70th Writers Guild of America Awards
| 70th WGA Awards | |
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| Date | February 11, 2018 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 70th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2017. Winners were announced on February 11, 2018, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California and the Edison Ballroom, New York City, New York.[1][2] The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 7, 2017,[3] the Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees were announced on January 4, 2018,[4] and the Videogame Writing nominees were announced on January 11, 2018.[5]
The West Coast show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and the East Coast show was hosted by Amber Ruffin.[6][7]
Nominees
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
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The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) – Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman
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| Comedy Series | |
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Veep (HBO) – Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson
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| New Series | |
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The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) – Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman
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| Long Form – Original | |
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Flint (Lifetime) – Barbara Stepansky
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| Long Form – Adapted | |
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Big Little Lies (HBO) – David E. Kelley, Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty
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| Short Form New Media – Adapted | |
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"Starboy" – Zac & Mia (fxnetworks.com) – Allen Clary and Andrew Rothschild, Based on the novel by A.J. Betts
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| Animation | |
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"Time's Arrow" – BoJack Horseman (Netflix) – Kate Purdy
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| Episodic Drama | |
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"Chicanery" – Better Call Saul (AMC) – Gordon Smith
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| Episodic Comedy | |
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"Rosario's Quinceanera" – Will & Grace (NBC) – Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally
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| Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | |
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Ben Silva, Seena Vali
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| Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series | |
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Saturday Night Live (NBC) – Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker; Writers: James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Neal Brennan, Zack Bornstein, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Michael Koman, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres
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| Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials | |
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39th Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) – Dave Boone
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| Quiz and Audience Participation | |
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Hollywood Game Night (NBC) – Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter and Dwight D. Smith | |
| Daytime Drama | |
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General Hospital (ABC) – Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante; Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Christopher Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell
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| Children's Script – Episodic and Specials | |
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"An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance" – American Girl (Amazon) – May Chan
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Documentary
[edit]| Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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Confronting ISIS – Frontline (PBS) – Martin Smith
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| Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
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The Great War "Part II" – American Experience (PBS) – Stephen Ives
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News
[edit]| TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"White Helmets" – 60 Minutes (CBS News) – Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Katie Kerbstat
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| TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
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"Chief of Chobani" – 60 Minutes (CBS) – Steve Kroft, Oriana Zill de Granados
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| Digital News | |
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"The Super Predators" (Huffingtonpost.com) – Melissa Jeltsen, Dana Liebelson
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Radio
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"CBS Radio 90th Anniversary" (CBS Radio News) – Dianne E. James
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| Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"World News This Week: June 9, 2017" (ABC News Radio) – Tara Gimbel Tanis
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| Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
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"Dishin Digital on WCBS-AM" (WCBS-AM Radio) – Robert Hawley
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Promotional Writing
[edit]| On-Air Promotion – Television or Radio | |
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"CBS Comedy" (CBS) – Dan Greenberger
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Videogaming Writing
[edit]| Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing | |
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Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games) – Narrative Director: John Gonzalez; Lead Writer: Benjamin McCaw; Writers: Ben Schroder, Anne Toole; Additional Writing: Dee Warrick, Meg Jayanth
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References
[edit]- ^ "2017-2018 Awards Timeline". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "The 70th Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America East. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: 'The Americans,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'GLOW' Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 4, 2018). "WGA Awards: 'Get Out,' 'Logan,' 'The Big Sick' Among Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Writers Guild Awards: Videogame Writing Nominations Announced". WGA. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Patton Oswalt Returns to Host 2018 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony". WGA. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Amber Ruffin to Host 70th Annual Writers Guild Awards Ceremony in New York". Writers Guild of America East. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-02-16.