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THE 72ND ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS Saturday, February 1, 2020 Edison Ballroom | 240 West 47th Street, NYC
Congratulations THE 72ND ANNUAL
to all the Nominees WRITERS GUILD
and Winners AWARDS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020 • EDISON BALLROOM • NEW YORK CITY
OFFICERS AWA RDS C OMMI T T EE
Beau Willimon: President Bonnie Datt, Chair
Kathy McGee: Vice President Ann B. Cohen
Bob Schneider: Secretary–Treasurer Don Hooper
Lily-Hayes Kaufman
C O U N C I L M E M B E RS Gail Lee
Monica Lee Bellais Allan Neuwirth
Kyle Bradstreet Dan Perlman
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Bill Scheft
Bonnie Datt Shannon Walker
Ashley Feinberg Caroline Waxler
Kaitlin Fontana
Prager Metis is Josh Gondelman
A.M. Homes
Dana Weissman
Director of Programs
Proud to Support Dru Johnston
Kim Kelly Nancy Hathorne
The 72nd
Christopher Kyle Events Coordinator
Gail Lee
Writers Guild Awards
Hamilton Nolan Jason Gordon
Phil Pilato Director of Communications
Courtney Simon
David Simon Jenna Bond
Amy Sohn Manager, Outreach and
Kelly Stout Member Services
Michael Winship
Molly Beer
Lowell Peterson, Communications Coordinator
Executive Director
PKPR
Marsha Seeman Red Carpet
Assistant Executive Director
Ann Burdick
Advisors & Accountants for Entertainment General Counsel
Geoff Betts
Director of Contract
www.pragermetis.com Enforcement & Credits
Los Angeles | New York | Miami | London
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Justin Molito 3
Director of OrganizingGREETING
WELCOME TO THE 72ND
ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS!
Tonight is important because it’s the only night during awards
season that solely focusses on the work of the writers—
the foundation of our industry. It’s also a special night
because it’s the only time of the year when writers from all
the genres that the Writers Guild of America, East represents—both news and
entertainment—get to congregate together in one place and celebrate each
other’s talent and accomplishments.
We’re happy to be back at the Edison Ballroom, with its brand new party space
for our cocktail hour -- which in a previous life was Lenny Kravitz’s recording
studio. The main ballroom of the Edison also has a colorful history. It got its start as
a music club in the 1930s, featuring the era’s top Swing bands. Then, in the 1990s
it briefly became The Supper Club, hosting everyone from Tony Bennett to David
Bowie. In the interim, it was the Edison Theatre, home to many Broadway shows,
including the infamous “Oh! Calcutta!”
I’m thrilled that you’re here to celebrate at our annual event, but as someone
who is also a member of the WGAE’s Council, I want to urge you to not let this be
your only way of engaging with the Guild. I encourage you to become involved
with the WGAE’s committees and caucuses as well as its career training sessions,
activities and organizing campaigns.
My deepest congratulations to all tonight’s winners and nominees. I’d like to
give my heartfelt appreciation to our brilliant host and all our presenters. I’d also
like to thank my amazing fellow Executive Producer, Shannon Walker, the show’s
incredible Head Writer, Ann Cohen, our talented Producer Caroline Waxler and
the rest of our great writing team, as well as our dedicated Awards Committee
and tireless WGAE staff, particularly Marsha Seeman, Dana Weissman, Nancy
Hathorne, Jenna Bond, Jason Gordon, Molly Beer, the crew, all of tonight’s
volunteers, my fellow Council members, my very patient husband Chris and
everyone else involved in making tonight’s show possible.
In Solidarity,
Bonnie Datt
Chair, WGAE Awards Committee
5The Writers Guild of America, East
is a union that knows how to fight.
THE
We know how to organize. We know how to negotiate.
We know how to mobilize our members for some of the
SHOW
most important struggles of our time.
