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WGA AWARDS

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    WGA Award (Screen)

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    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Juno

      7.4 (565K)
      Diablo Cody
    • [object Object]

      Knocked Up

      6.9 (393K)
      Judd Apatow
    • [object Object]

      Lars and the Real Girl

      7.3 (163K)
      Nancy Oliver
    • [object Object]

      Michael Clayton

      7.2 (180K)
      Tony Gilroy
    • [object Object]

      The Savages

      7.1 (39K)
      Tamara Jenkins

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No Country for Old Men

      8.2 (1.1M)
      Ethan Coen
      Joel Coen
    • [object Object]

      Into the Wild

      8.0 (683K)
      Sean Penn
    • [object Object]

      The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

      8.0 (112K)
      Ronald Harwood
    • [object Object]

      There Will Be Blood

      8.2 (677K)
      Paul Thomas Anderson
    • [object Object]

      Zodiac

      7.7 (642K)
      James Vanderbilt

    Documentary Screenplay Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi to the Dark Side

      7.5 (17K)
      Alex Gibney
    • [object Object]

      The Camden 28

      7.3 (119)
      Anthony Giacchino
    • [object Object]

      Nanking

      7.7 (3.6K)
      Bill Guttentag(screenplay/story)
      Dan Sturman(screenplay/story)
      Elisabeth Bentley(screenplay)
    • [object Object]

      No End in Sight

      8.2 (8.8K)
      Charles Ferguson
    • [object Object]

      The Rape of Europa

      7.7 (1.7K)
      Richard Berge
      Nicole Newnham
      Bonni Cohen
    • [object Object]

      Sicko

      8.0 (78K)
      Michael Moore

    WGA Award (TV)

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    Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wire

      9.3 (408K)
      Ed Burns
      Chris Collins
      Dennis Lehane
      David Mills
      George Pelecanos
      Richard Price
      David Simon
      William F. Zorzi
    • [object Object]

      Dexter

      8.6 (858K)
      Scott Buck
      Daniel Cerone
      Drew Z. Greenberg
      Lauren Gussis
      Kevin Maynard
      Clyde Phillips
      Melissa Rosenberg
      Tim Schlattmann
    • [object Object]

      Friday Night Lights

      8.7 (77K)
      Bridget Carpenter
      Kerry Ehrin
      Carter Harris
      Liz Heldens(as Elizabeth Heldens)
      David Hudgins
      Jason Katims
      Patrick Massett
      Andy Miller
      Aaron Rahsaan Thomas
      John Zinman
    • [object Object]

      Mad Men

      8.7 (278K)
      Lisa Albert
      Bridget Bedard
      André Jacquemetton
      Maria Jacquemetton
      Tom Palmer
      Chris Provenzano
      Robin Veith
      Matthew Weiner
    • [object Object]

      The Sopranos

      9.2 (534K)
      David Chase
      Diane Frolov
      Andrew Schneider
      Matthew Weiner
      Terence Winter

    Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 Rock

      8.3 (136K)
      Brett Baer
      Jack Burditt
      Kay Cannon
      Robert Carlock
      Tina Fey
      Dave Finkel
      Daisy Gardner
      Donald Glover
      Matt Hubbard
      Jon Pollack
      John Riggi
      Tami Sagher
      Ron Weiner
    • [object Object]

      The Office

      9.0 (785K)
      Steve Carell
      Jennifer Celotta
      Greg Daniels
      Lee Eisenberg
      Anthony Q. Farrell
      Brent Forrester
      Mindy Kaling
      Ryan Koh
      Lester Lewis
      Paul Lieberstein
      B.J. Novak
      Michael Schur
      Justin Spitzer
      Gene Stupnitsky
      Caroline Williams
      Larry Wilmore
    • [object Object]

      Flight of the Conchords

      8.5 (69K)
      Damon Beesley
      James Bobin
      Jemaine Clement
      Eric Kaplan
      Bret McKenzie
      Iain Morris
      Duncan Sarkies
      Paul Simms
      Taika Waititi
    • [object Object]

      Curb Your Enthusiasm

      8.8 (159K)
      Larry David
    • [object Object]

      Entourage

      8.4 (181K)
      Marc Abrams
      Lisa Alden
      Michael Benson
      Brian Burns
      Doug Ellin
      Alex Gansa
      Tim Griffin
      Dusty Kay
      Stephen Levinson
      Ally Musika
      Wesley S. Nickerson III
      Rob Weiss

    New Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mad Men

      8.7 (278K)
      Lisa Albert
      Bridget Bedard
      André Jacquemetton
      Maria Jacquemetton
      Tom Palmer
      Chris Provenzano
      Robin Veith
      Matthew Weiner
    • [object Object]

