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|date=February 19, 2017
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|last=[[68th Writers Guild of America Awards|68th]]
|next=[[70th Writers Guild of America Awards|70th]]
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The '''69th [[Writers Guild of America Awards]]''' honor the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2016. Winners were announced on February 19, 2017, at [[The Beverly Hilton|Beverly Hilton Hotel]], [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/awards-show-details |title=2016-2017 Awards Timeline |access-date=December 7, 2016 |work=[[Writers Guild of America]]}}</ref> The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 5, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=WGA TV Nominations: 'The Americans', 'Stranger Things', 'Westworld', 'This Is Us' Among Nominees |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/wga-tv-nominations-the-americans-stranger-things-this-is-us-westworld-1201864546/ |website=Deadline |access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref> while, the Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees were announced on January 4, 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title='Deadpool,' 'Moonlight,' 'La La Land' Take Writers Guild Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/moonlight-la-la-land-manchester-by-the-sea-writers-guild-1201952295/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> and the Videogame Writing nominees was announced on January 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Writers Guild Awards: Videogame Writing Nominations Announced |url=http://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/2016/2017-videogame-writing-nominations-announced |website=WGA.org |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>
The show was hosted by [[Patton Oswalt]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/2016/patton-oswalt-to-host-2017-writers-guild-awards |title=Patton Oswalt to Host 2017 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony |date=November 16, 2016 |publisher=WGA |access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
== Nominees ==
=== Film ===
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
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*'''''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' ([[A24]]) – [[Barry Jenkins]]; story by [[Tarell Alvin McCraney]]'''
**''[[Hell or High Water (2016 film)|Hell or High Water]]'' ([[CBS Films]]) – [[Taylor Sheridan]]
**''[[La La Land]]'' ([[Lionsgate]]) – [[Damien Chazelle]]
**''[[Loving (2016 film)|Loving]]'' ([[Focus Features]]) – [[Jeff Nichols]]
**''[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea]]'' ([[Amazon Studios]]/[[Roadside Attractions]]) – [[Kenneth Lonergan]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
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*'''''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures]]) – [[Eric Heisserer]]; based on the story "[[Story of Your Life]]" by [[Ted Chiang]]'''
**''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'' ([[20th Century Fox]]) – [[Rhett Reese]] and [[Paul Wernick]]; based on the [[X-Men]] comic book character created by [[Fabian Nicieza]] and [[Rob Liefeld]]
**''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures]]) – [[August Wilson]]; based on [[Fences (play)|his play]]
**''[[Hidden Figures]]'' ([[20th Century Fox]]) – Allison Schroeder and [[Theodore Melfi]]; based on [[Hidden Figures (book)|the book]] by [[Margot Lee Shetterly]]
**''[[Nocturnal Animals]]'' ([[Focus Features]]) – [[Tom Ford]]; based on the novel ''[[Tony and Susan]]'' by [[Austin Wright]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay|Best Documentary Screenplay]]
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*'''''[[Command and Control (film)|Command and Control]]'' ([[American Experience|American Experience Films]]) – [[Robert Kenner]] and [[Eric Schlosser]], story by Brian Pearle and [[Kim Roberts (filmmaker)|Kim Roberts]]; based on the [[Command and Control (book)|book]] by Schlosser'''
**''Author: The JT LeRoy Story'' ([[Amazon Studios]]) – [[Jeff Feuerzeig]]
** ''[[Zero Days]]'' ([[Magnolia Pictures]]) – [[Alex Gibney]]
|}
=== Television ===
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series|Drama Series]]
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*'''''[[The Americans]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– Peter Ackerman, [[Tanya Barfield]], [[Joshua Brand]], Joel Fields, [[Stephen Schiff]], [[Joe Weisberg]], [[Tracey Scott Wilson]]'''
** ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' ([[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]])&nbsp;– [[Vince Gilligan]], [[Peter Gould]], [[Gennifer Hutchison]], [[Bradley Paul]], [[Thomas Schnauz]], Gordon Smith
** ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[David Benioff]], [[Bryan Cogman]], [[Dave Hill (screenwriter)|Dave Hill]], [[D. B. Weiss]]
** ''[[Stranger Things]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, [[The Duffer Brothers]], Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock
** ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Ed Brubaker]], [[Bridget Carpenter]], Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, [[Lisa Joy]], Katherine Lingenfelter, [[Dominic Mitchell]], [[Jonathan Nolan]], Roberto Patino, [[Daniel T. Thomsen]], [[Charles Yu]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series|Comedy Series]]
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* '''''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– [[Donald Glover]], Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, [[Paul Simms]]'''
** ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– Megan Amram, [[Alec Berg]], [[Donick Cary]], Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, [[Mike Judge]], [[Carrie Kemper]], John Levenstein, [[Dan Lyons]], Carson Mell, [[Dan O'Keefe (writer)|Dan O'Keefe]], [[Clay Tarver]], [[Ron Weiner]]
** ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'' ([[Amazon Studios]])&nbsp;– Arabella Anderson, [[Bridget Bedard]], Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, [[Jessi Klein]], Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, [[Ali Liebegott]], [[Our Lady J]], Faith Soloway, [[Jill Soloway]]
** ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– Emily Altman, [[Robert Carlock]], Azie Mira Dungey, [[Tina Fey]], Lauren Gurganous, [[Sam Means]], Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, [[Allison Silverman]], Leila Strachan
** ''[[Veep]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Rachel Axler]], Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, [[Billy Kimball]], [[Steve Koren]], [[David Mandel]], Jim Margolis, [[Lew Morton]], [[Georgia Pritchett]], [[Will Smith (comedian)|Will Smith]], [[Alexis Wilkinson]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series|New Series]]
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* '''''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– [[Donald Glover]], Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, [[Paul Simms]]'''
** ''[[Better Things (TV series)|Better Things]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– [[Pamela Adlon]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Cindy Chupack]], [[Gina Fattore]]
** ''[[Stranger Things]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, [[The Duffer Brothers]], Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock
** ''[[This Is Us]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, [[Bekah Brunstetter]], [[Dan Fogelman]], Vera Herbert, [[Joe Lawson (writer)|Joe Lawson]], Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd
** ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Ed Brubaker]], [[Bridget Carpenter]], Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, [[Lisa Joy]], Katherine Lingenfelter, [[Dominic Mitchell]], [[Jonathan Nolan]], Roberto Patino, [[Daniel T. Thomsen]], [[Charles Yu]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Original|Long Form – Original]]
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* '''''[[Confirmation (film)|Confirmation]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Susannah Grant]]'''
** ''[[American Crime (TV series)|American Crime]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– [[Julie Hébert]], Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, [[Stacy A. Littlejohn]], Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, [[Diana Son]]
** ''[[Harley and the Davidsons]]'' ([[Discovery Channel]])&nbsp;– [[Seth Fisher]], [[Nick Schenk]], [[Evan Wright]]
** ''[[Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le]]'' ([[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]])&nbsp;– [[Dianne Houston]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Adapted|Long Form – Adapted]]
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* '''''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Scott Alexander]], Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, [[Maya Forbes]], [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Larry Karaszewski]], [[Wallace Wolodarsky|Wally Wolodarsky]], Based on the book ''The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson'' by [[Jeffrey Toobin]]'''
** ''[[11.22.63]]'' ([[Hulu]])&nbsp;– [[Bridget Carpenter]], Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, [[Brian Nelson (screenwriter)|Brian Nelson]], Quinton Peeple, Based on the book ''[[11/22/63]]'' by [[Stephen King]]
** ''[[Madoff (miniseries)|Madoff]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– Ben Robbins, Based on the book ''The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth'' by [[Brian Ross (journalist)|Brian Ross]]
** ''[[The Night Of]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]] and [[Steven Zaillian]], Based on the TV show ''[[Criminal Justice (British TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'' created by [[Peter Moffat]]
** ''[[Roots (2016 miniseries)|Roots]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[Lawrence Konner]], Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, [[Mark Rosenthal (screenwriter)|Mark Rosenthal]], Based on the book ''[[Roots: The Saga of an American Family]]'' by [[Alex Haley]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Short Form New Media – Original
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* '''"The Party"&nbsp;– ''The Commute'' ([[YouTube|YouTube.com]])&nbsp;– Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark'''
