72nd Writers Guild of America Awards
The 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best writing in film, television and radio of 2019. Nominees for television and radio were announced on December 5, 2019, while nominees for film were announced on January 6, 2020.[1] Winners were announced on February 1, 2020 in joint ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and in the Edison Ballroom at the Hotel Edison in New York City, New York. The ceremonies were hosted by Ana Gasteyer (Beverly Hilton) and John Fugelsang (Edison Ballroom).[2]
72nd WGA Awards | |
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Date | February 1, 2020 |
Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
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 | |
The Young and the Restless (CBS) – Writers: Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Sara Bibel, Matt Clifford, Annie Compton, Christopher Dunn, Sara Endsley, Janice Ferri Esser, Mellinda Hensley, Anne Schoettle, Natalie Minardi Slater, and Teresa Zimmerman
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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 |
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.