72nd Writers Guild of America Awards
72nd WGA Awards | |
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Date | February 1, 2020 |
Organized by | Writers Guild of America, West |
The 72nd
Nominees
Film
Television
Drama Series | |
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Succession (HBO) – Jesse Armstrong, Alice Birch, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Cord Jefferson, Mary Laws, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton, and Will Tracy
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Comedy Series | |
Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Jason Kim, Taofik Kolade, and Elizabeth Sarnoff
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New Series | |
Watchmen (HBO) – Lila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, and Carly Wray
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Long Form – Original | |
Chernobyl (HBO) – Craig Mazin
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Long Form – Adapted | |
Fosse/Verdon (FX) – Debora Cahn, Joel Fields, Ike Holter, Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Charlotte Stoudt, Tracey Scott Wilson; Based on the book Fosse by Sam Wasson
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Short Form New Media – Original | |
Special (Netflix) – Ryan O'Connell
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Animation | |
"Thanksgiving of Horror" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Dan Vebber
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Episodic Drama | |
"Tern Haven" – Succession (HBO) – Will Tracy
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Episodic Comedy | |
"Pilot" – Dead to Me (Netflix) – Liz Feldman
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Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Senior writers: Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; Writers: Daniel O'Brien, Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, and Seena Vali
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Comedy/Variety – Specials | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Part 2 (TBS) – Head writer: Melinda Taub; Supervising writers: Joe Grossman, Nicole Silverberg; Writers: Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi; Special contributor: Allison Silverman
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Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | |
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) – Jeremy Beiler, Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, and John Solomon
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Quiz and Audience Participation | |
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Nickelodeon) – Head writer: Bret Calvert; Writers: Seth Harrington and Rosemarie DiSalvo
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Daytime Drama | |
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Children's
Children's Script – Episodic, Long form and Specials | |
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"Remember Black Elvis?" – Family Reunion (Netflix) – Howard Jordan Jr.
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Documentary
Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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"Trump's Trade War" – Frontline (PBS) – Marcela Gaviria
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Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
"Chasing The Moon Part One: A Place Beyond The Sky" – American Experience (PBS) – Robert Stone
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News
News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"Terror in America: The Massacres in El Paso and Dayton" – Special Edition of the CBS Evening News (CBS News) – Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines, and Bob Meyer | |
News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
"Fly like an Eagle" – 60 Minutes (CBS News) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, and Nicole Young
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Digital News | |
"Stories About My Brother" (Jezebel.com) – Prachi Gupta
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Radio
Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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"Hail and Farewell: Remembering Some Headline Makers" (CBS News Radio) – Gail Lee
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Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
"The Enduring Legacy of Jackie Kennedy Onassis" (CBS News Radio) – Dianne E. James and Gail Lee
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Promotional writing
On-Air Promotion – Television or Radio | |
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"Star Trek: Picard" and "All Rise Promos" (CBS) – Jessica Katzenstein |
Special awards
Paul Selvin Award | |
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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | |
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement | |
Notes
- ^ Based on the ProPublica and The Marshall Project article "An Unbelievable Story of Rape" and This American Life radio episode "Anatomy of Doubt".
References
- ^ Malkin, Marc (January 6, 2020). "Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Bong Joon Ho Among Writers Guild Awards Film Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2020.