** "Episode 101"&nbsp;– ''Now We're Talking'' (go90.com)&nbsp;– Tug Coker & [[Tommy Dewey]]
** "Escape the Room"&nbsp;– ''Life Ends at 30'' ([[vimeo.com]])&nbsp;– Michael Field
** "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Episode 1 &nbsp;– ''Thug Passion'' ([[vimeo.com]])&nbsp;– Motrya Tomycz
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Short Form New Media – Adapted
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* '''"Part 4"&nbsp;– ''[[List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes#Fear the Walking Dead: Passage|Fear the Walking Dead: Passage]]'' (amc.com)&nbsp;– Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic'''
** "Under Siege"&nbsp;– ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' (fxnetworks.com)&nbsp;– [[Bradley Thompson]] & [[David Weddle]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation|Animation]]
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* '''"[[Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)|Stop the Presses]]"&nbsp;– ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– [[Joe Lawson (writer)|Joe Lawson]]'''
** "[[Barthood]]"&nbsp;– ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]])&nbsp;– [[Dan Greaney]]
** "First Day of Rule"&nbsp;– ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'' ([[Disney Channel]])&nbsp;– [[Craig Gerber (creator)|Craig Gerber]]
** "[[Fish Out of Water (BoJack Horseman)|Fish Out of Water]]"&nbsp;– ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– Elijah Aron & [[Jordan Young (producer)|Jordan Young]]
** "A Princess on Lothal"&nbsp;– ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' ([[Disney XD]])&nbsp;– Steven Melching
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama|Episodic Drama]]
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* '''"The Trip"&nbsp;– ''[[This Is Us]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Vera Herbert'''
** "[[Gloves Off]]"&nbsp;– ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' ([[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]])&nbsp;– Gordon Smith
** "I Am a Storm"&nbsp;– ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' ([[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]])&nbsp;– [[Sheila Callaghan]]
** "[[Klick (Better Call Saul)|Klick]]"&nbsp;– ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' ([[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]])&nbsp;– Heather Marion & [[Vince Gilligan]]
** "[[Switch (Better Call Saul)|Switch]]"&nbsp;– ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' ([[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]])&nbsp;– [[Thomas Schnauz]]
** "[[The Winds of Winter (Game of Thrones)|The Winds of Winter]]"&nbsp;– ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– [[David Benioff]] & [[D. B. Weiss]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy|Episodic Comedy]]
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* '''"Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!"&nbsp;– ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– [[Robert Carlock]]'''
** "Kimmy Finds Her Mom!"&nbsp;– ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' ([[Netflix]])&nbsp;– [[Tina Fey]] & [[Sam Means]]
** "Pilot"&nbsp;– ''[[One Mississippi (TV series)|One Mississippi]]'' ([[Amazon Studios]])&nbsp;– [[Diablo Cody]] & [[Tig Notaro]]
** "R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation"&nbsp;– ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland
** "[[Streets on Lock (Atlanta)|Streets on Lock]]"&nbsp;– ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'' ([[FX (TV channel)|FX]])&nbsp;– Stephen Glover
** "A Taste of Zephyria"&nbsp;– ''[[Son of Zorn]]'' ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]])&nbsp;– [[Dan Mintz]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series|Comedy/Variety – Talk Series]]
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* '''''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– Kevin Avery, [[Tim Carvell]], [[Josh Gondelman]], [[Dan Gurewitch]], Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, [[John Oliver]], [[Scott Sherman]], Will Tracy, [[Jill Twiss]], [[Juli Weiner]]'''
** ''[[The Daily Show with Trevor Noah]]'' ([[Comedy Central]])&nbsp;– Dan Amira, David Angelo, [[Steve Bodow]], Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, [[Travon Free]], [[Hallie Haglund]], David Kibuuka, [[Matt Koff]], [[Adam Lowitt]], [[Dan McCoy]], Lauren Sarver Means, [[Trevor Noah]], Joe Opio, [[Zhubin Parang]], Owen Parson, [[Daniel Radosh]], [[Michelle Wolf]]
** ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, [[John Lutz]], [[Aparna Nancherla]], Chioke Nassor, [[Seth Meyers]], Ian Morgan, [[Conner O'Malley]], Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, [[Ben Warheit]], [[Michelle Wolf]]
** ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' ([[CBS]])&nbsp;– Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, [[Stephen Colbert]], Cullen Crawford, [[Paul Dinello]], [[Eric Drysdale]], Ariel Dumas, [[Glenn Eichler]], Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, [[Tom Purcell]], Jen Spyra, [[Brian