Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama explained

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama
Awarded For:Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Presenter:Writers Guild of America
Country:United States
Year:1961
Holder:Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery
Succession (2023)
Website:http://www.wga.org/

The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best written episodes of a dramatic television series. It has been presented annually since the 14th annual Writers Guild of America awards in 1962. The years denote when each episode first aired. Though, due to the eligibility period, some nominees could have aired in a different year. The current eligibility period is December 1 to November 30. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Winners and nominees

1960s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
1960

The Untouchables"The Unhired Assassin"William SpierABC
Bonanza"The Last Hunt"Donald S. SanfordNBC
Rawhide"Incident of the Dry Drive"John DunkelCBS
1961

Naked City"The Fault in Our Stars"Barry TriversABC
Have Gun – Will Travel"The Fatalist"Shimon WincelbergCBS
The Law and Mr. Jones"No Sale"Palmer ThompsonABC
Rawhide"The Incident of the Buffalo Soldier"John DunkelCBS
The Westerner"Brown"Bruce GellerNBC
1962

Naked City"Today the Man Who Kills the Ants Is Coming"ABC
Ben Casey"I Remember a Lemon Tree"ABC
The Defenders"The Benefactor"Peter StoneCBS
Naked City"The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish"Ernest KinoyABC
Route 66"Goodnight, Sweet Blues"CBS
1963

Route 66"Man Out of Time"Lawrence B. MarcusCBS
Ben Casey"A Cardinal Act of Mercy"Norman KatkovABC
The Defenders"A Book for Burning"William WoolfolkCBS
Empire"Between Friday and Monday"Kenneth TreveyNBC
Naked City"The S.S. American Dream"Frank PiersonABC
1964

East Side/West Side"Who Do You Kill?"Arnold PerlCBS
Channing"Freedom is a Lovesome Thing God Wot!"Jack R. Guss and Edmund MorrisABC
"Wave Goodbye to Our Fair-Haired Boy"Kenneth Kolb
The Defenders"The Non Violent"Ernest KinoyCBS
Gunsmoke"Owney Tupper Had A Daughter"Paul Savage
1965

Mr. Novak"With a Hammer In His Hand, Lord, Lord!"John D. F. BlackNBC
12 O'Clock High"Interlude"Dean RiesnerABC
Ben Casey"A Woods Full of Question Marks"Ellis Marcus
Dr. Kildare"Man is a Rock"Christopher KnopfNBC
The Fugitive"Men in a Chariot"George EcksteinABC
Slattery's People"Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee?"William P. McGivernCBS
1966

The Trials of O'Brien"No Justice for the Judge"David EllisCBS
Court Martial"Judge Them Gently"Gerry DayABC
The Fugitive"When the Wind Blows"Betty Langdon
Slattery's People"Color Him Red"Pat FielderCBS
The Virginian"The Horse Fighter"Richard FielderNBC
1967

[1]
Star Trek"The City on the Edge of Forever"Harlan EllisonNBC
The Big Valley"The Martyr"Mel GoldbergABC
Gunsmoke"Fandango"Don IngallsCBS
Mission: Impossible"Odds on Evil"William Read Woodfield & Allan Balter
Star Trek"The Return of the Archons"NBC
1968

[2]
Judd, for the Defense"To Kill a Madman"Robert LewinABC
Hawaii Five-O"Pilot"Leonard FreemanCBS
Judd, for the Defense"The Commitment"Paul MonashABC
"No Law Against Murder"Harold Gast
Mannix"The Name is Mannix"Bruce GellerCBS
The Outcasts"Take Your Lover in the Ring"Anthony LawrenceABC
Star Trek"Return to Tomorrow"John T. DuganNBC
1969

Judd, for the Defense"An Elephant in a Cigar Box"Robert LewinABC
Hawaii Five-O"To Hell with Babe Ruth"Anthony LawrenceCBS
The Mod Squad"In This Corner -- Sol Alpert"Rita Lakin and Harve BennettABC
"Keep the Faith, Baby"Harve Bennett
Then Came Bronson"Two Percent of Nothing"D. C. FontanaNBC
The Virginian"Black Jade"Herb Meadow

