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Oscar-winning screenwriter Charles Randolph will receive the WGA West's Paul Selvin Award in recognition of his script for Bombshell, the dramatic retelling of the sexual harassment scandal that brought down Fox News chief Roger Ailes. It will be presented at the 72nd annual Writers Guild Awards’ L.A. ceremony on…

Big commercial hits and a number of awards-season regulars were written in today as the WGA announced its 2020 Writers Guild Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in screenwriting writing during 2019. Check out the full list below. The Original Screenplay category covers comedy, drama, mystery and more as the…

Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, with Netflix’s The Crown, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Netflix’s Mindhunter and HBO’s Succession and Watchmen competing for the top drama trophy. The outstanding comedy nominees are HBO…

The WGA has set the key dates for its 72nd annual Writers Guild Awards. The annual dual ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York and Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles are set for Saturday, February 1. TV noms will be announced December 5, and film noms are due January 6. The trophy show’s date is more than two weeks…

There were two big surprises on the film side of the 71st annual Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight during simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. The respective winners of the marquee Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay prizes were movies that often have for the most part been…

The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards are being handed out tonight in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Deadline will be liveblogging the action here and updating the winners here as they are announced. Click on the link below for the full list of nominees. Along with the hardware being handed out…

Big commercial hits and a number of awards-season regulars made the cut as the WGA announced its 2019 Writers Guild Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in screenwriting writing during 2018. Check out the full list below, which also includes video games. The Original Screenplay category covers comedy, drama and…

The 2018 Writers Guild Awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles on Sunday, February 11, 2018. The 70th annual WGA Awards honor outstanding writing in film, TV, new media, news, radio, video game, promotional, and graphic animation categories. The WGA Awards has also released its…

The Writers Guild will present simultaneous award shows on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in New York and Los Angeles to honor their members outstanding writing in film, TV, new media, video games, news, radio, promotional and graphic animation categories. The show will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and…

Comedy screenwriter-director-actress Elaine May will receive the WGAW’s 2016 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement at the WGA Awards L.A. ceremony on February 13. "Elaine May defines the phrase 'smart and funny.' From the Compass Players to Nichols & May to <em…

The WGA has announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2014 in three categories: original, adapted and documentary screenplays. Among the notables unveiled this morning: Damien Chazelle’s script for Whiplash nominated in the Original Screenplay category, the day after the Oscar A…

Two-time Oscar winner Paul Haggis will be receiving the Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement at the 67th annual Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 14. Edward Zwick will be presenting the honor to Haggis during the New York portion of the ceremony at the Edison Ballroom. The Hunter award was established in 1992…