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72nd Writers Guild of America Awards

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72nd WGA Awards
DateFebruary 1, 2020
Organized byWriters Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best writing in film, television and radio of 2019. Nominees for television and radio were announced on December 5, 2019, while nominees for film were announced on January 6, 2020.[1] Winners were announced on February 1, 2020 in joint ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and in the Edison Ballroom at the Hotel Edison in New York City, New York. The ceremonies were hosted by Ana Gasteyer (Beverly Hilton) and John Fugelsang (Edison Ballroom).[2]

Nominees

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Film

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Best Original Screenplay

Parasite (Neon) — Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won; story by Bong Joon-ho

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight) – Taika Waititi; based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens

Best Documentary Screenplay

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO Documentary Films) – Alex Gibney

Television

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Drama Series

Succession (HBO) – 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

Comedy Series

Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Jason Kim, Taofik Kolade, and Elizabeth Sarnoff

New Series

Watchmen (HBO) – 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

Long Form – Original

Chernobyl (HBO) – Craig Mazin

Long Form – Adapted

Fosse/Verdon (FX) – Debora Cahn, Joel Fields, Ike Holter, Thomas Kail, Steven Levenson, Charlotte Stoudt, Tracey Scott Wilson; Based on the book Fosse by Sam Wasson

Short Form New Media – Original

Special (Netflix) – Ryan O'Connell

Animation

"Thanksgiving of Horror" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Dan Vebber

Episodic Drama

"Tern Haven" – Succession (HBO) – Will Tracy

Episodic Comedy

"Pilot" – Dead to Me (Netflix) – Liz Feldman

Comedy/Variety – Talk Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Senior writers: 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

Comedy/Variety – Specials

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Part 2 (TBS) – Head writer: Melinda Taub; Supervising writers: Joe Grossman, Nicole Silverberg; Writers: Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Mike Drucker, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi; Special contributor: Allison Silverman

  • Desi Lydic: Abroad (Comedy Central) – Devin Delliquanti and Lauren Sarver
  • The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019 (CBS) – Head writers: Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel; Writers: Demi Adejuyigbe, James Corden, Rob Crabbe, Lawrence Dai, Nate Fernald, Caroline Goldfarb, John Kennedy, James Longman, Jared Moskowitz, CeCe Pleasants, Tim Siedell, Benjamin Stout, Tom Thriveni, Louis Waymouth, and Ben Winston
  • Ramy Youssef: Feelings (HBO) – Ramy Youssef
Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) – Jeremy Beiler, Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, and John Solomon

Quiz and Audience Participation

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Nickelodeon) – Head writer: Bret Calvert; Writers: Seth Harrington and Rosemarie DiSalvo

  • Hollywood Game Night (NBC) – Head writers: Ann Slichter, Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Marshall Davis, Allie Kokesh, and Dwight D. Smith
  • Jeopardy! (ABC) – Matthew Caruso, John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, and Billy Wisse
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney/ABC Syndication) – Head writer: Stephen A. Melcher Jr.; Writers: Kyle Beakley, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, and Ann Slichter
Daytime Drama

The Young and the Restless (CBS) – Writers: Amanda L. Beall, Jeff Beldner, Sara Bibel, Matt Clifford, Annie Compton, Christopher Dunn, Sara Endsley, Janice Ferri Esser, Mellinda Hensley, Anne Schoettle, Natalie Minardi Slater, and Teresa Zimmerman

Children's

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Children's Script – Episodic, Long form and Specials

"Remember Black Elvis?" – Family Reunion (Netflix) – Howard Jordan Jr.

Documentary

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Documentary Script – Current Events

"Trump's Trade War" – Frontline (PBS) – Marcela Gaviria

Documentary Script – Other than Current Events

"Chasing The Moon Part One: A Place Beyond The Sky" – American Experience (PBS) – Robert Stone

News

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News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report

"Terror in America: The Massacres in El Paso and Dayton" – Special Edition of the CBS Evening News (CBS News) – Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines, and Bob Meyer

News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary

"Fly like an Eagle" – 60 Minutes (CBS News) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, and Nicole Young

  • "Atlanta, EP. 3" – A King's Place (TheRoot.com) – Jessica Moulite
  • "Tis the Season: Here's How Jesus Became So Widely Accepted as White" – (TheRoot.com) – Joon Chung, Felice León, and Ashley Velez
  • "Toxic Water Crisis Still This Haunts New York Town" – (HuffPost.com) – Lena Jackson
Digital News

"Stories About My Brother" (Jezebel.com) – Prachi Gupta

  • "A Gridiron of Their Own" (Deadspin.com) – Kelsey McKinney

Radio

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Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report

"Hail and Farewell: Remembering Some Headline Makers" (CBS News Radio) – Gail Lee

  • "CBS News on the Hour with Norah O'Donnell – El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio – Communities in Mourning" (CBS News Radio) – James Hutton
  • "World News This Week, August 9, 2019" (ABC News Radio) – Stephanie Pawlowski and Jim Ryan
  • "World News This Week, September 13, 2019" (ABC News Radio) – Joan B. Harris
Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary

"The Enduring Legacy of Jackie Kennedy Onassis" (CBS News Radio) – Dianne E. James and Gail Lee

Promotional writing

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On-Air Promotion – Television or Radio

"Star Trek: Picard" and "All Rise Promos" (CBS) – Jessica Katzenstein

  • "CBS Promos" (CBS) – Molly Neylan
  • "Star. Kill. Evil. FBI." (CBS) – Ralph Buado

Special awards

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Paul Selvin Award

Charles Randolph

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

Nancy Meyers

Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

Merrill Markoe

Notes

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  1. ^ Based on the ProPublica and The Marshall Project article "An Unbelievable Story of Rape" and This American Life radio episode "Anatomy of Doubt".

References

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  1. ^ Malkin, Marc (January 6, 2020). "Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Bong Joon Ho Among Writers Guild Awards Film Nominees". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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