HOSTED BY JOHN FUGELSANG
We are also a union that knows how to celebrate. And that’s what we are
doing tonight. Celebrating the joyous, funny, tragic, difficult, powerful,
P RES ENT ERS
enlightening, enraging, complicated work that our members do. The programs
and films and pieces that entertain and inform and challenge us. Kevin Bacon
Samantha Bee
Without compelling stories, without narratives that engage audiences and
readers, the entertainment and news industry would not amount to much. Jimmy Fallon
Nobody would be talking about Peak TV, or franchise movies, or the Tony Gilroy
promise and challenge of streaming video on demand, or the ongoing
transformation of the news business. The industry would not employ
Sam Heughan
hundreds of thousands of people who earn good salaries and pay taxes and Sunny Hostin
spend money in their communities across the United States and the globe. Dominique Jackson
And people would not have well-crafted narratives to help them make
Natasha Lyonne
sense of politics and relationships and the climate and identity and what it Sienna Miller
means to be human. The entertainment and news industry isn’t only about
Tim Blake Nelson
selling subscriptions and advertising (and, increasingly, about getting access
to customers’ personal data, but that’s another story). People build a sense Amy Poehler
of self and community through stories, and our members’ work is an Amber Ruffin
essential part of that lifelong process. That’s important stuff. Well worth
a night of celebration.
Ramy Youssef
In Solidarity,
ANNO U NCER
Nancy Giles
Lowell Peterson
Executive Director
FEBRUARY 1, 2020 7HONORARY
AWARDS
Congratulations Alishan Valiani! RICHARD PRICE
The University of Pennsylvania
IAN MCLELLAN HUNTER AWARD
Presented by TONY GILROY
WINNER OF THE For career achievement in writing
2020 MICHAEL COLLYER PAULA PELL
MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP HERB SARGENT AWARD
Presented by AMY POEHLER
IN SCREENWRITING For excellence in comedy writing and for inspiring
WRITER’S GUILD INITIATIVE others through leadership and mentoring
“I’d like to thank the Collyer family, the King Foundation and the Writers Guild;
LISA TAKEUCHI CULLEN
the universe and any higher power that’s out there; and may parents RICHARD B. JABLOW AWARD
and teachers. I’m humbled by and immensely grateful for this opportunity. Presented by RANDALL JANSTA
– A L I S H A N VA L I A N I
For devoted service to the Guild
The MCMFS, funded by the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation,
(kingfoundation.org), hosted by the Black List (blcklst.com) and presented in ALISHAN VALIANI
partnership with the Writers Guild Initiative is awarded to an undergraduate
senior who plans to pursue a career in screenwriting upon graduation.
MICHAEL COLLYER AWARD
The recipient receives a $10,000 stipend to write an original screenplay under Presented by SUSAN KIM
the mentorship of a prominent screenwriter.
Awarded by the Writers Guild Initiative
The Writers Guild Initiative is the independent non-profit associated with the Funded by the Charles & Lucille King
WGAE. We empower communities that are often unseen, to find their voice and
tell their story.