      Damages

      8.1 (32K)
      Jeremy Doner
      Mark Fish
      Davey Holmes
      Glenn Kessler
      Todd A. Kessler
      Willie Reale
      Adam Stein
      Aaron Zelman
      Daniel Zelman
    • [object Object]

      Flight of the Conchords

      8.5 (69K)
      Damon Beesley
      James Bobin
      Jemaine Clement
      Eric Kaplan
      Bret McKenzie
      Iain Morris
      Duncan Sarkies
      Paul Simms
      Taika Waititi
    • [object Object]

      Pushing Daisies

      8.4 (61K)
      Chad Gomez Creasey
      Dara Resnik
      Bryan Fuller
      Abby Gewanter
      Jim Danger Gray
      Lisa Joy
      Kath Lingenfelter
      Rina Mimoun
      Jack Monaco
      Scott Nimerfro
      Peter Ocko
    • [object Object]

      The Sarah Silverman Program.

      6.9 (8.2K)
      Dan Fybel
      Rich Rinaldi
      Rob Schrab
      Jon Schroeder
      Sarah Silverman
      Dan Sterling
      Harris Wittels

    Episodic Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sopranos

      9.2 (534K)
      Terence Winter
      For The Second Coming (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Closer

      7.8 (31K)
      Michael Alaimo
      For The Round File (2007).
    • [object Object]

      Dexter

      8.6 (858K)
      Tim Schlattmann
      For The Dark Defender (2007).
    • [object Object]

      Lost

      8.3 (649K)
      Damon Lindelof
      Drew Goddard
      For Flashes Before Your Eyes (2007).
    • [object Object]

      Mad Men

      8.7 (278K)
      Chris Provenzano
      For The Hobo Code (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Wire

      9.3 (408K)
      David Simon(teleplay/story)
      Ed Burns(story)
      For Final Grades (2006).

    Episodic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Office

      9.0 (785K)
      Paul Lieberstein
      Michael Schur
      For The Job (2007).
    • [object Object]

      30 Rock

      8.3 (136K)
      Matt Hubbard
      For Hard Ball (2007).
    • [object Object]

      Flight of the Conchords

      8.5 (69K)
      James Bobin
      Jemaine Clement
      Bret McKenzie
      For Sally Returns (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Office

      9.0 (785K)
      B.J. Novak
      For Local Ad (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Office

      9.0 (785K)
      Caroline Williams
      For Phyllis' Wedding (2007).
    • [object Object]

      Pushing Daisies

      8.4 (61K)
      Bryan Fuller
      For Pie-lette (2007).

    Long Form - Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Company

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Ken Nolan
    • [object Object]

      Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

      7.1 (8K)
      Daniel Giat
    • [object Object]

      The Starter Wife

      6.8 (2.3K)
      Sara Parriott
      Josann McGibbon
      For nights 1 and 2.

    Long Form - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pandemic

      5.3 (1.7K)
      Bryce Zabel
      Jackie Zabel
    • [object Object]

      The Lost Room

      8.1 (34K)
      Laura Harkcom
      Christopher Leone
      Paul Workman(story - ep. 1)

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Simpsons

      8.6 (457K)
      Jeff Westbrook
      For Kill Gil, Vol. 1 & 2 (2006).
    • [object Object]

      King of the Hill

      7.5 (62K)
      Jim Dauterive
      For Lucky's Wedding Suit (2007).
    • [object Object]

      King of the Hill

      7.5 (62K)
      Tony Gama-Lobo
      Rebecca May
      For The Passion of the Dauterive (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Simpsons

      8.6 (457K)
      John Frink
      For Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot! (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Simpsons

      8.6 (457K)
      Carolyn Omine
      For Homer of Seville (2007).
    • [object Object]

      The Simpsons

      8.6 (457K)
      Matt Selman
      For The Haw-Hawed Couple (2006).

    Children's Script - Episodic & Specials

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flight 29 Down

      7.1 (2K)
      D.J. MacHale
      For episode "Look Whose Not Talking".

