Previous Nominees & Winners
2015 Nominees & Winners
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Boyhood
, Written by
Richard Linklater
; IFC Films
Foxcatcher
, Written by
E. Max Frye
and
Dan Futterman
; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel
, Screenplay by
Wes Anderson
; Story by
Wes Anderson
&
Hugo Guinness
; Fox Searchlight -
WINNER
Nightcrawler
, Written by
Dan Gilroy
; Open Road Films
Whiplash
, Written by
Damien Chazelle
; Sony Pictures Classics
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Sniper
, Written by
Jason Hall
; Based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice; Warner Bros.
Gone Girl
, Screenplay by
Gillian Flynn
; Based on her novel; 20th Century Fox
Guardians of the Galaxy
, Written by
James Gunn
and
Nicole Perlman
; Based on the Marvel comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Imitation Game
, Written by
Graham Moore
; Based on the book
Alan Turing: The Enigma
by Andrew Hodges; The Weinstein Company -
WINNER
Wild
, Screenplay by
Nick Hornby
; Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed; Fox Searchlight
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Finding Vivian Maier
, Written by
John Maloof
&
Charlie Siskel
; Sundance Selects
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
, Written by
Brian Knappenberger
; FilmBuff -
WINNER
Last Days in Vietnam
, Written by
Mark Bailey
&
Keven McAlester
; American Experience Films
Red Army
, Written by
Gabe Polsky
; Sony Pictures Classics
TV-NEW MEDIA-RADIO NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
Game of Thrones
, Written by
David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss
; HBO
The Good Wife
, Written by
Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe
; CBS
House of Cards
, Written by
Bill Cain, Laura Eason, Sam R. Forman, William Kennedy, Kenneth Lin, John Mankiewicz, David Manson, Beau Willimon
; Netflix
Mad Men
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Heather Jeng Bladt, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, David Iserson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Patricia Resnick, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray
; AMC
True Detective
, Written by
Nic Pizzolatto
; HBO -
WINNER
COMEDY SERIES
Louie
, Written by
Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.
; FX -
WINNER
Orange Is the New Black
, Written by
Stephen Falk, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Lauren Morelli, Alex Regnery, Hartley Voss
; Netflix
Silicon Valley
, Written by
John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner
; HBO
Transparent
, Written by
Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway
; Amazon Prime
Veep
, Written by
Simon Blackwell, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith
; HBO
NEW SERIES
The Affair
, Written by
Dan LeFranc, Hagai Levi, Melanie Marnich, Eric Overmyer, Kate Robin, Sarah Treem
; Showtime
The Knick
, Written by
Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Steven Katz
; Cinemax
Silicon Valley
, Written by
John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner
; HBO
Transparent
, Written by
Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway
; Amazon Prime
True Detective
, Written by
Nic Pizzolatto
; HBO -
WINNER
LONG FORM ORIGINAL
Deliverance Creek
, Written by
Melissa Carter
; Lifetime -
WINNER
Return to Zero
, Written by
Sean Hanish
; Lifetime
LONG FORM ADAPTED
Houdini
, Written by
Nicholas Meyer
; Based on the book
Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait
by Bernard C. Meyer, M.D.; History Channel
Klondike
, Parts One, Three and Six, Teleplay by
Paul T. Scheuring
, Parts Two, Four and Five, Teleplay by
Josh Goldin
& R
achel Abramowitz
, Based on the book
Gold Diggers
by Charlotte Gray; Discovery Channel
The Normal Heart
, Teleplay by
Larry Kramer
, Based on his play
The Normal Heart
; HBO
Olive Kitteridge
, Teleplay by
Jane Anderson
, Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO -
WINNER
“Pilot” (
The Leftovers
), Teleplay by
Damon Lindelof
&
Tom Perrotta
, Based on the book by Tom Perrotta; HBO
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL
“Apocalypse No” (
Bad Shorts
), Written by
Ben Zelevansky
; luckybirdsmedia.com
“City of Angles” (
Caper
), Written by
Amy Berg
&
Mike Sizemore
; hulu.com
“Episode 1 – Nurture” (
F To 7th
), Written by
Ingrid Jungermann
; youtube.com
“Episode 113: Rachel” (
High Maintenance
), Written by
Katja Blichfeld
&
Ben Sinclair
; helpingyoumaintain.com -
WINNER
“Episode 204” (
Vicky and Lysander
), Written by
Damon Cardasis
and
Shannon Walker
; youtube.com
“Episode 207” (
Vicky and Lysander
), Written by
Damon Cardasis
and
Shannon Walker
; youtube.com
ANIMATION
“Bob and Deliver” (
Bob’s Burgers
), Written by
Greg Thompson
; Fox
“Brick Like Me” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Brian Kelley
; Fox -
WINNER
“Covercraft” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Matt Selman
; Fox
“Pay Pal” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
David H. Steinberg
; Fox
“Steal This Episode” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
J. Stewart Burns
; Fox
“Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl” (
Bob’s Burgers
), Written by
Nora Smith
; Fox
EPISODIC DRAMA
“A Day’s Work” (
Mad Men
), Written by
Jonathan Igla
and
Matthew Weiner
; AMC
“Devil You Know” (
Boardwalk Empire
), Written by
Howard Korder
; HBO
“Donald the Normal” (
Rectify
), Written by
Kate Powers
&
Ray McKinnon
; Sundance Channel
“Friendless Child” (
Boardwalk Empire
), Written by
Riccardo DiLoreto
&
Cristine Chambers
and
Howard Korder
; HBO
“The Last Call” (
The Good Wife
), Written by
Robert King
&
Michelle King
; CBS -
WINNER
“The Lion and the Rose” (
Game of Thrones
), Written for Television by
George R.R. Martin
; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY
“The Cold” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Rick Wiener
&
Kenny Schwartz
; ABC
“Landline” (
New Girl
), Written by
Rob Rosell
; Fox
“Low Self Esteem City” (
Orange Is the New Black
), Written by
Nick Jones
; Netflix
“So Did the Fat Lady” (
Louie
), Written by
Louis C.K.
; FX -
WINNER
“Three Dinners” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Abraham Higginbotham
&
Steven Levitan
&
Jeffrey Richman
; ABC
“The Wilderness” (
Transparent
), Written by
Ethan Kuperberg
; Amazon Prime
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
The Colbert Report
, Writers:
Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner
; Comedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, Writers:
Rory Albanese, Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart, Delaney Yeager
; Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer
, Head Writer:
Jessi Klein
Writers:
Emily Altman, Jeremy Beiler, Neil Casey, Kyle Dunnigan, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Dan Powell, Amy Schumer
; Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live
, Head Writers:
Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Gary Greenberg
Writers:
Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Bryan Paulk, Rick Rosner, Bridger Winegar
; ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
, Writers:
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner
; HBO -
WINNER
Real Time with Bill Maher
, Head Writer:
Billy Martin
Writers:
Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Danny Vermont
; HBO
Saturday Night Live
, Head Writers:
Seth Meyers, Colin Jost, Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker
Writers:
James Anderson, Alex Baze, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Steve Higgins, Leslie Jones, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, Claire Mulaney, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Lakendra Tookes
; NBC
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
, Written by
Dave Boone
; Special Material by Jon Macks; CBS
71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
, Written by
Barry Adelman
; Special Material by
Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Shoemaker
; NBC -
WINNER
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards
, Written by
Gerry Duggan, Wayne Federman, Patton Oswalt, Erik Weiner
; IFC
Bill Maher: Live from D.C.
