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Writers Guild Of America Celebrates Screenwriting

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Refresh for contemporary… The elongated 2023-24 awards season wraps tonight because the WGA presents its strike-delayed 2024 Writers Guild Awards in simultaneous ceremonies on each coasts. Deadline is posting the winners stay as they’re revealed; see the operating listing under.

Wire Jefferson took the primary award of the evening, following up his Tailored Screenplay Oscar win for American.

Niecy Nash-Betts is internet hosting the Los Angeles ceremony on the Hollywood Palladium, and Josh Gondelman is emcee for the New York present at Edison Ballroom in Manhattan. 

It’s been a bizarre, wild and wacky award season for the Writers Guild of America, with its practically five-month strike towards the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers throwing all the pieces for a loop. The Oscars got here and went final month, leaving the WGA because the final entity to current 2023-24 awards. Reminder that the Academy Awards handed the Tailored Screenplay prize to American Fiction‘s Wire Jefferson — who will obtain its 2024 Paul Selvin Award tonight — and Unique Screenplay to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.

The latter, nonetheless, isn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award as a result of, in contrast to different guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for motion pictures not produced below its Minimal Primary Settlement or a bona fide collective bargaining settlement with numerous affiliated international locations. 

The guild is presenting a slew of different honors and tributes tonight. The WGA West will current its highest honor — the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Tv Writing Achievement — to Designing Girls and Night Shade creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason. WGAW additionally will current its Laurel Award for lifetime achievement to Walter Hill, who wrote and/or directed and produced such movies as 48 Hrs., The Warriors, The Getaway and lots of extra.

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The WGA East is about to honor Wanda Sykes with its Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, and Philadelphia scribe Ron Nyswaner will obtain its Walter Bernstein Award. WGAE’s Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Profession Achievement will go to Tony Gilroy.

Listed here are the winners introduced to this point on the 2024 Writers Guild Awards, adopted by the remaining nominees:

Winners

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction, Screenplay by Wire Jefferson, Based mostly upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios

Nominees

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios                                                                     

Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Photos

The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Options

Might December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix      

Previous Lives, Written by Celine Tune; A24

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Bella!, Written by Jeff L. Lieberman; Re-Rising Movies

It Ain’t Over, Written by Sean Mullin; Sony Photos Classics

The Pigeon Tunnel, Written by Errol Morris; Apple Unique Movies

Stamped from the Starting, Written by David Teague, Based mostly on the e-book Stamped From the Starting by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi; Netflix

What the Hell Occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears?, Written by John Scheinfeld; Abramorama

TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA, AND NEWS NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

The Crown, Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix          

The Curse, Written by Carmen Christopher, Nathan Fielder, Alex Huggins, Carrie Kemper, Benny Safdie; Showtime

The Diplomat, Written by Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter Noah; Netflix            

The Final of Us, Written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo Shim; HBO | Max

Succession, Written by Will Arbery, Jesse Armstrong, Miriam Battye, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Nate Elston, Francesca Gardiner, Callie Hersheway, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Quickly He Stanton, Will Tracy; HBO | Max

COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary, Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner; ABC

Barry, Written byEmma Barrie, Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Invoice Hader, Nicky Hirsch, Taofik Kolade, Liz Sarnoff; HBO | Max

The Bear, Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Kelly Galuska, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer; FX Networks

Jury Obligation, Written by Tanner Bean, Lee Eisenberg, Marcos Gonzalez, Cody Heller, Mekki Leeper, Katrina Mathewson, Kerry O’Neill, Ese Shaw, Gene Stupnitsky, Andrew Weinberg, Evan Williams; Amazon Freevee

Solely Murders within the Constructing, Written by Matteo Borghese, Madeleine George, Sas E. Goldberg, Joshua Allen Griffith, John Hoffman, Elaine Ko, Noah Levine, Tess Morris, J.J. Philbin, Ben Philippe, Jake Schnesel, Ben Smith, Siena Streiber, Pete Swanson, Rob Turbovsky; Hulu

NEW SERIES

The Diplomat, Written by Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter Noah; Netflix            

Jury Obligation, Written by Tanner Bean, Lee Eisenberg, Marcos Gonzalez, Cody Heller, Mekki Leeper, Katrina Mathewson, Kerry O’Neill, Ese Shaw, Gene Stupnitsky, Andrew Weinberg, Evan Williams; Amazon Freevee

The Final of Us, Written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo Shim; HBO | Max

Poker Face, Written by Christine Boylan, Wyatt Cain, Chris Downey, CS Fischer, Rian Johnson, Alice Ju, Joe Lawson, Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Peppers, Lilla Zuckerman, Nora Zuckerman; Peacock

Shrinking, Written by Wally Baram, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Neil Goldman, Brett Goldstein, Invoice Lawrence, Annie Mebane, Invoice Posley, Jason Segel, Sofia Selig; Apple TV+

LIMITED SERIES

A Homicide on the Finish of the World, Written by Zal Batmanglij, Cherie Dimaline, Brit Marling, Melanie Marnich, Rebecca Roanhorse; FX Networks

