4 Dec 2014 2:33 PM PT
Writers Guild of America-West (WGA-W) announced the nominees for the WGA-W 2015 Awards. It appears the Guild favors new media entries over traditional broadcast network entries and fan favorites are snubbed. Likewise, there is still mis-categorization of shows that are primarily drama, yet may be called a dramedy being favored as a comedy.
Television & New Media Nominees include the following:
Drama Series
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO
The Good Wife, Written by 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, Written by Bill Cain, Laura Eason, Sam R. Forman, William Kennedy, Kenneth Lin, John Mankiewicz, David Manson, Beau Willimon; Netflix
Mad Men, Written by Heather Jeng Bladt, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, David Iserson, Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC
True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO
Comedy Series
Louie, Written by Louis CK; FX
Orange Is the New Black, Written by Stephen Falk, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Lauren Morelli, Alex Regnery, Hartley Voss; Netflix
Silicon Valley, Written by John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner; HBO
Transparent, Written by Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Prime
Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO
New Series
The Affair, Written by Dan LeFranc, Hagai Levi, Melanie Marnich, Eric Overmyer, Kate Robin, Sarah Treem; Showtime
The Knick, Written by Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Steven Katz; Cinemax
Silicon Valley, Written by John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner; HBO
Transparent, Written by Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Prime
True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO
Long Form Original
Deliverance Creek, Written by Melissa Carter; Lifetime
Return to Zero, Written by Sean Hanish; Lifetime
Long Form Adapted
Houdini, Written by Nicholas Meyer; Based on the book Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait by Bernard C. Meyer, M.D.; History Channel
Klondike, Parts One, Three and Six, Teleplay by Paul T. Scheuring, Parts Two, Four and Five, Teleplay by Josh Goldin & Rachel Abramowitz, Based on the book Gold Diggers by Charlotte Gray; Discovery Channel
The Normal Heart, Teleplay by Larry Kramer, Based on his play The Normal Heart; HBO
Olive Kitteridge, Teleplay by Jane Anderson, Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO
“Pilot” (The Leftovers), Teleplay by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta, Based on the book by Tom Perrotta; HBO
Short Form New Media, Original
Apocalypse No (Bad Shorts), Written by Ben Zelevansky; luckybirdsmedia.com
City of Angels (Caper), Written by Amy Berg & Mike Sizemore; hulu.com
Episode 1 – Nature (F To 7th), Written by Ingrid Jungermann; youtube.com
Episode 113 – Rachel (High Maintenance), Written by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair; helpingyoumaintain.com
Episode 204 – (Vicky and Lysander), Written by Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker; youtube.com
Episode 207 – (Vicky and Lysander), Written by Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker; youtube.com
Animation
Bob and Deliver (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Greg Thompson; Fox
Brick Like Me (The Simpsons), Written by Brian Kelley; Fox
Covercraft (The Simpsons), Written by Matt Selman; Fox
Pay Pal (The Simpsons), Written by David Steinberg; Fox
Steal This Episode (The Simpsons), Written by J. Stewart Burns; Fox
Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Nora Smith; Fox
Episodic Drama
A Day’s Work (Mad Men), Written by Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner; AMC
Devil You Know (Boardwalk Empire), Written by Howard Korder; HBO
Donald the Normal (Rectify), Written by Kate Powers & Ray McKinnon; Sundance Channel
Friendless Child (Boardwalk Empire), Written by Riccardo DiLoreto & Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder; HBO
The Last Call (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
The Lion and the Rose (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by George R.R. Martin; HBO
Episodic Comedy
The Cold (Modern Family), Written by Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz; ABC
Landline (New Girl), Written by Rob Rosell; Fox
Low Self Esteem City (Orange Is the New Black), Written by Nick Jones; Netflix
So Did the Fat Lady (Louie), Written by Louis C.K.; FX
Three Dinners (Modern Family), Written by Abraham Higginbotham & Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman; ABC
The Wilderness (Transparent), Written by Ethan Kuperberg; Amazon Prime
Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Writers: Rory Albanese, Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart, Delaney Yeager; Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO
Inside Amy Schumer, Head Writer: Jessi Klein Writers: Emily Altman, Jeremy Beiler, Neil Casey, Kyle Dunnigan, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Dan Powell, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
The Colbert Report, Writers: Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live, Head Writers: Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Gary Greenberg Writers: Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Bryan Paulk, Rick Rosner, Bridger Winegar; ABC
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Seth Meyers, Colin Jost, Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Steve Higgins, Leslie Jones, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, Claire Mulaney, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Lakendra Tookes; NBC
Real Time with Bill Maher, Head Writer: Billy Martin Writers: Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Danny Vermont; HBO
Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes, Specials
The 68th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Jon Macks; CBS
71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material by Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Shoemaker; NBC
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Written by Gerry Duggan, Wayne Federman, Patton Oswalt, Erik Weiner; IFC
Bill Maher: Live from D.C., Written by Bill Maher; HBO
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, Written by Sarah Silverman; HBO
Quiz and Audience Participation
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter; NBC
Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC
Daytime Drama
Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher Whitesell; NBC
General Hospital, Written by Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten; ABC
Children’s Script, Episodic & Specials
Girl Meets 1961 (Girl Meets World), Written by Matthew Nelson; Disney Channel
Haunted Heartthrob (Haunted Hathaways), Written by Bob Smiley; Nickelodeon
Haunted Sisters (Haunted Hathaways), Written by Boyce Bugliari & Jamie McLaughlin; Nickelodeon
Documentary Script, Current Events
Losing Iraq (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost (Part Two) (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
United States of Secrets: The Program (Part One) (Frontline); PBS; Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
Documentary Script, Other than Current Events
Episode Five: The Rising Road (1933-1939) (The Roosevelts: An Intimate History), Written by Geoffrey C. Ward; PBS
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
Standing Up in the Milky Way (Episode 1) (COSMOS: A Space Time Odyssey), Written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter; Fox
TV News Script: Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report
50th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), Written by Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines; CBS News
CBS This Morning, Written by Duane Tollison, Chip Sorrentino, Bruce Meyer, Bill Crowley; CBS News
Nelson Mandela: A Man Who Changed the World (World News with Diane Sawyer), Written by Diane Sawyer, Lisa Ferri, Dave Bloch; ABC News
TV News Script: Analysis, Feature or Commentary
Nowhere to Go (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Oriana Zill de Granados & Michael Rey; CBS