1970s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
1970

[3]
"A Continual Roar of Musketry"David W. RintelsNBC
Bracken's World"Infinity"Cliff GouldNBC
"Meanwhile, Back at the Studio"Joseph Bonaduce
Hawaii Five-O"Trouble in Mind"Mel Goldberg and Sasha GilienCBS
The Young Lawyers"The Glass Prison"John W. BlochABC
1971

The Psychiatrist"Par for the Course"NBC
"The Invasion of Kevin Ireland"NBC
"Angry Man"Arthur Dales
Columbo"Murder by the Book"Steven Bochco
Hawaii Five-O"F.O.B. Honolulu"Jerry Ludwig & Eric BercoviciCBS
Ironside"No Motive for Murder"Sy SalkowitzNBC
Marcus Welby, M.D."They Grow Up"Dick NelsonABC
"Until Proven Innocent"Pat Fielder
1972

Kung Fu"King of the Mountain"Herman MillerABC
Columbo"Etude in Black"NBC
Marcus Welby, M.D."Please Don't Send Flowers"Bess BoyleABC
McCloud"The Barefoot Stewardess Caper"NBC
"The New Mexican Connection"Glen A. Larson
The Mod Squad"Taps, Play It Louder"Sandor SternABC
1973

The Starlost"Phoenix without Ashes"Harlan EllisonSyndicated
Gunsmoke"The Golden Land"Hal SitowitzCBS
Marcus Welby, M.D."A Necessary End"Norman HudisABC
The Streets of San Francisco"House on Hyde Street"
The Waltons"The Easter Story"CBS
"The Odyssey"Joanna Lee
"The Roots"Sheldon Stark
"The Thanksgiving Story"
1974

Gunsmoke"Thirty a Month and Found"Jim ByrnesCBS
McCloud"The Colorado Cattle Caper"Michael GleasonNBC
The New Land"The Word Is: Growth"William BlinnABC
The Waltons"The Conflict"Jeb RosebrookCBS
1975

The Law"Prior Consent"NBC
Gunsmoke"The Busters"Jim ByrnesCBS
Kojak"The Good Luck Bomber"Raymond Brenner
The Streets of San Francisco"Web of Lies"Leonard KantorABC
The Waltons"The Woman"Hindi BrooksCBS
1976

Sandburg's Lincoln"Crossing Fox River"Loring MandelNBC
Baa Baa Black Sheep"Flying Misfits"Stephen J. CannellNBC
City of Angels"The November Plan"
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II"Chapter I"Millard LampellABC
The Rockford Files"So Help Me God"Juanita BartlettNBC
1977

Police Story"Pressure Point"Mark RodgersNBC
Eight Is Enough"The Gipper Caper"William BlinnABC
Lou Grant"Christmas"David LloydCBS
"Housewarming"Leonora Thuna
Police Woman"Merry Christmas, Waldo"E. Arthur KeanNBC
The Rockford Files"Beamer's Last Case"
"Quickie Nirvana"David Chase
1978

[4]
Lou Grant"Prisoner"Seth FreemanCBS
Columbo"The Conspirators"Howard BerkNBC
Lou Grant"Murder"Gary David GoldbergCBS
The Rockford Files"The House on Willis Avenue"Stephen J. CannellNBC
The Waltons"The Captive"Ray CunneffCBS
"The Illusion"John McGreevey
1979

[5]
Lou Grant"Vet"Leon TokatyanCBS
Eischied"The Demon"Mark RodgersNBC
Lou Grant"Exposé"David LloydCBS
"Home"Gary David Goldberg
"Slammer"Johnny Dawkins
The Rockford Files"Some Things You Can Tell Yourself"David ChaseNBC
The Waltons"The Burden"E. F. WallengrenCBS

