Awards & Winners

2014 Writers Guild of America Award

Check winners and nominations of 2014 Writers Guild of America Award. Check awards winners of Writers Guild of America Awards 2013. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Writers Guild of America Awards 2013

Writers Guild of America Award - Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award
Paul Selvin Award

Alex Gibney

Honored for : We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Morgan Cox Award
Writers Guild of America Award - Valentine Davies Award
Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Spike Jonze

Honored for : Her

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Singer American Hustle
David O. Russell American Hustle
Woody Allen Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten Dallas Buyers Club
Melisa Wallick Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze Her
Bob Nelson Nebraska
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Billy Ray

Honored for : Captain Phillips
(Based on the book A Captain\u2019s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tracy Letts August: Osage County
Based on August: Osage County Play
Richard Linklater Before Midnight
Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
Julie Delpy Before Midnight
Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
Ethan Hawke Before Midnight
Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
Billy Ray Captain Phillips
Based on the book A Captain\u2019s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips
Peter Berg Lone Survivor
Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
Terence Winter The Wolf of Wall Street
Based on the book by Jordan Belfort
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay

Sarah Polley

Honored for : Stories We Tell
(Roadside Attractions)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeremy Scahill Dirty Wars
David Riker Dirty Wars
Sara Lukinson Herblock - The Black & The White
Michael Stevens Herblock - The Black & The White
Janet Tobias No Place on Earth
Paul Laikin No Place on Earth
Sarah Polley Stories We Tell
Alex Gibney We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Catlin Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan Breaking Bad
Peter Gould Breaking Bad
Gennifer Hutchison Breaking Bad
George Mastras Breaking Bad
Thomas Schnauz Breaking Bad
Moira Walley-Beckett Breaking Bad
Meredith Averill The Good Wife
Leonard Dick The Good Wife
Keith Eisner The Good Wife
Jacqueline Hoyt The Good Wife
Ted Humphrey The Good Wife
Michelle King The Good Wife
Robert King The Good Wife
Erica Shelton The Good Wife
Matthew Montoya The Good Wife
J.C. Nolan The Good Wife
Luke Schelhaas The Good Wife
Nichelle D. Tramble The Good Wife
Craig Turk The Good Wife
Julia Wolfe The Good Wife
Henry Bromell Homeland
William Bromell Homeland
Alexander Cary, Master of Falkland Homeland
Alex Gansa Homeland
Howard Gordon Homeland
Barbara Hall Homeland
Patrick Harbinson Homeland
Chip Johannessen Homeland
Meredith Stiehm Homeland
Charlotte Stoudt Homeland
James Yoshimura Homeland
Kate Barnow House of Cards
Rick Cleveland House of Cards
Sam Forman House of Cards
Gina Gionfriddo House of Cards
Keith Huff House of Cards
Sarah Treem House of Cards
Beau Willimon House of Cards
Lisa Albert Mad Men
Semi Chellas Mad Men
Jason Grote Mad Men
Jonathan Igla Mad Men
Andre Jacquemetton Mad Men
Maria Jacquemetton Mad Men
Janet Leahy Mad Men
Erin Levy Mad Men
Michael Saltzman Mad Men
Tom Smuts Mad Men
Matthew Weiner Mad Men
Carly Wray Mad Men
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandra Rushfield Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur Parks and Recreation
Jen Statsky Parks and Recreation
Harris Wittels Parks and Recreation
Alan Yang Parks and Recreation
Simon Blackwell Veep
Roger Drew Veep
Sean Gray Veep
Armando Iannucci Veep
Ian Martin Veep
Georgia Pritchett Veep
David Quantick Veep
Tony Roche Veep
Will Smith Veep
Jack Burditt 30 Rock
Tom Ceraulo 30 Rock
Luke Del Tredici 30 Rock
Robert Carlock 30 Rock
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Lang Fisher 30 Rock
Matt Hubbard 30 Rock
Colleen McGuinness 30 Rock
Sam Means 30 Rock
Dylan Morgan 30 Rock
Nina Pedrad 30 Rock
Josh Siegal 30 Rock
Tracey Wigfield 30 Rock
Paul Corrigan Modern Family
Bianca Douglas Modern Family
Megan Ganz Modern Family
Abraham Higginbotham Modern Family
Ben Karlin Modern Family
Elaine Ko Modern Family
Steven Levitan Modern Family
Christopher Lloyd Modern Family
Becky Mann Modern Family
Dan O'Shannon Modern Family
Jeffrey Richman Modern Family
Audra Sielaff Modern Family
Emily Spivey Modern Family
Brad Walsh Modern Family
Bill Wrubel Modern Family
Danny Zuker Modern Family
Liz Friedman Orange Is the New Black
Sian Heder Orange Is the New Black
Tara Herrmann Orange Is the New Black
Sara Hess Orange Is the New Black
Nick Jones Orange Is the New Black
Jenji Kohan Orange Is the New Black
Gary Lennon Orange Is the New Black
Lauren Morelli Orange Is the New Black
Marco Ramirez Orange Is the New Black
Megan Amram Parks and Recreation
Donick Cary Parks and Recreation
Greg Daniels Parks and Recreation
Nate Dimeo Parks and Recreation
Emma Fletcher Parks and Recreation
Rachna Fruchbom Parks and Recreation
Dan Goor Parks and Recreation
Norm Hiscock Parks and Recreation
Matt Hubbard Parks and Recreation
David King Parks and Recreation
Greg Levine Parks and Recreation
Joe Mande Parks and Recreation
Sam Means Parks and Recreation
Aisha Muharrar Parks and Recreation
Matt Murray Parks and Recreation
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Batistick The Americans
Joshua Brand The Americans
Joel Fields The Americans
Melissa James Gibson The Americans
Sneha Koorse The Americans
Joe Weisberg The Americans
Bradford Winters The Americans
Kate Barnow House of Cards
Rick Cleveland House of Cards
Sam Forman House of Cards
Gina Gionfriddo House of Cards
Keith Huff House of Cards
Sarah Treem House of Cards
Beau Willimon House of Cards
Michelle Ashford Masters of Sex
Tyler Bensinger Masters of Sex
Michael Cunningham Masters of Sex
Lynnie Greene Masters of Sex
Richard Levine Masters of Sex
Amy Lippman Masters of Sex
Sam Shaw Masters of Sex
Noelle Valdivia Masters of Sex
Ann Biderman Ray Donovan
Sean Conway Ray Donovan
David Hollander Ray Donovan
Brett Johnson Ray Donovan
Ron Nyswaner Ray Donovan
Liz Friedman Orange Is the New Black
Sian Heder Orange Is the New Black
Tara Herrmann Orange Is the New Black
Sara Hess Orange Is the New Black
Nick Jones Orange Is the New Black
Jenji Kohan Orange Is the New Black
Gary Lennon Orange Is the New Black
Lauren Morelli Orange Is the New Black
Marco Ramirez Orange Is the New Black
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama

Gennifer Hutchison

Honored for : Confessions
(From the TV Series: Breaking Bad)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Schnauz Buried
From the TV Series: Breaking Bad
Gennifer Hutchison Confessions
From the TV Series: Breaking Bad
Beau Willimon House of Cards
Episode 101
Peter Gould Granite State
From the TV Series: Breaking Bad
Robert King Hitting the Fan
From the TV Series: The Good Wife
Michelle King Hitting the Fan
From the TV Series: The Good Wife
Michelle Ashford Pilot
From the TV Series: Master of Sex
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy

Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock

Honored for : 30 Rock
(Episode: Hogcock!)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Corrigan Modern Family
Episode: \"Career Day\"
Brad Walsh Modern Family
Episode: \"Career Day\"
Elaine Ko Modern Family
Episode: \"Farm Strong\"
Jack Burditt 30 Rock
Episode: \"Hogcock!\"
Robert Carlock 30 Rock
Episode: \"Hogcock!\"
Sian Heder Orange Is the New Black
Episode: \"Lesbian Request Denied\"
Michael Schur Parks and Recreation
Episode: \"Leslie and Ben\"
Alan Yang Parks and Recreation
Episode: \"Leslie and Ben\"
Liz Friedman Orange Is the New Black
Episode: \"Pilot\"
Jenji Kohan Orange Is the New Black
Episode: \"Pilot\"
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Long Form - Television

Shawn Slovo

Honored for : Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
(Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kelly Masterson Killing Kennedy
Based on the book by Bill O\u2019Reilly & Martin Dugard
Shawn Slovo Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace
Writers Guild of America Award for Short Form New Media - Original

Mike Simses

Honored for : Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective
(Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Simses Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective
Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia
Jay Rodan Lauren
Episode 8 Season 2
Brad Bell Husbands
I Do Over Part 1
Jane Espenson Husbands
I Do Over Part 1
Brad Bell Husbands
I Do Over Part 2
Jane Espenson Husbands
I Do Over Part 2
WGA Award for Best Animation - Television

Joel H. Cohen

Honored for : A Test Before Trying
(From the TV Series: The Simpsons)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel H. Cohen A Test Before Trying
From the TV Series: The Simpsons
Michael Rowe Game of Tones
From the TV Series: Futurama
Tom Gammill Hardly Kirk-ing
From the TV Series: The Simpsons
Max Pross Hardly Kirk-ing
From the TV Series: The Simpsons
Lewis Morton Murder On the Planet Express
From the TV Series: Futurama
Patric Verrone Saturday Morning Fun Pit
From the TV Series: Futurama
Michael Nobori Yolo
From the TV Series: The Simpsons
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Colbert The Colbert Report
Tom Purcell The Colbert Report
Michael Brumm The Colbert Report
Nate Charny 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
Barry Julien The Colbert Report
Jay Katsir The Colbert Report
Frank Lesser The Colbert Report
Opus Moreschi The Colbert Report
Bobby Mort The Colbert Report
Meredith Scardino The Colbert Report
Max Werner The Colbert Report
Gabe Gronli The Colbert Report
José Arroyo Conan
Andres du Bouchet Conan
Scott Chernoff Conan
Deon Cole Conan
Josh Comers Conan
Dan Cronin Conan
Scott Gairdner Conan
Michael Gordon Conan
Brian Kiley Conan
Laurie Kilmartin Conan
Rob Kutner Conan
Todd Levin Conan
Conan O'Brien Conan
Matt O'Brien Conan
Jesse Popp Conan
Andy Richter Conan
Brian Stack Conan
Mike Sweeney Conan
Tim Carvell The Daily Show
Rory Albanese The Daily Show
Steve Bodow The Daily Show
Hallie Haglund The Daily Show
J. R. Havlan The Daily Show
Elliott Kalan The Daily Show
Matthew Koff The Daily Show
Dan McCoy 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
Lauren Sarver The Daily Show
Jon Stewart The Daily Show
Travon Free The Daily Show
Tony Barbieri Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jonathan Bines Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Joelle Boucai Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gary Greenberg Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Josh Halloway Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sal Iacono Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Eric Immerman Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Bess Kalb Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jeff Loveness Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Molly McNearney Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Bryan Paulk Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Danny Ricker Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Rick Rosner Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Fred Armisen Portlandia
Carrie Brownstein Portlandia
Jonathan Krisel Portlandia
Bill Oakley Portlandia
Seth Meyers Saturday Night Live
Colin Jost Saturday Night Live
James Anderson Saturday Night Live
Alex Baze Saturday Night Live
Neil Casey Saturday Night Live
Jim Downey Saturday Night Live
Steve Higgins Saturday Night Live
Zach Kanin Saturday Night Live
Chris Kelly Saturday Night Live
Joe Kelly Saturday Night Live
Erik Kenward Saturday Night Live
Josh Patten Saturday Night Live
Rob Klein Saturday Night Live
Lorne Michaels Saturday Night Live
John Mulaney Saturday Night Live
Michael Patrick O'Brien Saturday Night Live
Paula Pell Saturday Night Live
Marika Sawyer Saturday Night Live
Sarah Schneider Saturday Night Live
Pete Schultz Saturday Night Live
John Solomon Saturday Night Live
Kent Sublette Saturday Night Live
Bryan Tucker Saturday Night Live
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television

Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders

Honored for : Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay Martel Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Ian Roberts Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Alex Rubens Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Charlie Sanders Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Daytime Serials
WGA Award for Best Children's - Episodic & Specials - Television

Vincent Brown

Honored for : A.N.T. Farm
(Episode: influANTces)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vincent Brown influANTces
From the TV Series: A.N.T. Farm
James Krieg The Haunted Cave
From the TV Series: Spooksville
Christine Ferraro Simon Says
From the TV Series: Sesame Street
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Current Events - Television

Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith

Honored for : Egypt In Crisis
(From the TV Series: Frontline)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Kirk Cliffhanger
From the TV Program: Frontline
Mike Wiser Cliffhanger
From the TV Program: Frontline
Marcela Gaviria Egypt In Crisis
From the TV Program: Frontline
Martin Smith Egypt In Crisis
From the TV Program: Frontline
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television