Beef, Written by Joanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, Alex Russell; Netflix

Daisy Jones & The Six, Written by Susan Coyne, Jihan Crowther, Harris Danow, Charmaine DeGraté, Will Graham, Nora Kirkpatrick, Jenny Klein, Liz Koe, Judalina Neira, Scott Neustadter, Stacy Traub, Michael H. Weber; Prime Video

Fargo, Written by Thomas Bezucha, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, April Shih; FX Networks

Classes in Chemistry, Written by Victoria Bata, Lee Eisenberg, Hannah Fidell, Emily Jane Fox, Susannah Grant, Rosa Handelman, Elissa Karasik, Boo Killebrew, Mfoniso Udofia; Apple TV+

TV & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES

Finestkind, Written by Brian Helgeland; Paramount +

Mr. Monk’s Final Case: A Monk Film, Written by Andy Breckman; Peacock

No One Will Save You, Written by Brian Duffield; Hulu

Quiz Woman, Written by Jen D’Angelo; Hulu

Completely Killer, Screenplay by David Matalon & Sasha Perl-Raver and Jen D’Angelo, Story by David Matalon & Sasha Perl-Raver; Prime Video

ANIMATION

“A Mid-Childhood Evening’s Dream” (The Simpsons), Written by Carolyn Omine; Fox

“Carl Carlson Rides Once more” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox 

“Homer’s Journey By way of the Windshield Glass” (The Simpsons), Written by Tim Lengthy; Fox

“I Know What You Did Subsequent Xmas” (Futurama), Written by Ariel Ladensohn; Hulu

“Thirst Entice: A Company Love Story” (The Simpsons), Written by Rob LaZebnik; Fox

EPISODIC DRAMA

“Crown Jewels” (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), Written by Shonda Rhimes; Netflix

“Kill Record” (Succession), Written by Jon Brown & Ted Cohen; HBO | Max

“The Final Era” (Star Trek: Picard), Written by Terry Matalas; Paramount +

“Dwelling+” (Succession), Written by Georgia Pritchett & Will Arbery; HBO | Max

“Our Black Shining Prince” (Godfather of Harlem), Written by Chris Brancato & Michael Panes; MGM+

“Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (The Crown), Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix

EPISODIC COMEDY

“Escape From Shit Mountain” (Poker Face), Written by Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman; Peacock

“Fishes” (The Bear), Written by Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer; FX Networks  

“Forks” (The Bear), Written by Alex Russell; FX Networks    

“Home Fabricated from Bongs” (Reservation Canines), Written by Tommy Pico and Sterlin Harjo; FX Networks

“Ice” (The Nice), Written by Tony McNamara; Hulu

“Delight Parade” (What We Do within the Shadows), Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX Networks

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES

The Day by day Present, Head Author Dan Amira Senior Writers Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver Means Writers David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Anthony DeVito, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Lenny Marcus, Joseph Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central

Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, Sketches by Rory Albanese Writers Jamie Abrahams, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Prepare dinner, Blaire Erskine, Devin Subject, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, Molly McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Troy Walker, Louis Virtel; ABC       

Final Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali Writers Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max

Late Evening with Seth Meyers, Head Author Alex Baze Writing Supervised By Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins Nearer Look Writing Supervised By Sal Gentile Writers Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright; NBC Common Tv          

The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, Head Writers Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir WritersDelmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lapin, Caroline Lazar, Pratima Mani, Carlos Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Carley Moseley, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; CBS Studios

The Downside with Jon Stewart, Head Author Kris Acimovic Writers Henrik Blix, Rob Christensen, Jay Jurden, Alexa Loftus, Tocarra Mallard, Maria Randazzo, Robby Slowick, Jon Stewart, Kasaun Wilson; Apple TV+

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES 

Historical past of the World, Half II, Writers Ike Barinholtz, Emmy Blotnick, Man Branum, Owen Burke, Adam Countee, Lance Crouther, Ana Fabrega, Fran Gillespie, Janelle James, Jennifer Kim, Nick Kroll, Sergio Serna, David Stassen, Wanda Sykes; Hulu

How To with John Wilson, Written by John Wilson, Michael Koman, Allie Viti; HBO | Max

I Suppose You Ought to Depart with Tim Robinson, Writers Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Gary Richardson, Reggie Henke, Brendan Jennings, Patti Harrison; Netflix

Saturday Evening Dwell, Head Writers Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell Writers Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Alex English, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Vannessa Jackson, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Steve Koren, Ben Marshall, Dennis McNicholas,  Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Gary Richardson, Pete Schultz, KC Shornima, Ben Silva, Will Stephen, Bryan Tucker, Asha Ward, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; NBC

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS

Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Middle Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Written by Jon Macks, Rita Brent, Jeff Stilson, Meggie McFadden; CNN

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, Written by Jon Macks, Carol Leifer; NBC

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Darkish, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max

Sarah Silverman: Somebody You Love, Written by Sarah Silverman; HBO | Max

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Baking It, Writers Chad Carter, Neil Casey, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino, Nicolle Yaron; Peacock

