69th WGA Awards | |
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Date | February 19, 2017 |
Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West |
The 69th Writers Guild of America Awards honor the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2016. Winners were announced on February 19, 2017 at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California. [1] The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 5, 2016, [2] while, the Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees were announced on January 4, 2017, [3] and the Videogame Writing nominees was announced on January 12, 2017. [4]
The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt. [5]
Best Original Screenplay | |
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Best Adapted Screenplay | |
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Best Documentary Screenplay | |
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Drama Series | |
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Comedy Series | |
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New Series | |
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Long Form – Original | |
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Long Form – Adapted | |
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Short Form New Media – Original | |
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Short Form New Media – Adapted | |
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Animation | |
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Episodic Drama | |
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Episodic Comedy | |
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Comedy/Variety – Talk Series | |
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Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | |
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Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials | |
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Quiz and Audience Participation | |
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Daytime Drama | |
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Children's Script – Episodic and Specials | |
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Children's Long Form | |
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Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
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TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
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Radio Documentary | |
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Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
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On-Air Promotion – Television, New Media, or Radio | |
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Television Graphic Art and Animation | |
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Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing | |
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