1980s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
1980

[6]
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe"Pilot"Stephen J. CannellABC
Little House on the Prairie"Second Spring"John T. DuganNBC
Lou Grant"Blackout"Steve KlineCBS
"Brushfire"Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds
"Inheritance"April Smith
M*A*S*H"Dreams"
Skag"Pilot"Abby MannNBC
1981
Hill Street Blues"Hill Street Station"Michael Kozoll and Steven BochcoNBC
Hill Street Blues"Film at Eleven"Anthony YerkovichNBC
Lou Grant"Campesinos"Michael VittesCBS
"Strike"April Smith
M*A*S*H"Bless You, Hawkeye"Dan Wilcox & Thad Mumford
Palmerstown, USA"Future City"Ronald Rubin
1982
Hill Street Blues"The World According to Freedom"Michael WagnerNBC
Darkroom"Closed Circuit"Alan BrennertABC
Fame"A Special Place"Parke PerineNBC
Hill Street Blues"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree"Jeffrey Lewis
Lou Grant"Review"Jeffrey LaneCBS
1983

[7]
Hill Street Blues"Trial by Fury"David MilchNBC
Cagney & Lacey"Jane Doe #37"Peter LefcourtCBS
Hill Street Blues"Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back"NBC
"Gung Ho!"David Milch, Jeffrey Lewis and Michael Wagner
St. Elsewhere"Addiction"John Masius and Tom Fontana
Two Marriages"Pilot"Carol SobieskiABC
1984

[8]
Hill Street Blues"Grace Under Pressure"NBC
Cagney & Lacey"Victimless Crime"Peter LefcourtCBS
Hill Street Blues"Death by Kiki"David Milch and Mark FrostNBC
"Parting is Such Sweep Sorrow"
St. Elsewhere"Hello and Goodbye"John Masius and Tom Fontana
"The Women"
Trauma Center"Turnaround"Harry Longstreet & Renee Schonfeld LongstreetABC
1985

[9]
Cagney & Lacey"An Unusual Occurrence"Georgia JeffriesCBS
Miami Vice"Brother's Keeper"Anthony YerkovichNBC
Cagney & Lacey"Child Witness"Deborah ArakelianCBS
"Who Said It's Fair?" (Part II)Patricia Green
Call to Glory"A Wind from the East"Josef AndersonABC
Hill Street Blues"Watt a Way to Go"NBC
St. Elsewhere"Sweet Dreams"John Masius and Tom Fontana
1986

[10]
Moonlighting"The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"Debra Frank and Carl SautterABC
St. Elsewhere"Remembrance of Things Past"John Masius, Bruce Paltrow and Tom FontanaNBC
Hill Street Blues"Remembrance of Hits Past"NBC
"What Are Friends For?"Dick Wolf
Moonlighting"Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin"Bruce Franklin SingerABC
1987

[11] [12]
Cagney & Lacey"Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1"Georgia JeffriesCBS
Moonlighting"It's a Wonderful Job"Debra Frank and Carl SautterABC
Hill Street Blues"Fathers and Guns"NBC
"More Skinned Against than Skinning"David Black
L.A. Law"Fry Me to the Moon"Jacob Epstein, Marshall Goldberg and David E. Kelley
"The Venus Butterfly"Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher
Moonlighting"Atomic Shakespeare"Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn ABC
"Big Man on Mulberry Street"Karen Hall
St. Elsewhere"A Room with a View"NBC
1988

[13]
thirtysomething"Pilot"Marshall Herskovitz & Edward ZwickABC
"Therapy"Susan Shilliday
China Beach"Home"William Broyles Jr.ABC
L.A. Law"Full Marital Jacket"NBC
St. Elsewhere"A Moon for the Misbegotten"
thirtysomething"Nice Work If You Can Get It"ABC
1989

[14]
TV 101"Rolling"Karl SchaeferCBS
CBS Summer Playhouse"Elysian Fields"Joan TewkesburyCBS
China Beach"Where the Boys Are"Alan BrennertABC
"Xmas/CHNBCH VN '67"John Wells
L.A. Law"His Suite is Hirsute"Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, Michele Gallery and William M. FinkelsteinNBC
"The Measure of a Man"Melinda M. SnodgrassSyndicated

