The Writers Guild of America has just announced the nominations for their annual awards for Best Screenplays (by writers who are guild signatories). That’s right, before you get nervous thinking that your favorite may have been left off the list, you must remember that the WGA is the group that is not all-inclusive and leaves out several of the top contenders each year due to them not being part of the guild or not following their very specific rules. For this reason, you won’t see Inside Out, The Hateful Eight, and Ex Machina in the Original Screenplay category or Room, Brooklyn, or Anomalisa in the Adapted screenplay category.
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
- 1/6/2016
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Writers Guild of America announced some of its nominees for its 2015 awards on Thursday, including television, new media, and radio, and among the TV nominees are series both new and old, and all beloved.
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
- 12/3/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the Original Screenplay honor at the recently concluded Writers Guild Awards while Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" took home the Adapted Screenplay trophy. "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swarts" written by Brian Knappenberger won Documentary Screenplay award. The film is not nominated for an Academy award.
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
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,...
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
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,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Writers Guild of America announced the TV nominees for the 2015 WGA Awards on Thursday (December 4) morning and several new shows broke into the fields in a big way. And, of course, there were a number of big WGA Award nomination head-scratchers. Specifically, where the heck was FX's "Fargo"? The answer is below. Making perhaps the biggest splash was "Transparent," which earned three nominations and, since "Orange Is The New Black" earned two nods and "House of Cards" pick up one, that meant that Amazon Prime and Netflix are, at least for one award-giving organization, on equal footing as creators of original programming. The Jill Soloway-created "Transparent" is nominated for New Series, where it will go against "The Affair," "The Knick," "Silicon Valley" and "True Detective." "Transparent" and "Silicon Valley" are also up for Comedy Series, going against "Louie," "Veep" and "Orange Is The New Black." Lest you panic...
- 12/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Her, Stories We Tell and Captain Phillips took home top honors on Saturday night as the big winners of the 2014 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen. Television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing were also recognized at simultaneous ceremonies at the Jw Marriott L.A. Live in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. It’s the final precursor guild award leading up to the Oscars.
Below is a complete list of the winners.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay (matched up with the Academy Awards nominations)
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nominees included American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Her and Nebraska.
Adapted Screenplay (3 for 5 Oscar nominations)
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
In addition to Captain Phillips,...
Below is a complete list of the winners.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay (matched up with the Academy Awards nominations)
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nominees included American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Her and Nebraska.
Adapted Screenplay (3 for 5 Oscar nominations)
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
In addition to Captain Phillips,...
- 2/2/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Spike Jonze’s philosophical sci-fi love story Her, and Billy Ray’s harrowing true-life hostage saga Captain Phillips earned best original and adapted screenplays, respectively, from the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday.
In the original category, Her was facing its four rivals for the Oscar: American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, and Nebraska, so its victory can be seen as a strong harbinger of where the Academy Award could go on March 2. In anecdotal sampling of Academy members, EW’s Prize Fighter has also determined that Her is far and away the front-runner for this category.
The WGA’s...
In the original category, Her was facing its four rivals for the Oscar: American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, and Nebraska, so its victory can be seen as a strong harbinger of where the Academy Award could go on March 2. In anecdotal sampling of Academy members, EW’s Prize Fighter has also determined that Her is far and away the front-runner for this category.
The WGA’s...
- 2/2/2014
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Tonight, the Writers Guild of America presented their awards for excellence in film and television for 2013. All eyes were on their top two categories, Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay, and while the former went to Spike Jonze’s incredible Her as expected, the latter went to Billy Ray’s Captain Phillips, which was completely out of the blue.
Her was widely expected to win due to its immense popularity throughout awards season, taking 20 screenplay wins from groups such as the HFPA and Bfca. However, Captain Phillips was a complete surprise given that it had not managed to win a single screenplay award prior to tonight, but as I’ve said before, it was going to be hard to tell which nominee was the favorite given the fact that the disqualified 12 Years a Slave has been the clear frontrunner throughout the season. However, it’s still quite shocking that Before Midnight...