, Written by
Bill Maher
; HBO
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
, Written by
Sarah Silverman
; HBO
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Hollywood Game Night
, Head Writer:
Grant Taylor
; Writers:
Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter
; NBC -
WINNER
Jeopardy!
, Written by
John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse
; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
, Written by
Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher Whitesell
; NBC
General Hospital
, Written by
Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten
; ABC -
WINNER
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“Girl Meets 1961” (
Girl Meets World
), Written by
Matthew Nelson
; Disney Channel
“Haunted Heartthrob” (
Haunted Hathaways
), Written by
Bob Smiley
; Nickelodeon -
WINNER
“Haunted Sisters” (
Haunted Hathaways
), Written by
Boyce Bugliari
&
Jamie McLaughlin
; Nickelodeon
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Losing Iraq” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
&
Mike Wiser
; PBS
“United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost (Part Two)” (
Frontline
), Written by
Martin Smith
; PBS
“United States of Secrets: The Program (Part One)” (
Frontline
); PBS; Written by
Michael Kirk
&
Mike Wiser
; PBS -
WINNER
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Episode Five: The Rising Road (1933-1939)” (
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
), Written by
Geoffrey C. Ward
; PBS
“League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
&
Mike Wiser
; PBS -
WINNER
“Standing Up in the Milky Way (Episode 1)” (
COSMOS: A Space Time Odyssey
), Written by
Ann Druyan
and
Steven Soter
; Fox
TV NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“50th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination” (
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
), Written by
Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines
; CBS News
CBS This Morning, Saturday
, Written by
Duane Tollison, Evan Gray, Chip Sorrentino, Bill Crowley
; CBS News
“Nelson Mandela: A Man Who Changed the World” (
World News with Diane Sawyer
), Written by
Dave Bloch, Lisa Ferri, Diane Sawyer
; ABC News -
WINNER
TV NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Nowhere to Go” (
60 Minutes
), Written by
Oriana Zill de Granados, Scott Pelley, Michael Rey
; CBS -
WINNER
RADIO NOMINEES
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
“Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later,” Written by
Darren Reynolds
; ABC News Radio -
WINNER
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“6AM News,” Written by
Philip Pilato
; 1010 WINS Radio
“8PM Hour,” Written by
Robert Hawley
; WCBS-AM
“New York City Loses a Radio News Legend,” Written by
Bill Spadaro
; CBS Radio/1010 WINS
“World News This Week,” Written by
Andrew Evans
; ABC News Radio -
WINNER
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Civil Rights at 50,” Written by
Jane Tillman Irving
; WCBS Radio -
WINNER
“Remembering Nelson Mandela,” Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO)
“How I Met Your Mother,” Written by
Dan Greenberger
; CBS -
WINNER
“WABC-TV On-Air Promos,” Written by
Brandon Nelson
; WABC-TV
VIDEOGAME NOMINEES
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
Alien: Isolation
, Writers
Dan Abnett, Dion Lay, Will Porter
; SEGA
Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry
, Lead Scriptwriter
Jill Murray
; Scriptwriter
Melissa MacCoubrey
; Story by
Jill Murray, Hugo Giard, Wesley Pincombe
; Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed: Unity
, Story by
Alexandre Amancio, Sylvain Bernard, Travis Stout
; Scriptwriting
Alexandre Amancio, Travis Stout, Russell Lees, Darby McDevitt, Ceri Young
; Additional Scriptwriting
Jeffrey Yohalem
; Ubisoft
The Last of Us: Left Behind
, Written by
Neil Druckmann
; Sony Computer Entertainment -
WINNER
**Note: There were no nominees in
Children’s Script – Long Form or Special
,
Short Form New Media – Adapted
, or
Television Graphic Art and Animation
categories this year.
2014 Nominees & Winners
SCREEN NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle
, Written by
Eric Warren Singer
and
David O. Russell
; Columbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine
, Written by
Woody Allen
; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club
, Written by
Craig Borten
&
Melisa Wallack
; Focus Features
Her
, Written by
Spike Jonze
; Warner Bros. -
WINNER
Nebraska
, Written by
Bob Nelson
; Paramount Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
August: Osage County
, Screenplay by
Tracy Letts
; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight
, Written by
Richard Linklater
&
Julie Delpy
&
Ethan Hawke
; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Pictures Classics
Captain Phillips
, Screenplay by
Billy Ray
; Based on the book
A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures -
WINNER
Lone Survivor
, Written by
Peter Berg
; Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures
The Wolf of Wall Street
, Screenplay by
Terence Winter
; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Dirty Wars
, Written by
Jeremy Scahill
&
David Riker
; Sundance Selects
Herblock – The Black & The White
, Written by
Sara Lukinson
&
Michael Stevens
; The Stevens Company
No Place on Earth
, Written by
Janet Tobias
&
Paul Laikin
; Magnolia Pictures
Stories We Tell
, Written by
Sarah Polley
; Roadside Attractions -
WINNER
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
; Written by
Alex Gibney
; Focus Features
TV-NEW MEDIA-RADIO NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad
, Written by
Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
; AMC -
WINNER
The Good Wife
, Written by
Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe
; CBS
Homeland
, Written by
Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura
; Showtime
House of Cards
, Written by
Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon
; Netflix
Mad Men
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
, Written by
Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield
; NBC
Modern Family
, Written by
Paul Corrigan, Bianca Douglas, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Becky Mann, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Emily Spivey, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
; ABC
Orange Is the New Black
, Written by
Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez
; Netflix
Parks and Recreation
, Written by
Megan Amram, Donick Cary, Greg Daniels, Nate DiMeo, Emma Fletcher, Rachna Fruchbom, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Matt Hubbard, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Sam Means, Aisha Muharrar, Matt Murray, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang
; NBC
Veep
, Written by
Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith
; HBO -
WINNER
NEW SERIES
The Americans
, Written by
Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters
; FX
House of Cards
, Written by
Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon
; Netflix -
WINNER
Masters of Sex
, Written by
Michelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle Valdivia
; Showtime
Orange Is the New Black
, Written by
Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez
; Netflix
