Writers Guild of America Awards

The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949.

Eligibility

The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period.

Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.^[1]

Lifetime achievement awards

Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing:

History

In 2004, the awards show was broadcast on television for the first time.

In the years 2008 through 2018, the awards also included video game writing.

In February 2026, the staff of the Writers Guild of America West, who have been bargaining with Guild Management over a first union contract, went on strike. On February 24, Guild Management threatened to shut down the awards show the following month if the staff union did not accept their last, best, and final offer by February 27.^[2]

Discontinued categories

Best Written Musical (1949–1969)
Best Written Western (1949–1951)
Best Written Film Concerning American Scene (1949–1952)
Best Written Drama (1949–1969)
- Best Drama Written Directly for the Screenplay (1970–1984)
- Best Drama Adapted from Another Media (1970–1984)
Best Written Comedy (1949–1969)
- Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screenplay (1970–1984)
- Best Comedy Adapted from Another Media (1970–1984)
Best Videogame Writing (2008–2018)

Ceremonies

Winners

A * denotes a film that also went on to win an Academy Award.

Films

Best Original Screenplay

1967: Bonnie and Clyde – David Newman and Robert Benton
1968: The Producers – Mel Brooks *
1984: Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen
1985: Witness – Pamela Wallace, William Kelley, and Earl W. Wallace *
1986: Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen *
1987: Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley *
1988: Bull Durham – Ron Shelton
1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors – Woody Allen
1990: Avalon – Barry Levinson
1991: Thelma & Louise – Callie Khouri *
1992: The Crying Game – Neil Jordan *
1993: The Piano – Jane Campion *
1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral – Richard Curtis
1995: Braveheart – Randall Wallace
1996: Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *
1997: As Good as It Gets – Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
1998: Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard *
1999: American Beauty – Alan Ball *
2000: You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan
2001: Gosford Park – Julian Fellowes *
2002: Bowling for Columbine – Michael Moore
2003: Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola *
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Charlie Kaufman, Michael Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth *
2005: Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco *
2006: Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt *
2007: Juno – Diablo Cody *
2008: Milk – Dustin Lance Black *
2009: The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal *
2010: Inception – Christopher Nolan
2011: Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen *
2012: Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal
2013: Her – Spike Jonze *
2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
2015: Spotlight – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer *
2016: Moonlight – Barry Jenkins; story by Tarell Alvin McCraney *
2017: Get Out – Jordan Peele *
2018: Eighth Grade – Bo Burnham
2019: Parasite – Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won; story by Bong Joon-ho *
2020: Promising Young Woman — Emerald Fennell *
2021: Don't Look Up — Adam McKay and David Sirota
2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert *
2023: The Holdovers — David Hemingson
2024: Anora — Sean Baker *
2025: Sinners — Ryan Coogler *

Best Adapted Screenplay

1984: The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson
1985: Prizzi's Honor – Richard Condon and Janet Roach
1986: A Room with a View – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala *
1987: Roxanne – Steve Martin
1988: Dangerous Liaisons – Christopher Hampton *
1989: Driving Miss Daisy – Alfred Uhry *
1990: Dances with Wolves – Michael Blake *
1991: The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally *
1992: The Player – Michael Tolkin
1993: Schindler's List – Steven Zaillian *
1994: Forrest Gump – Eric Roth *
1995: Sense and Sensibility – Emma Thompson *
1996: Sling Blade – Billy Bob Thornton *
1997: L.A. Confidential – Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson *
1998: Out of Sight – Scott Frank
1999: Election – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
2000: Traffic – Stephen Gaghan *
2001: A Beautiful Mind – Akiva Goldsman *
2002: The Hours – David Hare
2003: American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
2004: Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor *
2005: Brokeback Mountain – Larry McMurty and Diana Ossana *
2006: The Departed – William Monahan *
2007: No Country for Old Men – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *
2008: Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy *
2009: Up in the Air – Jason Reitman
2010: The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin *
2011: The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash *
2012: Argo – Chris Terrio *
2013: Captain Phillips – Billy Ray
2014: The Imitation Game – Graham Moore *
2015: The Big Short – Adam McKay and Charles Randolph *
2016: Arrival – Eric Heisserer
2017: Call Me by Your Name — James Ivory *
2018: Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
2019: Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi *
2020: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, and Lee Kern; story by Baron Cohen, Hines, Swimer, and Nina Pedrad
2021: CODA – Sian Heder *
2022: Women Talking – Sarah Polley *
2023: American Fiction – Cord Jefferson *
2024: Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
2025: One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson *

Best Documentary Screenplay

2004: Super Size Me – Morgan Spurlock
2005: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room – Alex Gibney
2006: Deliver Us from Evil – Amy J. Berg
2007: Taxi to the Dark Side – Alex Gibney
2008: Waltz with Bashir – Ari Folman
2009: The Cove – Mark Monroe
2010: Inside Job – Charles Ferguson; co-written by Chad Beck and Adam Bolt
2011: Better This World – Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega
2012: Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul
2013: Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
2014: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz – Brian Knappenberger
2015: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief – Alex Gibney
2016: Command and Control – Robert Kenner, Brian Pearle, Kim Roberts, and Eric Schlosser
2017: Jane – Brett Morgen
2018: Bathtubs Over Broadway – Ozzy Inguanzo and Dava Whisenant
2019: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley – Alex Gibney
2020: The Dissident — Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel
2021: Exposing Muybridge – Marc Shaffer
2022: Moonage Daydream – Brett Morgen
2023: The Pigeon Tunnel – Errol Morris
2024: Jim Henson Idea Man – Mark Monroe
2025: 2000 Meters to Andriivka — Mstyslav Chernov

Discontinued categories

Best Written Drama

1949: The Snake Pit – Frank Partos and Millen Brand
1950: All the King's Men – Robert Rossen
1951: Sunset Boulevard – Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M. Marshman Jr. *
1952: A Place in the Sun – Michael Wilson and Harry Brown *
1953: High Noon – Carl Foreman
1954: From Here to Eternity – Daniel Taradash *
1955: On the Waterfront – Budd Schulberg *
1956: Marty – Paddy Chayefsky *
1957: Friendly Persuasion – Michael Wilson
1958: 12 Angry Men – Reginald Rose
1959: The Defiant Ones – Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith *
1960: The Diary of Anne Frank – Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
1961: Elmer Gantry – Richard Brooks *
1962: The Hustler – Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen
1963: To Kill a Mockingbird – Horton Foote *
1964: Hud – Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch
1965: Becket – Edward Anhalt *
1966: The Pawnbroker – Edward Lewis Wallant, Morton Fine, and David Friedkin
1967: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman
1968: Bonnie and Clyde – David Newman and Robert Benton
1969: The Lion in Winter – James Goldman *

Best Original Drama

1970: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Goldman *
1971: Patton – Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North *
1972: Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope Gilliatt
1973: The Candidate – Jeremy Larner *
1974: Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan
1975: Chinatown – Robert Towne *
1976: Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson *
1977: Network – Paddy Chayefsky *
1978: The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents
1979: Coming Home – Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones, and Waldo Salt *
1980: The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook and James Bridges
1981: Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman *
1982: Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
1983: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison
1984: Tender Mercies – Horton Foote *

Best Adapted Drama

1970: Midnight Cowboy – Waldo Salt *
1971: I Never Sang for My Father – Robert Anderson
1972: The French Connection – Ernest Tidyman *
1973: The Godfather – Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola *
1974: Serpico – Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler
1975: The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo *
1976: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben *
1977: All the President's Men – William Goldman *
1978: Islands in the Stream – Denne Bart Petitclerc
1979: Midnight Express – Oliver Stone *
1980: Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton *
1981: Ordinary People – Alvin Sargent *
1982: On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson *
1983: Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart *
1984: Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein

Best Written Comedy

1949: Sitting Pretty – F. Hugh Herbert
1950: A Letter to Three Wives – Joseph L. Mankiewicz *
1951: All About Eve – Joseph L. Mankiewicz *
1952: Father's Little Dividend – Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich
1953: The Quiet Man – Frank Nugent
1954: Roman Holiday – Ian McLellan Hunter, Dalton Trumbo, and John Dighton *
1955: Sabrina – Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, and Ernest Lehman
1956: Mister Roberts – Joshua Logan and Frank Nugent
1957: Around the World in 80 Days – James Poe, John Farrow, and S. J. Perelman *
1958: Love in the Afternoon – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
1959: Me and the Colonel – S. N. Behrman and George Froeschel
1960: Some Like It Hot – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
1961: The Apartment – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond *
1962: Breakfast at Tiffany's – George Axelrod
1963: That Touch of Mink – Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monastar
1964: Lilies of the Field – James Poe
1965: Dr. Strangelove – Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George
1966: A Thousand Clowns – Herb Gardner
1967: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – William Rose
1968: The Graduate – Calder Willingham and Buck Henry
1969: The Odd Couple – Neil Simon

Best Original Comedy

1970: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
1971: The Out-of-Towners – Neil Simon
1972: The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky *
1973: What's Up, Doc? – Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton
1974: A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
1975: Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger
1976: Shampoo – Robert Towne and Warren Beatty
1977: The Bad News Bears – Bill Lancaster
1978: Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman *
1979: Movie Movie – Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller
1980: Breaking Away – Steve Tesich *
1981: Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller, and Charles Shyer
1982: Arthur – Steve Gordon
1983: Tootsie – Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal
1984: The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek

Best Adapted Comedy

1970: Goodbye, Columbus – Arnold Schulman
1971: MASH – Ring Lardner Jr. *
1972: Kotch – John Paxton
1973: Cabaret – Jay Presson Allen
1974: Paper Moon – Alvin Sargent
1975: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – Lionel Chetwynd and Mordecai Richler
1976: The Sunshine Boys – Neil Simon
1977: The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman
1978: Oh, God! – Larry Gelbart
1979: Heaven Can Wait – Elaine May and Warren Beatty and Same Time, Next Year – Bernard Slade
1980: Being There – Jerzy Kosiński
1981: Airplane! – Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
1982: Rich and Famous – Gerard Ayres
1983: Victor/Victoria – Blake Edwards
1984: Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks *

Best Written Musical

1949: Easter Parade – Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Sidney Sheldon
1950: On the Town – Adolph Green and Betty Comden
1951: Annie Get Your Gun – Sidney Sheldon
1952: An American in Paris – Alan Jay Lerner *
1953: Singin' in the Rain – Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1954: Lili – Helen Deutsch and Paul Gallico
1955: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley
1956: Love Me or Leave Me – Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart *
1957: The King and I – Ernest Lehman
1958: Les Girls – Vera Caspary and John Patrick
1959: Gigi – Alan Jay Lerner *
1960: The Five Pennies – Robert Smith, Jack Rose, and Melville Shavelson
1961: Bells Are Ringing – Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1962: West Side Story – Ernest Lehman
1963: The Music Man – Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, and Marion Hargrove
1964: Not awarded
1965: Mary Poppins – Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi
1966: The Sound of Music – Maria Augusta Trapp, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, and Ernest Lehman
1967: Not awarded
1968: Thoroughly Modern Millie – Richard Morris
1969: Funny Girl – Isobel Lennart

Best Written Film Concerning Problems with the American Scene

1949: The Snake Pit – Frank Partos and Millen Brand
1950: All the King's Men – Robert Rossen
1951: The Men – Carl Foreman
1952: Bright Victory – Robert Buckner

Best Written Western

1949: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre – John Huston *
1950: Yellow Sky – W. R. Burnett and Lamar Trotti
1951: Broken Arrow – Albert Maltz

Television

Dramatic Series

2005: Lost – J. J. 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 Lindelof, Lynne E. Litt, Monica Macer, Steven Maeda, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Janet Tamaro, Christian Taylor, and Craig Wright
2006: The Sopranos – Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider, Matthew Weiner, and Terence Winter
2007: The Wire – Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi
2008: Mad Men – Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, Kater Gordon, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, and Matthew Weiner
2009: Mad Men – Lisa Albert, Andrew Colville, Kater Gordon, Cathryn Humphris, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy, Marti Noxon, Frank Pierson, Robin Veith, Dahvi Waller, and Matthew Weiner
2010: Mad Men – Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, and Matthew Weiner
2011, 2012 and 2013: Breaking Bad – Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett
2014: True Detective – Nic Pizzolatto
2015: Mad Men – Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Robert Towne, Matthew Weiner, and Carly Wray
2016: The Americans – Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, and Tracey Scott Wilson
2017: The Handmaid's Tale – Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, and Eric Tuchman
2018: The Americans – Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, and Tracey Scott Wilson
2019: Succession – Jesse Armstrong, Alice Birch, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Cord Jefferson, Mary Laws, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton, and Will Tracy
2020: The Crown – Peter Morgan and Jonathan Wilson
2021: Succession – Jesse Armstrong, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Francesca Gardiner, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton, and Will Tracy
2022: Severance – Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, and Amanda Overton
2023: Succession – Will Arbery, Jesse Armstrong, Miriam Battye, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Nate Elston, Francesca Gardiner, Callie Hersheway, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, and Will Tracy
2024: Shōgun – Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, and Emily Yoshida
2025: The Pitt – Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, and Noah Wyle

Comedy Series

2005: Curb Your Enthusiasm – Larry David
2006: The Office – Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Ricky Gervais, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Stephen Merchant, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur, Justin Spitzer, and Gene Stupnitsky
2007: 30 Rock – 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
2008: 30 Rock – Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, and Ron Weiner
2009: 30 Rock – 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, and Tracey Wigfield
2010: Modern Family – Jerry Collins, Paul Corrigan, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Joe Lawson, Steve Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, and Danny Zuker
2011: Modern Family – Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Carol Leifer, Steve Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, and Danny Zuker
2012: Louie – Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, and Louis C.K.
2013: Veep – Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, and Will Smith
2014: Louie – Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K.
2015: Veep – Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Peter Fellows, Neil and Rob Gibbons, Sean Gray, Callie Hersheway, Armando Iannucci, Sean Love, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, and Will Smith
2016: Atlanta – Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, and Paul Simms
2017: Veep – Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, and Alexis Wilkinson
2018: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, and Amy Sherman-Palladino
2019: Barry – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Jason Kim, Taofik Kolade, and Elizabeth Sarnoff
2020: Ted Lasso – Jane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kell, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, and Bill Wrubel
2021: Hacks – Lucia Aniello, Joanna Calo, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Cole Escola, Janis Hirsch, Ariel Karlin, Katherine Kearns, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Michael Schur, and Jen Statsky
2022: The Bear – Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O'Keefe, Catherine Schetina, and Christopher Storer
2023: The Bear – Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Kelly Galuska, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, and Christopher Storer
2024: Hacks – Lucia Aniello, Guy Branum, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Jess Dweck, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Law, Carol Leifer, Carolyn Lipka, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, and Jen Statsky
2025: The Studio – Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, and Seth Rogen