Her was widely expected to win due to its immense popularity throughout awards season, taking 20 screenplay wins from groups such as the HFPA and Bfca. However, Captain Phillips was a complete surprise given that it had not managed to win a single screenplay award prior to tonight, but as I’ve said before, it was going to be hard to tell which nominee was the favorite given the fact that the disqualified 12 Years a Slave has been the clear frontrunner throughout the season. However, it’s still quite shocking that Before Midnight...
- 2/2/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The best and the brightest in TV came together at the Nokia Theatre this evening (September 22) for the 65th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
- 9/23/2013
- GossipCenter
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were upset in their respective acting categories, but Breaking Bad won the night’s top prize, taking home its first Emmy for Best Drama. It was an unpredictable night in several major categories: In addition to The Newsroom’s Jeff Daniels taking home the trophy for Best Actor in a Drama and Boardwalk Empire’s Bobby Cannavale winning for Supporting Actor, Veep’s Tony Hale and Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever were surprise winners — Wever was so shocked that she practically ran off the stage without delivering an acceptance speech.
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
- 9/23/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
The Sopranos was named the best-written show in television history by the Writers Guild of America, edging out an eclectic collection of some of the most beloved and admired series. Members of the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) voted online for the 101 Best Written TV Series, with David Chase’s iconic “family” drama topping Seinfeld, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, and M*A*S*H*.
“At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers...
“At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers...
- 6/3/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
What do Walter White and Phil Dunphy have in common? They’re both at the center of the TV shows most honored by the Writers Guild of America today. The group just announced the nominees for its annual awards, which will be handed out Feb. 17 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Breaking Bad garnered five nods; Modern Family drew four. Here’s a list of all the primetime and late night series in contention for the event’s biggest prizes:
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki,...
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki,...
- 12/6/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW - Inside TV
Time Home Entertainment Inc. and Mad Magazine Announce For the Second Time
(And Don’t Be Surprised If They Keep Doing It Until Someone Pays Attention!)
Totally Mad: 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity
Foreword by Stephen Colbert and Eric Drysdale
Includes “The Soul of Mad,”A Removable Set of 12 Classic Mad Cover Prints
On Sale October 30 at Retailers Nationwide
New York, NY, October 1, 2012 – To celebrate Mad Magazine’s 60th… More...
(And Don’t Be Surprised If They Keep Doing It Until Someone Pays Attention!)
Totally Mad: 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity
Foreword by Stephen Colbert and Eric Drysdale
Includes “The Soul of Mad,”A Removable Set of 12 Classic Mad Cover Prints
On Sale October 30 at Retailers Nationwide
New York, NY, October 1, 2012 – To celebrate Mad Magazine’s 60th… More...
- 10/1/2012
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Well you don't have to tell me twice, after Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash were awarded the USC Libraries Scripter Award on Saturday I got a feeling the Writers Guild would be going the same way, and just that has happened. Last night the WGA awarded The Descendants for Best Adapted Screenplay while also awarding Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris for Best Original Screenplay. As a result I have had to change my Oscar predictions in the Best Adapted Screenplay category as it would appear all heat was on the adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings's novel and not on Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian's script for Moneyball. You can see those updated predictions right here. In the Original category I have had Allen's script at the top since the beginning and I see no reason to change that now. Granted, The Artist is expected to...
- 2/20/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Descendants, Breaking Bad, and the other winners for the 2012 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. The 64th Annual Writers Guild Awards is “a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different Us labor unions: The Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae), representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi. The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw), representing TV and film writers in Hollywood and southern California.”
The full listing of the 2012 Writers Guild Awards winners is below.
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,...
The full listing of the 2012 Writers Guild Awards winners is below.
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,...
- 2/20/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced the winners of the WGA Awards for outstanding achievement in writing. In the Screenplay category, "Midnight in Paris," written by Woody Allen, took home the Original Screenplay award while "The Descendants," written by Alexander Payne, and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming, received the Best Adapted Screenplay award.
Winners of the WGA awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Zooey Deschanel and Joel McHale served as hosts of the ceremony.
Here is the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 WGA Awards (to see winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
*** (Winner) Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win,...
Winners of the WGA awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Zooey Deschanel and Joel McHale served as hosts of the ceremony.
