Retel Helmrich Position among the Stars
HBO Documentary Films
Manish Pandey Senna
Producers Distribution Agency
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gennifer Hutchison Breaking Bad
George Mastras Breaking Bad
Moira Walley-Beckett Breaking Bad
Peter Gould Breaking Bad
Thomas Schnauz Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan Breaking Bad
Sam Catlin Breaking Bad
David Benioff Game of Thrones
Bryan Cogman Game of Thrones
Jane Espenson Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin Game of Thrones
D. B. Weiss Game of Thrones
Bathsheba Doran Boardwalk Empire
David Flebotte Boardwalk Empire
Gina Gionfriddo Boardwalk Empire
Howard Korder Boardwalk Empire
Steve Kornacki Boardwalk Empire
Itamar Moses Boardwalk Empire
Margaret Nagle Boardwalk Empire
Terence Winter Boardwalk Empire
Courtney Kemp Agboh The Good Wife
Meredith Averill The Good Wife
Corinne Brinkerhoff The Good Wife
Leonard Dick The Good Wife
Keith Eisner The Good Wife
Karen Hall The Good Wife
Michelle King The Good Wife
Robert King The Good Wife
Steve Lichtman The Good Wife
Matthew Montoya The Good Wife
Julia Wolfe The Good Wife
Henry Bromell Homeland
Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland Homeland
Alex Gansa Homeland
Howard Gordon Homeland
Chip Johannessen Homeland
Gideon Raff Homeland
Meredith Stiehm Homeland
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Lloyd Modern Family
Brad Walsh Modern Family
Abraham Higginbotham Modern Family
Steven Levitan Modern Family
Jeffrey Richman Modern Family
Bill Wrubel Modern Family
Ben Karlin Modern Family
Elaine Ko Modern Family
Carol Leifer Modern Family
Ilana Wernick Modern Family
Danny Zuker Modern Family
Cindy Chupack Modern Family
Paul Corrigan Modern Family
Dan O'Shannon Modern Family
Alec Berg Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm
David Mandel Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jeff Schaffer Curb Your Enthusiasm
Louis C.K. Louie
Pamela Adlon Louie
Greg Daniels Parks and Recreation
Katie Dippold Parks and Recreation
Daniel J. Goor Parks and Recreation
Norm Hiscock Parks and Recreation
Emily Kapnek Parks and Recreation
David King Parks and Recreation
Aisha Muharrar Parks and Recreation
Chelsea Peretti Parks and Recreation
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation
Brian Rowe Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur Parks and Recreation
Mike Scully Parks and Recreation
Emily Spivey Parks and Recreation
Alan Yang Parks and Recreation
Harris Wittels Parks and Recreation
Greg Levine Parks and Recreation
Matt Hubbard 30 Rock
Kay Cannon 30 Rock
Tracey Wigfield 30 Rock
Josh Siegal 30 Rock
Hannibal Buress 30 Rock
Vali Chandrasekaran 30 Rock
Ron Weiner 30 Rock
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Tom Ceraulo 30 Rock
Robert Carlock 30 Rock
Jack Burditt 30 Rock
John Riggi 30 Rock
Dylan Morgan 30 Rock
Jon Haller 30 Rock
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

Henry Bromell

Honored for : The Good Soldier
(From the TV Series Homeland)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Bromell The Good Soldier
From the TV Series \"Homeland\"
Vince Gilligan Box Cutter
From the TV Series \"Breaking Bad\"
Itamar Moses Boardwalk Empire
For episode \"A Dangerous Maid\"
Bathsheba Doran Boardwalk Empire
For episode \"The Age of Reason\"
Thomas Schnauz Breaking Bad
For episode \"End Times\"
Moira Walley-Beckett Breaking Bad
For episode \"End Times\"
Jace Richdale Dexter
For episode \"Just Let Go\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

Vince Gilligan

Honored for : Box Cutter
(From the TV Series Breaking Bad)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Bromell The Good Soldier
From the TV Series \"Homeland\"
Vince Gilligan Box Cutter
From the TV Series \"Breaking Bad\"
Itamar Moses Boardwalk Empire
For episode \"A Dangerous Maid\"
Bathsheba Doran Boardwalk Empire
For episode \"The Age of Reason\"
Thomas Schnauz Breaking Bad
For episode \"End Times\"
Moira Walley-Beckett Breaking Bad
For episode \"End Times\"
Jace Richdale Dexter
For episode \"Just Let Go\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy

Steven Levitan, Jeffrey Richman

Honored for : Caught in the Act
(From the TV Series Modern Family)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Richman Caught in the Act
From the TV Series \"Modern Family\"
Steven Levitan Caught in the Act
From the TV Series \"Modern Family\"
Greg Daniels Goodbye, Michael
From the TV Series \"The Office\"
Ilana Wernick Mother's Day
From the TV Series \"Modern Family\"
Dan O'Shannon Mother's Day
From the TV Series \"Modern Family\"
Stephen Falk Object Impermanence
From the TV Series \"Weeds\"
Robert Padnick PDA
From the TV Series \"The Office\"
Tracey Wigfield Queen of Jordan
From the TV Series \"30 Rock\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland Homeland
Chip Johannessen Homeland
Meredith Stiehm Homeland
Alex Gansa Homeland
Henry Bromell Homeland
Howard Gordon Homeland
Gideon Raff Homeland
David Crane Episodes
Jeffrey Klarik Episodes
David Benioff Game of Thrones
Bryan Cogman Game of Thrones
Jane Espenson Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin Game of Thrones
D. B. Weiss Game of Thrones
Aaron Zelman The Killing
Linda Burstyn The Killing
Jeremy Doner The Killing
Soo Hugh The Killing
Dan Nowak The Killing
Nic Pizzolatto The Killing
Dawn Prestwich The Killing
Veena Sud The Killing
Nicole Yorkin The Killing
Nick Adams New Girl
Rachel Axler New Girl
Brett Baer New Girl
Donick Cary New Girl
Dave Finkel New Girl
Berkley Johnson New Girl
Josh Malmuth New Girl
Elizabeth Meriwether New Girl
J. J. Philbin New Girl
Joe Port New Girl
Luvh Rakhe New Girl
Joe Wiseman New Girl
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television

David Seltzer

Honored for : Cinema Verite

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Seltzer Cinema Verite
Deirdre O'Connor Five
Stephen Godchaux Five
Howard Morris Five
Jill Gordon Five
Wendy West Five
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Daytime Serials

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nathan Fissell General Hospital
Mary Sue Price General Hospital
Elizabeth Korte General Hospital
Meg Bennett General Hospital
Susan Wald General Hospital
David Goldschmid General Hospital
Tracey Thomson General Hospital
Michele Val Jean General Hospital
Robert Guza Jr. General Hospital
Karen Harris General Hospital
Jeff Beldner All My Children
Lorraine Broderick All My Children
Joanna Cohen All My Children
Lisa Connor All My Children
Christopher Dunn All My Children
Lloyd Gold All My Children
Kate Hall All My Children
Chip Hayes All My Children
David Kreizman All My Children
Dave Ryan All My Children
Donna Swajeski All My Children
Rebecca Taylor All My Children
Addie Walsh All My Children
Amanda L. Beall The Young and the Restless
Tom Casiello The Young and the Restless
Susan Dansby The Young and the Restless
Janice Ferri Esser The Young and the Restless
Jay Gibson The Young and the Restless
Scott Hamner The Young and the Restless
Marla Kanelos The Young and the Restless
Natalie Minardi Slater The Young and the Restless
Beth Milstein The Young and the Restless
Michael Montgomery The Young and the Restless
Anne Schoettle The Young and the Restless
Linda Schreiber The Young and the Restless
Sarah Smith The Young and the Restless
Sandra Weintraub The Young and the Restless
Christopher Whitesell The Young and the Restless
Teresa Zimmerman The Young and the Restless
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Long Form - Television

Peter Gould

Honored for : Too Big to Fail

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Raymond Mildred Pierce
Todd Haynes Mildred Pierce
Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media

Heath Corson, Richie Keen

Honored for : Aim High
(Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heath Corson Aim High
Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6
Richie Keen Aim High
Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6
Michael Cyril Creighton Jack In a Box
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lewis Friedman The Kennedy Center Honors
Michael Stevens The Kennedy Center Honors
Sara Lukinson The Kennedy Center Honors
George Stevens Jr. The Kennedy Center Honors
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television

Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith

Honored for : Frontline
(Wiki Secrets)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marcela Gaviria Frontline
Wiki Secrets
Martin Smith Frontline
Wiki Secrets
Mark J. Davis American Experience
Dinosaur Bone War
David Belton God in America
A New Adam, a New Eden
Stanley Nelson Jr. American Experience
Freedom Riders
Austin Hoyt American Experience
The Great Famine
Daniel McCabe Nova
Making Stuff Smarter
Geoffrey Ward Prohibition
A Nation of Scofflaws
Mark Zwonitzer American Experience
Triangle Fire
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Current Events - Television

Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser

Honored for : Frontline
(Top Secret America)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Kirk Frontline
Top Secret America
Mike Wiser Frontline
Top Secret America
Julia Cort Nova
Smartest Machine on Earth
Michael Bicks Nova
Smartest Machine on Earth
Marcela Gaviria Frontline
The Spill
Martin Smith Frontline
The Spill
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brumm The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert The Colbert Report
Rich Dahm The Colbert Report
Paul Dinello The Colbert Report
Eric Drysdale The Colbert Report
Rob Dubbin The Colbert Report
Glenn Eichler The Colbert Report
Dan Guterman The Colbert Report
Peter Gwinn The Colbert Report
Jay Katsir The Colbert Report
Barry Julien The Colbert Report
Frank Lesser The Colbert Report
Opus Moreschi The Colbert Report
Tom Purcell The Colbert Report
Meredith Scardino The Colbert Report
Scott Sherman The Colbert Report
Max Werner The Colbert Report
José Arroyo Conan
Andres du Bouchet Conan
Deon Cole Conan
Josh Comers Conan
Dan Cronin Conan
Michael Gordon Conan
Berkley Johnson Conan
Brian Kiley Conan
Laurie Kilmartin Conan
Rob Kutner Conan
Todd Levin Conan
Brian McCann Conan
Conan O'Brien Conan
Matt O'Brien Conan
Jesse Popp Conan
Andy Richter Conan
Frank Smiley Conan
Brian Stack Conan
Mike Sweeney Conan
Leo Allen Jon Benjamin Has a Van
H. Jon Benjamin Jon Benjamin Has a Van
A.D. Miles Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
David Angelo Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Patrick Borelli Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Gerard Bradford Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Jeremy Bronson Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Mike DiCenzo Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
John Haskell Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Eric Ledgin Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Dan Opsal Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Amy Ozols Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Gavin Purcell Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Diallo Riddle Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Jon Rineman Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Bashir Salahuddin Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Justin Shanes Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Michael Shoemaker Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Jen Statsky Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
C.J. Toledano Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Rory Albanese The Daily Show
Kevin Bleyer The Daily Show
Rich Blomquist The Daily Show
Steve Bodow The Daily Show
Tim Carvell The Daily Show
Wyatt Cenac The Daily Show
Hallie Haglund The Daily Show
J. R. Havlan The Daily Show
Elliott Kalan The Daily Show
Dan McCoy The Daily Show
Sam Means The Daily Show
Jo Miller The Daily Show
John Oliver The Daily Show
Zhubin Parang The Daily Show
Daniel Radosh The Daily Show
Jason Ross The Daily Show
Jon Stewart The Daily Show
Jonathan Krisel Saturday Night Live
Christine Nangle Saturday Night Live
Sarah Schneider Saturday Night Live
Colin Jost Saturday Night Live
Akiva Schaffer Saturday Night Live
John Solomon Saturday Night Live
Seth Meyers Saturday Night Live
Jessica Conrad Saturday Night Live
Jorma Taccone Saturday Night Live
Paula Pell Saturday Night Live
Tom Flanigan Saturday Night Live
Chris Kelly Saturday Night Live
Pete Schultz Saturday Night Live
Michael Patrick O'Brien Saturday Night Live
Steve Higgins Saturday Night Live
John Mulaney Saturday Night Live
Doug Abeles Saturday Night Live
Simon Rich Saturday Night Live
Rob Klein Saturday Night Live
James Anderson Saturday Night Live
Matt Craig Saturday Night Live
Zach Kanin Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels Saturday Night Live
Marika Sawyer Saturday Night Live
Kent Sublette Saturday Night Live
Jim Downey Saturday Night Live
Alex Baze Saturday Night Live
Shelly Gossman Saturday Night Live
Heather Anne Campbell Saturday Night Live
Erik Kenward Saturday Night Live
Bryan Tucker Saturday Night Live
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
Billy Martin Real Time with Bill Maher
Amani Redd Real Time with Bill Maher
WGA Award for Best Children's - Episodic & Specials - Television

Leo Chu, Eric Garcia

Honored for : Supah Ninjas
(Hero of the Shadows)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Garcia Supah Ninjas
Hero of the Shadows
Joey Mazzarino Sesame Street
The Good Birds Club
Dan Schneider iCarly
iLost My Mind
Matt Fleckenstein iCarly
iLost My Mind
Devin Bunje Zeke and Luther
Luther Turns 4
Nick Stanton Zeke and Luther
Luther Turns 4
Max Burnett The Troop
Oh, Brother
Jennifer Heftler Imagination Movers
The Prince Frog
Randi Barnes Imagination Movers
The Prince Frog
Rick Gitelson Imagination Movers
The Prince Frog
Vivien Mejia Imagination Movers
The Prince Frog
Michael G. Stern Imagination Movers
The Prince Frog
Leo Chu Supah Ninjas
Hero of the Shadows
WGA Award for Best Animation - Television

Joel H. Cohen

Honored for : The Simpsons
(The Simpsons: Homer the Father (#22.12))

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel H. Cohen The Simpsons
The Simpsons: Homer the Father (#22.12)
Tim Long The Simpsons
The Simpsons: Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts (#23.2)
Rob LaZebnik The Simpsons
The Simpsons: The Blue and the Gray (#22.13)
Chris Cluess The Simpsons
The Simpsons: Donnie Fatso (#22.9)
Len Uhley Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien: Moonstruck (#2.11)
Eric Rogers Futurama
Futurama: The Silence of the Clamps (#6.18)
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Honorary Award
The Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement