The WGA Awards recognizes the best in television writing
The Writer’s Guild of America unveiled the winners in the 2016 WGA Awards ceremony tonight. Announced categories covered both television and film, voted on by the 12,000 members of the WGA. The WGA Awards separates its categories into overall series winners and individual episode winners. AMC’s Mad Men won for Drama Series with HBO’s Veep winning for Comedy Series. USA Network’s Mr. Robot won for new series.
The individual achievements in Drama and Comedy went to Better Call Saul and Silicon Valley, respectively. Bob’s Burgers won on the animation front after receiving two nomination in the category. Inside Amy Schumer won for variety or sketch series, including a trophy for star Amy Schumer.
On the children’s television front, Descendants received the award for Long Form or Special. This follows something of a hot streak for Disney Channel programmer after winning the Director’s Guild of America award last weekend for director Kenny Ortega.
Here is a complete list of the WGA Award winners:
DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Robert Towne, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
Veep, Written by 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; HBO
NEW SERIES
Mr. Robot, Written by Kyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, Matt Pyken; USA
LONG FORM ORIGINAL
Saints & Strangers, Written by Seth Fisher, Walon Green, Chip Johannessen, Eric Overmyer; National Geographic Channel
LONG FORM ADAPTED
Fargo, Written by Steve Blackman, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Based on the film Fargo; FX
ANIMATION
Housetrap (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Dan Fybel; Fox
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Uno” (Better Call Saul), Written by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Sand Hill Shuffle” (Silicon Valley), Written by Clay Tarver; HBO
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
Real Time with Bill Maher, Writers: Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Danny Vermont; HBO
COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer, Head Writer: Jessi Klein Writers: Hallie Cantor, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA
General Hospital, Writers: 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, Chris Van Etten; ABC
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“Gortimer, Ranger and Mel vs. The Endless Night” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street), Written by Gretchen Enders & Aminta Goyel; Amazon Studios
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
Descendants, Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott; Disney Channel