Here is the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 WGA Awards (to see winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
*** (Winner) Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win,...
- 2/20/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Midnight in Paris and The Descendants, along with Showtime’s Homeland and ABC’s Modern Family, were among the big winners at the annual Writers Guild Awards, held Sunday at ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City. The WGA honors achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, and news, among for other forms.
The night’s big winners were:
Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris, written by Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay The Descendants, screenplay by by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Documentary Screenplay Better This World, written by Katie Galloway...
The night’s big winners were:
Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris, written by Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay The Descendants, screenplay by by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Documentary Screenplay Better This World, written by Katie Galloway...
- 2/20/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
Midnight in Paris, Young Adult, and the other nominations for the 2012 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. The 64th Annual Writers Guild Awards is “a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different Us labor unions: The Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae), representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi. The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw), representing TV and film writers in Hollywood and southern California.” The 2012 Writers Guild Awards will be held on February 19, 2012.
The full listing of the 2012 Writers Guild Awards nominations is below.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Pictures
Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne...
The full listing of the 2012 Writers Guild Awards nominations is below.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Pictures
Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne...
- 1/6/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
Television Nominees
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Bathsheba Doran, Dave Flebotte, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle, Terence Winter; HBO
Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO
The Good Wife, Written by Courtney Kemp Agboh, Meredith Averill, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Karen Hall, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Steve Lichtman, Matthew Montoya, Julia Wolfe; CBS
Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell,...
Television Nominees
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Bathsheba Doran, Dave Flebotte, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle, Terence Winter; HBO
Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO
The Good Wife, Written by Courtney Kemp Agboh, Meredith Averill, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Karen Hall, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Steve Lichtman, Matthew Montoya, Julia Wolfe; CBS
Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell,...
- 12/7/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Who’s honoring Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart now?
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences! “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” received four Daytime Emmy® Nominations from the Academy, Including:
Outstanding Special Class SpecialOutstanding Special Class WritingOutstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound MixingOutstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
Well, technically, Jon and Stephen aren’t nominees for the the last two, but are listed as producers, hosts and writers on the Special Class Special and Writing categories. And, coincidentally, Comedy Central’s total number of nominees this year is exactly 4.
Here’s the list of nominated shows in these four categories. I’ve included the nominees for the “Rally” – nice to see Paul Dinello on the lists!
Outstanding Special Class Special84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)New Orleans: Getting Back to Normal (American Public Television)The Rally To Restore...
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences! “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” received four Daytime Emmy® Nominations from the Academy, Including:
Outstanding Special Class SpecialOutstanding Special Class WritingOutstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound MixingOutstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
Well, technically, Jon and Stephen aren’t nominees for the the last two, but are listed as producers, hosts and writers on the Special Class Special and Writing categories. And, coincidentally, Comedy Central’s total number of nominees this year is exactly 4.
Here’s the list of nominated shows in these four categories. I’ve included the nominees for the “Rally” – nice to see Paul Dinello on the lists!
Outstanding Special Class Special84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)New Orleans: Getting Back to Normal (American Public Television)The Rally To Restore...
- 5/11/2011
- by Jennie
- No Fact Zone
As soon as we thought we could predict the outcome of the Oscars, here comes another surprise! This one's brought to you by the Writers Guild of America. Picked for Best Original Screenplay was Christopher Nolan's "Inception." The director, famously dissed for not getting a Best Director Oscar nomination, may just win the Best Original Screenplay come Oscar night. Oscar front-runner, "The King's Speech" was not nominated because it didn't quality under union rules which prompted Nolan to say during his WGA acceptance award that he looked forward to a time when he could accept the award "without qualification."
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
- 2/7/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Congratulations to The Colbert Report writers on winning a Writers Guild of America award last night for Best Comedy/Variety Series! The Tcr writers previously won this award in 2008; this year, they were up against Penn & Teller, Saturday Night Live, and The Daily Show. Well done, Team Colbert!
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
For more details on all the winners, check out The Envelope’s Awards Tracker column for a full write-up.
