73rd WGA Awards | |
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Date | March 21, 2021 |
Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America West |
The 73rd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best writing in film, television and radio of 2020. Nominees for television and radio were announced on February 3, 2021, [1] [2] while nominees for film were announced on February 16, 2021. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony on March 21, 2021.
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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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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 – Specials | |
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Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series | |
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Quiz and Audience Participation | |
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Daytime Drama | |
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Children's Script – Episodic, Long form and Specials | |
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Documentary Script – Current Events | |
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Documentary Script – Other than Current Events | |
News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report | |
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News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary | |
Digital News | |
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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 or Radio | |
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Paul Selvin Award | |
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Will Berson , Shaka King , and Kenny and Keith Lucas , for Judas and the Black Messiah [3] | |
Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement | |
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement | |
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