    Children's Script - Long Form or Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

      5.5 (2.5K)
      Ann Austen(teleplay)
      Douglas Sloan(teleplay/story)
      Max Enscoe(teleplay)
      Annie DeYoung(teleplay/story)
    • [object Object]

      The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

      5.7 (3.6K)
      Dan Angel
      Billy Brown

    Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Colbert Report

      8.4 (39K)
      Bryan Adams
      Michael Brumm
      Stephen Colbert
      Rich Dahm
      Eric Drysdale
      Rob Dubbin
      Glenn Eichler
      Peter Grosz
      Peter Gwinn
      Barry Julien
      Jay Katsir
      Laura Krafft
      Frank Lesser
      Tom Purcell
      Allison Silverman
    • [object Object]

      Real Time with Bill Maher

      7.3 (15K)
      Billy Martin
    • [object Object]

      The Daily Show

      8.3 (49K)
      Steve Bodow
      Rachel Axler
      Kevin Bleyer
      Rich Blomquist
      Tim Carvell
      J.R. Havlan
      Scott Jacobson
      David Javerbaum
      Rob Kutner
      Josh Lieb
      Sam Means
      Jason Reich
      Jason Ross
      Jon Stewart
    • [object Object]

      Late Night with Conan O'Brien

      8.2 (20K)
      Mike Sweeney
      Chris Albers
      José Arroyo
      Dan Cronin
      Kevin Dorff
      Dan Goor
      Michael Gordon
      Tim Harrod
      Berkley Johnson
      Brian Kiley
      Michael Koman
      Brian McCann
      Guy Nicolucci
      Conan O'Brien
      Robert Smigel
      Brian Stack
      Andrew Weinberg
    • [object Object]

      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

      8.2 (12K)
      Penn Jillette
      Teller
      David Weiss
      Jon Hotchkiss
      Michael Goudeau
      Star Price
      Sheryl Zohn
      Cliff Schoenberg
    • [object Object]

      Real Time with Bill Maher

      7.3 (15K)
      Scott Carter
      David Feldman
      Lance Crouther
      Adam Felber
      Matt Gunn
      Brian Jacobsmeyer
      Jay Jaroch
      Chris Kelly
      Bill Maher
      Billy Martin
      Jonathan Schmock
      Danny Vermont

    Daytime Serials

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Young and the Restless

      5.3 (7.2K)
      Lynn Marie Latham
      Scott Hamner
      Jeff Gottesfeld
      Cherie Bennett
      Bernard Lechowick
      James Stanley
      Natalie Minardi
      Lynsey Dufour
      Marina Alburger
      Sara A. Bibel
      Paula Cwikly
      Janice Ferri
      Eric Freiwald
      Linda Schreiber
      Josh McCaffrey
      Sandra Weintraub
    • [object Object]

      All My Children

      6.8 (3.5K)
      James H. Brown
      Megan McTavish
      Addie Walsh
      Chip Hayes
      Stephen Demorest
      Michelle Patrick
      Amanda L. Beall
      Jeff Beldner
      Karen Lewis
      Rebecca Taylor
      Marla Kanelos
      Courtney Bugler
      Joanna Cohen
      Kate Hall
    • [object Object]

      As the World Turns

      6.3 (2.4K)
      Jean Passanante
      Leah Laiman
      Christopher Whitesell
      Courtney Simon
      Anna Cascio
      Lisa Connor
      David A. Levinson
      Gary Sunshine
      Bettina F. Bradbury
      Richard Culliton
      Susan Dansby
      Judith Donato
      Mimi Leahey
      Elizabeth Page
      Judy Tate
    • [object Object]

      General Hospital

      6.6 (6K)
      Robert Guza Jr.
      Elizabeth Korte
      Michael Conforti
      Garin Wolf
      David Goldschmid
      Michele Val Jean
      Mary Sue Price
      Karen Harris
      Susan Wald
      Tracey Thomson

    Documentary - Other Than Current Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Independent Lens

      Episode: 

      Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life

      8.1 (699)
      Robert Levi
      Robert Seidman

    Documentary - Current Events

    • [object Object]

      Security Versus Liberty: The Other War

      Edward Gray
    • [object Object]

      What's Happening to the News

      Stephen Talbot
      Lowell Bergman

    Videogame Writing

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    • [object Object]

      The Witcher

      8.5 (5.5K)
      Artur Ganszyniec(lead story designer)
      Sebastian Stepien(dialogue)
      Marcin Blacha(additional dialogue)
      Sande Chen(writer)
      Anne Toole(writer)

    Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award

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    • Brad Bird in The Incredibles (2004)
      Winner
      • Brad Bird

    Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

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    • Budd Schulberg
      Winner
      • Budd Schulberg

    Valentine Davies Award

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    • Tom Schulman
      Winner
      • Tom Schulman

    Morgan Cox Award

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    • Winner
      • Don Mankiewicz

    Paul Selvin Honorary Award

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    • Robert Eisele
      Jeffrey Porro
      Winners
      • Robert Eisele
      • Jeffrey Porro

    WGA Award

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    Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dead Head Fred

      7.8 (77)
      Dave Ellis(writer)
      Adam Cogan(writer)

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