The US Writers Guild awards disagreed with most other industry events presenting awards to writers, picking The Imitation Game and The Grand Budapest Hotel as the adapted screenplay and original screenplay awards.
The Imitation Game
In addition to the voted-for awards, a bunch of honorary awards were also presented: to writers including the late Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day writer Harold Ramis and Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes. Double Oscar winner Paul Haggis (Crash) was also celebrated.
The winners of WGA awards in screen-related categories were:
Original Screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson
Adapted Screenplay
The Imitation Game
Graham Moore
Documentary Screenplay
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Brian Knappenberger
Television And New Media Nominees
Drama Series
True Detective
Nic Pizzolatto; HBO
Comedy Series
Louie
Louis CK; FX
New Series
True Detective
Nic Pizzolatto; HBO
Long Form Original
Deliverance Creek
Melissa Carter; Lifetime
Long Form Adapted
Olive Kitteridge
Jane Anderson; HBO
Short Form New Media – Original
High Maintenance: “Episode 113: Rachel”
Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair; helpingyoumaintain.com
Animation
The Simpsons: “Brick Like Me”
Brian Kelley; Fox
Episodic Drama
The Good Wife; “The Last Call”
Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
Episodic Comedy
Louie: “So Did the Fat Lady”
Louis C.K.; FX
Comedy / Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Daytime Drama
General Hospital
Children’s Script – Episodic And Specials
Haunted Hathaways: “Haunted Heartthrob”
Bob Smiley; Nickelodeon
Documentary Script – Current Events
Frontline: “United States of Secrets: The Program (Part One)”
Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
Frontline: “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis”
Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, Or Breaking Report
World News with Diane Sawyer: “Nelson Mandela: A Man Who Changed the World” Diane Sawyer, Lisa Ferri, Dave Bloch; ABC News
TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, Or Commentary
60 Minutes: “Nowhere to Go”
Scott Pelley, Oriana Zill de Granados & Michael Rey; CBS
Videogame Award
Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Neil Druckmann
