| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series |
| Presenter: | Writers Guild of America |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Holder: | Succession (2023) |
| Website: | http://www.wga.org/ |
The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best dramatic television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 58th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2006. The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.
| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (58th) [1] [2] | |||
| 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, Craig Wright | ABC | |
| Deadwood | Regina Corrado, Sara Hess, Ted Mann, Bryan McDonald, Bernadette McNamara, David Milch, Victoria Morrow, Peter Ocko, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steve Shill, Nick Towne, Jody Worth | HBO | |
| Six Feet Under | Alan Ball, Scott R. Buck, Rick Cleveland, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Nancy Oliver, Katherine Robin, Jill Soloway, Craig Wright | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | Zoanne A. Clack, Ann Lewis Hamilton, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, James Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry Werksman | ABC | |
| The West Wing | Eli G. Attie, Debora T. Cahn, Carol Flint, Mark Goffman, Alex Graves, Peter R. Noah, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Lauren E. Schmidt, Josh Singer, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Bradley Whitford, John Sacret Young | NBC | |
| 2006 (59th) [3] [4] | |||
| The Sopranos | Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider, Matthew Weiner, Terence Winter | HBO | |
| 24 | Robert Cochran, Manny Coto, Athan A. Demetrius, David Ehrman, David Fury, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz, Stephen Kronish, Michael Loceff, Matt Michnovetz, Steve Mitchell, Sam Montgomery, Nicole Ranadive, Joel Surnow, Craig W. Van Sickle | Fox | |
| Deadwood | W. Earl Brown, Regina Corrado, Alix Lambert, Ted Mann, Bernadette McNamara, David Milch, Kem Nunn, Nick Towne, Zack Whedon | HBO | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Debora Cahn, Zoanne A. Clack, Allan Heinberg, Elizabeth Klaviter, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, Carolina Paiz, James Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Blythe Robe, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry Werksman, Mark Wilding | ABC | |
| Lost | J. J. Abrams, Monica Owusu-Breen, Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Drew Goddard, Javier J. Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz, Dawn Lambertsen-Kelly, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Steven Maeda, Jeff Pinkner, Matt Ragghianti, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Alison Schapker | ||
| 2007 (60th) [5] [6] | |||
| The Wire | Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, William F. Zorzi | HBO | |
| Dexter | Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Drew Z. Greenberg, Lauren Gussis, Kevin Maynard, Clyde Phillips, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann | Showtime | |
| Friday Night Lights | Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Andy Miller, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman | NBC | |
| Mad Men | Lisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner | AMC | |
| The Sopranos | David Chase, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Matthew Weiner, Terence Winter | HBO | |
| 2008 (61st) [7] [8] | |||
| Mad Men | Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, Kater Gordon, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner | AMC | |
| Dexter | Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fierro, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann | Showtime | |
| Friday Night Lights | Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman | The 101 Network | |
| Lost | Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan | ABC | |
| The Wire | Ed Burns, Chris Collins, David Mills, David Simon, William F. Zorzi, Richard Price, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos | HBO | |
| 2009 (62nd) [9] [10] | |||
| 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, Matthew Weiner | AMC | |
| Breaking Bad | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras, J Roberts, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett | AMC | |
| Dexter | Scott Buck, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West | Showtime | |
| Friday Night Lights | Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Brent Fletcher, Etan Frankel, Jason Gavin, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman | The 101 Network | |
| Lost | Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Damon Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan, Paul Zbyszewski | ABC |
| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (63rd) [11] [12] | |||
| Mad Men | 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 | |
| Boardwalk Empire | Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter | HBO | |
| Breaking Bad | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett | AMC | |
| Dexter | 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 | Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Etan Frankel, Monica Henderson, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman | The 101 Network | |
| 2011 (64th) [13] | |||
| Breaking Bad | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett | AMC | |
| Boardwalk Empire | Bathsheba Doran, David Flebotte, Gina Gionfriddo, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Itamar Moses, Margaret Nagle, Terence Winter | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss | ||
| The Good Wife | 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 | Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith Stiehm | Showtime | |
| 2012 (65th) [14] | |||
| Breaking Bad | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett | AMC | |
| Boardwalk Empire | Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, D. B. Weiss | ||
| Homeland | Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm | Showtime | |