Family Foundation
For more info. and to get involved: www.writersguildinitiative.org
FEBRUARY 1, 2020 9MOTION TELEVISION
PICTURE AND NEW MEDIA
NOMINEES NOMINEES
JoJo Rabbit, Screenplay by
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Taika Waititi, Based on the book
DRAMA SERIES COMEDY SERIES
Caging Skies by Christine Leunens;
1917, Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty The Crown, Written by James Graham, Barry, Written by Alec Berg,
Fox Searchlight
Wilson-Cairns; Universal Pictures David Hancock, Peter Morgan; Netflix Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily
Heller, Jason Kim, Taofik Kolade,
Joker, Written by Todd Phillips & Scott
Booksmart, Written by Emily Halpern & The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff; HBO
Silver, Based on Characters from DC
Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Marissa Jo Cerar, Yahlin Chang,
Comics; Warner Bros. Pictures
Katie Silberman; United Artists Releasing Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Written
Jacey Heldrich, John Herrera, by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz,
Little Women, Screenplay by Greta
Knives Out, Written by Rian Johnson; Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Daniel Goldfarb, Alison Leiby,
Gerwig, Based on the Novel by Louisa
Lionsgate Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman; Hulu Daniel Palladino, Sono Patel,
May Alcott; Sony Pictures
Amy Sherman-Palladino,
Marriage Story, Written by Noah Mindhunter, Written by Pamela Jordan Temple; Prime Video
Baumbach; Netflix Cederquist, Joshua Donen, Marcus
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, PEN15, Written by Jeff Chan,
Parasite, Screenplay by Bong Joon Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle,
Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Citizen K, Written by Alex Gibney; Jung, Colin J. Louro, Alex Metcalf, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour,
Joon Ho; Neon Greenwich Entertainment Courtenay Miles, Dominic Orlando, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson,
Joe Penhall, Ruby Rae Spiegel; Netflix Sam Zvibleman; Hulu
Foster, Written by Mark Jonathan
Harris; HBO Documentary Films Succession, Written by Jesse Russian Doll, Written by Jocelyn Bioh,
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Armstrong, Alice Birch, Jon Brown, Flora Birnbaum, Cirocco Dunlap,
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Jonathan Glatzer, Cord Jefferson, Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne,
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,
Valley, Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Mary Laws, Lucy Prebble, Amy Poehler, Tami Sagher,
Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue &
Documentary Films Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Allison Silverman; Netflix
Noah Harpster, Inspired by the Article Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton,
“Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod;
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People, Will Tracy; HBO Veep, Written by Gabrielle Allan-
TriStar Pictures
Written by Robert Seidman & Greenberg, Rachel Axler,
Oren Rudavsky; First Run Features Watchmen, Written by Lila Byock, Emilia Barrosse, Ted Cohen,
The Irishman, Screenplay by Steven Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jennifer Crittenden, Alex Gregory,
Zaillian, Based upon the Book I Heard
The Kingmaker, Written by Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Steve Hely, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward,
You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt;
Lauren Greenfield; Showtime Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Billy Kimball, David Mandel,
Netflix
Documentary Films Damon Lindelof, Janine Nabers, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Mintz,
Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, Lew Morton, Dan O’Keefe,
Carly Wray; HBO Georgia Pritchett, Leila Strachan; HBO
10 THE 72ND ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FEBRUARY 1, 2020 11TELEVISION
AND NEW MEDIA
NOMINEES
Unbelievable, Written by Michael
NEW SERIES LONG FORM ORIGINAL Chabon, Susannah Grant, Becky Mode, EPISODIC DRAMA
Jennifer Schuur, Ayelet Waldman,
Dead To Me, Written by Rebecca Chernobyl, Written by Craig Mazin; “407 Proxy Authentication Required”
Based on the Pro Publica & The Marshall
Addelman, Njeri Brown, Liz Feldman, HBO (Mr. Robot), Written by Sam Esmail;
Project article “An Unbelievable Story
Kelly Hutchinson, Anthony King, USA Network
of Rape” and This American Life radio
Emma Rathbone, Kate Robin, The Terror: Infamy, Written by episode “Anatomy of Doubt;” Netflix
Abe Sylvia; Netflix Max Borenstein, Alessandra DiMona, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Shannon Goss, Steven Hanna, (Ray Donovan), Written by
PEN15, Written by Jeff Chan, Naomi Iizuka, Benjamin Klein, ORIGINAL SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA Joshua Marston; Showtime
Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost,
Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alexander Woo; AMC After Forever, Written by Michael “Mirror Mirror” (The OA), Written by
Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson, Slade & Kevin Spirtas; Prime Video Dominic Orlando & Claire Kiechel;
Sam Zvibleman; Hulu Togo, Written by Tom Flynn; Disney+ Netflix
Special, Written by Ryan O’Connell;
Russian Doll, Written by Jocelyn Bioh, True Detective, Written by Alessandra Netflix “Moondust” (The Crown), Written by
Flora Birnbaum, Cirocco Dunlap, DiMona, Graham Gordy, Gabriel Peter Morgan; Netflix
Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, Hobson, David Milch, Nic Pizzolatto;
Amy Poehler, Tami Sagher, HBO ANIMATION “Our Little Island Girl” (This Is Us),
Allison Silverman; Netflix Written by Eboni Freeman; NBC
“Bed, Bob & Beyond” (Bob’s Burgers),
Written by Kelvin Yu; Fox
Watchmen, Written by Lila Byock, “Tern Haven” (Succession), Written
Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, LONG FORM ADAPTED by Will Tracy; HBO
“The Gene Mile” (Bob’s Burgers),
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins,
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Written by Steven Davis; Fox
Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen,
Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Written by Vince Gilligan; Netflix EPISODIC COMEDY
“Go Big or Go Homer” (The Simpsons),
Janine Nabers, Stacy Osei-Kuffour,
Fosse/Verdon, Written by Debora Cahn, Written by John Frink; Fox “Here’s Where We Get Off”
Tom Spezialy, Carly Wray; HBO
Joel Fields, Ike Holter, Thomas Kail, (Orange Is the New Black), Written
Steven Levenson, Charlotte Stoudt, “A Horse Walks Into A Rehab” (BoJack by Jenji Kohan; Netflix
What We Do in the Shadows, Written
Tracey Scott Wilson, Based on Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron;
by Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain,
the book Fosse by Sam Wasson; Netflix “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” (The
Jemaine Clement, Josh Lieb,
FX Networks Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Written by
Iain Morris, Stefani Robinson,
“Livin’ La Pura Vida” (The Simpsons), Amy Sherman-Palladino; Prime Video
Duncan Sarkies, Marika Sawyer,
The Loudest Voice, Written by Written by Brian Kelley; Fox
Tom Scharpling, Paul Simms,
John Harrington Bland, Laura Eason, “Nice Knowing You” (Living With
Taika Waititi; FX Networks
Tom McCarthy, Alex Metcalf, “Thanksgiving of Horror” (The Yourself), Written by Timothy Greenberg;
Gabriel Sherman, Jennifer Stahl, Based Simpsons), Written by Dan Vebber; Fox Netflix
on the Book The Loudest Voice in the
Room and the New York Magazine
Articles by Gabriel Sherman; Showtime
FEBRUARY 1, 2020 13TELEVISION
AND NEW MEDIA
NOMINEES
“Pilot” (Dead to Me), Written by Late Night with Seth Meyers, Head Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Weekend Update Head Writer:
Liz Feldman; Netflix Writer: Alex Baze Supervising Writers: Presents: Not the White House Pete Schultz Writers: James Anderson,
Sal Gentile, Seth Reiss, Writers: Correspondents’ Dinner Part 2, Neal Brennan, Andrew Briedis, Dan Bulla,
“The Stinker Thinker” (On Becoming Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Head Writer: Melinda Taub, Writing Megan Callahan, Steven Castillo,
a God in Central Florida), Written Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Supervised by: Joe Grossman, Nicole Emma Clark, Andrew Dismukes,
by Robert F. Funke & Matt Lutsky; Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Silverberg, Writers: Samantha Bee, Alison Gates, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins,
Showtime Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Kristen Bartlett, Pat Cassels, Sean Sam Jay, Erik Kenward, Steve Koren,
Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Crespo, Mike Drucker, Mathan Erhardt, Rob Klein, Michael Koman, Dan Licata,
“Veep” (Veep), Written by Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Lewis Friedman, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi, Alan Linic, Eli Coyote Mandel,
David Mandel; HBO Warheit; NBC Universal Special Material by Allison Silverman; TBS Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas,
Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney,
The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Josh Patten, Jasmine Pierce, Katie Rich,
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES Head Writers: Lauren Greenberg, Primetime Special 2019, Head Writers: Simon Rich, Gary Richardson, Marika
Ian Karmel Writers: Demi Adejuyigbe, Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel, Writers: Sawyer, Robert Smigel, Mark Steinbach,
Conan, Head Writer: Matt O’Brien James Corden, Rob Crabbe, Lawrence Demi Adejuyigbe, James Corden, Rob Will Stephen, Julio Torres, Bowen Yang;
Writers: Jose Arroyo, Glenn Boozan, Dai, Nate Fernald, Caroline Goldfarb, Crabbe, Lawrence Dai, Nate Fernald, NBC Universal
Daniel Cronin, Andres du Bouchet, Olivia Harewood, David Javerbaum, Caroline Goldfarb, John Kennedy,
Jessie Gaskell, Brian Kiley, John Kennedy, Kayleigh Lamb, James James Longman, Jared Moskowitz,
Laurie Kilmartin, Todd Levin, Longman, Jared Moskowitz, CeCe CeCe Pleasants, Tim Siedell, Benjamin
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Levi MacDougall, Conan O’Brien, Pleasants, Tim Siedell, Benjamin Stout, D. Stout, Tom Thriveni, Louis Waymouth,
Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?,
Tom Thriveni, Louis Waymouth, Ben Winston; CBS
Mike Sweeney; TBS Head Writer: Bret Calvert, Writers:
Ben Winston; CBS
Seth Harrington, Rosemarie DiSalvo;
Ramy Youssef: Feelings, Written by
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Head Nickelodeon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Ramy Youssef; HBO
Writer: Melinda Taub Writing Supervised Head Writers: Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi
by: Joe Grossman, Nicole Silverberg Hollywood Game Night, Head Writers:
Writers: Michael Brumm, River Clegg,
Writers: Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES Ann Slichter, Grant Taylor, Writers:
Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Michael Agbabian, Marshall Davis,
Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn
Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Writers: Allie Kokesh, Dwight D. Smith; NBC
Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli,
Special Material by: Allison Silverman; Cole Escola, Amy Sedaris, Allison
Greg Iwinski, Barry Julien, Daniel
TBS Silverman; truTV Jeopardy!, Writers: Matthew Caruso,
Kibblesmith, Eliana Kwartler, Matt
Lappin, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, John Duarte, Harry Friedman,
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin,
Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack,
Senior Writers: Dan Gurewitch, John Thibodeaux; CBS Robinson, Writers: Jeremy Beiler, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan,
Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, John Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius,
Writers: Tim Carvell, Daniel O’Brien, Solomon; Netflix Billy Wisse; ABC
John Oliver, Owen Parsons, COMEDY/VARIETY – SPECIALS
Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,
Ben Silva, Seena Vali; HBO Desi Lydic: Abroad, Written by Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette Head Writer: Stephen Melcher, Writers:
Devin Delliquanti, Lauren Sarver Supervising Writers: Anna Drezen, Kyle Beakley, Patricia A. Cotter,
Means; Comedy Central Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Streeter Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley,
14 THE 72ND ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Seidell Senior Writer: Bryan Tucker Ann Slichter; Disney/ABC Syndication 15TELEVISION
AND NEW MEDIA
NOMINEES
DAYTIME DRAMA “Time to Make... My Move” (Jim NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS,
Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age
of Resistance), Written by
FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
Days of Our Lives, Writers: Lorraine Javier Grillo-Marxuach; Netflix
Broderick, Ron Carlivati, Joanna Cohen, “Atlanta, EP. 3” (A King’s Place), Written
Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, by Jessica Moulite, Ashley Velez;
Rick Draughon, Dave Kreizman, Rebecca TheRoot.com
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT –
McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katie
Schock, Betsy Snyder; NBC Universal
CURRENT EVENTS “Fly Like An Eagle” (60 Minutes), Written
by Katie Kerbstat Jacobson, Scott Pelley,
“Coal’s Deadly Dust” (Frontline), Nicole Young; CBS News
General Hospital, Head Writers:
Written by Elaine McMillion Sheldon; PBS
Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten,
Dan O’Connor, Associate Head Writer: “’Tis the Season: Here’s How Jesus
“The Mueller Investigation” (Frontline), Became So Widely Accepted as White,”
Anna T. Cascio Writers: Barbara Bloom,
Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS Written by Joon Chung, Felice León,
Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson,
Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Ashley Velez; TheRoot.com
“Trump’s Trade War” (Frontline),
Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles; ABC
Written by Rick Young; PBS “Toxic Water Crisis Still This Haunts New
The Young and the Restless, Writers: York Town”, Written by Lena Jackson;
Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Sara HuffPost.com
Bibel, Matt Clifford, Annie Compton,
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT –
Christopher Dunn, Sara Endsley, OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
Janice Ferri Esser, Mellinda Hensley,
DIGITAL NEWS
Lynn Martin, Anne Schoettle, Natalie “Chasing The Moon Part One: A Place
Beyond The Sky” (American Experience), “A Gridiron of Their Own,” Written by
Minardi Slater, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
Written by Robert Stone; PBS Kelsey McKinney; Deadspin.com
“Stories About My Brother,” Written by
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, “Right To Fail” (Frontline), Written by
Prachi Gupta, Jezebel.com
Tom Jennings; PBS
LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“Supreme Revenge” (Frontline), Written
“It’s Just… Weird” (Alexa & Katie),
by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
Written by Romi Barta; Netflix
“Remember Black Elvis?” (Family Reunion),
Written by Howard Jordan, Jr.; Netflix
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED
BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“Remember How This All Started?”
(Family Reunion), Written by “Terror in America: The Massacres in
Meg DeLoatch; Netflix El Paso and Dayton” (Special Edition
of the CBS Evening News with Norah
“Stupid Binder” (Alexa & Katie), O’Donnell), Written by Jerry Cipriano,
Written by Nancy Cohen; Netflix Joe Clines, Bob Meyer; CBS News FEBRUARY 1, 2020 17RADIO/AUDIO THANKS TO
NOMINEES OUR SPONSORS
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT–REGULARLY RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT–ANALYSIS,
SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, BREAKING REPORT FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“CBS News on the Hour with “The Enduring Legacy of Jackie
Norah O’Donnell - El Paso, Texas Kennedy Onassis,” Written by
and Dayton, Ohio - Communities in Dianne E. James, Gail Lee; CBS
Mourning,” Written by James Hutton; News Radio
CBS News Radio
“Woodstock: Back to the Garden,”
“Hail and Farewell: Remembering Written by Gail Lee, CBS News Radio
Some Headline Makers,” Written by
Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
“World News This Week, August 9,
2019,” Written by Stephanie Pawlowski
and Jim Ryan; ABC News Radio
“World News This Week, September 13, MEDIA PARTNER
2019,” Written by Joan B. Harris; ABC
News Radio
PROMOTIONAL
WRITING NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION
(RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“CBS Promos”, Written by Molly Neylan;
CBS
“Star. Kill. Evil. FBI.,” Written by
Ralph Buado; CBS
“Star Trek: Picard” and “All Rise
Promos,” Written by Jessica
Katzenstein; CBS
FEBRUARY 1, 2020 19B:4.5”
T:4.5”
S:4”
CREDITS
Executive Producers Volunteers
Bonnie Datt Patrice Bell
Shannon Walker Juliana Botelho
Lamonia Brown
Producer Timothy Cooper
Caroline Waxler Suzanne Egan
Halayne Ehrenberg
Head Writer Joe Esposito
Ann Cohen Carin Greenberg
Dana Gross
Writers Letitia Guillory
Doug Abeles JB Holderness
David Stephen Cohen Anna Julia Hotter
Bonnie Datt Rachael Johnson
Don Hooper Lily-Hayes Kaufman
Dru Johnston Tom Kemnitz, Jr.