Stack (comedian)|Brian Stack]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series
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* '''''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Head Writers: Rob Klein, [[Bryan Tucker]]; Writers: [[James Anderson (American writer)|James Anderson]], [[Fred Armisen]], Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, [[Michael Che]], [[Mikey Day]], Jim Downey, [[Tina Fey]], Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, [[Steve Higgins]], [[Colin Jost]], [[Zach Kanin]], [[Chris Kelly (writer)|Chris Kelly]], Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, [[Dave McCary]], Dennis McNicholas, [[Seth Meyers]], [[Lorne Michaels]], Josh Patten, [[Paula Pell]], [[Katie Rich]], [[Tim Robinson (comedian)|Tim Robinson]], [[Sarah Schneider]], Pete Schultz, [[Streeter Seidell]], Dave Sirus, [[Emily Spivey]], Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette'''
** ''[[Documentary Now!]]'' ([[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]])&nbsp;– [[Bill Hader]], [[John Mulaney]], [[Seth Meyers]]
** ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' ([[Comedy Central]])&nbsp;– Kim Caramele, [[Kyle Dunnigan]], [[Jessi Klein]], Michael Lawrence, [[Kurt Metzger]], Christine Nangle, [[Claudia O'Doherty]], Dan Powell, [[Tami Sagher]], [[Amy Schumer]]
** ''[[Maya & Marty]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Head Writers: [[Mikey Day]], Matt Roberts, [[Bryan Tucker]]; Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, [[David Feldman (comedian)|David Feldman]], R. J. Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, [[Tim McAuliffe]], [[John Mulaney]], [[Diallo Riddle]], [[Maya Rudolph]], [[Bashir Salahuddin]], Marika Sawyer, [[Streeter Seidell]], [[Martin Short]], [[Emily Spivey]], [[Steve Young (writer)|Steve Young]]
** ''[[Nathan for You]]'' ([[Comedy Central]])&nbsp;– [[Leo Allen]], [[Nathan Fielder]], Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials
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* '''''[[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog#2016 and 2020 presidential elections|Triumph's Election Special]]'' ([[Hulu]])&nbsp;– Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Rajan Desai, David Feldman, R. J. Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, [[Robert Smigel]], Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andrew Weinberg; Additional Materials by Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Jason Reich, Alex Scordelis'''
** [[68th Primetime Emmy Awards]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– [[Jack Allison]], Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, [[Jimmy Kimmel]], Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson
** [[73rd Golden Globe Awards]] ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Barry Adelman; Special Material by Dave Boone, [[Ricky Gervais]], Jon Macks, [[Matthew Robinson (writer)|Matthew Robinson]]
** [[88th Academy Awards]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material by [[Scott Aukerman]], Rodney Barnes, [[Niall Campbell (author)|Neil Campbell]], Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, [[Langston Kerman]], Jon Macks, Steve O’Donnell, [[Nimesh Patel]], Vanessa Ramos, [[Chris Rock]], Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, [[Michelle Wolf]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Quiz and Audience Participation
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* '''''[[Hollywood Game Night]]'' ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter and Dwight D. Smith'''
** ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials|Daytime Drama]]
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* '''''[[General Hospital]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])&nbsp;– Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell'''
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Children's Script|Children's Script – Episodic and Specials]]
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* '''"Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street"&nbsp;– ''[[Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street]]'' ([[Amazon Studios]])&nbsp;– Laurie Parres'''
** "Girl Meets Commonism"&nbsp;– ''[[Girl Meets World]]'' ([[Disney Channel]])&nbsp;– Joshua Jacobs & Michael Jacobs
** "Just Add Mom"&nbsp;– ''[[Just Add Magic (TV series)|Just Add Magic]]'' ([[Amazon Studios]])&nbsp;– John-Paul Nickel
** "Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer"&nbsp;– ''[[Sesame Street]]'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– Belinda Ward
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Children's Long Form
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* '''''Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas'' ([[HBO]])&nbsp;– Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough'''
** ''Dance Camp'' ([[YouTube|YouTube.com]])&nbsp;– Teleplay by Nick Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Story by Nick Turner & Rex New
** ''[[R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls]]'' ([[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]])&nbsp;– Billy Brown & [[Dan Angel]]
|}
==== Documentary ====
