Writers Guild of America Awards - 2006
December 16th, 2006 by Andre Soares
59th Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards - 2006
The 59th WGA Award television and radio nominations were announced on December 13, 2006. The WGA Award motion picture nominations were announced on January 11, 2007.
The 59th WGA Award winners were announced at joint ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and at the Hudson Theater in the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York on February 11, 2007.
2007 WGA Nominations - Brief Article
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Babel, Written by Guillermo Arriaga, Paramount Vantage
* Little Miss Sunshine, Written by Michael Arndt, Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Queen, Written by Peter Morgan, Miramax Films
Stranger Than Fiction, Written by Zach Helm, Sony Pictures Entertainment
United 93, Written by Paul Greengrass, Universal Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Todd Phillips, Based on a Character Created by Sacha Baron Cohen, Twentieth Century Fox
* The Departed, Screenplay by William Monahan, Based on the Motion Picture Infernal Affairs, Written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, Warner Bros. Pictures
The Devil Wears Prada, Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna, Based on the Novel by Lauren Weisberger, Twentieth Century Fox
Little Children, Screenplay by Todd Field, Tom Perrotta, Based on the Novel by Tom Perrotta, New Line Cinema
Thank You for Smoking, Screenplay by Jason Reitman, Based on the Novel by Christopher Buckley, Fox Searchlight Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
* Deliver Us from Evil, Written by Amy Berg, Lionsgate
The Heart of the Game, Written By Ward Serrill, Miramax Films
Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, Story by Mark Monroe and John Dower, Screenplay by Mark Monroe, Miramax Films
Who Killed the Electric Car? Written by Chris Paine, Sony Pictures Classics
Why We Fight, Written by Eugene Jarecki, Sony Pictures Classics
TELEVISION
DRAMATIC SERIES
24, Written by Robert Cochran, Manny Coto, Athan A. Demetrius, David Ehrman, David Fury, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz, Stephen Kronish, Michael Loceff, Matt Michnovetz, Steve Mitchell, Sam Montgomery, Nicole Ranadive, Joel Surnow, Craig W. Van Sickle; FOX
DEADWOOD, Written by W. Earl Brown, Regina Corrado, Alix Lambert, Ted Mann, Bernadette McNamara, David Milch, Kem Nunn, Nick Towne, Zack Whedon; HBO
GREY’S ANATOMY, Written by Debora Cahn, Zoanne A. Clack, Allan Heinberg, Elizabeth Klaviter, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, Carolina Paiz, James Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Blythe Robe, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry Werksman, Mark Wilding; ABC
LOST, Written by JJ Abrams, Monica Owusu-Breen, Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Drew Goddard, Javier Grillo-Marxauch, Adam Horowitz, Dawn Lambertsen Kelly, Christina Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Steven Maeda, Jeff Pinkner, Matt Ragghianti, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Alison Schapker; ABC
* THE SOPRANOS, Written by Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider, Matthew Weiner, Terence Winter; HBO
COMEDY SERIES
30 ROCK, Written by Brett Baer, Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Dave Finkel, Daisy Gardner, Donald Glover, Matt Hubbard, John Riggi; NBC
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, Written by Richard Day, Karey Dornetto, Jake Farrow, Mitchell Hurwitz, Sam Laybourne, Dean Lorey, Tom Saunders, Maria Semple, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner; FOX
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, Written by Larry David; HBO
ENTOURAGE, Written by Marc Abrams, Lisa Alden, Michael Benson, Brian Burns, Doug Ellin, Rob Weiss; HBO
* THE OFFICE, Written by Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Ricky Gervais, Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Stephen Merchant, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur, Gene Stupnitsky; NBC
NEW SERIES
30 ROCK, Written by Brett Baer, Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Dave Finkel, Daisy Gardner, Donald Glover, Matt Hubbard, John Riggi; NBC
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, Written by Peter Berg, Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Andy Miller, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman; NBC