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
For more details on all the winners, check out The Envelope’s Awards Tracker column for a full write-up.
- 2/6/2011
- by Ann G
- No Fact Zone
HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) tonight announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
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 Classic
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,...
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 Classic
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,...
- 2/6/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
G’day Zoners!! and welcome to the first Six Degrees round-up of 2011. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas / New Year’s and are nice and rested for the year ahead. Today we have some interviews and guest appearances by Amy Sedaris, the taping of Wyatt Cenac’s comedy special, John Oliver on the cover of New York magazine and more!
Team ColbertThe Huffington Post talks to ‘Colbert Report’ writer Eric Drysdale about “The Man with F.E.E.E.T” and how he first became interested in 3D Photography.You can see ‘Colbert Report’ writer Peter Gwinn’s musical improvisation troupe Baby Wants Candy at New York’s SoHo Playhouse from January 8th – February 26th [Tickets]. The Daily ShowAasif Mandvi ['Daily Show' correspondent] has joined the panel of “The Fix-Up Show” along with Drew Carey, Dick Cavett, Jeff Garlin, and a host of other celebrity guests.John Hodgman ['Daily Show' correspondent] was recently on NPR...
Team ColbertThe Huffington Post talks to ‘Colbert Report’ writer Eric Drysdale about “The Man with F.E.E.E.T” and how he first became interested in 3D Photography.You can see ‘Colbert Report’ writer Peter Gwinn’s musical improvisation troupe Baby Wants Candy at New York’s SoHo Playhouse from January 8th – February 26th [Tickets]. The Daily ShowAasif Mandvi ['Daily Show' correspondent] has joined the panel of “The Fix-Up Show” along with Drew Carey, Dick Cavett, Jeff Garlin, and a host of other celebrity guests.John Hodgman ['Daily Show' correspondent] was recently on NPR...
- 1/20/2011
- by Katt
- No Fact Zone
The allure of snow has worn off and we aren’t through January yet. Here’s All You Need To Know to get your mind off shoveling:
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League WeeklyEpisode 7005 – Guest Fen MontaigneEpisode 7006 – Guest Chris HughesEpisode 7007 – Guest Bernard-Henri LevyEpisode 7008 – Guest Kevin Spacey
No Fact Zone features:
Fangirl Suit ReportState of the Union–reduxEye Candy: Screencap from Tuesday’s show…. and we’re back!Four Horsemen of the ApopcalypseFour Horsemen of the Apopcalypse Jan 10-13Eye Candy: Chuck, Jerri and Geoffrey at “Bogie Nights”Eye Candy: From the Life.com photo collection – Stephen Colbert: His Many Faces
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Colbert CouchLink: Caps of Colbert TumblrFanvid: Stephen, Crank It UpQuotes: Stephen Colbert on ‘The Social Network’Reviews: Stephen & Evelyn Colbert perform “Old Times” at Luna Stage benefitLink: Former ‘Washington Times’ writer faces boycott over Colbert slam in blog‘Colbert Report’ nominated for Producers Guild of...
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League WeeklyEpisode 7005 – Guest Fen MontaigneEpisode 7006 – Guest Chris HughesEpisode 7007 – Guest Bernard-Henri LevyEpisode 7008 – Guest Kevin Spacey
No Fact Zone features:
Fangirl Suit ReportState of the Union–reduxEye Candy: Screencap from Tuesday’s show…. and we’re back!Four Horsemen of the ApopcalypseFour Horsemen of the Apopcalypse Jan 10-13Eye Candy: Chuck, Jerri and Geoffrey at “Bogie Nights”Eye Candy: From the Life.com photo collection – Stephen Colbert: His Many Faces
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Colbert CouchLink: Caps of Colbert TumblrFanvid: Stephen, Crank It UpQuotes: Stephen Colbert on ‘The Social Network’Reviews: Stephen & Evelyn Colbert perform “Old Times” at Luna Stage benefitLink: Former ‘Washington Times’ writer faces boycott over Colbert slam in blog‘Colbert Report’ nominated for Producers Guild of...
- 1/17/2011
- by seshat
- No Fact Zone
Just a reminder – the live performance of ‘Colbert Report’ writer Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” is Tonight, at 7p and 9p at the Producer’s Grand Club in New York City. And we’re giving you one more chance to enter our Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T” contest.
To enter:
This is the easiest contest we’ve ever had – simply put a comment on our contest post here -
Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” Contest!
You’ll get the 3-reel packet featuring 21 3D pictures, as well as the 16-page story booklet that accompanies the photos and a ViewMaster Viewer. If we select your name, we’ll e-mail you to get your contact information, and we’ll be announcing a winner later today, so don’t wait!
Click here for full contest rules...
To enter:
This is the easiest contest we’ve ever had – simply put a comment on our contest post here -
Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” Contest!
You’ll get the 3-reel packet featuring 21 3D pictures, as well as the 16-page story booklet that accompanies the photos and a ViewMaster Viewer. If we select your name, we’ll e-mail you to get your contact information, and we’ll be announcing a winner later today, so don’t wait!
Click here for full contest rules...
- 1/15/2011
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
One of the Wp gurus at Woothemes is going to try to see if he can fix the problems with the new template. Fair warming – it might be a bit crazy looking for a bit. We’ll let you know when the dust has settled, and hopefully bring news that we can actually, you know, *blog* again. We’ve got multiple reviews of Mr. and Mrs. Colber’t performance at Luna Stage this Sunday, we need to get a winner for the Eric Drysdale contest, and we’ve got lots of news for the international viewers of the ‘Colbert Report’. We’ll let everyone know when we’ve got an All Clear to post again.
- 1/12/2011
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
Always good to get back in the groove after break. Here’s what’s happened:
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly Episode 7001 – Guest Ed Rendell Episode 7002 – Guest Geoffrey Canada Episode 7003 – Guest Atul Gawande Episode 7004 – Guest Ronald DePinho
No Fact Zone features:
Eye Candy: John Legend backstage at the ‘Colbert Report’ The No Fact Zone State of the Union address for 2011
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – The Best of 2010, part 1 Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – The Best of 2010, part 2 Update to Stephen Colbert/Evelyn McGee-Colbert Luna Stage performance Fan Art: Stephen Colbert tattoos
Klassic Kolbert:
Video: Stephen Colbert performs “Raven” from ‘Wigfield’ International House of Stephen (12/28/2010)
Six Degrees:
Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” Contest!
To keep up with the latest news about Stephen Colbert and “The Colbert Report”, please subscribe to the RSS feed, via reader,...
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly Episode 7001 – Guest Ed Rendell Episode 7002 – Guest Geoffrey Canada Episode 7003 – Guest Atul Gawande Episode 7004 – Guest Ronald DePinho
No Fact Zone features:
Eye Candy: John Legend backstage at the ‘Colbert Report’ The No Fact Zone State of the Union address for 2011
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – The Best of 2010, part 1 Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – The Best of 2010, part 2 Update to Stephen Colbert/Evelyn McGee-Colbert Luna Stage performance Fan Art: Stephen Colbert tattoos
Klassic Kolbert:
Video: Stephen Colbert performs “Raven” from ‘Wigfield’ International House of Stephen (12/28/2010)
Six Degrees:
Eric Drysdale’s “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” Contest!
To keep up with the latest news about Stephen Colbert and “The Colbert Report”, please subscribe to the RSS feed, via reader,...
- 1/9/2011
- by seshat
- No Fact Zone
The Project
“Colbert Report” writer Eric Drysdale will be orchestrating a second live performance of his “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” photography experience on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Producers’ Club Grand Theater (7p & 9p showtimes). The show features live musical accompaniment, comedy bits, and a horn section. The staged reading of the booklet that accompanies the 3-D Viewmaster photograph presentation will feature the comedy stylings of Ben Rameaka, Christian Finnegan, Amber Nelson, Gary Rudoren, Rob Lathan, Anthony Atamaniuk and Serra Hirsch.
Here’s the full information about the performance of “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.”:
“The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” – An original View-Master adventure-comedy by Eric Drysdale
New York City
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011
7:00 and 9:00 showtimes
Producers’ Club Grand Theater
358 West 44th Street at 9th ave.
A copy of The Man With F.E.E.E.T. and a View-Master viewer, included in the $20.00 ticket price.
“Colbert Report” writer Eric Drysdale will be orchestrating a second live performance of his “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” photography experience on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Producers’ Club Grand Theater (7p & 9p showtimes). The show features live musical accompaniment, comedy bits, and a horn section. The staged reading of the booklet that accompanies the 3-D Viewmaster photograph presentation will feature the comedy stylings of Ben Rameaka, Christian Finnegan, Amber Nelson, Gary Rudoren, Rob Lathan, Anthony Atamaniuk and Serra Hirsch.
Here’s the full information about the performance of “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.”:
“The Man With F.E.E.E.T.” – An original View-Master adventure-comedy by Eric Drysdale
New York City
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011
7:00 and 9:00 showtimes
Producers’ Club Grand Theater
358 West 44th Street at 9th ave.
A copy of The Man With F.E.E.E.T. and a View-Master viewer, included in the $20.00 ticket price.
- 1/8/2011
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
"I Love You Phillip Morris" came out of nowhere and secured a nod for the 2011 Writers Guild Awards. Based on the book by Steven McVicker, the film starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGRegor as prisoners in love received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination.
"Phillip Morris" will be competing with awards-favorites "127 Hours" (screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy), "The Social Network" (screenplay Aaron Sorkin), "The Town" (screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard), and True Grit (screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen).
In the Original Screenplay category, critics-darlings "Black Swan" (screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin), "The Fighter" (screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson), "Inception" (Christopher Nolan), and "The Kids Are All Right" (written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg) will be competing with "Please Give" by Nicole Holofcener. Much like "I Love You Phillip Morris," "Please Give," a family dramedy set in New York,...
"Phillip Morris" will be competing with awards-favorites "127 Hours" (screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy), "The Social Network" (screenplay Aaron Sorkin), "The Town" (screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard), and True Grit (screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen).
In the Original Screenplay category, critics-darlings "Black Swan" (screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin), "The Fighter" (screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson), "Inception" (Christopher Nolan), and "The Kids Are All Right" (written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg) will be competing with "Please Give" by Nicole Holofcener. Much like "I Love You Phillip Morris," "Please Give," a family dramedy set in New York,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
G’day Zoners, I hope your all gearing up for the Festive Season, and enjoying those last minute shopping trips. Here in sunny old Australia mother nature is enjoying Christmas so much she’s even brought snow. We havn’t gotten that much, certainly not as much as our friends in the North but it’s still weird to see snow in December. For the unlucky Nothern Zoners caught in the crazy cold weather, your in luck!! No, I don’t have salt, but I do have the latest round up of Six Degrees news.
This week we have Grammy, SAG and Golden Globe nominations, a farewell to Daily Show executive producer Josh Lieb, John Hodgman’s new podcast series, Steve Carell’s post-Office projects, Allison Silverman’s new television series, an interview with Eric Drysdale, and more Amy Sedaris and Neil DeGrasse Tyson than you can poke a candy cane at.
This week we have Grammy, SAG and Golden Globe nominations, a farewell to Daily Show executive producer Josh Lieb, John Hodgman’s new podcast series, Steve Carell’s post-Office projects, Allison Silverman’s new television series, an interview with Eric Drysdale, and more Amy Sedaris and Neil DeGrasse Tyson than you can poke a candy cane at.
- 12/21/2010
- by Katt
- No Fact Zone
Over on Splitsider, they've got an interesting interview with Eric Drysdale, a writer for The Colbert Report who also helped develop that show as well as writing for The Daily Show before it. In it, he talks about what it was like when the show was first getting off the ground as well as some of the different approaches they considered but eventually dropped. As Stephen Colbert himself gave an interview a few weeks ago talking about his life when he was still struggling, it's only fitting that now we have stories from a time when people thought the Report could actually be a failure.