New Series

2005: Grey's Anatomy – Zoanne A. Clack, Ann Hamilton, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, James D. Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, and Harry Werksman
2006: Ugly Betty – Veronica Becker, Oliver Goldstick, Silvio Horta, Sarah Kucserka, Sheila R. Lawrence, Cameron Litvack, Myra Jo Martino, Jim Parriott, Marco Pennette, Dailyn Rodriguez, and Donald Todd
2007: Mad Men – Lisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith, and Matthew Weiner
2008: In Treatment – Rodrigo García, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Merritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, and Sarah Treem
2009: Modern Family – Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, and Danny Zuker
2010: Boardwalk Empire – Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, and Terence Winter
2011: Homeland – Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, and Meredith Stiehm
2012: Girls – Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, and Dan Sterling
2013: House of Cards – Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, and Beau Willimon
2014: True Detective – Nic Pizzolatto
2015: Mr. Robot – Kyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, and Matt Pyken
2016: Atlanta – Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, and Paul Simms
2017: The Handmaid's Tale – Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, and Eric Tuchman
2018: Barry – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Ben Smith, and Sarah Solemani
2019: Watchmen – Lila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, and Carly Wray
2020: Ted Lasso – Jane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kell, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, and Bill Wrubel
2021: Hacks – Lucia Aniello, Joanna Calo, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Cole Escola, Janis Hirsch, Ariel Karlin, Katherine Kearns, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Michael Schur, and Jen Statsky
2022: Severance - Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, and Amanda Overton
2023: The Last of Us – Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, and Bo Shim
2024: Shōgun – Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, and Emily Yoshida
2025: The Pitt – Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, and Noah Wyle

Episodic Drama

1960: The Untouchables ("The Unhired Assassin") – William Spier
1961: Naked City ("The Fault in Our Stars") – Barry Trivers
1962: Naked City ("Today the Man Who Kills the Ants is Coming") – Story by Kenneth M. Rosen; Teleplay by Howard Rodman and Kenneth M. Rosen
1963: Route 66 ("Man Out of Time") – Lawrence B. Marcus
1964: East Side/West Side ("Who Do You Kill?") – Arnold Perl
1965: Mr. Novak ("With a Hammer in His Hand, Lord, Lord!") – John D. F. Black
1966: The Trials of O'Brien ("No Justice for the Judge") – David Ellis
1967: Star Trek ("The City on the Edge of Forever") – Harlan Ellison
1968: Judd, for the Defense ("To Kill a Madman") – Robert Lewin
1969: Judd, for the Defense ("An Elephant in a Cigar Box") – Robert Lewin
1970: The Bold Ones: The Senator ("A Continual Roar of Musketry") – David W. Rintels
1971: The Psychiatrist ("Par for the Course") – Story by Thomas Y. Drake; Teleplay by Herb Bermann, Thomas Y. Drake, Jerrold Freedman, and Bo May
1972: Kung Fu ("King of the Mountain") – Herman Miller
1973: The Starlost ("Phoenix Without Ashes") – Harlan Ellison
1974: Gunsmoke ("Thirty a Month and Found") – Jim Byrnes
1975: The Law ("Prior Consent") – Story by Stephen Kandel; Teleplay by Arthur A. Ross
1976: Sandburg's Lincoln ("Crossing Fox River") – Loring Mandel
1977: Police Story ("Pressure Point") – Mark Rodgers
1978: Lou Grant ("Prisoner") – Seth Freeman
1979: Lou Grant ("Vet") – Leon Tokatyan
1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe ("Pilot") – Stephen J. Cannell
1981: Hill Street Blues ("Hill Street Station") – Michael Kozoll and Steven Bochco
1982: Hill Street Blues ("The World According to Freedom") – Michael Wagner
1983: Hill Street Blues ("Trial by Fury") – David Milch
1984: Hill Street Blues ("Grace Under Pressure") – Story by Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis, and David Milch; Teleplay by Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner, Karen Hall, and Mark Frost
1985: Cagney & Lacey ("An Unusual Occurrence") – Georgia JeffriesMiami Vice ("Brother's Keeper") – Anthony Yerkovich
1986: Moonlighting ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") – Debra Frank and Carl SautterSt. Elsewhere ("Remembrance of Things Past") – John Masius, Bruce Paltrow, and Tom Fontana
1987: Cagney & Lacey ("Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1") – Georgia JeffriesMoonlighting ("It's a Wonderful Job") – Debra Frank and Carl Sautter
1988: thirtysomething – Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick ("Pilot") and Susan Shilliday ("Therapy")
1989: TV 101 ("Rolling") – Karl Schaefer
1990: China Beach ("Souvenirs") – John Sacret Young
1991: thirtysomething ("Photo Opportunity") – Racelle Rosett Schaefer
1992: I'll Fly Away ("Amazing Grace") – Henry Bromell
1993: Homicide: Life on the Street ("Night of the Dead Living") – Story by Tom Fontana and Frank Pugliese; Teleplay by Frank Pugliese
1994: Homicide: Life on the Street ("Bop Gun") – Story by Tom Fontana; Teleplay by David Simon and David Mills
1995: ER ("Love's Labor Lost") – Lance A. Gentile
1996: NYPD Blue ("Girl Talk") – Story by Bill Clark and Theresa Rebeck; Teleplay by Theresa Rebeck
1997: Law & Order ("Entrapment") – Rene Balcer and Richard Sweren
1998: Nothing Sacred ("Proofs for the Existence of God") – Paul Leland
1999: The Sopranos ("Meadowlands") – Jason Cahill
2000: The West Wing ("In Excelsis Deo") – Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland
2001: The Sopranos ("Pine Barrens") – Story by Tim Van Patten and Terence Winter; Teleplay by Terence Winter
2002: The Education of Max Bickford ("Pilot") – Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin
2003: 24 ("Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.") – Evan Katz
2004: The West Wing ("The Supremes") – Debora Cahn
2005: House ("Autopsy") – Lawrence Kaplow
2006: Big Love ("Pilot") – Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer
2007: The Sopranos ("The Second Coming") – Terence Winter
2008 and 2011: Breaking Bad ("Pilot" and "Box Cutter") – Vince Gilligan
2009: House ("Broken") – Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster, and David Shore
2010: Mad Men ("The Chrysanthemum and the Sword") – Erin Levy
2011: Homeland ("The Good Soldier") – Henry Bromell
2012: Mad Men ("The Other Woman") – Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
2013: Breaking Bad ("Confessions") – Gennifer Hutchison
2014: The Good Wife ("The Last Call") – Robert and Michelle King
2015: Better Call Saul ("Uno") – Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould
2016: This Is Us ("The Trip") – Vera Herbert
2017: Better Call Saul ("Chicanery") – Gordon Smith
2018: Homeland ("Paean to the People") – Alex Gansa
2019: Succession ("Tern Haven") – Will Tracy
2020: Ozark ("Fire Pink") – Miki Johnson
2021: Succession ("Retired Janitors of Idaho") – Tony Roche and Susan Soon He Stanton
2022: Better Call Saul ("Plan and Execution") – Thomas Schnauz
2023: Succession ("Living+") – Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery
2024: Shōgun ("Anjin") – Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
2025: The Pitt ("7:00 A.M.") – R. Scott Gemmill