Ray Donovan
, Written by
Ann Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron Nyswaner
; Showtime
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Buried” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Thomas Schnauz
; AMC
“Confessions” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Gennifer Hutchison
; AMC -
WINNER
“Episode 101” (
House of Cards
), Teleplay by
Beau Willimon
; Netflix
“Granite State” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Peter Gould
; AMC
“Hitting the Fan” (
The Good Wife
), Written by
Robert King
&
Michelle King
; CBS
“Pilot” (
Masters of Sex
), Written by
Michelle Ashford
; Showtime
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Career Day” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Paul Corrigan
&
Brad Walsh
; ABC
“Farm Strong” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Elaine Ko
; ABC
“Hogcock!” (
30 Rock
), Written by
Jack Burditt
&
Robert Carlock
; NBC -
WINNER
“Lesbian Request Denied” (
Orange Is the New Black
), Written by
Sian Heder
; Netflix
“Leslie and Ben” (
Parks and Recreation
), Written by
Michael Schur
&
Alan Yang
; NBC
“Pilot” (
Orange Is the New Black
), Teleplay by
Liz Friedman
and
Jenji Kohan
; Netflix
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
Killing Kennedy
, Written by
Kelly Masterson
, Based on the book by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard; National Geographic
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
, Written by
Shawn Slovo
, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO -
WINNER
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL
“Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia” (
Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective
), Written by
Mike Simses
; sylviaplathgirldetective.com -
WINNER
“Episode 8” (
Lauren, Season 2
), Written by
Jay Rodan
; youtube.com/wigs
“I Do Over Part 1” (
Husbands
), Written by
Bradley C. Bell
&
Jane Espenson
; cwseed.com
“I Do Over Part 2” (
Husbands
), Written by
Bradley C. Bell
&
Jane Espenson
; cwseed.com
ANIMATION
“A Test Before Trying” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Joel H. Cohen
; Fox -
WINNER
“Game of Tones” (
Futurama
), Written by
Michael Rowe
; Comedy Central
“Hardly Kirk-ing” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Tom Gammill
&
Max Pross
; Fox
“Murder on the Planet Express” (
Futurama
), Written by
Lew Morton
; Comedy Central
“Saturday Morning Fun Pit” (
Futurama
), Written by
Patric M. Verron
e; Comedy Central
“Yolo” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Michael Nobori
; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
The Colbert Report
, Writers:
Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner
; Comedy Central -
WINNER
Conan
, Writers:
Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Scott Chernoff, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Scott Gairdner, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney
; TBS
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, Head Writer:
Tim Carvell
; Writers:
Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart
; Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live
, Writers:
Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner
; ABC
Portlandia
, Writers:
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley
; IFC
Saturday Night Live
, Head Writers:
Seth Meyers, Colin Jost
; Writers:
James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker
; NBC Universal
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas
, Head Writers:
Jay Martel, Ian Roberts
; Writers:
Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders
; NBC -
WINNER
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Jeopardy!
, Written by
John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wiss
e; ABC -
WINNER
DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
, Written by
Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell
; NBC -
WINNER
General Hospital
, Written by
Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Jean Passanante, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten
; ABC
The Young and the Restless
, Associate Head Writers:
Shelly Altman, Tracey Thomson
; Written by
Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Beth Milstein, Lisa Seidman, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Teresa Zimmerman
; CBS
CHILDREN'S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“influANTces” (
A.N.T. Farm
), Written by
Vincent Brown
; Disney Channel -
WINNER
"The Haunted Cave" (
Spooksville
), Written by
Jim Krieg
; Hub Network
“Simon Says” (
Sesame Street
), Written by
Christine Ferraro
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Cliffhanger” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
&
Mike Wiser
; PBS
“Egypt in Crisis” (
Frontline
), Written by
Marcela Gaviria
&
Martin Smith
; PBS -
WINNER
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Abolitionists” (
American Experience
), Written by
Rob Rapley
; PBS
“The Choice 2012” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
; PBS -
WINNER - TIE
“Episode 1” (
The Dust Bowl
), Written by
Dayton Duncan
; PBS
“Silicon Valley” (
American Experience
), Telescript by
Randall MacLowry
and
Michelle Ferrari
; Story by
Randall MacLowry
; PBS -
WINNER - TIE
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“The Election of Pope Francis” (
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
), Written by
Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines
and
Scott Pelley
; CBS
“The Fall of Lance Armstrong” (
60 Minutes
), Written by
Michael Radutzky, Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados
; CBS
“The Inauguration of the President” (
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
), Written by
Jerry Cipriano
and
Joe Clines
; CBS
“Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
), Written by
Lisa Ferri
and
Matt Negrin
; ABC -
WINNER
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Lethal Medicine” (
60 Minutes
), Written by
Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Radutzky
; CBS -
WINNER
"Throwback Thursday – Happy Birthday, Michael Jackson” (
ABC World News Now
), Written by
Matt Nelko
; ABC
“Vinyl Revival’ (
CBS News
), Written by
Polly Leider
; CBS
RADIO NOMINEES
DOCUMENTARY
“2012 Year in Review,” Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News -
WINNER
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
“Afternoon Drive,” Written by
Bill Spadaro
; CBS Radio/1010 WINS -
WINNER
“George McGovern: A Look Back,” Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Remembering C. Everett Koop,” Written by
Scott Saloway
; CBS Radio News -
WINNER
“Remembrances,” Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
“Tributes,” Written by
Thomas A. Sabella
; CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO)
“48 Hours: 2013 Fall Preview,” Written by
Jay Pedinoff
; CBS News Marketing
“The Crazy Ones – Building a Better Comedy,” Written by
Erial Tompkins
; CBS -
WINNER
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION
CBS News Animations: “Brain Injury,” “Pills,” “Bionic Leg,” “Midland Parade,” “Concordia Salvage;” Animation by
David Rosen
; CBS News -
WINNER
(*
Editor Note
: There were no nominees in Long Form – Original, Short Form New Media – Adapted, or Children’s – Long Form or Special awards categories this year.)
