Writers Guild of America Awards 2015

68th WGA Awards
Presented by:
Writers Guild of America, East and
Writers Guild of America, West

February 13, 2016

The 68th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2015. Winners were announced on February 13, 2016 at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California.^[1] The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 3, 2015,^[2] while, Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay were announced on January 6, 2016,^[3] and Video-game Writing will be announced on January 11, 2016.^[2] There were no nominees in the Television Graphic Art and Animation.

Nominees

Film

Best Original Screenplay
Spotlight (Open Road Films) – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy Bridge of Spies (DreamWorks) – Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Sicario (Lions Gate Entertainment) – Taylor Sheridan Straight Outta Compton (Universal Studios) – screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff Trainwreck (Universal Studios) – Amy Schumer
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short (Paramount Pictures) – Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; based on the book by Michael Lewis Carol (The Weinstein Company) – Phyllis Nagy; based on the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith The Martian (20th Century Fox) – Drew Goddard; based on the novel by Andy Weir Steve Jobs (Universal Studios) – Aaron Sorkin; based on the book by Walter Isaacson Trumbo (Bleecker Street) – John McNamara; based on the biography Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Alexander Cook
Best Documentary Screenplay
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (HBO Documentary Films) – Alex Gibney Being Canadian (Candy Factory Films) – Robert Cohen Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO Documentary Films) – Brett Morgen Prophet's Prey (Showtime Documentary Films) – Amy J. Berg