| Mad Men | Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Victor Levin, Erin Levy, Frank Pierson, Michael Saltzman, Matthew Weiner | AMC | |
| 2013 (66th) [15] [16] | |||
| Breaking Bad | Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett | AMC | |
| The Good Wife | Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julie Wolfe | CBS | |
| Homeland | Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura | Showtime | |
| House of Cards | Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon | Netflix | |
| Mad Men | Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray | AMC | |
| 2014 (67th) [17] | |||
| True Detective | Nic Pizzolatto | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss | HBO | |
| The Good Wife | Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Matthew Hodgson, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe | CBS | |
| House of Cards | Bill Cain, Laura Eason, Sam R. Forman, William Kennedy, Kenneth Lin, John Mankiewicz, David Manson, Beau Willimon | Netflix | |
| Mad Men | Heather Jeng Bladt, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, David Iserson, Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray | AMC | |
| 2015 (68th) [18] | |||
| Mad Men | Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Robert Towne, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray | AMC | |
| The Americans | Peter Ackerman, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Lara Shapiro, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson, Stuart Zicherman | FX | |
| Better Call Saul | Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Bradley Paul, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith | AMC | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D. B. Weiss | HBO | |
| Mr. Robot | Kyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, Matt Pyken | USA | |
| 2016 (69th) [19] | |||
| The Americans | Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | FX | |
| Better Call Saul | Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith | AMC | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D. B. Weiss | HBO | |
| Stranger Things | Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock | Netflix | |
| Westworld | Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu | HBO | |
| 2017 (70th) [20] | |||
| The Handmaid's Tale | Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman | Hulu | |
| The Americans | Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | FX | |
| Better Call Saul | Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith | AMC | |
| Game of Thrones | David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D. B. Weiss | HBO | |
| Stranger Things | Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock | Netflix | |
| 2018 (71st) [21] | |||
| The Americans | Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson | FX | |
| Better Call Saul | Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Bob Odenkirk, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock | AMC | |
| The Crown | Tom Edge, Amy Jenkins, Peter Morgan | Netflix | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman | Hulu | |
| Succession | Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, Daniel Zelman | HBO | |
| 2019 (72nd) [22] | |||
| 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, Will Tracy | HBO | |
| The Crown | James Graham, David Hancock, Peter Morgan | Netflix | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Marissa Jo Cerar, Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Jacy Heldrich, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman | Hulu | |
| Mindhunter | Pamela Cederquist, Joshua Donen, Marcus Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Jung, Colin Louro, Alex Metcalf, Courtenay Miles, Dominic Orlando, Joe Penhall, Ruby Rae Spiegel | Netflix | |
| Watchmen | Lila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, Carly Wray | HBO |
| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) [23] | |||
| The Crown | Peter Morgan, Jonathan Wilson | Netflix | |
| Better Call Saul | Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock | AMC | |
| The Boys | Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, Rebecca Sonnenshine | Amazon Prime Video | |
| The Mandalorian | Rick Famuyiwa, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni | Disney+ | |
| Ozark | Laura Deeley, Bill Dubuque, Paul Kolsby, Miki Johnson, Chris Mundy, John Shiban, Ning Zhou, Martin Zimmerman | Netflix | |
| 2021 (74th) [24] | |||
| Succession | Jesse Armstrong, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Francesca Gardiner, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton, Will Tracy | HBO | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Jacy Heldrich, John Herrera, Bruce Miller, Aly Monroe, Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman | Hulu | |
| Loki | Bisha K. Ali, Jess Dweck, Elissa Karasik, Tom Kauffman, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron | Disney+ | |
| The Morning Show | Jeff Augustin, Brian Chamberlayne, Kerry Ehrin, Kristen Layden, Erica Lipez, Justin Matthews, Adam Milch, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Torrey Speer, Scott Troy, Ali Vingiano | Apple TV+ | |
| Yellowjackets | Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells | Showtime | |
| 2022 (75th) [25] | |||
| Severance | Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton | Apple TV+ | |
| Andor | Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon | Disney+ | |
| Better Call Saul | Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock | AMC | |
| The Crown | Peter Morgan | Netflix | |
| Yellowjackets | Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells | Showtime | |
| 2023 (76th) [26] | |||
| 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, Will Tracy | HBO/Max | |
| The Crown | Peter Morgan | Netflix | |
| The Curse | Carmen Christopher, Nathan Fielder, Alex Huggins, Carrie Kemper, Benny Safdie | Showtime | |
| The Diplomat | Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter Noah | Netflix | |
| The Last of Us | Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo Shim | HBO/Max |