1990s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
1990

[15]
China Beach"Souvenirs"John Sacret YoungABC
China Beach"Warriors"ABC
L.A. Law"Bang...Zoom...Zap"David E. Kelley and William M. FinkelsteinNBC
"Justice Swerved"David E. Kelley and Bryce Zabel
thirtysomething"I'm Nobody! Who Are You?"Winnie HolzmanABC
"Strangers"Richard Kramer
1991

[16]
thirtysomething"Photo Opportunity"Racelle Rosett SchaeferABC
China Beach"Escape"ABC
"Hello Goodbye"
Law & Order"Everybody's Favorite Bagman"Dick WolfNBC
Quantum Leap"The Leap Home, Part 1"Donald P. Bellisario
thirtysomething"Guns and Roses"Liberty GodshallABC
1992

[17]
I'll Fly Away"Amazing Grace"Henry BromellNBC
I'll Fly Away"Coming Home"Kevin ArkadieNBC
Northern Exposure"Burning Down the House"Robin GreenCBS
"Seoul Mates"Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider
1993

[18] [19]
"Night of the Dead Living"NBC
Homicide: Life on the Street"Gone for Goode"Paul AttanasioNBC
I'll Fly Away"Comfort and Joy"Barbara Hall
Life Goes On"Last Wish"Toni GraphiaABC
Picket Fences"Thanksgiving"David E. KelleyCBS
Reasonable Doubts"Thank God It's Friday"Ed ZuckermanNBC
TriBeCa"The Box"David J. Burke and Hans TobeasonFox
1994

[20]
Homicide: Life on the Street"Bop Gun"NBC
Homicide: Life on the Street"A Many Splendored Thing"NBC
Northern Exposure"Hello, I Love You"Robin Green and Mitchell BurgessCBS
NYPD Blue"Pilot"ABC
"Tempest in a C-Cup"Gardner Stern
1995

[21]
ER"Love's Labor Lost"Lance A. GentileNBC
Homicide: Life on the Street"Fits Like a Glove"NBC
Picket Fences"Saint Zack"CBS
The X-Files"Duane Barry"Chris CarterFox
1996

[22]
NYPD Blue"Girl Talk"ABC
Law & Order"Aftershock"NBC
"Savages"Morgan Gendel, Barry M. Schkolnick and Michael S. Chernuchin
"Trophy"
Murder One"Chapter One"ABC
Party of Five"Falsies"Mark B. PerryFox
The X-Files"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"Darin Morgan
1997

[23]
Law & Order"Entrapment"Rene Balcer and Richard SwerenNBC
ER"Who's Appy Now?"Neal BaerNBC
Law & Order"Deadbeat"Ed Zuckerman and I.C. Rapoport
1998

[24] [25]
Nothing Sacred"Proofs for the Existence of God"Paul LelandABC
ER"Exodus"Walon Green and Joe SachsNBC
From the Earth to the Moon"Apollo One"Graham YostHBO
Homicide: Life on the Street"Finnegan's Wake"NBC
"Saigon Rose"Eric Overmyer
"Subway"James Yoshimura
Law & Order"Burned"Siobhan Byrne
The Practice"Betrayal"David E. KelleyABC
Rescuers: Stories of Courage"The Marie Taquet Story"Showtime
1999

[26]
The Sopranos"Meadowlands"Jason CahillHBO
ER"The Storm, Part 1"John WellsNBC
Law & Order"DWB"Rene Balcer
Oz"U.S. Male"Tom Fontana and Bradford WintersHBO

2000s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
2000

[27]
The West Wing"In Excelsis Deo"Aaron Sorkin and Rick ClevelandNBC
Once and Again"Strangers and Brothers"Richard KramerABC
The Sopranos"Big Girls Don't Cry"Terence WinterHBO
"The Knight in White Satin Armor"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Enemies"NBC
"Take This Sabbath Day"
2001

[28]
The Sopranos"Pine Barrens"HBO
"Blood Drops"CBS
The Sopranos"Employee of the Month"Robin Green and Mitchell BurgessHBO
"Proshai, Livushka"David Chase
The West Wing"Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail"Paul Redford and Aaron SorkinNBC
"Two Cathedrals"Aaron Sorkin
2002

[29]
The Education of Max Bickford"Pilot"Dawn Prestwich and Nicole YorkinCBS
ER"On the Beach"John WellsNBC
Resurrection Blvd."Nino del Polvo"Robert EiseleShowtime
Six Feet Under"In Place of Anger"Christian TaylorHBO
The Sopranos"Whoever Did This"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Game On"Aaron Sorkin and Paul RedfordNBC
2003

[30]
24"Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m."Evan KatzFox
Law & Order"Bounty"Michael S. ChernuchinNBC
"Abomination"Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters
"Loss"
The O.C."Pilot"Josh SchwartzFox
The West Wing"Disaster Relief"NBC
2004

[31]
The West Wing"The Supremes"Debora CahnNBC
Six Feet Under"Falling into Place"Craig WrightHBO
The Sopranos"Long Term Parking"Terence Winter
The West Wing"Memorial Day"John Sacret Young and Josh SingerNBC
2005

[32] [33]
House"Autopsy"Lawrence KaplowFox
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"Grave Danger"CBS
Nip/Tuck"Rhea Reynolds"Jennifer SaltFX
Six Feet Under"Singing for Our Lives"Scott BuckHBO
Veronica Mars"Normal Is the Watchword"Rob ThomasUPN
The West Wing"A Good Day"Carol FlintNBC
2006

[34] [35]
Big Love"Pilot"Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer HBO
Battlestar Galactica"Occupation" / "Precipice"Ronald D. MooreSci-Fi
Lost"Two for the Road"Elizabeth Sarnoff and Christina M. KimABC
"The End of the Whole Mess"TNT
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"Pilot"Aaron SorkinNBC
The West Wing"Election Day, Part 2"Eli Attie and John Wells
2007

[36]
The Sopranos"The Second Coming"Terence WinterHBO
The Closer"The Round File"Michael AlaimoTNT
Dexter"The Dark Defender"Tim SchlattmannShowtime
Lost"Flashes Before Your Eyes"Damon Lindelof and Drew GoddardABC
Mad Men"The Hobo Code"Chris ProvenzanoAMC
The Wire"Final Grades"HBO
2008

[37] [38]
Breaking Bad"Pilot"Vince GilliganAMC
Breaking Bad"Gray Matter"Patty LinAMC
Burn Notice"Double Booked"Craig O'Neill and Jason TraceyUSA
Dexter"There's Something About Harry"Scott ReynoldsShowtime
Eli Stone"Faith"Greg Berlanti and Marc GuggenheimABC
House"Don't Ever Change"Doris Egan and Leonard DickFox
2009

[39] [40]
House"Broken"Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster and David ShoreFox
Big Love"Come, Ye Saints"Melanie MarnichHBO
Breaking Bad"Phoenix"John ShibanAMC
Mad Men"The Grown-Ups"Brett Johnson and Matthew Weiner
"Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner
True Blood"I Will Rise Up"Nancy OliverHBO

2010s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
2010

[41]
Mad Men"The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"Erin LevyAMC
Breaking Bad"I.F.T."George MastrasAMC
"I See You"Gennifer Hutchison
The Good Wife"Boom"Ted HumphreyCBS
House"Help Me"Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and Peter BlakeFox
Lost"The End"Damon Lindelof and Carlton CuseABC
2011

[42]
Breaking Bad"Box Cutter"Vince GilliganAMC
Homeland"The Good Soldier"Henry BromellShowtime
Boardwalk Empire"The Age of Reason"Bathsheba DoranHBO
"A Dangerous Maid"Itamar Moses
Breaking Bad"End Times"Thomas Schnauz and Moira Walley-BeckettAMC
Dexter"Just Let Go"Jace RichdaleShowtime
2012