Television

Drama Series
Mad Men (AMC) – Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Robert Towne, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray The Americans (FX) – Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Lara Shapiro, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson, Stuart Zicherman Better Call Saul (AMC) – Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Bradley Paul, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith Game of Thrones (HBO) – David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss Mr. Robot (USA) – Kyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, Matt Pyken
Comedy Series
Veep (HBO) – Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Peter Fellows, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Sean Gray, Callie Hersheway, Armando Iannucci, Sean Love, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith Broad City (Comedy Central) – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Naomi Ekperigin, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Chris Kelly, Anthony King, Jen Statsky Silicon Valley (HBO) – Amy Aniobi, Alec Berg, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, Sonny Lee, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner Transparent (Amazon Studios) – Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) – Emily Altman, Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Charla Lauriston, Sam Means, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Allison Silverman, Lon Zimmet
New Series
Mr. Robot (USA) – Kyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, Matt Pyken Better Call Saul (AMC) – Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Bradley Paul, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith Bloodline (Netflix) – Jonathan Glatzer, Carter Harris, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Addison McQuigg, Arthur Phillips, Jeff Shakoor, Daniel Zelman; The Last Man On Earth (Fox) – Andy Bobrow, Liz Cackowski, Erik Durbin, Will Forte, Kira Kalush, Matt Marshall, Tim McAuliffe, David Noel, Erica Rivinoja, John Solomon, Emily Spivey Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) – Emily Altman, Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Charla Lauriston, Sam Means, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Allison Silverman, Lon Zimmet
Long Form - Original
Saints & Strangers (NAT Geo) – Seth Fisher, Walon Green, Chip Johannessen, Eric Overmyer American Horror Story: Hotel (FX) – Brad Falchuk, John J. Gray, Todd Kubrak, Crystal Liu, Ned Martel, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt, James Wong Flesh and Bone (Starz) – Bronwyn Garrity, Jami O’Brien, Adam Rapp, Moira Walley-Beckett, David Wiener Sons of Liberty (History) – Stephen David, Kirk Ellis, David C. White
Long Form - Adapted
Fargo (FX) – Steve Blackman, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Based on the film Fargo The Red Tent (Lifetime) – Elizabeth Chandler, Anne Meredith, Based on the book The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Show Me a Hero (HBO) – David Simon, William F. Zorzi, Based on the book by Lisa Belkin
Short Form New Media – Original
"Back to Reality" – Weight (weighttheseries.com) – Daryn Straus "Born This Way" – Anyone But Me (Hulu) – Susan Miller
Short Form New Media – Adapted
"Chapter Two: Phoebe" – Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters (nbc.com) – Zach Craley "Part 8" – Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462 (amc.com) – L. Signorino & Mike Zunic "The Summer of Love, Part 1: Meet Charlie" – Aquarius (nbc.com) – Mike Moore & David Reed
Animation
"Housetrap" – Bob's Burgers (Fox) – Dan Fybel "Halloween of Horror" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Carolyn Omine "Gayle Makin' Bob Sled" – Bob's Burgers (Fox) – Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux "Hank After Dark" – BoJack Horseman (Netflix) – Kelly Galuska "Sky Police" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Matt Selman "Walking Big & Tall" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Michael Price
Episodic Drama
"Uno" – Better Call Saul (AMC) – Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould "Mother's Mercy" – Game of Thrones (HBO) – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss "Mind's Eye" – The Good Wife (CBS) – Robert King & Michelle King "International Assassin" – The Leftovers (HBO) – Damon Lindelof & Nick Cuse "Person to Person" – Mad Men (AMC) – Matthew Weiner "Explosivos" – Narcos (Netflix) – Andy Black
Episodic Comedy
"Sand Hill Shuffle" – Silicon Valley (HBO) – Clay Tarver "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun" – black-ish (ABC) – Peter Saji "Alive in Tucson" – The Last Man On Earth (FOX) – Will Forte "Racegate" – Maron (IFC) – Dave Anthony "Connection Lost" – Modern Family (ABC) – Megan Ganz & Steven Levitan "Joint Session" – Veep (HBO) – Simon Blackwell & Georgia Pritchett, Story by Armando Iannucci & Simon Blackwell & Georgia Pritchett;
Comedy/Variety – Talk Series
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) – Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin and Danny Vermont The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) – Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart and Delaney Yeager Conan (TBS) – Jose Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Andres du Bouchet, Jessie Gaskell, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Levi MacDougall, Conan O'Brien, Matt O’Brien, Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) –Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabriel Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) – Jonathan Adler, Patrick Borelli, Gerard Bradford, Luke Cunningham, Mike DiCenzo, Mike Drucker, Jess Dweck, Dicky Eagan, Caroline Eppright, Jimmy Fallon, John Haskell, JR Havlan, Josh Lieb, Arthur Meyer, A.D. Miles, Chase Mitchell, Dan Opsal, Gavin Purcell, Jon Rineman, Albertina Rizzo, David Young
Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) – Jessi Klein Writers: Hallie Cantor, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher and Amy Schumer Key & Peele (Comedy Central) – Colton Dunn, Rebecca Drysdale, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders and Rich Talarico Saturday Night Live (NBC) – Colin Jost, Rob Klein, James Anderson, Jeremy Beiler, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Claire Mulaney, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Alison Rich, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Natasha Rothwell, Nick Rutherford, Meredith Scardino, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, John Solomon and Kent Sublette
Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials
Jimmy Kimmel Live: 10th Annual After The Oscars Special (ABC) – Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Greg Dorris, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Joe Strazzullo, Bridger Winegar; 69th Tony Awards (CBS) – Dave Boone; Special Material by Adam Goldman and Carol Leifer Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo (HBO) – Amy Schumer 2014 Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) – Lewis Friedman, Sara Lukinson, Nell Scovell, George Stevens, Jr., Michael Stevens 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC) – Benji Aflalo, Wayne Federman, Marika Sawyer, Frank Sebastiano, Erik Weiner Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC) – James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Tina Fey, Steve Higgins, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Tom Schiller, Sarah Schneider, Marc Shaiman, Michael Shoemaker, Robert Smigel, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker;
Quiz and Audience Participation
Hollywood Game Night (NBC) – Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter and Dwight D. Smith Jeopardy! (ABC) – John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius and Billy Wisse
Daytime Drama
General Hospital (ABC) – Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles and Chris Van Etten The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) – Bradley P. Bell, Michael Minnis Writers: Rex M. Best, Shannon Bradley, Adam Dusevoir, Tracey Ann Kelly, Patrick Mulcahey, Mark Pinciotti and Michele Val Jean
Children's Script – Episodic and Specials
"Gortimer, Ranger and Mel vs. The Endless Night" – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (Amazon Studios) – Enders & Aminta Goyel "Girl Meets I am Farkle" – Girl Meets World (Disney Channel) – Mark Blutma "Gortimer and the Surprise Signature" – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street(Amazon Studios) – Garrett Frawley & Brian Turner "Ranger vs. The Fabled Flower of Normal Street" – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street(Amazon Studios) – Laurie Parres "Gortimer vs The Relentless Rainbow of Joy" – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street(Amazon Studios) – David Anaxagoras and Luke Matheny
Children's Long Form
Descendants (Disney Channel) – Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott

Documentary

Documentary Script – Current Events
"American Terrorist" – Frontline (PBS) – Thomas Jennings "Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA" – Frontline (PBS) – Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser
Documentary Script – Other than Current Events
"The Great Math Mystery" – Nova (PBS) – Daniel McCab "Firestone and the Warlord" – Frontline (PBS) – Marcela Gaviria "The Forgotten Plague" – American Experience (PBS) – Chana Gazit "Secrets, Politics and Torture" – Frontline (PBS) – Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser

News

TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
"Cuba" 60 Minutes (CBS News) – Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Oriana Zill de Granados, Andy Court and Robert Anderson "Yogi Berra Tribute" (CBS Newspath) – Gerald Mazza
TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
"The Storm After the Storm" 60 Minutes (CBS News) – Sharyn Alfonsi, Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados

Radio

Radio Documentary
"Marking the End of Vietnam: 40 Years Later" (ABC News Radio) – Andrew Evans
Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
"Remembering New York Icons" (CBS Radio News) – Thomas A. Sabella "Showtop" (ABC News Radio) – Chris Barry "World News This Week, January 9, 2015" (ABC News Radio) – Andrew Evans
Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
"Passages" (CBS Radio News) – Gail Lee "Death of a Baseball Icon" (ABC News Radio) – Andrew Evans

Promotional Writing

On-Air Promotion – Television, New Media, or Radio
The McCarthys and Under the Dome (Promos) – Erial Tompkins (CBS) Elementary (Promos) – Molly J. Neylan (CBS) CBS On-Air (Promos) – Jessica Katzenstein (CBS)

Videogaming Writing

Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix) – John Stafford, Cameron Suey, Rhianna Pratchett, Philip Gelatt Pillars of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment) – Eric Fenstermaker, Carrie Patel, Olivia Veras, Chris Avellone, Jeff Husges, Matt MacLean, Jorge Salgado, Josh Sawyer and George Ziets Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft) – Marc-Alexis Cote, Hugo Giard, Corey May, Jeffrey Yohalem, Corey May, Jeffrey Yohalem, Melissa MacCoubrey, Richard Farrese, Russell Lees, Mark Llabres Hill, James Nadiger, Jared Schincariol, Travis Stout, Ceri Young, Judith Flanders, C.J. Kershner, Gabrielle Shrager, Danny Wallace and Paul Monk The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED) – Marcin Blacha, Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz, Arkadiusz Borowik, Aleksandra Motyka, Bartosz Ochman, Karolina Stachyra, Jakub Szamalek, Marcin Batylda, Michal Galek, Tomasz Marchewka, Robert Oglodzinski, Rafal Praszalek, Artur Sliwinski, Stanislaw Swiecicki, Pawel Zych, Marcin Blacha and Jakub Szamalek

References

1. "‘The Big Short’ and ‘Spotlight’ Win Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. "2015-2016 Awards Timeline". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. McNary, Dave (January 6, 2016). "'The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

External links

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