HEROES, Written by Jesse Alexander, Adam Armus, Natalie Chaidez, Aron Eli Coleite, Kay Foster, Bryan Fuller, Michael J. Green, Chuck Kim, Tim Kring, Jeph Loeb, Joe Pokaski; NBC
STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, Written by Eli Attie, Christina Kiang Booth, Jessica Brickman, Dana Calvo, Mark Goffman, David Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Mark McKinney, Melissa Myers, Aaron Sorkin, Amy Turner; NBC
* UGLY BETTY, Written by Veronica Becker, Oliver Goldstick, Silvio Horta, Sarah Kucserka, Sheila Lawrence, Cameron Litvack, Myra Jo Martino, Jim Parriott, Marco Pennette, Dailyn Rodriguez, Don Todd; ABC
EPISODIC DRAMA — any length — one airing time
ELECTION DAY, PART II (The West Wing), Written by Eli Attie, John Wells; NBC
OCCUPATION/PRECIPICE (Battlestar Galactica), Written by Ronald D. Moore; Sci-Fi Channel
TWO FOR THE ROAD (Lost), Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Christina M. Kim; ABC
THE END OF THE WHOLE MESS(Nightmares, Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King), Teleplay by Lawrence D. Cohen, Based on the short story by Stephen King; TNT
PILOT (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip), Written by Aaron Sorkin; NBC
* PILOT (Big Love), Witten by Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY — any length — one airing time
IT TAKES TWO (Desperate Housewives), Written by Kevin Murphy, Jenna Bans; ABC
DON’T LOOK AT ME (Desperate Housewives), Written by Josh Senter; ABC
BOMB SHELTER (Malcolm in the Middle), Written by Rob Ulin; FOX
* CASINO NIGHT (The Office), Written by Steve Carell; NBC
THE COUP (The Office), Written by Paul Lieberstein; NBC
JUMP FOR JOY (My Name is Earl), Written by Vali Chandrasekaran; NBC
LONG FORM — ORIGINAL — over one hour — one or two parts, one or two airing times
BROKEN TRAIL, Written by Alan Geoffrion; AMC
* FLIGHT 93, Written by Nevin Schreiner; A&E
THE RON CLARK STORY, Written by Max Enscoe, Annie DeYoung; TNT
ANIMATION — any length — one airing time
* THE ITALIAN BOB (The Simpsons), Written by John Frink; FOX
WHO’S YOUR DADDY? (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee), Written by Marsha Griffin; Cartoon Network
CHURCH HOPPING (King of the Hill), Written by Jim Dauterive; FOX
KISS KISS BANG BANGALORE (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta; FOX
SIMPSONS CHRISTMAS STORIES (The Simpsons), Written by Don Payne; FOX
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE SUMS (The Simpsons), Written by Matt Selman; FOX
COMEDY/VARIETY — MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES — SPECIALS — any length
* THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, Written by Joan Meyerson; PBS
THE 60TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, Written by Dave Boone; CBS
ASSUME THE POSITION WITH MR. WUHL, Written by Robert Wuhl, Allan Stephen, Rebecca Reynolds; HBO
COMEDY/VARIETY — (Including Talk) SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Head Writer D.J. Javerbaum, Writers Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Sam Means, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, Writers Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Tim Harrod, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg; NBC
PENN, TELLER: BULLSHIT!, Written by Penn Jillette, Teller, Jon Hotchkiss, Michael Goudeau, Star Price, Cliff Schoenberg, Sheryl Zohn, Steve Melcher; Showtime
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Writers Ross Abrash, Scott Carter, David Feldman, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Danny Vermont; HBO
* SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Head Writers Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Liz Cackowski, Charlie Grandy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Matt Murray, Paula Pell, Akiva Schaffer, Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon, Robert Smigel, JB Smoove, Emily Spivey, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker; NBC
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, Written by Megan McTavish, Addie Walsh, Victor Miller, Chip Hayes, Stephen Demorest, Michelle Patrick, Jeff Beldner, Bettina F. Bradbury, Karen Lewis, Rebecca Taylor, Amanda L. Beall, Marla Kanelos, Courtney Bugler; ABC