The Chase, Head Author David Levinson Wilk Writers Erik Agard, Kyle Beakley, Micki Boden, Megan Broussard, Jonathan Daly, Brian Greene, Robert King, Jason Lundell, Sierra Mannie, Amy Ozols, Bobby Patton, Ellen Teitel, Ari Yolkut; NBC

Jeopardy!, Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Billy Wisse; ABC

Weakest Hyperlink, Head Author Ann Slichter Writers Chip Dornell, Ryan Hopak, Walter Kelly, Stuart Krasnow, Jon Macks, Meggie McFadden, Rylee Newton, Ryan O’Dowd, Scott Saltzburg, Doug Shaffer, Aaron Solomon, Grant Taylor, Mia Taylor; NBC

DAYTIME DRAMA

Days of Our Lives, Head Author Ron Carlivati Artistic Marketing consultant Ryan Quan Writers Sonja Alar, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Cheryl Davis, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Henry Newman, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock; Peacock

Basic Hospital, Head Writers Dan O’Connor, Chris Van Etten Writers Ashley Prepare dinner, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Fortunate Gold, Kate Corridor, Elizabeth Korte, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Dave Rupel, Lisa Seidman, Scott Sickles; ABC

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS

“The Ballad of the Final Males” (Candy Tooth), Written by Jim Mickle & Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt; Netflix

“I By chance Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Instructor” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg; Disney+

“Romance Daybreak” (One Piece), Written by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda; Netflix

“Say Cheese and Die!” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman & Nicholas Stoller; Disney+

“What Man Are You” (American Born Chinese language), Written by Kelvin Yu & Charles Yu; Disney+

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

Carpool Karaoke, Written by Casey Stewart, David Younger; Apple TV+

Command Z, Written by Kurt Andersen, Larry Doyle, Emily Flake, Akilah Hughes, Jiehae Park, Chloe Radcliffe, Nell Scovell, Roy Wooden, Jr.; commandzseries.com

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT

“The Busing Battleground” (American Expertise), Written by Sharon Grimberg; PBS

“Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Energy and the Supreme Courtroom” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

“Episode One: Blood Reminiscence” (The American Buffalo), Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT 

“Black Historical past Month – Corridor Of Fame Hero” (CBS Information New York), Written by Joe McLaughlin; WCBS-TV

“Lethal Tornadoes Unleash Terror Throughout the Central U.S.” (CBS Night Information with Norah O’Donnell), Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle; CBS Information

“Shock Assault!” (CBS Weekend Information), Written by J. Craig Wilson, Ambrose Raferty; CBS Information

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

“Convoy of Life” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Kristin Steve, Nicole Younger; CBS Information

“Therapeutic and Hope” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Younger, Kristin Steve; CBS Information

“Conceal and Search” (60 Minutes), Written by Sharyn Alfonsi, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS Information

“Put To The Check” (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl; CBS Information

“Focusing on Seniors” (60 Minutes), Written by Sharyn Alfonsi, Emily Gordon, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS Information

DIGITAL NEWS

“How Paris Kicked Out the Automobiles,” Written by Henry Grabar; Slate

“The Persuaders: A 5-Half Investigation into the Union-Busting Business,” Written by Dave Jamieson; HuffPost

“The Rise of ‘Fuel Station Heroin,’” Written by Manisha Krishnan; Vice Information

“Wish to Stare Into the Republican Soul in 2023?,” Written by Alexander Sammon; Slate

“The Lady on the Line,” Written by Aymann Ismail and Mary Harris; Slate

RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES

RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY

“America’s Blackest Baby” (Gradual Burn: Changing into Justice Thomas), Written by Joel Anderson; Slate

“The Black Field: Even AI’s creators don’t perceive it” (Unexplainable), Written by Noam Hassenfeld; Vox

“The Name” (This American Life), Written by Mary Harris; Slate

“Emmery” (Get together Crews: The Untold Story), Written by Janice Llamoca; Vice

“Anticipating: Being pregnant Souvenirs” (Unexplainable), Written by Byrd Pinkerton; Vox

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

“The Ballad of Tucker Carlson” (What Subsequent), Written by Paige Osburn and Mary Harris; Slate

“World Information This Week – Week of March 17, 2023,” Written by Pleasure Piazza; ABC Information Radio

“World Information Roundup Late Version – October 9, 2023,” Written by Spencer Raine; CBS Information

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

“The Analysis Was Deadly. She Couldn’t Get an Abortion” (What Subsequent), Written by Madeline Ducharme and Mary Harris; Slate

“Lacrosse – Spirit of the Land” (ABC Information Radio), Written by Robert Hawley; ABC Information

“Stephen King Is Simply as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are” (What Subsequent: TBD), Written by Lizzie O’Leary and Evan Campbell; Slate

PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES

ON AIR PROMOTION

“Cross Stroll, Cyber Bullying, VR Meditation” (KCAL Information), Written by Adam Thiele; CBS Information

“Unusual New Promos,” Written by Molly Neylan; CBS / Paramount+

“WCBS AM Promos,” Written by Invoice Tynan; WCBS Newsradio 880

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