;
VIDEOGAME NOMINEES
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
, Story by
Darby McDevitt, Mustapha Mahrach, Jean Guesdon
; Lead Scriptwriter
Darby McDevitt
; Scriptwriter
Jill Murray
; AI Scriptwriter
Nicholas Grimwood;
Scriptwriter Singapore
Mark Llabres Hill
; Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham Origins
, Narrative Director
Dooma Wendschuh
; Writer & Senior Narrative Designer
Ryan Galletta
; Writer
Corey May
; Warner Bros. Interactive
God of War: Ascension
, Written by
Marianne Krawczyk
; Additional Writing
Ariel Lawrence
; Sony Computer Entertainment
The Last of Us
, Written by
Neil Druckmann;
Sony Computer Entertainment -
WINNER
Lost Planet 3
, Head Writer
Richard Gaubert
; Writers
Orion Walker, Matt Sophos
; Capcom
2013 Nominees & Winners
SCREEN NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Flight
, Written by
John Gatins
; Paramount Pictures
Looper
, Written by
Rian Johnson
; TriStar Pictures
The Master
, Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson
; The Weinstein Company
Moonrise Kingdom
, Written by
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
; Focus Features
Zero Dark Thirty
, Written by
Mark Boal
; Columbia Pictures -
WINNER
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo
, Screenplay by
Chris Terrio
; Based on a selection from
The Master of Disguise
by Antonio J. Mendez and the
Wired
Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures -
WINNER
Life of Pi
, Screenplay by
David Magee
; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century Fox
Lincoln
, Screenplay by
Tony Kushner
; Based in part on the book
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks Pictures
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
, Screenplay by
Stephen Chbosky
; Based on his book; Summit Entertainment
Silver Linings Playbook
, Screenplay by
David O. Russell
; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
The Central Park Five
, Written by
Sarah Burns
and
David McMahon
and
Ken Burns
; Sundance Selects
The Invisible War
, Written by
Kirby Dick
; Cinedigm Entertainment Group
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
, Written by
Alex Gibney
; HBO Documentary Films
Searching for Sugar Man
, Written by
Malik Bendjelloul
; Sony Pictures Classics -
WINNER
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
, Written by
Brian Knappenberger
; Cinetic Media
West of Memphis
, Written by
Amy Berg & Billy McMillin
; Sony Pictures Classics
TELEVISION NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
, Written by
Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter
; HBO
Breaking Bad
, Written by
Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
; AMC -
WINNER
Game of Thrones
, Written by
David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, D.B. Weiss
; HBO
Homeland
, Written by
Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm
; Showtime
Mad Men
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Victor Levin, Erin Levy, Frank Pierson, Michael Saltzman, Matthew Weiner
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
, Written by
Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Lauren Gurganous, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, John Riggi, Josh Siegel, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield
; NBC
Girls
, Written by
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling
; HBO
Louie
, Written by
Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.
; FX -
WINNER
Modern Family
, Written by
Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
; ABC
Parks and Recreation
, Written by
Megan Amram, Greg Daniels, Nate Dimeo, Katie Dippold, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Nick Offerman, Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Mike Scully, Michael Schur, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang
; NBC
NEW SERIES
Girls
, Written by
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling
; HBO -
WINNER
The Mindy Project
, Written by Ike
Barinholtz, Jeremy Bronson, Linwood Boomer, Adam Countee, Harper Dill, Mindy Kaling, Chris McKenna, B.J. Novak, David Stassen, Matt Warburton
; Fox
Nashville,
Written by
Wendy Calhoun, Jason George, David Gould, David Marshall Grant, Dana Greenblatt, Dee Johnson, Todd Ellis Kessler, Callie Khouri, Meredith Lavender, Nancy Miller, James Parriott, Liz Tigelaar, Marcie Ulin
; ABC
The Newsroom
, Written by
Brendan Fehily, David Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Paul Redford, Ian Reichbach, Amy Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Gideon Yago
; HBO
Veep
, Written by
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, Will Smith
; HBO
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Buyout” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Gennifer Hutchison
; AMC
“Dead Freight” (
Breaking Bad)
, Written by
George Mastras
; AMC
“Fifty-One” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Sam Catlin
; AMC
“New Car Smell” (
Homeland
), Written by
Meredith Stiehm
; Showtime
“The Other Woman” (
Mad Men
), Written by
Semi Chellas
and
Matthew Weiner
; AMC -
WINNER
“Say My Name” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Thomas Schnauz
; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
“The Debate” (
Parks and Recreation
), Written by Amy Poehler; NBC
“Episode 9” (
Episodes
), Written by
David Crane
&
Jeffrey Klarik
; Showtime
“Leap Day” (
30 Rock)
, Written by
Luke Del Tredici
; NBC
“Little Bo Bleep” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Cindy Chupack
; ABC
“Mistery Date” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Jeffrey Richman
; ABC
“Virgin Territory” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Elaine Ko
; ABC -
WINNER
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL
Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three
, Teleplay by
Ted Mann
and
Ronald Parker
, Story by
Bill Kerby
and
Ted Mann
; History Channel -
WINNER
Hemingway & Gellhorn
, Written by
Jerry Stahl
and
Barbara Turner
; HBO
“Pilot” (
Political Animals
), Written by
Greg Berlanti
; USA
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
Coma, Nights 1 and 2
, Teleplay by
John McLaughlin
, Based on the book by Robin Cook; A&E
Game Change
, Written by
Danny Strong
, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO -
WINNER
ANIMATION
“A Farewell to Arms” (
Futurama
), Written by
Josh Weinstein
; Comedy Central
“Forget-Me-Not” (
Family Guy)
, Written by
David A. Goodman
; Fox
“Holidays of Future Passed” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
J. Stewart Burns
; Fox
“Ned 'N Edna’s Blend Agenda” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Jeff Westbrook
; Fox -
WINNER
“Treehouse of Horror XXIII” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
David Mandel
&
Brian Kelley
; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
The Colbert Report
, Writers:
Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Scott Sherman, Max Werner
; Comedy Central
Conan
, Writers:
Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney
; TBS
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, Writers:
Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Richard Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart
; Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live
, Writers:
Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner
; ABC
Key & Peele
, Writers:
Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Sean Conroy, Colton Dunn, Charlie Sanders, Alex Rubens, Rebecca Drysdale
; Comedy Central
Portlandia
, Writers:
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley
; IFC -
WINNER
Real Time with Bill Maher
, Writers:
Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Mike Larsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin
; HBO
Saturday Night Live
, Head Writer:
Seth Meyers
, Writers:
James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker
, Additional Sketch By
Emily Spivey, Jorma Taccone
, Additional Material By
Frank Sebastiano
; NBC Universal
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
66th Annual Tony Awards
, Written by
Dave Boone
; Special Material by
Paul Greenberg
; Opening and Closing Songs by
David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger
; CBS -
WINNER
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards
, Written by
Billy Kimball, Wayne Federman
; IFC
After the Academy Awards
, Head Writers:
Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney
; Writers:
Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeffrey Loveness, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Richard G. Rosner
; ABC
National Memorial Day Concert
, Written by
Joan Meyerson
; PBS
DAYTIME DRAMA
Days of Our Lives
, Written by