- 12/14/2010
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Congrats to the writing staff of the ‘Colbert Report’, who have been nominated for the fourth straight year for a Writer’s Guild of America award for Comedy/Variety (including talk) Series. First nominated in 2007, the ‘Colbert Report’ writers won the award that first year out, but lost in 2008 to ‘Saturday Night Live’ and lost in 2009 to ‘Saturday Night Live’/'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ (dual winners in 2009). ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ was nominated this year as well in the Comedy Variety (including talk) series category.
Congratulations on your nominations, Team Colbert and Team Stewart, and good luck! Here is the full list of nominated shows in the Comedy/Variety (including talk) Series:
Comedy / Variety – (Including Talk) Series
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Writers: Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Tom Kramer, Rich Nathanson; Showtime
Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers; Writers: Doug Abeles,...
Congratulations on your nominations, Team Colbert and Team Stewart, and good luck! Here is the full list of nominated shows in the Comedy/Variety (including talk) Series:
Comedy / Variety – (Including Talk) Series
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Writers: Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Tom Kramer, Rich Nathanson; Showtime
Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers; Writers: Doug Abeles,...
- 12/13/2010
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2010 season to be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards on February 5, 2011, in Los Angeles and New York.
Television Nominees
Dramatic Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter; HBO
Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Tom Schnauz, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Chip Johannessen, Jim Leonard, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West; Showtime
Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Etan Frankel, Monica Henderson, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman; NBC
Mad Men,...
Television Nominees
Dramatic Series
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter; HBO
Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Tom Schnauz, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Chip Johannessen, Jim Leonard, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West; Showtime
Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Etan Frankel, Monica Henderson, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman; NBC
Mad Men,...
- 12/8/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Happy Sunday, everyone! It was a light news week around here, but if you’ve been busy celebrating the joy of Hanukkah, or getting all your Christmas shopping done, or compiling a list of grievances for Festivus, we’ve got a quick round-up of everything you missed. Here’s All You Need to Know:
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly Episode 6150 – Guest Dan Savage Episode 6151 – Guest Tom Vilsack Episode 6152 – Guest Michele Rhee Episode 6153 – Guest David Stockman
No Fact Zone features:
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse Fangirl Suit Report Daily Show Toss Recap
Mainstream Media:
Let’s all play a game of Fox News Fail
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Stephen answers fan questions on Reddit Northwestern Alumni Magazine gives us the Real Stephen Colbert You have to admit, he does look gouda Six Degrees: Eric Drysdale presents The Man With F.E.E.E.T. Six Degrees: Neil DeGrasse Tyson interviews...
Episode Guides:
Fantasy Colbert League Weekly Episode 6150 – Guest Dan Savage Episode 6151 – Guest Tom Vilsack Episode 6152 – Guest Michele Rhee Episode 6153 – Guest David Stockman
No Fact Zone features:
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse Fangirl Suit Report Daily Show Toss Recap
Mainstream Media:
Let’s all play a game of Fox News Fail
Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist:
Stephen answers fan questions on Reddit Northwestern Alumni Magazine gives us the Real Stephen Colbert You have to admit, he does look gouda Six Degrees: Eric Drysdale presents The Man With F.E.E.E.T. Six Degrees: Neil DeGrasse Tyson interviews...
- 12/6/2010
- by nerdygirl
- No Fact Zone
‘Colbert Report’ writer Eric Drysdale is starring in ‘The Man With F.E.E.T‘, a new one-night-only story reading and show on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Roy Arias Studios and Theaters – Theater 500. The shows are at 7p and 9p, and look to be quite entertaining! Here’s a description of the event:
Eric Drysdale (The Colbert Report, The Daily Show) premieres “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.,” a set of 3 View-Master reels with 21 photographs in eye-popping 3D, accompanied by a 12-page read-along storybook. The centerpiece of the show will be a staged reading of the adventure, which spoofs the TV-licensed viewmaster reels of the 1960s and ’70s. The reading will be presented by cast members while each audience member enjoys the 3-dimensional images in his or her own View Master Viewer. Between each reel, some of the funny people involved in the creation of “The Man With F.
