The Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award is a special award given to a member of the Writers Guild of America, West, who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has advanced the literature of animation in film and/or television through the years and who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of the animation writer.[1]
| Year | Person(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Gordon Bressack | |
| 1999 | Paul Dini | |
| 2000 | Christy Marx | |
| 2001 | Alan Burnett | |
| 2002 | Patric Verrone | |
| 2003 | Mark Evanier | |
| 2004 | Jack Mendelsohn | |
| 2005 | Al Jean and Mike Reiss | |
| 2006 | Jules Feiffer | |
| 2007 | Brad Bird | |
| 2008 | Linda Woolverton | |
| 2009 | Stan Berkowitz | |
| 2010 | Mike Scully | |
| 2011 | Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress (both posthumously) | |
| 2012 | Matt Groening | |
| 2013 | Sam Simon | |
| 2014 | Len Uhley | |
| 2015 | Seth MacFarlane | |
| 2016 | Mike Judge | |
| 2017 | Len Wein (posthumously) | |
| 2018 | Nicole Dubuc | |
| 2019 | David N. Weiss | |
| 2020 | Craig Miller | |
| 2021 | No award given | |
| 2022 | Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley |