The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the winners for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012. Winners were honored at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards last night.
And the winners are…
Motion Picture Winners:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ZERO DARK THIRTY | Mark Boal
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO | Chris Terrio
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN | Malik Bendjelloul
Television Winners:
DRAMA SERIES
BREAKING BAD | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
COMEDY SERIES
LOUIE | Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.
NEW SERIES
GIRLS | Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling
EPISODIC DRAMA
MAD MEN | “The Other Woman” written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
EPISODIC COMEDY
MODERN FAMILY | “Virgin Territory” written by Elaine Ko
LONG FORM — ORIGINAL
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS | Nights Two & Three, Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann
LONG FORM — ADAPTED
GAME CHANGE | Danny Strong
ANIMATION
THE SIMPSONS | “Ned ’N Edna’s Blend Agenda” written by Jeff Westbrook
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) — SERIES
PORTLANDIA | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley
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
DAYTIME DRAMA
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS | 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
CHILDREN’S — EPISODIC & SPECIALS
SESAME STREET | “The Good Sport” written by Christine Ferraro
CHILDREN’S — LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
GIRL VS. MONSTER | Story by Annie DeYoung; Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee
DOCUMENTARY — CURRENT EVENTS
FRONTLINE | “Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One” written by by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria
DOCUMENTARY — OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
NOVA | “The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time” Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMaster and Randall MacLowry
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING, DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
THE WALKING DEAD: COLD STORAGE | “Hide And Seek,” “Keys to the Kingdom,” “The Chosen Ones,” “Parting Shots” written by John Esposito