[43]
Mad Men"The Other Woman"Semi Chellas and Matthew WeinerAMC
Breaking Bad"Buyout"Gennifer HutchisonAMC
"Dead Freight"George Mastras
"Fifty-One"Sam Catlin
"Say My Name"Thomas Schnauz
Homeland"New Car Smell"Meredith StiehmShowtime
2013

[44]
Breaking Bad"Confessions"Gennifer HutchisonAMC
Breaking Bad"Buried"Thomas SchnauzAMC
"Granite State"Peter Gould
The Good Wife"Hitting the Fan"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
House of Cards"Chapter 1"Beau WillimonNetflix
Masters of Sex"Pilot"Michelle AshfordShowtime
2014

[45]
The Good Wife"The Last Call"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
Boardwalk Empire"Devil You Know"Howard KorderHBO
"Friendless Child"Riccardo DiLoreto, Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder
Game of Thrones"The Lion and the Rose"George R. R. Martin
Mad Men"A Day's Work"Jonathan Igla and Matthew WeinerAMC
Rectify"Donald the Normal"Kate Powers and Ray McKinnonSundance TV
2015

[46]
Better Call Saul"Uno"Vince Gilligan and Peter GouldAMC
Game of Thrones"Mother's Mercy"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Good Wife"Mind's Eye"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
The Leftovers"International Assassin"Damon Lindelof and Nick CuseHBO
Mad Men"Person to Person"Matthew WeinerAMC
Narcos"Explosivos"Andy BlackNetflix
2016

[47]
This Is Us"The Trip"Vera HerbertNBC
Better Call Saul"Gloves Off"Gordon SmithAMC
"Klick"Heather Marion and Vince Gilligan
"Switch"Thomas Schnauz
Game of Thrones"The Winds of Winter"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
Shameless"I Am a Storm"Sheila CallaghanShowtime
2017

[48]
Better Call Saul"Chicanery"Gordon SmithAMC
The Americans"The Soviet Division"Joel Fields & Joe WeisbergFX
Better Call Saul"Slip"Heather MarionAMC
Good Behavior"The Heart Attack is the Best Way"Chad HodgeTNT
The Leftovers"The Book of Nora"HBO
The OA"Homecoming"Brit Marling & Zal BatmanglijNetflix
2018

[49]
Homeland"Paean to the People" Alex GansaShowtime
The Affair"407"Showtime
The Handmaid's Tale"First Blood"Eric TuchmanHulu
"Camelot"Eric Newman & Clayton TrussellNetflix
Ozark"The Precious Blood of Jesus"David Manson
This Is Us"The Car"Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth BergerNBC
2019

[50]
Succession"Tern Haven"Will TracyHBO
The Crown"Moondust"Peter MorganNetflix
Mr. Robot"407 Proxy Authentication Required"Sam EsmailUSA
The OA"Mirror Mirror"Dominic Orlando & Claire KiechelNetflix
Ray Donovan"A Good Man is Hard to Find" Joshua MarstonShowtime
This Is Us"Our Little Island Girl"Eboni FreemanNBC

2020s

YearSeriesEpisodeWinners/nomineesNetwork
2020

[51]
Ozark"Fire Pink"Miki JohnsonNetflix
Better Call Saul"JMM"Alison TatlockAMC
"Something Unforgivable"Peter Gould and Ariel Levine
"Bad Choice Road"Thomas Schnauz
Euphoria"Trouble Don't Last Always"Sam LevinsonHBO
Raised by Wolves"Raised by Wolves"Aaron GuzikowskiHBO Max
2021

[52]
Succession"Retired Janitors of Idaho"Tony Roche & Susan Soon He StantonHBO
1883"1883"Taylor SheridanParamount+
The Handmaid's Tale"Testimony"Kira SnyderHulu
The Morning Show"La Amara Vita"Kerry Ehrin & Scott TroyApple TV+
New Amsterdam"The New Normal"David SchulnerNBC
This Is Us"Birth Mother"Eboni Freeman & Kay Oyegun
2022

