Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation
Awarded for	Outstanding Writing in Animation
Country	United States
Presented by	Writers Guild of America
Currently held by	Brian Kelley The Simpsons (2014)
Official website	http://www.wga.org/

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Television Writing in Animation is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best writing in animated television programs since the 55th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2003. The year indicates when each episode aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Award winners, and nominees

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2000s

Year	Show	Episode	Writer(s)	Network
2002	Futurama	"Godfellas"	Ken Keeler	Fox
	King of the Hill	"My Own Private Rodeo"	Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck	Fox
	Santa Baby!	—	Peter Bakalian & Suzanne Collins
	The Simpsons	"The Bart Wants What It Wants"	John Frink & Don Payne
		"Blame It On Lisa"	Bob Bendetson
		"Jaws Wired Shut"	Matt Selman
2003	The Simpsons	"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"	Matt Selman	Fox
	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	"Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"	Steven Banks	Nickelodeon
	Futurama	"The Sting"	Patric Verrone	Fox
	King of the Hill	"Reborn to be Wild"	Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May
	The Simpsons	"Moe Baby Blues"	J. Stewart Burns
		"My Mother the Carjacker"	Michael Price
2004	The Simpsons	"Catch 'Em If You Can"	Ian Maxtone-Graham	Fox
	Justice League	"Starcrossed" (Parts I, II, & III)	Rich Fogel, John Ridley, Dwayne McDuffie	Cartoon Network
	The Simpsons	"Fraudcast News"	Don Payne	Fox
		"Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"	Julie Chambers & David Chambers
		"Today I Am a Clown"	Joel H. Cohen
2005	The Simpsons	"Mommie Beerest"	Michael Price	Fox
	The Simpsons	"The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"	Matt Warburton	Fox
		"The Girl Who Slept Too Little"	John Frink
		"See Homer Run"	Stephanie Gillis
		"Thank God It's Doomsday"	Don Payne
		"There's Something About Marrying"	J. Stewart Burns
2006	The Simpsons	"The Italian Bob"	John Frink	Fox
	King of the Hill	"Church Hopping"	Jim Dauterive	Fox
	The Life and Times of Juniper Lee	"Who's Your Daddy?"	Marsha Griffin	Cartoon Network
	The Simpsons	"Girls Just Want To Have Sums"	Matt Selman	Fox
		"Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore"	Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta
		"Simpsons Christmas Stories"	Don Payne
2007	The Simpsons	"Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2"	Jeff Westbrook	Fox
	King of the Hill	"Lucky's Wedding Suit"	Jim Dauterive	Fox
		"The Passion of the Dauterive"	Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May
	The Simpsons	"The Haw-Hawed Couple"	Matt Selman
		"The Homer of Seville"	Carolyn Omine
		"Stop or My Dog Will Shoot"	John Frink
2008	The Simpsons	"Apocalypse Cow"	Jeff Westbrook	Fox
	King of the Hill	"Life: A Loser's Manual"	Dan McGrath	Fox
		"Strangeness on a Train"	Jim Dauterive
	The Simpsons	"The Debarted"	Joel H. Cohen
		"E Pluribus Wiggum"	Michael Price
		"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"	Tim Long
2009	The Simpsons	"Wedding for Disaster"	Joel H. Cohen	Fox
	The Simpsons	"The Burns and the Bees"	Stephanie Gillis	Fox
		"Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"	John Frink
		"Gone Maggie Gone"	Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham
		"Take My Life, Please"	Don Payne

2010s

Year	Show	Episode	Writer(s)	Network
2010	Futurama	"The Prisoner of Benda"	Ken Keeler	Comedy Central
	Back at the Barnyard	"Treasure Hunt"	Tom Sheppard	Nickelodeon
	Futurama	"Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences"	Patric Verrone	Comedy Central
	The Simpsons	"Moe Letter Blues"	Stephanie Gillis	Fox
		"O Brother, Where Bart Thou?"	Matt Selman
2011	The Simpsons	"Homer the Father"	Joel H. Cohen	Fox
	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	"Moonstruck"	Len Uhley	Cartoon Network
	Futurama	"The Silence of the Clamps"	Eric Rogers	Comedy Central
	The Simpsons	"Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"	Tim Long	Fox
		"The Blue and the Grey"	Rob LaZebnik
		"Donnie Fatso"	Chris Cluess
2012	The Simpsons	"Ned 'n Edna's Blend"	Jeff Westbrook	Fox
	Family Guy	"Forget-Me-Not"	David A. Goodman	Fox
	Futurama	"A Farewell to Arms"	Josh Weinstein	Comedy Central
	The Simpsons	"Holidays of Future Passed"	J. Stewart Burns	Fox
		"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"	David Mandel & Brian Kelley
2013	The Simpsons	"A Test Before Trying"	Joel H. Cohen	Fox
	Futurama	"Game of Tones"	Michael Rowe	Comedy Central
		"Murder on the Planet Express"	Lewis Morton
		"Saturday Morning Fun Pit"	Patric M. Verrone
	The Simpsons	"Hardly Kirk-ing"	Tom Gammill & Max Pross	Fox
		"YOLO"	Michael Nobori
2014	The Simpsons	"Brick Like Me"	Brian Kelley	Fox
	Bob's Burgers	"Bob and Deliver"	Greg Thompson	Fox
	Futurama	"A Farewell to Arms"	Josh Weinstein	Comedy Central
	The Simpsons	"Covercraft"	Matt Selman	Fox
		"Pay Pal"	David Steinberg
		"Steal This Episode"	J. Stewart Burns
2015	Bob's Burgers	"Housetrap"	Dan Fybel	Fox
	Bob's Burgers	"Gayle Makin' Bob Sled"	Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux	Fox
	BoJack Horseman	"Hank After Dark"	Kelly Galuska	Netflix
	The Simpsons	"Halloween of Horror"	Carolyn Omine	Fox
		"Sky Police"	Matt Selman
		"Walking Big & Tall"	Michael Price

Total awards

• Fox – 13
• Comedy Central – 1

Programs with multiple awards

11 awards

• The Simpsons (Fox)

2 awards

• Futurama (Fox), (Comedy Central)

Programs with multiple nominations

49 nominations The Simpsons (Fox) 9 nominations Futurama (Fox), (Comedy Central) 7 nominations King of the Hill (Fox) 2 nominations Bob's Burgers (Fox) References "Complete list of nominees". Writers Guild Foundation. Retrieved August 11, 2013.