Episodic Comedy

1960: Father Knows Best ("Margaret's Old Flame") – Dorothy Cooper
1961: The Andy Griffith Show ("The Manhunt") – Charles Stewart and Jack Elinson
1962: Car 54, Where Are You? ("I Won't Go") – Nat Hiken and Gary Belkin
1963: The Andy Griffith Show ("Barney's First Car") – Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
1964: The Andy Griffith Show ("The Shoplifters") – Bill Idelson and Sam BobrickThe Dick Van Dyke Show ("My Husband is the Best One") – Martin Ragaway
1965: The Dick Van Dyke Show ("Br-room, Br-room") – Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt
1966: The Dick Van Dyke Show ("You Ought to Be in Pictures") – Jack Winter
1967: The Jackie Gleason Show ("Movies Are Better than Ever") – Marvin Marx, Walter Stone, and Rod Parker
1968: Get Smart ("Viva Smart") – Bill Idelson, Sam Bobrick, and Norman Paul
1969: Room 222 ("Funny Boy") – Allan Burns
1970: Room 222 ("The Valedictorian") – Richard DeRoy
1971: The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Thorough Unmilitant Mary") – Martin Cohan
1972: M*A*S*H ("Chief Surgeon Who?") – Larry Gelbart
1973: Maude ("Walter's Problem") – Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller
1974: M*A*S*H ("O.R.") – Larry Gelbart and Laurence Marks
1975: M*A*S*H ("Welcome to Korea") – Everett Greenbaum, Jim Fritzell, and Larry Gelbart
1976: M*A*S*H ("Dear Sigmund") – Alan Alda
1977: All in the Family ("Archie Get the Business") – Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin
1978: M*A*S*H ("Baby, It's Cold Outside") – Gary David Goldberg
1979: M*A*S*H ("Are You Now, Margaret?") – Thad Mumford and Dan WilcoxTaxi ("The Reluctant Father") – Ken Estin
1980: M*A*S*H ("Heal Thyself") – Story by Dennis Koenig and Gene Reynolds; Teleplay by Dennis Koenig
1981: Barney Miller ("Stormy Weather") – Nat Mauldin
1982: Barney Miller ("Hunger Strike") – Story by Tony Sheehan and Stephen Neigher; Teleplay by Tony Sheehan
1983 and 1991: Cheers ("The Boys in the Bar" and "Rat Girl") – Ken Levine and David Isaacs
1983: Cheers ("Give Me a Ring Sometime") – Glen and Les Charles
1984: Cheers ("Sumner's Return") – Michael J. Weithorn
1985: Moonlighting ("Pilot") – Glenn Gordon CaronSteambath ("Madison Avenue Madness") – David Pollock and Elias Davis
1986: Kate & Allie ("Allie's Affair") – Bob Randall
1987: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ("Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles") – Jay TarsesFamily Ties ("A, My Name is Alex") – Gary David Goldberg and Alan UgerThe Golden Girls ("'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas") – Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan
1988: The Wonder Years ("My Father's Office") – Carol Black and Neal Marlens
1989: The Wonder Years ("Coda") – Todd W. Langen
1990: Murphy Brown ("Brown Like Me") – Diane English
1992: Murphy Brown ("Uh-Oh, Part 2") – Story by Korby Siamis and Diane English; Teleplay by Diane English
1993: Seinfeld ("The Contest") – Larry David
1994: Seinfeld ("The Mango") – Story by Lawrence H. Levy; Teleplay by Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David
1995: Frasier ("The Matchmaker") – Joe Keenan
1996: Seinfeld ("The Pool Guy") – David Mandel
1997: Seinfeld ("The Fatigues") – Greg Kavet and Andy Robin
1998: Frasier ("Frasier's Imaginary Friend") – Rob Greenberg
1999: Frasier ("Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz") – Jay Kogen
2000: Frasier ("Something Borrowed, Someone Blue") – Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan
2001: Everybody Loves Raymond ("Italy") – Philip Rosenthal
2002: Frasier ("Rooms with a View") – Dan O'Shannon, Lori Kirkland, and Bob Daily
