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The 2014 Writers Guild of America Award winners have been announced, with Spike Jonze, Breaking Bad, and Captain Phillips among some of the big winners. Check out the full list below.
FILM CATEGORIES
Original Screenplay: Her, Written by Spike Jonze
Adapted Screenplay: Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty
Documentary Screenplay: Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Drama Series: Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
Comedy Series: Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith
New Series: House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon
Episodic Drama: “Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison
Episodic Comedy: “Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock
Long Form – Adapted: Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace
Short Form New Media – Original: “Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia” (Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective), Written by Mike Simses
Animation: “A Test Before Trying” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen
Comedy / Variety (Including Talk) – Series: The Colbert Report, Writers: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner
Comedy / Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials: Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, Head Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts; Writers: Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders
Quiz and Audience Participation: Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse
Daytime Drama: Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell
Children’s – Episodic & Specials: “influANTces” (A.N.T. Farm), Written by Vincent Brown
Documentary – Current Events: “Egypt in Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria & Martin Smith
Documentary – Other Than Current Events: (tie) “The Abolitionists” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley and “Silicon Valley” (American Experience), Telescript by Randall MacLowry and Michelle Ferrari; Story by Randall MacLowry
News – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: “Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (ABC World News with Diane Sawyer), Written by Lisa Ferri and Matt Negrin
News – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: “Lethal Medicine” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Radutzky
Video Game: The Last of Us, Written by Neil Druckmann
Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement: Paul Mazursky
Evelyn F. Burkey Award for Career Achievement: James Schamus
Valentine Davies Award: Sam Simon
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