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Documentary Script – Current Events
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* '''"The Choice 2016"&nbsp;– ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]'' ([[PBS]])&nbsp;– [[Michael Kirk]] & Mike Wiser'''
* '''"Inside Assad's Syria"&nbsp;– ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]'' ([[PBS]])&nbsp;– [[Martin Smith (documentarian)|Martin Smith]]'''
** "Chasing Heroin"&nbsp;– ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]'' ([[PBS]])&nbsp;– Marcela Gaviria
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Documentary Script – Other than Current Events
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* '''"Part One"&nbsp;– ''[[Jackie Robinson (miniseries)|Jackie Robinson]]'' ([[PBS]])&nbsp;– David McMahon & Sarah Burns'''
** "American Reds"&nbsp;– (WPTS Dayton)&nbsp;– Richard Wormser
** "Netanyahu at War"&nbsp;– ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]'' ([[PBS]])&nbsp;– [[Michael Kirk]] & Mike Wiser
|}
==== News ====
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
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* '''"Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend"&nbsp;– ''[[48 Hours (TV program)|48 Hours]]'' ([[CBS News]])&nbsp;– Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson'''
** "Ambush In Dallas"&nbsp;– ''[[ABC World News Tonight|World News Tonight With David Muir]]'' ([[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]])&nbsp;– David Bloch, Karen Mooney, [[David Muir]], David Schoetz
** "Brussels Under Attack"&nbsp;– ''[[ABC World News Tonight|World News Tonight With David Muir]]'' ([[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]])&nbsp;– David Bloch, Karen Mooney, [[David Muir]], David Schoetz
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
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* '''"CBS Sunday Morning Almanac"&nbsp;– ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning|CBS Sunday Morning]]'' ([[CBS]])&nbsp;– Thomas A. Harris'''
|}
=== Radio ===
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Radio Documentary
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* '''"Chernobyl: 30 Years Later" ([[ABC News Radio]])&nbsp;– Andrew Evans'''
** "Summer of 2016" ([[CBS News Radio|CBS Radio News]])&nbsp;– David Shapiro
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
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* '''"World News This Week, August 26, 2016" ([[ABC News Radio]])&nbsp;– Tara Gimbel Tanis'''
** "6:40am News, November 13, 2015" ([[CBS News Radio|CBS Radio News]])&nbsp;– Philip Pilato
** "Legends of the Game" ([[CBS News Radio|CBS Radio News]])&nbsp;– Thomas A. Sabella
** "Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to Greatness" ([[CBS News Radio|CBS Radio News]])&nbsp;– Gail Lee
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
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| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
* '''"Morley Safer: A Journalist’s Life" ([[CBS News Radio|CBS Radio News]])&nbsp;– Gail Lee'''
** "Dishin Digital on WCBS-AM" ([[WCBS (AM)|WCBS-AM Radio]])&nbsp;– Robert Hawley
** "Vin Scully" ([[KNX (AM)|KNX]])&nbsp;– Jerry Edling
** "Vin Scully Hangs Up The Mic" ([[ABC News Radio]])&nbsp;– Andrew Evans
|}
=== Promotional Writing ===
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| On-Air Promotion – Television, New Media, or Radio
|-
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
* '''"CBS On-Air Reel" (CBS On-Air Promotion)&nbsp;– Molly J. Neylan'''
** "Big Brother Over The Top Launch & NCIS: Special Agent Tony Dinozzo’s Top Moments" ([[CBS]])&nbsp;– Erial Tompkins
** "The Dollmaker, Halloween" ([[NBC]])&nbsp;– Jennifer H. Kaas
** “Limitless Promos 15/16” (CBS On-Air Promotion)&nbsp;– Jessica Katzenstein
** "Mom" ([[CBS]])&nbsp;– Dan Greenberger
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Television Graphic Art and Animation
|-
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
* '''"The Real History of Cinco de Mayo" (Gawker Media Group) ([[YouTube|YouTube.com]])&nbsp;– Elisa Solinas'''
|}
=== Videogaming Writing ===
{| class=wikitable style="width=100%"
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! colspan="2" style="background:{{WGA Awards/color}};"| Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing
|-
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
* '''''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]'' ([[Naughty Dog]])&nbsp;– [[Neil Druckmann]], Josh Scherr; Additional Writing: [[Tom Bissell]], Ryan James'''
** ''[[Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare]]'' ([[Activision]])&nbsp;– [[Brian Bloom]]
** ''[[Far Cry Primal]]'' ([[Ubisoft]])&nbsp;– Lead Writers: Ian C. Ryan, Kevin Shortt; Writers: Lynne Kamm, Susan Patrick; story by: Jean-Sébastien Décant, Ryan, Shortt
** ''[[Mr. Robot#Other media|Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n]]'' ([[Night School Studio]])&nbsp;– [[Adam Hines]]; story by Hines, Kor Adana
|}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150901174238/http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners.aspx Official Site]
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