2003: Frasier ("No Sex, Please, We're Skittish") – Bob Daily
2004: Arrested Development ("Pier Pressure") – Jim Vallely and Mitchell HurwitzMalcolm in the Middle ("Ida's Boyfriend") – Neil Thompson
2005: Weeds ("You Can't Miss the Bear") – Jenji Kohan
2006: The Office ("Casino Night") – Steve Carell
2007: The Office ("The Job") – Paul Lieberstein and Michael Schur
2008: 30 Rock ("Succession") – Andrew Guest and John Riggi
2009 and 2010: 30 Rock ("Apollo, Apollo" and "When It Rains, It Pours") – Robert Carlock
2009: Modern Family ("Pilot") – Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd
2011: Modern Family ("Caught in the Act") – Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman
2012: Modern Family ("Virgin Territory") – Elaine Ko
2013: 30 Rock ("Hogcock!") – Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock
2014: Louie ("So Did the Fat Lady") – Louis C.K.
2015: Silicon Valley ("Sand Hill Shuffle") – Clay Tarver
2016: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ("Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!") – Robert Carlock
2017: Will & Grace ("Rosario's Quinceanera") – Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally
2018: Barry ("Chapter One: Make Your Mark") – Alec Berg and Bill Hader
2019: Dead to Me ("Pilot") – Liz Feldman
2020 and 2021: The Great ("The Great" and "Alone at Last") – Tony McNamara
2022 and 2024: Hacks ("The One, The Only" and "Bulletproof") – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
2023: Poker Face ("Escape from Shit Mountain") – Nora and Lilla Zuckerman
2025: The Righteous Gemstones ("Prelude") – John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride

TV & New Media Motion Pictures

2022: Honor Society – David A. Goodman
2023: Quiz Lady – Jen D'Angelo
2024: The Great Lillian Hall – Elisabeth Seldes-Annacone
2025: Deep Cover – Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow

Limited Series

2022: The White Lotus – Mike White
2023: Beef – Joanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, and Alex Russell
2024: The Penguin – Vladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Kira Snyder, Nick Towne, and Noelle Valdivia
2025: Dying for Sex – Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, and Keisha Zollar

Animation

2002: Futurama ("Godfellas") – Ken Keeler
2003: The Simpsons ("The Dad Who Knew Too Little") – Matt Selman
2004: The Simpsons ("Catch 'em If You Can") – Ian Maxtone-Graham
2005: The Simpsons ("Mommie Beerest") – Michael Price
2006: The Simpsons ("The Italian Bob") – John Frink
2007: The Simpsons ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II") – Jeff Westbrook
2008: The Simpsons ("Apocalypse Cow") – Jeff Westbrook
2009: The Simpsons ("Wedding for Disaster") – Joel H. Cohen
2010: Futurama ("The Prisoner of Benda") – Ken Keeler
2011: The Simpsons ("Homer the Father") – Joel H. Cohen
2012: The Simpsons ("Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda") – Jeff Westbrook
2013: The Simpsons ("A Test Before Trying") – Joel H. Cohen
2014: The Simpsons ("Brick Like Me") – Brian Kelley
2015: Bob's Burgers ("Housetrap") – Dan Fybel
2016: BoJack Horseman ("Stop the Presses") – Joe Lawson
2017: BoJack Horseman ("Time's Arrow") – Kate Purdy
2018: The Simpsons ("Bart's Not Dead") – Stephanie Gillis
2019: The Simpsons ("Thanksgiving of Horror") – Dan Vebber
2020: BoJack Horseman ("Xerox of a Xerox") – Nick Adams
2021: Tuca & Bertie ("Planteau") – Lisa Hanawalt
2022: Undone ("Rectify") – Elijah Aron and Patrick Metcalf
2023: The Simpsons ("Carl Carlson Rides Again") – Loni Steele Sosthand
2024: Bob's Burgers ("Saving Favorite Drive-In") – Katie Crown
2025: Long Story Short ("Shira Can't Cook") – Mehar Sethi