Eric Drysdale (The Colbert Report, The Daily Show) premieres “The Man With F.E.E.E.T.,” a set of 3 View-Master reels with 21 photographs in eye-popping 3D, accompanied by a 12-page read-along storybook. The centerpiece of the show will be a staged reading of the adventure, which spoofs the TV-licensed viewmaster reels of the 1960s and ’70s. The reading will be presented by cast members while each audience member enjoys the 3-dimensional images in his or her own View Master Viewer. Between each reel, some of the funny people involved in the creation of “The Man With F.
- 12/2/2010
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
Below is a list of the 60th Annual Emmy Award Winners... Outstanding Drama Series "Mad Men" Outstanding Comedy Series "30 Rock" Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program Jeff Probst for "Survivor" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Tina Fey for "30 Rock" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Glenn Close for "Damages" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" Outstanding Miniseries "John Adams" Outstanding Reality Competition Program "The Amazing Race" Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" Outstanding Made for Television Movie Recount Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series "The Daily Show" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or...
- 9/22/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Diablo Cody's "Juno" took the prize for original screenplay, and Ethan and Joel Coen's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "No Country for Old Men" was the winner in the adapted screenplay category as the WGA, West and the WGA, East announced their annual awards Saturday night.
Because of the strike, the WGA, West did not hold its customary awards dinner, while the WGA, East held a scaled-back reception at the Hudson Theatre in New York.
Having also picked up awards from the DGA and the PGA, the Coens' "No Country" is now the front-runner heading toward the Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
The writers also recognized Alex Gibney?'s "Taxi to the Dark Side", an investigation into interrogation techniques, as best documentary screenplay.
On the TV side, the dramatic series honors went to HBO's "The Wire", written by Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon and William F. Zorzi, while the comedy series kudos went to NBC's "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 and Ron Weiner.
Other winners:
New series: AMC's "Mad Men", written by Lisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner;
Episodic drama, "The Second Coming" episode of "The Sopranos", by Terence Winter;
Episodic comedy, "The Job" from "The Office", by Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur;
Long form orginal: "Pandemic", by Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel;
Long form adaptation, "The Company: A Story of the CIA, teleplay by Ken Nolan, based on the novel by Robert Littell;
"Kill Gil Volumes 1&2," from "The Simpsons", ? by Jeff Westbrook;
Comedy/variety: "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 and Allison Silverman
Daytime serial: "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 and Sandra Weintraub;
Children's episodic & specials: "Look Whose Not Talking" from "Flight 29 Down", by D.
Because of the strike, the WGA, West did not hold its customary awards dinner, while the WGA, East held a scaled-back reception at the Hudson Theatre in New York.
Having also picked up awards from the DGA and the PGA, the Coens' "No Country" is now the front-runner heading toward the Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
The writers also recognized Alex Gibney?'s "Taxi to the Dark Side", an investigation into interrogation techniques, as best documentary screenplay.
On the TV side, the dramatic series honors went to HBO's "The Wire", written by Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon and William F. Zorzi, while the comedy series kudos went to NBC's "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 and Ron Weiner.
Other winners:
New series: AMC's "Mad Men", written by Lisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner;
Episodic drama, "The Second Coming" episode of "The Sopranos", by Terence Winter;
Episodic comedy, "The Job" from "The Office", by Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur;
Long form orginal: "Pandemic", by Bryce Zabel & Jackie Zabel;
Long form adaptation, "The Company: A Story of the CIA, teleplay by Ken Nolan, based on the novel by Robert Littell;
"Kill Gil Volumes 1&2," from "The Simpsons", ? by Jeff Westbrook;
Comedy/variety: "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 and Allison Silverman
Daytime serial: "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 and Sandra Weintraub;
Children's episodic & specials: "Look Whose Not Talking" from "Flight 29 Down", by D.
Agents Alan Rautbort and Mike Rizzo have joined ICM's television literary department. The duo exited CAA last week. While at CAA, they worked with such clients as Jill Soloway, Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, David Wayne, Vernon Chatman, Mark Guggenheim, Aaron Zelman, Noah Zaylan, Amanda Voytek, Barry Schindel, Alicia Martin, T. Sean Shannon, Jimmy Vallely, Allison Fouse, Eric Drysdale, Laurence Trilling, Tony Barbieri and writing team Howard Kramer and Chip Pope.
- 10/4/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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