Michael Kirk

Honored for : The Choice 2012
(From the TV Series: Frontline)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rob Rapley American Experience
Episode: \"The Abolitionists\"
Michael Kirk The Choice 2012
From the TV Program: Frontline
Dayton Duncan The Great Plow Up
From the TV Series: The Dust Bowl
Randall MacLowry Silicon Valley
From the TV Series: American Experience
Michelle Ferrari Silicon Valley
From the TV Series: American Experience
WGA Award for Best News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report - Television

Lisa Ferri, Matt Negrin

Honored for : ABC World News
(\u201CTragedy at Newtown\u201D Special Edition)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Cipriano CBS Evening News
\u201CThe Election of Pope Francis\u201D
Joe Clines CBS Evening News
\u201CThe Election of Pope Francis\u201D
Scott Pelley CBS Evening News
\u201CThe Election of Pope Francis\u201D
Michael Radutzky 60 Minutes
\u201CThe Fall of Lance Armstrong\u201D
Michael Rey 60 Minutes
\u201CThe Fall of Lance Armstrong\u201D
Oriana Zill de Granados 60 Minutes
\u201CThe Fall of Lance Armstrong\u201D
Jerry Cipriano CBS Evening News
\u201CThe Inauguration of the President\u201D
Joe Clines CBS Evening News
\u201CThe Inauguration of the President\u201D
Lisa Ferri ABC World News
\u201CTragedy at Newtown\u201D Special Edition
Matt Negrin ABC World News
\u201CTragedy at Newtown\u201D Special Edition
WGA Award for Best News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary - Television

Michael Radutzky, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Rey

Honored for : 60 Minutes
(\u201CLethal Medicine\u201D)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Rey 60 Minutes
\u201CLethal Medicine\u201D
Oriana Zill de Granados 60 Minutes
\u201CLethal Medicine\u201D
Michael Radutzky 60 Minutes
\u201CLethal Medicine\u201D
Matt Nelko Throwback Thursday \u2013 Happy Birthday, Michael Jackson
From the TV Program: World News Now
Polly Leider Vinyl Revival
From the TV Program: CBS News
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Radio Documentary

Gail Lee

Honored for : 2012 Year in Review
Writers Guild of America Award for Best News – Regularly Scheduled Or Breaking Report - Radio

Bill Spadaro

Honored for : Afternoon Drive

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Spadaro Afternoon Drive
Gail Lee George McGovern: A Look Back
Writers Guild of America Award for Best News – Analysis, Feature Or Commentary - Radio

Scott Saloway

Honored for : Remembering C. Everett Koop

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Saloway Remembering C. Everett Koop
Gail Lee Remembrances
Thomas A. Sabella Tributes
WGA Award for Best On-Air Promotion (Radio or Television)

Erial Tompkins

(The Crazy Ones - Building a Better Comedy)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay Pedinoff 48 Hours
48 Hours: 2013 Fall Preview
Erial Tompkins
\"The Crazy Ones - Building a Better Comedy\"
WGA Award for Best Television Graphic Animation

David Rosen

(Brain Injury, Pills, Bionic Leg, Midland Parade, Concordia Salvage)
Writers Guild of America Award for Achievement in Videogame Writing

Neil Druckmann

Honored for : The Last of Us

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Darby McDevitt Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Mustapha Mahrach Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Jean Guesdon Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Jill Murray Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Nicholas Grimwood Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Mark Llabres Hill Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Dooma Wendschuh Batman: Arkham Origins
Ryan Galletta Batman: Arkham Origins
Corey May Batman: Arkham Origins
Marianne Krawczyk God of War: Ascension
Ariel Lawrence God of War: Ascension
Neil Druckmann The Last of Us
Richard Zangrande Gaubert Lost Planet 3
Orion Walker Lost Planet 3
Matthew Sophos Lost Planet 3
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Quiz and Audience Participation

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Duarte Jeopardy!
Harry Friedman Jeopardy!
Mark Gaberman Jeopardy!
Debbie Griffin Jeopardy!
Michele Loud Jeopardy!
Robert McClenaghan Jeopardy!
Jim Rhine Jeopardy!
Steve D. Tamerius Jeopardy!
Billy Wisse Jeopardy!
WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television

Michelle Ferrari, Randall MacLowry

Honored for : Silicon Valley
(From the TV Series: American Experience)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rob Rapley American Experience
Episode: \"The Abolitionists\"
Michael Kirk The Choice 2012
From the TV Program: Frontline
Dayton Duncan The Great Plow Up
From the TV Series: The Dust Bowl
Randall MacLowry Silicon Valley
From the TV Series: American Experience
Michelle Ferrari Silicon Valley
From the TV Series: American Experience