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WGA AWARDS

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    WGA Award (Screen)

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    Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Schindler's List

      9.0 (1.5M)
      Steven Zaillian
    • [object Object]

      The Fugitive

      7.8 (336K)
      Jeb Stuart
      David Twohy
    • [object Object]

      In the Name of the Father

      8.1 (198K)
      Terry George
      Jim Sheridan
    • [object Object]

      The Joy Luck Club

      7.7 (19K)
      Amy Tan
      Ron Bass
    • [object Object]

      The Remains of the Day

      7.8 (90K)
      Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Piano

      7.5 (99K)
      Jane Campion
    • [object Object]

      Dave

      6.9 (59K)
      Gary Ross
    • [object Object]

      In the Line of Fire

      7.2 (120K)
      Jeff Maguire
    • [object Object]

      Philadelphia

      7.7 (268K)
      Ron Nyswaner
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      Sleepless in Seattle

      6.8 (200K)
      Nora Ephron
      David S. Ward
      Jeff Arch

    WGA Award (TV)

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    Adapted Long Form

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Barbarians at the Gate

      7.2 (3.6K)
      Larry Gelbart
      Tied with Walter Halsey Davisfor Silent Cries (1993).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Silent Cries

      6.2 (192)
      Walter Halsey Davis
      Vickie Patik
      Tied with Larry Gelbart for Barbarians at the Gate (1993).

    Children's Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lifestories: Families in Crisis

      Episode: 

      A Deadly Secret: The Robert Bierer Story

      7.0 (218)
      Robert L. Freedman

    Daytime Serials

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Loving

      6.9 (427)
      Millee Taggart
      Robert Guza Jr.
      Laurie McCarthy
      Addie Walsh
      Craig Carlson
      John Kuntz
      Eugenie Hunt
      Lewis Arlt
      Tony Lang
      Lynda Myles
      Andrew Gottlieb
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      Megan McTavish
      Agnes Nixon
      Richard Culliton
      Hal Corley
      Carolyn Culliton
      Karen Lewis
      Janet Iacobuzio
      Elizabeth Smith
      Michelle Patrick
      Jeff Beldner
      Bettina F. Bradbury
      Ralph Wakefield
      Judith Donato
      Susan Kirshenbaum
      Kathleen Klein
    • [object Object]

      Another World

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Peggy Sloane
      Victor Miller
      Craig Carlson
      Samuel D. Ratcliffe
      Lisa Kern
      Janet R. Stampfl
      Kathleen Kennedy
      Judith Pinsker
      Kathleen Klein
      Janet Iacobuzio
      Sharon Epstein
      Matthew Lombardo
      Mimi Leahey
      Elizabeth Page
      Peter Brash
    • [object Object]

      Days of Our Lives

      5.3 (7.9K)
      James E. Reilly
      Maura Penders
      Sheri Anderson Thomas
      Dena Higley
      Mel Brez
      Ethel Brez
      Marlene McPherson
      Dorothy Ann Purser
      Fran Myers
      Maralyn Thoma
      Michelle Poteet Lisanti
      Elizabeth Harrower
      Pete T. Rich
      N. Gail Lawrence
      Peggi Schibi
    • [object Object]

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
      Michele Val Jean
      Bill Levinson
      Tom Citrano
      Ralph Ellis
      Linda Hamner
      Cynthia M. Jervey
      Elizabeth Snyder
      Carol Saraceno
      Meg Bennett
      Linda Campanelli
      Kimmer Ringwald
      Gillian Spencer
      Karen Harris
      Doris Silverton

    Documentary - Current Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Frontline

      8.6 (2.5K)
      Richard Ben Cramer
      Thomas Lennon
      Michael Epstein
      For the segment "The Choice '92".

    Documentary - Other Than Current Events

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      Winner

      Degenerate Art

      7.5 (58)
      David Grubin
      Tied with American Experience (1988), episode "The Donner Party".
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Experience

      Episode: 

      The Donner Party

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Ric Burns

    Episodic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seinfeld

      8.9 (372K)
      Larry David
      For The Contest (1992).
    • [object Object]

      Seinfeld

      8.9 (372K)
      Larry Charles
      For The Outing (1993).
    • [object Object]

      Roseanne

      7.1 (48K)
      Mike Gandolfi
      Eric Gilliland
      For The Dark Ages (1992).
    • [object Object]

      Roseanne

      7.1 (48K)
      Amy Sherman-Palladino
      For Wait till Your Father Gets Home (1993).

    Episodic Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homicide: Life on the Street

      8.7 (16K)
      Frank Pugliese(teleplay/story)
      Tom Fontana(story)
      For The Night of the Dead Living (1993).
    • [object Object]

      Homicide: Life on the Street

      8.7 (16K)
      Paul Attanasio
      For Gone for Goode (1993).
    • [object Object]

      I'll Fly Away

      8.6 (1.1K)
      Barbara Hall
      For Comfort and Joy (1992).
    • [object Object]

      Life Goes On

      7.2 (3.2K)
      Toni Graphia
      For Last Wish (1993).
    • [object Object]

      Picket Fences

      7.8 (5.4K)
      David E. Kelley
      For Thanksgiving (1992).
    • [object Object]

      Reasonable Doubts

      7.4 (534)
      Ed Zuckerman
      For Thank God, It's Friday (1993).
    • [object Object]

      Tribeca

      6.4 (108)
      David J. Burke
      Hans Tobeason
      For The Box (1993).

    Original Long Form

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

      6.6 (1.5K)
      Jane Anderson

    Variety - Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event

    • Winner

      This Just In

      Matt Neuman(supervising writer)
      Larry Arnstein
      Jon Ross
      Lane Sarasohn
      John Derevlany
      For show #2.

    Variety-Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event

    • Bob Hope: The First 90 Years

      8.1 (70)
      Buz Kohan
      Linda Perret
      Martha Bolton
      Gene Perret

    Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

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    • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
      Winner
      • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

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    • Steven Bochco
      Winner
      • Steven Bochco

    Valentine Davies Award

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    • Phil Alden Robinson
      Winner
      • Phil Alden Robinson

    Morgan Cox Award

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    • Winner
      • Richard Powell

    Paul Selvin Honorary Award

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    • Gary Ross
      Winner
      • Gary Ross

    Edmund H. North Award

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    • Winner
      • John Furia

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    Event date

    March 13, 1994

    Event location

    USA

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