Better Call Saul"Plan and Execution"Thomas SchnauzAMC
Bad Sisters"The Prick"Sharon Horgan and Dave Finkel & Brett BaerApple TV+
Better Call Saul"Rock and Hard Place"Gordon SmithAMC
The Good Fight"The End of Everything"Robert King and Michelle KingParamount+
Ozark"A Hard Way to Go"Chris MundyNetflix
Severance"The We We Are"Dan EricksonApple TV+
2023
Succession"Living+"Georgia Pritchett and Will ArberyHBO
The Crown"Sleep, Dearie Sleep"Peter MorganNetflix
Godfather of Harlem"Our Black Shining Prince"Chris Brancato and Michael PanesMGM+
"Crown Jewels"Shonda RhimesNetflix
"The Last Generation"Terry MatalasParamount+
Succession"Kill List"Jon Brown and Ted CohenHBO

Total awards

Writers with multiple awards

3 awards
2 awards

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Writers with multiple nominations

12 nominations
10 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Programs with multiple nominations

15 nominations
14 nominations
11 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: AWARDS PRESENTED BY WRITERS GUILD . . March 20, 1971 . . December 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: Seth Freeman, Susannah Grant to Receive WGA West Award . Kilday, Gregg . January 12, 2011 . . December 12, 2021.
  5. Web site: Leon Tokatyan; Wrote Pilot for 'Lou Grant' . . May 17, 1997 . . December 9, 2021.
  6. Web site: 'A-Team' producer Stephen J. Cannell dies . Byrge, Duane . October 1, 2010 . . December 7, 2021.
  7. Web site: Hollywood Flashback: David Milch Won His First Emmy for 'Hill Street Blues' in 1983 . Higgins, Bill . June 15, 2019 . . December 7, 2021.
  8. Web site: ROBINSON, ALLEN SHARE WRITERS GUILD AWARD . London, Michael . March 22, 1985 . . December 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: WRITERS GUILD SALUTES 'PRIZZI,' 'WITNESS' . Matthews, Jack . March 24, 1986 . . December 8, 2021.
  10. Web site: Writers Guild Names Television Awards Nominees . . February 27, 1987 . . December 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: Writers Guild TV Nominees . . March 4, 1988 . . December 9, 2021.
  12. Web site: The Most Expensive TV Episode of Its Time: An Oral History of Moonlighting's "Atomic Shakespeare" . Ryan, Scott . May 27, 2021 . . December 8, 2021.
  13. Web site: ROBINSON, ALLEN SHARE WRITERS GUILD AWARD . Weinstein, Steve . March 21, 1989 . . December 9, 2021.
  14. Web site: Woody Allen, Alfred Uhry Take Writers Guild Awards . . March 19, 1990 . . Associated Press . December 9, 2021.
  15. Web site: 'Wonder Years' Writers Lead Guild Nominations - Los Angeles Times . . February 15, 1991 . . December 5, 2021.
  16. Web site: Film and Broadcast Awards . . March 23, 1992 . . December 5, 2021.
  17. News: THE TV COLUMN . Carmody, John . March 24, 1993 . . December 5, 2021.
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  20. Web site: 'Gump's' glory continues . Evans, Greg . March 26, 1995 . . December 6, 2021.
  21. Web site: WGA Members Prize 'Sensibility' and 'Braveheart' . Welkos, Robert W. . March 19, 1996 . . December 6, 2021.
  22. Web site: DIANA 'THRILLED' TO MEET MANDELA IN SOUTH AFRICA . . March 18, 1997 . . December 6, 2021.
  23. Web site: 'As Good As It Gets' Script Wins Writers Guild Award . Welkos, Robert . February 22, 1998 . . December 7, 2021.
  24. Web site: Cable pix please WGA . Madigan, Nick . January 13, 1999 . . December 7, 2021.
  25. Web site: 'Shakespeare,' 'Out of Sight' Win Top Writers Guild Honors . King, Susan . February 22, 1999 . . December 7, 2021.