Comedy-Variety Talk Series

1996: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Jonathan Groff, Brian Kiley, Janine Ditullio, Tom Agna, Chris Albers, Tommy Blacha, Brian McCann, Michael Gordon, Mike Sweeney, Greg Cohen, Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien, Ned Goldreyer, and Dino Stamatopoulos
1997: No award given
1998: Dennis Miller Live – Eddie Feldmann, Dennis Miller, David Feldman, Tom Hertz, Mike Gandolfi, Leah Krinsky, and Rick Overton
1999: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Jonathan Groff, Jon Glaser, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Mike Sweeney, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Brian Stack, Chris Albers, Brian McCann, Ellie Barancik, Janine Ditullio, Andy Blitz, Tommy Blacha, Brian Reich, Vernon Chatman, and Roy Jenkins
2000: Dennis Miller Live – Supervising Writer: Eddie Feldmann; Writers: Jose Arroyo, David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Leah Krinsky Atkins, Dennis Miller, Jacob Sager Weinstein, and David Weiss
2001: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Ellie Barancik, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Andrew Secunda, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, and Andrew Weinberg
2002: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Andrew Secunda, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, and Andrew Weinberg
2003: Penn & Teller: Bullshit! – Penn Jillette, Teller, David Wechter, and John McLaughlin
2004: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, and Andrew Weinberg
2005: Late Night with Conan O'Brien – 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, and Andrew Weinberg
2006: Saturday Night Live – Head Writers: Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and 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, J.B. Smoove, Emily Spivey, Jorma Taccone, and Bryan Tucker; Additional Sketches by Mike Schwartz and Kristin Gore
2007: The Colbert Report – 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
2008: Saturday Night Live – Head Writers: Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, and Paula Pell; Writers: Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessican Conrad, James Downey, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, and Bryan Tucker; Additional Sketches by Robert Carlock
2009: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Head Writer: Steve Bodow; Writers: Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, and Jon StewartSaturday 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, and Bryan Tucker; Additional Sketch by Adam McKay and Andrew Steele
2010: The Colbert Report – 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, and Tom Purcell
2011: The Colbert Report – 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, and Max Werner
2012: Portlandia – Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, and Bill Oakley
2013: The Colbert Report – Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, and Max Werner
2014: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, and Juli Weiner
2015: Real Time with Bill Maher – Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, and Danny Vermont
2016: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, and Juli Weiner
2017: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Ben Silva, and Seena Vali
2018: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner
2019: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; Writers: Daniel O'Brien, Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, and Seena Vali
2020: Desus & Mero – Daniel "Desus Nice" Baker, Claire Friedman, Ziwe Fumudoh, Josh Gondelman, Robert Kornhauser, Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez, Heben Nigatu, Mike Pielocik, and Julia Young
2021: Conan – Matt O'Brien; Writers: Jose Arroyo, Glenn Boozan, Daniel Cronin, Andres du Bouchet, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Todd Levin, Levi MacDougall, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Mike Sweeney
2022, 2023 and 2024: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Taylor Kay Phillips, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Chrissy Shackelford, and Seena Vali
2025: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofia Manfredi, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Taylor Kay Phillips, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Chrissy Shackelford, and Seena Vali