THE YOUNG, THE RESTLESS, Written by Lynn Marie Latham, Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Scott Hamner, Josh Griffith, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Paula Cwikly, Jim Houghton, Trent Jones, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Marc Hertz, Bernard Lechowick, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Linda Schreiber, Sandra Weintraub, Sherman Magidson; CBS
* AS THE WORLD TURNS, Written by Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Christopher Whitesell, Courtney Simon, Anna Cascio, Lisa Connor, Paula Cwikly, Hogan Sheffer, Judy Tate, Bettina Bradbury, Richard Culliton, Susan Dansby, Judy Donato, Josh Griffith, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Charlotte Gibson; CBS
GUIDING LIGHT, Written by David Kreizman, Donna Swajeski, Jill Lorie Hurst, Chris Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Dave Rupel, Charlotte Gibson, Rebecca Hanover, Tita Bell, David Smilow, Penelope Koechl, Royal Miller, Brett Staneart, Kimberly Hamilton, Mike Cohen; CBS
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, SPECIALS
BROADCAST BLUES (Phil of the Future), Written by David Steven Cohen; Disney Channel
FUR BETTER OR WORSE (That’s So Raven), Written by Deborah Swisher; Disney Channel
* PREMIERE (Just For Kicks), Written by Alana Sanko; Nickelodeon
SCRATCH (Flight 29 Down), Written by D.J. MacHale; Discovery Kids
SHOW WAY (Reading Rainbow), Written by Ronnie Krauss; PBS
DOCUMENTARY — CURRENT EVENTS
AGE OF AIDS: PART I, Written by William Cran, Renate Simone; PBS Frontline
CAN YOU AFFORD TO RETIRE?, Written by Hedrick Smith, Rick Young; PBS Frontline
* THE DARK SIDE, Written by Michael Kirk; PBS Frontline
THE METH EPIDEMIC, Written by Carl Byker; PBS Frontline
THE STORM, Written by Martin Smith; PBS Frontline
DOCUMENTARY — OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
THE ALASKA PIPELINE (American Experience), Written by Mark Davis; PBS
THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE (American Experience), Written by Barak Goodman; PBS
EUGENE O’NEILL (American Experience), Written by Arthur Gelb, Barbara Gelb and Ric Burns; PBS
JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS (American Experience), Written by Elizabeth Deane; PBS
* MARIE ANTOINETTE, Written by David Grubin; PBS
NEWS — REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
HURRICANE KATRINA: ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, Written by Paul Facey; CBS News
* REMEMBERING LOU RAWLS, Written by Jonathan Kaplan; CBS News
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT, Written by Joel Siegel, Julia Kathan, Elizabeth Vargas; ABC
NEWS — ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
ADDICTED TO HEROIN (60 Minutes), Written by Leslie Cockburn; CBS
* CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT(America’s Investigative Reports), Written by Tom M. Jennings; PBS
MEMORIAL DAY: ONE FAMILY REMEMBERS (Weekend Good Morning America), Written by Mary Pflum; ABC
RADIO NOMINEES
NEWS — REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, Written by Marianne J. Pryor; ABC
* WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, Written by Jeffrey Veatch; ABC
NEWS — ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
* AMERICA’S HEROES: TRIUMPH AND INSPIRATION, Written by Stu Chamberlain; ABC
ON MY SON’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME, Written by Jerry Edling; KNX
PASSAGES, Written by Gail Lee; CBS
PROMOTION WRITING AND GRAPHIC ART NOMINEES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
* A PLAYWRIGHT’S GENIUS, ENTER THE NEW WORLD, INSIDE LAW AND ORDER, MY GRANDMOTHER’S GARDEN,THE QUILL AWARDS: WRITE IT DOWN, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, Written by Michelle Straebler; WNBC
VERONICA MARS PROMOTION, Written by Eric Jacobson; UPN
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART
COURTROOM SKETCHING, William J. Hennessy Jr.; ABC
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
SATURDAY EARLY SHOW, Monica DiNatale Eureyecko; CBS
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement: Robert Benton
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement: John Wells
Valentine Davies Award: Larry Gelbart
Morgan Cox Award: Daryl G. Nickens
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award: Jules Feiffer
Herb Sargent Award: Lorne Michaels
Evelyn F. Burkey Award: Joan Didion
Ian McLellan Hunter Award: Andrew Bergman
Richard B. Jablow Award: Gail Lee
Writers Guild of America, West Site
2007 WGA Nominations - Brief Article
WGA Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
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