  26. Web site: 'American Beauty' Wins WGA Award. . March 6, 2000 . . Associated Press . December 7, 2021.
  27. Web site: 'YOU CAN COUNT ON ME,' 'TRAFFIC' WIN WRITERS GUILD AWARDS . King, Susan . March 7, 2001 . . December 1, 2021.
  28. Web site: Writers Guild awards 'Gosford Park,' 'Mind' . McNary, Dave and Lily Oei . March 2, 2002 . . December 2, 2021.
  29. News: 'Bowling for Columbine' Wins WGA Award . . March 7, 2003 . . December 3, 2021.
  30. Web site: 'Lost' Finds Top Writers Guild Award . Littleton, Cynthia . February 22, 2004 . . December 3, 2021.
  31. Web site: 'Eternal Sunshine,' 'Sideways' Honored . King, Susan . February 20, 2005 . . December 4, 2021.
  32. Web site: 2006 Writers Guild Awards Television and Radio Nominees Announced . WGA . December 14, 2005 . . December 4, 2021.
  33. Web site: 'Brokeback,' 'Crash' win WGA honors . King, Susan . February 5, 2006 . . December 4, 2021.
  34. Web site: HBO, NBC dominate WGA noms . Diorio, Carl . December 14, 2006 . . December 4, 2021.
  35. Web site: 'Sunshine' glows at WGA Awards . King, Susan . February 14, 2007 . . December 4, 2021.
  36. Web site: 'Juno,' 'Country' top WGA honors . Kilday, Gregg . February 9, 2008 . . December 4, 2021.
  37. Web site: HBO, NBC dominate WGA noms . McNary, Dave . December 8, 2008 . . December 4, 2021.
  38. Web site: 2009 Writers Guild Award Winners . Finke, Nikki . February 7, 2009 . . December 4, 2021.
  39. Web site: 'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' lead WGA noms . Andreeva, Nellie . December 14, 2009 . . December 4, 2021.
  40. Web site: 'Air,' 'Locker' top WGA Awards . McNary, Dave and Cynthia Littleton . February 20, 2010 . . December 4, 2021.
  41. 'Mad Men,' 'Modern Family' pick up WGA Awards . Ward, Kate . February 5, 2011 . . December 1, 2021.
  42. Web site: Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List . Fernandez, Jay A. . February 19, 2012 . . December 1, 2021.
  43. 2013 WGA Awards: The Complete List of Winners . Kim, Wook . February 18, 2013 . . December 2, 2021.
  44. Web site: WGA Awards: The Winners . . February 1, 2014 . . December 2, 2021.
  45. Web site: 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'True Detective' Top WGA Awards . McNary, Dave . February 14, 2015 . . December 2, 2021.
  46. Web site: WGA Honors 'Big Short,' 'Spotlight,' 'Mad Men' at 68th Awards . McNary, Dave . February 13, 2016 . . December 2, 2021.
  47. Web site: 2017 Writers Guild Awards Winners: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival,' 'Atlanta' and 'The Americans' Win Big . Erbland, Kate . February 19, 2017 . . . December 2, 2021.
  48. Web site: WGA Awards: The Complete Winners List . . February 11, 2018 . . December 2, 2021.
  49. Eighth Grade, Can You Ever Forgive Me? win big at 2019 Writers Guild Awards: See the full list . Nolfi, Joey . February 17, 2019 . . December 2, 2021.
  50. WGA Awards 2020: See the film and TV writing winners — and learn why they're so different from the Oscars . Huff, Lauren . February 1, 2020 . . December 2, 2021.
  51. Web site: 2021 WGA Winners: 'Promising Young Woman,' 'Borat 2,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown' Take Top Honors . Erbland, Kate . March 21, 2021 . . November 30, 2021.
  52. Web site: WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Yellowjackets', 'Hacks', 'Loki', 'Only Murders In The Building' Join Usual Suspects On List . Hipes, Patrick . January 13, 2022 . . January 14, 2022.
  53. thirtysomething's double win in 1988 is counted as only one win.