Kristy Lopez-Bernal Nurit Koppel
Monique Moses Michael Lee
Dan Perlman Catherine Loerke
Bill Scheft Ian Olympio
Sasha Stewart Janete Scobie
B:7.5”
T:7.5”
S:7”
Shannon Walker Jeff Stolzer
Caroline Waxler Cherise Wykoff
Cody Wilkins John Yarbrough
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Regency Enterprises
Line Producer
LBI Audio, Video & Scenic Solutions Proudly Congratulate Our
WRITERS GUILD AWARDS NOMINEE
Clip/Tribute Reel Editors
Ben Garst OUTSTANDING ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Lewis
PATRONS
Mario Cilento,
New York State AFL-CIO President Screenplay by
GRETA GERWIG
Based on the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
SonyPictures-Guilds.com
20 THE 71ST ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDSNETFLIX PROUDLY CONGRATULATES OUR WARNER BROS. PICTURES
WGA AWARDS NOMINEES THANKS THE
THE IRISHMAN MARRIAGE STORY WRITERS GUILD OF
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Steve Zaillian
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Noah Baumbach AMERICA
ALEXA & KATIE LIVING WITH YOURSELF AND PROUDLY CONGRATULATES
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM EPISODIC COMEDY
AND SPECIALS “Nice Knowing You” - Timothy Greenberg
OUR NOMINEES
“It’s Just… Weird” - Romi Barta
“Stupid Binder” - Nancy Cohen MINDHUNTER TODD PHILLIPS & SCOTT SILVER
BOJACK HORSEMAN DRAMA SERIES
OUTSTANDING ADAPTED
ANIMATION Pamela Cederquist, Joshua Donen,
“A Horse Walks Into A Rehab” - Elijah Aron Marcus Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, SCREENPLAY
Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Jung,
THE CROWN Colin Louro, Alex Metcalf, Courtenay Miles,
DRAMA SERIES Dominic Orlando, Joe Penhall,
James Graham, David Hancock, Ruby Rae Spiegel
Peter Morgan INT. HA-HA’S TALENT
EPISODIC DRAMA BOOKING, LOCKER ROOM - DAY
“Moondust” - Peter Morgan
THE OA
EPISODIC DRAMA Arthur is putting on his make-
DEAD TO ME “Mirror Mirror” - Dominic Orlando up, using the small mirror in
NEW SERIES & Claire Kiechel his locker. Behind him a
Rebecca Addelman, Njeri Brown, couple other clowns are eating
Liz Feldman, Kelly Hutchinson, Anthony King,
Emma Rathbone, Kate Robin, Abe Sylvia
ORANGE IS THE their lunch at a small table,
EPISODIC COMEDY NEW BLACK not paying Arthur any
EPISODIC COMEDY attention.
“Pilot” - Liz Feldman
“Here’s Where We Get Off” - Jenji Kohan
EL CAMINO: Arthur pauses, half-finished,
A BREAKING BAD MOVIE RUSSIAN DOLL and stares at himself for a
ADAPTED LONG FORM beat. Hooks the corners of his
COMEDY SERIES
Vince Gilligan Jocelyn Bioh, Flora Birnbaum, Cirocco Dunlap,
mouth down with his index
fingers, turning his mouth into
FAMILY REUNION Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne,
the “tragedy mask” frown--
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM Amy Poehler, Tami Sagher, Allison Silverman
AND SPECIALS NEW SERIES
“Remember Black Elvis?” - Howard Jordan, Jr. Jocelyn Bioh, Flora Birnbaum, Cirocco Dunlap, And then he pulls his fingers
Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, up, pulling them up wider and
“Remember How This All Started?”
- Meg DeLoatch Amy Poehler, Tami Sagher, Allison Silverman wider, stretching his smile
into a grotesque parody of the
I THINK YOU SHOULD SPECIAL “comedy mask,” trying to make
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