Lorraine Broderick, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Lacey Dyer, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Roger Schroeder, Elizabeth Snyder, Christopher J. Whitesell, Nancy Williams Watt
; NBC
One Life to Live
, Written by
Lorraine Broderick, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris Van Etten
; ABC
The Young and the Restless
, Written by
Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman
; CBS -
WINNER
CHILDREN'S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“The Good Sport” (
Sesame Street
); Written by
Christine Ferraro
; PBS -
WINNER
CHILDREN’S – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
Girl vs. Monster
, Story by
Annie DeYoung
; Teleplay by
Annie DeYoung
and
Ron McGee
; Disney Channel -
WINNER
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“The Anthrax Files” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
; PBS
“A Perfect Terrorist” (
Frontline
); Written by
Thomas Jennings
; PBS
“Lost in Detention” (
Frontline
), Written by
Rick Young
; PBS
“Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One” (
Frontline
), Written by
Martin Smith
and
Marcela Gaviria
; PBS -
WINNER
“Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode Three” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
&
Mike Wiser
; PBS
“Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode Four” (
Frontline
), Written by
Marcela Gaviria
and
Martin Smith
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Amish” (
American Experience
), Written by
David Belton
; PBS
“Clinton” (
American Experience
), Written by
Barak Goodman
; PBS
“Death and the Civil War” (
American Experience
), Written by
Ric Burns
; PBS
“The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time” (
Nova
), Telescript by
Randall MacLowry
, Story by
Joseph McMaster
and
Randall MacLowry
; PBS -
WINNER
“The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap” (
Nova
), Telescript by
Josh Rosen
and
Julia Cort
, Story by
Joseph McMaster
and
Josh Rosen
; PBS
“Johnny Carson: King of Late Night” (
American Masters
), Written by
Peter T. Jones
; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre,” Written by
Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel
; ABC News -
WINNER
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“The Ghost of Joe McCarthy” (
Moyers & Company
), Written by
Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
; Thirteen/ WNET -
WINNER
“Making History at Ole Miss,” Written by
Polly Leider
; CBS News
“The Regime Responds” (
Frontline
), Written by
Marcela Gaviria
; PBS
“Stem Cell Fraud” (
60 Minutes
), Written by
Scott Pelley, Michael Rey
and
Oriana Zill de Granados
, CBS News
RADIO NOMINEES
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
“CBS Radio News,” Written by
Duane Tollison
; CBS Radio News
“Local and National News,” Written by
Mark Hugh Miller
; CBS Radio News
“Remembering Andy Williams,” Written by
Arlene Lebe
; CBS Radio News
"World News This Year 2011,” Written by
Darren Reynolds
; ABC News Radio -
WINNER
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Dishin Digital,” Written by
Robert Hawley
; WCBS-AM -
WINNER
“Pre-existing Conditions and the Affordable Care Act,” Written by
Scott J. Saloway
; CBS Radio News
“Tributes,” Written by
Gail Lee
, CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“Partners”, Written by
Dan A. Greenberger
; CBS -
WINNER
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
“CBS News Animations,” Animation by
David Rosen
; CBS News
“The Oscars” (
Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood
), Animation by
Bob Pook
; CBS -
WINNER
(*Editor Note: There were no nominees in the Documentary – Radio category this year.)
NEW MEDIA NOMINEES
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
“The Compromises, Episode 1,” “The Pest, Episode 3,” The Snake, Episode 4,” “The Bonding, Episode 6,” “The Future, Episode 7/Series Finale” (
Jack in a Box
), Written by
Michael Cyril Creighton
; jackinaboxsite.com -
WINNER
“Episode 1, The Report,” “Episode 2, The Third Man,” “Episode 3, The Suck” (
Lauren
), Written by
Jay Rodan
; youtube.com/wigs
“Assistants, Episode 104,” “Photo Shoot, Episode 105,” “Ten Per Cent, Episode 106,” “Hashtags, Episode 107,” “The Contract, Episode 108” (
Model Wife
), Written by
Cory Cavin, Bill G. Grandberg & Josh Lay
; modelwifeshow.com
“Babyshower,” “Stendhal Syndrome,” “A Very Important Call,” “Think,” “Emma” (
The Untitled Webseries That Morgan Evans Is Doing
), Written by
Morgan Evans
; UntitledWebseries.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
“All in the Family; Chapter 1,” “All in the Family; Chapter 2,” “All in the Family; Chapter 3,” “All in the Family; Chapter 4,” “All in the Family; Chapter 5” (
Dexter Early Cuts
), Written by
Scott Reynolds
; SHO.com
“Hide And Seek,” “Keys to the Kingdom,” “The Chosen Ones,” “Parting Shots” (
The Walking Dead: Cold Storage
), Written by
John Esposito
; amctv.com -
WINNER
VIDEOGAME NOMINEES
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING VIDEOGAME WRITING
007 Legends
, Written By
Bruce Feirstein
; Activision
Assassin’s Creed III
, Story By
Alex Hutchinson, Corey May, Matt Turner
; Multiplayer Story By
Richard Farrese, Jeffrey Yohalem
; Lead Scriptwriter
Corey May
; Scriptwriter
Nicholas Grimwood, Russell Lees, Matt Turner, Danny Wallace, Ceri Young
; Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation
, Scriptwriting by
Richard Farrese, Jill Murray
; Ubisoft -
WINNER
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
, Writing Consultant
Marv Wolfman
; Disney Interactive Studios
Halo 4
, Narrative Design
Christopher Schlerf
; Microsoft Studios
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
, Written By
John Garvin
; Sony Computer Entertainment America
2012 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris
, Written by
Woody Allen
; Sony Pictures Classics
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
, Screenplay by
Alexander Payne
and
Nat Faxon
&
Jim Rash
; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings; Fox Searchlight
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Better This World
, Written by
Katie Galloway
&
Kelly Duane de la Vega
; Loteria Films
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad
, Written by
Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
Modern Family
, Written by
Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Carol Leifer, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
; ABC
NEW SERIES
Homeland
, Written by
Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith Stiehm
; Showtime
EPISODIC DRAMA - *TIE*
“Box Cutter” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Vince Gilligan
; AMC
“The Good Soldier” (
Homeland
), Written by
Henry Bromell
; Showtime
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Caught in the Act” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Steven Levitan
&
Jeffrey Richman
; ABC
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL
Cinema Verite
, Written by
David Seltzer
; HBO
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
Too Big to Fail
, Written by
Peter Gould
, Based on the book written by Andrew Ross Sorkin; HBO
ANIMATION
“Homer the Father” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Joel H. Cohen
; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
The Colbert Report
, Writers:
Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Barry Julien, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Scott Sherman, Max Werner
; Comedy Central
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
After the Academy Awards
, Head Writers:
Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney
; Writers:
Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, John N. Huss, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Lentz, Danny Ricker, Richard G. Rosner
; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA
General Hospital
, Written by
Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald, Tracey Thomson
; ABC
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Hero of the Shadows” (
Supah Ninjas
), Written by
Leo Chu, Eric S. Garcia
; Nickelodeon
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Top Secret America” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Wiki Secrets” (
Frontline
), Written by
Marcela Gaviria
&
Martin Smith
; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“Educating Sergeant Pantzke” (
Frontline
), Written by
John Maggio, Martin Smith
; PBS
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Doctor Hot Spot” (
Frontline
), Written by
Thomas Jennings
; PBS
RADIO WINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
2010 Year in Review
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
Portraits of a Terrorist: Who is Osama Bin Laden?
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
Justice in a Time of Terror
, Written by
Andrew Cohen
&
Rob Mank
; CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“Fairytale” (
Today Show
), Written by
Carol M. Sullivan
; NBC News
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
“CBS News Animations” (
CBS News
), Graphic Animation by
David Rosen
; CBS News
VIDEOGAME WRITING WINNER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
, Written by
Amy Hennig
; Sony Computer Entertainment
NEW MEDIA WRITING WINNERS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING – ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
“Episode 1,” “Episode 2,” “Episode 4,” “Episode 5,” “Episode 6” (
Aim High
), Written by
Heath Corson
&
Richie Keen
; cambio.com/aim-high
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING – DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
“A New Day,” “Family Matters,” “Neighborly Advice,” “Step Mom,” “Everything Dies” (
The Walking Dead
), Teleplay by
John Esposito
, Story by
John Esposito
and
Greg Nicotero
; amc.com
2011 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Inception
, Written by
Christopher Nolan
; Warner Bros.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Social Network
, Screenplay by
Aaron Sorkin
; Based on the book
The Accidental Billionaires
by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Inside Job
, Written by
Charles Ferguson
; Co-written by
Chad Beck, Adam Bolt
; Sony Pictures Classics
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men
, Written by
Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
Modern Family
, Written by
Jerry Collins, Paul Corrigan, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
; ABC
NEW SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
, Written by
Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter
; HBO
EPISODIC DRAMA – any length – one airing time
“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” (
Mad Men
), Written by
Erin Levy
; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY – any length – one airing time
“When It Rains, It Pours” (
30 Rock
), Written by
Robert Carlock
; NBC
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
The Special Relationship
, Written by
Peter Morgan
; HBO
LONG FORM – ADAPTATION – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
The Pacific
, “Part Eight,” Written by
Robert Schenkkan
and
Michelle Ashford
, Based in part on the books
Helmet for My Pillow
by Robert Leckie and
With The Old Breed
by Eugene B. Sledge with additional material from
Red Blood, Black Sand
by Chuck Tatum and
China Marine
by Eugene B. Sledge; HBO
ANIMATION – any length – one airing time
“The Prisoner of Benda” (
Futurama
), Written by
Ken Keeler
; Comedy Central
COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
The Colbert Report
, Writers:
Barry Julien, Dan Guterman, Eric Drysdale, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Jay Katsir, Max Werner, Meredith Scardino, Michael Brumm, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Rich Dahm, Rob Dubbin, Scott Sherman, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Peter Grosz, Paul Dinello
; Comedy Central
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
National Memorial Day Concert 2010
, Written by
Joan Meyerson
; PBS
DAYTIME DRAMA
As the World Turns
, Written by
Susan Dansby, Lucky Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, David Smilow
; CBS
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Happy Ha-Ha Holidays” (
Imagination Movers
), Written by
Michael G. Stern, Randi Barnes, Rick Gitelson, Scott Gray
; Disney Channel
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
Avalon High
, Teleplay by
Julie Sherman Wolfe
and
Amy Talkington
, Based on the novel by Meg Cabot; Disney Channel
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Flying Cheap” (
Frontline
), Written by
Rick Young
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Wyatt Earp” (
American Experience
), Written by
Rob Rapley
; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“Sunday Morning Almanac” (
CBS Sunday Morning
), Written by
Thomas A. Harris
; CBS News
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Resurrecting Eden” (
60 Minutes
), Written by
Jenny Dubin
; CBS
RADIO WINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
2009 Year in Review
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
CBS World News Roundup
, Written by
Paul Farry
; CBS Radio News
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Passages,” Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS Radio News
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
CSI
Promos, Written by
Anne de Vega
; CBS
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
“Sunday Morning, By Design” (
CBS Sunday Morning
), Graphic Designer
Bob Pook
, Graphic Artist
Diane Robinson
; CBS News
VIDEOGAME WRITING WINNER
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
, Story by
Patrice Desilets, Jeffrey Yohalem, Corey May
; Lead Script Writer:
Jeffrey Yohalem
; Script Writers:
Ethan Petty, Nicholas Grimwood, Matt Turner
; Ubisoft
NEW MEDIA WRITING WINNERS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING – ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
“The Real Thing,” ”Identity Crisis,” “Girl Talk,” ”Naming Things,” “Curtain Up” (
Anyone But Me
), Written by
Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward
; www.AnyoneButMeSeries.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING – DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
“Strip Pong,” “Tear Jerks,” “Brainstorm,” (
Frank vs. Lutz
), Written by
Jon Haller
; 30 Rock New Media, www.nbc.com
2010 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Hurt Locker
, Written by
Mark Boal
; Summit Entertainment
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Up in the Air
, Screenplay by
Jason Reitman
and
Sheldon Turner
; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
The Cove
, Written by
Mark Monroe
; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Andrew Colville, Kater Gordon, Cathryn Humphris, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy, Marti Noxon, Frank Pierson, Robin Veith, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
, Written by
Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield
; NBC
NEW SERIES
Modern Family
, Written by
Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker
; ABC
EPISODIC DRAMA – any length – one airing time
“Broken, Part 1 and Part 2” (
House
), Written by
Russel Friend
&
Garrett Lerner
&
David Foster
&
David Shore
; Fox
EPISODIC COMEDY – any length – one airing time (**TIE**)
“Apollo, Apollo” (
30 Rock
), Written by
Robert Carlock
; NBC
“Pilot” (
Modern Family
), Written by
Steven Levitan
&
Christopher Lloyd
; ABC
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
Georgia O’Keeffe
, Written by
Michael Cristofer
; Lifetime
LONG FORM – ADAPTATION – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
Taking Chance
, Teleplay by Lieutenant Colonel
Michael R. Strobl
, USMC (Ret.) and
Ross Katz
, Based on the short story by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.); HBO
ANIMATION – any length – one airing time
“Wedding for Disaster” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Joel H. Cohen
; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES (**TIE**)
Saturday Night Live
, Head Writer:
Seth Meyers
, Writers
Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker
, Additional Sketch by
Adam McKay, Andrew Steele
; NBC
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, Head Writer:
Steve Bodow
, Writers
Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart
; Comedy Central
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
Film Independent’s 2009 Spirit Awards
, Written by
Billy Kimball, Neil MacLennan
; IFC/AMC
DAYTIME SERIAL
The Young and the Restless
, Written by
Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Teresa Zimmerman
; CBS
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Welcome to the Jungle” (
The Troop
), Written by
Max Burnett
; Nickelodeon
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
Another Cinderella Story
, Written by
Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott
; ABC Family
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“The Madoff Affair” (
Frontline
), Written by
Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (
American Experience
), Written by
David Grubin
; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
World News with Charles Gibson
, Written by
Lee Kamlet, Julia Kathan, Joel Siegel
; ABC
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“A Private War: Expose: America’s Investigative Reports” (
Bill Moyers Journal
), Written by
Thomas M. Jennings
; PBS