Best Comedy/Variety – Specials

1973 (as Best Written Variety Script): Lily – Bob Illes, Rosalyn Drexler, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herbert Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, George Yanok, Ann Elder, Karyl Miller, and Rod Warren
1977 and 1978 (as Best Variety Series or Special – Musical or Comedy): The Carol Burnett Show – Ed Simmons, Roger Beatty, Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage, Bob Illes, James R. Stein, Franelle Silver, Larry Siegel, Tim Conway, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Dick Clair, and Jenna McMahon
1980 (as Best Variety, Musical or Comedy): All Commercials, A Steve Martin Special – Steve Martin, Neal Israel, Jeffrey Barron, Earl Brown, Carmen Finestra, Denny Johnston, Sean Kelly, Pat McCormick, Michael McManus, Pat Proft, and Mason Williams
1982 (as Best Variety, Musical or Comedy): I Love Liberty – Rita Mae Brown, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Rick Mitz, Richard Alfieri and Norman Lear
1987 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter – Bennett Tramer
1988 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): A Muppet Family Christmas – Jerry Juhl
1989 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): The Earth Day Special – Steve Tamerius
1989 (as Variety – Musical): Not Necessarily the News – Nancy Harris, Larry Arnstein, Steve Barker, Joe Guppy, Matt Neuman, Duncan Scott McGibbon, Jon Ross, Lane Sarasohn, Steve Young, Merrill Markoe, Tom Kramer, and Peter Ocko
1992 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful – Julie Brown and Charlie Coffey
1993 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): This Just In (Show 2) – Matt Neuman, Larry Arnstein, Jon Ross, Lane Sarasohn, and John Derevlany
1994 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): Tracey Ullman Takes on New York – Tony Sheehan, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Stephen Nathan, and Marc Flanagan
1995 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): Dennis Miller Live (Episode 8) – Eddie Feldmann, Jeff Cesario, Ed Driscoll, David Feldman, Gregory Greenberg, Dennis Miller, and Kevin Rooney
1996 (as Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event): Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane – Dennis Miller
1998 (as Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials – Any Length): Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute – Tim Doyle
1999 (as Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials – Any Length): The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts – Robert Shrum, George Stevens Jr., and Sara Lukinson
2000: Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special – Tina Fey, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, Steve Higgins, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Paula Pell, Paul Shaffer, T. Sean Shannon, Michael Shoemaker, and Robert Smigel
2001: The Kennedy Center Honors – Don Baer, George Stevens Jr., Sara Lukinson, and Harry Miles Muheim
2002: The Kennedy Center Honors – Don Baer, George Stevens Jr., and Sara Lukinson
2003: The 75th Annual Academy Awards – Hal Kanter, Rita Cash, Buz Kohan, Steve Martin, Beth Armogida, Dave Barry, Dave Boone, Andy Breckman, Jon Macks, Rita Rudner, Bruce Vilanch
2004: The Kennedy Center Honors – George Stevens Jr., Sara Lukinson, and David Leaf
2005: The Kennedy Center Honors – George Stevens Jr. and Sara Lukinson
2006: National Memorial Day Concert – Joan Meyerson
2007: No award given
2008: 23rd Independent Spirit Awards – Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee, Jennifer Celotta, and Rainn Wilson
2009: 24th Independent Spirit Awards – Billy Kimball and Neal MacLennan
2010: National Memorial Day Concert – Joan Meyerson
2011: Jimmy Kimmel Live!: After the Academy Awards – Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, John N. Huss, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Lentz, Danny Ricker, and Richard G. Rosner
2012: The 66th Annual Tony Awards – Dave Boone, Paul Greenberg, David Javerbaum, and Adam Schlesinger
2013: Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas – Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, and Charlie Sanders
2014: The 71st Golden Globe Awards – Barry Adelman, Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, and Mike Shoemaker
2015: Jimmy Kimmel Live!: 10th Annual After the Oscars Special – Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Greg Dorris, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Joe Strazzullo, Bridger Winegar
2016: Triumph's Election Special – 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, Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Jason Reich, and Alex Scordelis
2017: 39th Kennedy Center Honors – Dave Boone
2018: The Fake News with Ted Nelms – John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, and Sara Schaefer
2019: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Part 2 – Melinda Taub, Joe Grossman, Nicole Silverberg, Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi, and Allison Silverman
2020: Steven Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 – Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir, Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, River Clegg, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Nicole Conlan, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, and Steve Waltien
2021: Full Frontal Wants to Take Your Guns – Kristen Bartlett, Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Miles Kahn, Chris Thompson, Holly Walker, Allison Silverman, Joe Grossman, Sahar Rizvi, and Michael Rhoa
2022: Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel – Jerrod Carmichael
2023: Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love – Sarah Silverman
2024: Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die – Nikki Glaser
2025: Mark Maron: Panicked – Marc Maron

Video games

The video game category was first added in 2008, but discontinued after the 2019 awards.^[3]^[4]

Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing

2008: Dead Head Fred – Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan
2009: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford, and Cameron Suey
2010: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Amy Hennig
2011: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Patrice Désilets, Jeffrey Yohalem, and Corey May
2012: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception – Amy Hennig
2013: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Richard Farrese and Jill Murray
2014: The Last of Us – Neil Druckmann
2015: The Last of Us: Left Behind – Neil Druckmann
2016: Rise of the Tomb Raider – John Stafford, Cameron Suey, Rhianna Pratchett, and Philip Gelatt
2017: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr, Tom Bissell, and Ryan James
2018: Horizon Zero Dawn – John Gonzalez, Benjamin McCaw, Ben Schroder, Anne Toole, Dee Warrick, and Meg Jayanth
2019: God of War – Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, and Cory Barlog

References

↑McNary, Dave (December 3, 2013). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'Fruitvale Station' Excluded From WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑Maddaus, Gene (2026-02-24). "WGA Staff Strike Enters Second Week as Writers Guild Awards Could Be Nixed". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
↑"Videogame Writers Caucus". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
↑Blake, Vikki (October 6, 2019). "The Writers Guild of America drops games writing category from its 2020 awards". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

External links

Writers Guild of America awards list
Writers Guild of America, East website
Writers Guild of America, West website
Writers Guild of America Awards at IMDb

[1] McNary, Dave (December 3, 2013). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'Fruitvale Station' Excluded From WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[2] Maddaus, Gene (2026-02-24). "WGA Staff Strike Enters Second Week as Writers Guild Awards Could Be Nixed". Variety. Retrieved 2026-02-25.

[3] "Videogame Writers Caucus". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

[4] Blake, Vikki (October 6, 2019). "The Writers Guild of America drops games writing category from its 2020 awards". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-03-27.

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