RADIO WINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
2008 Year in Review
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
World News This Week - July 11, 2009
, Written by
Darren Reynolds
; ABC Radio
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
Paul Harvey: An American Life
, Written by
Stu Chamberlain
; ABC Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
“Vegas” (
Dateline
), “The Wanted” Promo,
NBC Nightly News Promo
, “Iran” (
Dateline
), “Cheat” (
Dateline
), Written by
Barry Fitzsimmons
; NBC
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
“Hudson Splashdown” (
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
),
David M. Rosen, Shannon L. Toma
; CBS
VIDEOGAME WRITING WINNER
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
, Written by
Amy Hennig
; Sony Computer Entertainment
2009 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Milk
, Written by
Dustin Lance Black
, Focus Features
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Slumdog Millionaire
, Screenplay by
Simon Beaufoy
, Based on the Novel
Q & A
by
Vikas Swarup
, Fox Searchlight Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Waltz with Bashir
, Written by
Ari Folman
, Sony Pictures Classic
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMATIC SERIES
Mad Men
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, Kater Gordon, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner
; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
, Written by
Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner
; NBC
NEW SERIES
In Treatment
, Written by
Rodrigo Garcia, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Merritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, Sarah Treem
; HBO
EPISODIC DRAMA – any length – one airing time
“Pilot” (
Breaking Bad
), Written by
Vince Gilligan
; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY – any length – one airing time
“Succession” (
30 Rock
), Written by
Andrew Guest & John Riggi
; NBC
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
Recount
, Written by
Danny Strong
; HBO
LONG FORM – ADAPTATION – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
John Adams
, “Episode 1, Join or Die,” Teleplay by
Kirk Ellis
, Based on the book by
David McCullough
; “Episode 2, Independence,” Teleplay by
Kirk Ellis
, Based on the book by
David McCullough
; HBO
ANIMATION – any length – one airing time
“Apocalypse Cow” (
The Simpsons
), Written by
Jeff Westbrook
; Fox
COMEDY/VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
Saturday Night Live
, Head Writers
Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, Paula Pell
, Writers
Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker
, Additional Sketches by
Robert Carlock
; NBC
COMEDY/VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards
, Written by
Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee, Jennifer Celotta, Rainn Wilson
; IFC/AMC
DAYTIME SERIALS
As the World Turns
, Written by
Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Courtney Simon, Lisa Connor, David A. Levinson, Peter Brash, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, Leslie Nipkow
; CBS
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
“Elmo's Christmas Countdown” (
Sesame Workshop
), Written by
Joey Mazzarino
; ABC
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
“Polar Bears” (
The Naked Brothers Band
), Written by
Polly Draper
; Nickelodeon
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
“Bush's War: Part One” (
Frontline
), Written by
Michael Kirk
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Secrets of the Parthenon” (
NOVA
), Written by
Gary Glassman
; PBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
ABC Weekend News
, Written by
Joel Siegel, Karen Mooney, David Muir
; ABC
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Yankee Stadium and the New Gilded Age” (
Bill Moyers Journal
), Writers
Bill Moyers & Michael Winship
; PBS
RADIO WINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
Black History Month
, Written by
Anthony J. McHugh
; CBS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
World News This Week
, Written by
Marianne J. Pryor
; ABC
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
Tributes
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ART WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
Jericho: Two-Minute Drills
, Written by
Eric Jacobson
; CBS
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
“Medical Animations” (
CBS Evening News
),
David Rosen
; CBS
VIDEOGAME WINNERS
VIDEOGAME WRITING
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
, Writers
Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford
and
Cameron Suey
, LucasArts
2008 AWARDS WINNERS
FILM AND TELEVISION WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
JUNO
, Written by
Diablo Cody
; Fox Searchlight
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
, Screenplay by
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
, Based on the Novel by
Cormac McCarthy
; Miramax
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
, Written by
Alex Gibney
; THINKFilm
DRAMATIC SERIES
THE WIRE
, Written by
Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, William F. Zorzi
; HBO
COMEDY SERIES
30 ROCK
, Written by
Brett Baer, Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Dave Finkel, Daisy Gardner, Donald Glover, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Ron Weiner
; NBC
NEW SERIES
MAD MEN
, Written by
Lisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner
; AMC
EPISODIC DRAMA - any length - one airing time
THE SECOND COMING (THE SOPRANOS)
, Written by
Terence Winter
; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY - any length - one airing time
THE JOB (THE OFFICE)
, Written by
Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur
; NBC
LONG FORM - ORIGINAL - over one hour - one or two parts, one or two airing times
PANDEMIC
, Written by
Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel
; Hallmark Channel
LONG FORM - ADAPTATION - over one hour - one or two parts, one or two airing times
THE COMPANY: A STORY OF THE CIA
, Teleplay by
Ken Nolan
, Based on the novel by Robert Littell; TNT
ANIMATION - any length - one airing time
KILL GIL VOLUMES 1&2 (THE SIMPSONS)
, Written by
Jeff Westbrook
; FOX
COMEDY/VARIETY - (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
THE COLBERT REPORT
, Written by
Bryan Adams, Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Frank Lesser, Tom Purcell, Allison Silverman
; Comedy Central
(*Editor's Note: There are no nominations this year in the
Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
category.)
DAYTIME SERIALS
THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS
, Written by
Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Jeff Gottesfeld & Cherie Bennet, Bernard Lechowick, James Stanley, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Marina Alburger, Sara Bibel, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber, Joshua McCaffrey, Sandra Weintraub
; CBS
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT - EPISODIC & SPECIALS
LOOK WHO'S NOT TALKING (FLIGHT 29 DOWN)
, Written by
D. J. MacHale
; Discovery Kids
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT- LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
JOHNNY KAPAHALA: BACK ON BOARD
, Teleplay by
Ann Austen & Douglas Sloan
and
Max Enscoe & Annie deYoung
, Story by
Ann Austen & Douglas Sloan
; Disney Channel
VIDEOGAME WRITING
DEAD HEAD FRED
, Written by
Dave Ellis
and
Adam Cogan
, D3 Publisher
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
RETURN OF THE TALIBAN (FRONTLINE)
, Written by
Martin Smith
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE (INDEPENDENT LENS)
, Written by
Robert Levi
and
Robert Seidman
; PBS
TELEVISION NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
AMISH SCHOOL SHOOTING (WORLD NEWS WITH CHARLES GIBSON)
, Written by
Josh Landis, Joel Siegel, Julia Kathan, Charles Gibson
; ABC
TELEVISION NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE (GOOD MORNING, AMERICA)
, Written by
Mary Pflum
; ABC
RADIO AWARD WINNERS
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
GO WIRELESS, GET CONNECTED! ABC'S TECHNOLOGY SURVIVAL GUIDE
, Written by
Andrea Smith
; ABC
RADIO NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK
, Written by
Marianne J. Pryor
; ABC
RADIO NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
PASSAGES
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS
PROMOTION WRITING AND GRAPHIC ART AWARD WINNERS
TELEVISION ON-AIR PROMOTION
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: MINI-SERIES, THE BRADYS VS. THE DIMERAS
, Written by
Judie Henninger
; NBC
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART
ONE PRICEY PANTS SUIT
,
William J. Hennessy Jr.
; ABC News
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS . . . MATT LAUER?: TEASE CAMPAIGN 2007
,
Joe Strobino
and
Miranda Patterson
; NBC
2007 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
, Written by
Michael Arndt
, Fox Searchlight Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE DEPARTED
, Screenplay by
William Monahan
, Based on the Motion Picture Infernal Affairs, Written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, Warner Bros. Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
, Written by
Amy Berg
, Lionsgate Entertainment
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMATIC SERIES
THE SOPRANOS
, Written by
Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider, Matthew Weiner, Terence Winter
; HBO
COMEDY SERIES
THE OFFICE
, Written by
Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Ricky Gervais, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Stephen Merchant, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Gene Stupnitsky
; NBC
NEW SERIES
UGLY BETTY
, Written by
Veronica Becker, Oliver Goldstick, Silvio Horta, Sarah Kucserka, Sheila Lawrence, Cameron Litvack, Myra Jo Martino, Jim Parriott, Marco Pennette, Dailyn Rodriguez, Don Todd
; ABC
EPISODIC DRAMA - any length - one airing time
PILOT (BIG LOVE)
, Witten by
Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer
; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY - any length - one airing time
CASINO NIGHT (THE OFFICE)
, Written by
Steve Carell
; NBC
LONG FORM - ORIGINAL - over one hour - one or two parts, one or two airing times
FLIGHT 93
, Written by
Nevin Schreiner
; A&E
ANIMATION - any length - one airing time
THE ITALIAN BOB (THE SIMPSONS)
, Written by
John Frink
; FOX
COMEDY/VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS - any length
THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
, Written by
Joan Meyerson
; PBS
COMEDY/VARIETY - (Including Talk) SERIES
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
, Head Writers
Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele
; Writers
Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Liz Cackowski, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Matt Murray, Paula Pell, Akiva Schaffer, Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon, Robert Smigel, JB Smoove, Emily Spivey, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker; Additional sketches by Mike Schwartz, Kristin Gore
; NBC
DAYTIME SERIALS
AS THE WORLD TURNS
, Written by
Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Cascio, Lisa Connor, Paula Cwikly, Hogan Sheffer, Judy Tate, Bettina Bradbury, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judy Donato, Josh Griffith, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Charlotte Gibson
; CBS
CHILDREN'S EPISODIC & SPECIALS
PREMIERE (JUST FOR KICKS)
, Written by
Alana Sanko
; Nickelodeon
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
THE DARK SIDE
, Written by
Michael Kirk
; PBS Frontline
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
, Written by
David Grubin
; PBS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
REMEMBERING LOU RAWLS
, Written by
Jonathan Kaplan
; CBS News
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT (AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS)
, Written by
Tom M. Jennings
; PBS
RADIO WINNERS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK
, Written by
Jeffrey Veatch
; ABC
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
AMERICA'S HEROES: TRIUMPH AND INSPIRATION
, Written by
Stu Chamberlain
; ABC
PROMOTION WRITING AND GRAPHIC ART WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
A PLAYWRIGHT'S GENIUS, ENTER THE NEW WORLD, INSIDE LAW AND ORDER, MY GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN,THE QUILL AWARDS: WRITE IT DOWN, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING
, Written by
Michelle Straebler
; WNBC
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART
COURTROOM SKETCHING
,
William J. Hennessy Jr
.; ABC
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
SATURDAY EARLY SHOW
,
Monica DiNatale Eureyecko
; CBS
2006 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
CRASH
, Screenplay by
Paul Haggis
&
Bobby Moresco
, Story by
Paul Haggis
, Lionsgate
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
, Screenplay by
Larry McMurtry
&
Diana Ossana
, Based on the Short Story by
Annie Proulx,
Focus Features
TELEVISION WINNERS
DRAMATIC SERIES
LOST
, Written by
JJ Abrams, Kim Clements, Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Paul Dini, Brent Fletcher, David Fury, Drew Goddard, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz, Jennifer M. Johnson, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon L. Lindelof, Lynne Litt, Monica Macer, Steven Maeda, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Janet Tamaro, Christian Taylor, Craig Wright;
ABC
COMEDY SERIES
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
,
Larry David
; HBO
NEW SERIES
GREY’S ANATOMY
, Written by
Zoanne A. Clack, Ann Hamilton, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, James Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry Werksman Jr., Mark Wilding;
ABC
EPISODIC DRAMA
AUTOPSY (House),
Written by
Lawrence Kaplow
; Fox
EPISODIC COMEDY
YOU CAN’T MISS THE BEAR, Pilot (Weeds),
Written by
Jenji Kohan
; Showtime
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL
WARM SPRINGS,
Written by
Margaret Nagle
; HBO
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS,
Teleplay by
Christopher Markus
&
Stephen McFeely
, Based on the book by
Roger Lewis;
HBO
ANIMATION
MOMMIE BEEREST (The Simpsons),
Written by
Michael Price
; Fox
COMEDY/VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,
Written by
George Stevens, Jr.
and
Sara Lukinson
; CBS
COMEDY/VARIETY – (including talk) SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN,
Written by
Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Tim Harrod, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
; NBC
DAYTIME SERIALS
THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS,
Head Writer
Kay Alden,
Head Writer
John F. Smith,
Written by
Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Eric Freiwald, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, Sandra Weintraub;
CBS
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
NEW CHARLIE
(Miracle’s Boys), Written by
Kevin Arkadie
, Based on the novel by
Jacqueline Woodson;
Noggin
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
EDGE OF AMERICA
, Written by
Willy Holtzman
; Showtime
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT — CURRENT EVENTS
SOMEONE’S WATCHING
, Written by
Edward Gray
; Discovery Times Channel
THE TORTURE QUESTION
, Written by
Michael Kirk
; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT — OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON: PART 1
, Written by
Geoffrey C. Ward
; PBS
(TV) NEWS SCRIPT — REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
PETER JENNINGS REMEMBERED (ABC World News)
, Written by
Steve Alperin
,
Charles Gibson
; ABC
(TV) NEWS SCRIPT — ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: SECRETS OF A MURDER (20/20)
, Written by
Richard Gerdau
,
Stephen Jimenez
,
Glenn Silber
; ABC
(TV) GRAPHIC ANIMATION
INAUGURATION 2005
, Written by
Steve Bottorff
,
Eric Diga
,
Lisa Fisher
,
Alice Kreit
,
Casey Sattler
; ABC
RADIO WINNERS
(RADIO) NEWS SCRIPT— REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK
, Written by
Marianne J. Pryor
; ABC
(RADIO) NEWS SCRIPT — ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
PASSAGES
(CBS News)
, Written by
Gail Lee
; CBS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
SIN CITY
and
MARINE
and
KIRSTIE ALLEY
and
B.T.K.
and
GENERIC (DATELINE)
,
ROAD TO INAUGURATION
and
BRIAN WILLIAMS IMAGE (NBC NIGHTLY NEWS)
,
RUNAWAY BRIDE (NBC)
, Written by
Adam Kessler
; NBC
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
, Written By
Alex Gibney
, Based on the book
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, Magnolia Pictures and HDNet Films
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