The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Original is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best long-form program not based on the previously published material of the season. It has been awarded since the 49th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 1996.
Through the 70s and 80s, numerous categories were presented to recognize writing for long-form programs, some of them were for anthology series or limited series while others also included television films as "long form". The divisions between original and adapted were presented in some of the categories presented during these years, though not all of them.
Since the 39th Writers Guild of America Awards in 1976, two categories are presented to recognize the writing in long form television media, these two categories remain to this day and are: Long Form – Original and Long Form – Adapted .
Name History [ edit ] Best Anthology Original (1975, 1978) Best Original Comedy Anthology (1982-1983) Best Original Drama Anthology (1982-1985) Best Original/Adapted Comedy Anthology (1984-1985) Best Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series (1984) Best Anthology Episode/Single Program (1986-1990) Best Long Form - Original (1986-present) Winners and nominees [ edit ] The year indicates when each season aired. Single winner of the years is left unmarked while other winners are highlighted in gold and in bold .
Best Anthology Original Best Original Comedy Anthology Best Original Drama Anthology Best Original/Adapted Comedy Anthology Best Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series Best Anthology Episode/Single Program Best Long Form - Original Best Anthology Episode/Single Program Best Long Form - Original Year Program Writer(s) Network Ref. 1990 The Incident James Norell, and Michael Norell CBS [11] Heat Wave Michael Lazarou TNT 1991 Judgment Tom Topor HBO [12] 1992 Homefront "S.N.A.F.U." Lynn Marie Latham , and Bernard Lechowick ABC [13] 1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Jane Anderson HBO [14] 1994 Witness to the Execution Thomas Baum, Keith Pierce, and Priscilla Prestwidge NBC [15] Lily in Winter Julie Moskowitz, Robert Elsele, Gary Stephens, and J. Michael Riva USA Network 1995 ER "24 Hours " Michael Crichton NBC [16] A Father for Charlie H. Haden Yelin CBS Lily in Winter Julie Moskowitz, Robert Elsele, Gary Stephens, and J. Michael Riva USA Network Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Alison Cross NBC 1996 Harvest of Fire Susan Nanus and Richard Alfieri CBS [17] [18] Andersonville David W. Rintels TNT Hidden in Silence Stephanie Liss Lifetime Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden Tim Cagney The Family Channel 1997 The Summer of Ben Tyler Robert Inman CBS [19] Dark Skies Bryce Zabel , Brent V. Friedman NBC Hidden in America Peter Silverman and Michael De Guzma Showtime 1998 Labor of Love Nina Shengold Lifetime [20] [21] Blind Faith Frank Military Showtime Color of Justice Lionel Chetwynd Gia Jay McInerney and Michael Cristofer HBO 1999 Dash and Lilly Jerry Ludwig A&E [22] [23] Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within Michael Burton Showtime Freak City Jane Shepard Purgatory Gordon T. Dawson TNT
Year Program Writer(s) Network Ref. 2010 The Special Relationship Peter Morgan HBO [39] [40] You Don't Know Jack Adam Mazer HBO 2011 Cinema Verite David Seltzer HBO [41] Five Deirdre O'Connor, Stephen Godchaux, Howard Morris, Jill Gordon, Wendy West Lifetime 2012 Hatfields & McCoys "Part 2", "Part 3" Bill Kerby , Ted Mann , and Ronald Parker History [42] Hemingway & Gellhorn Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner HBO Political Animals "Pilot" Greg Berlanti USA 2013 Not awarded [43] 2014 Deliverance Creek Melissa Carter Lifetime [44] Return to Zero Sean Hanish Lifetime 2015 Saints & Strangers Seth Fisher , Walon Green , Chip Johannessen , and Eric Overmyer Nat Geo [45] American Horror Story: Hotel Brad Falchuk , John J. Gray , Todd Kubrak, Crystal Liu , Ned Martel , Tim Minear , Ryan Murphy , Jennifer Salt , and James Wong FX Flesh and Bone Bronwyn Garrity, Jami O'Brien, Adam Rapp , Moira Walley-Beckett , and David Wiener Starz Sons of Liberty Stephen David, Kirk Ellis, and David C. White History 2016 Confirmation Susannah Grant HBO [46] American Crime Julie Hébert , Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn , Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez and Diana Son ABC Harley and the Davidsons Seth Fisher , Nick Schenk and Evan Wright Discovery Channel Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Dianne Houston Lifetime 2017 Flint Barbara Stepansky Lifetime [47] American Horror Story: Cult Brad Falchuk , John J. Gray , Joshua Green, Todd Kubrak, Crystal Liu , Ned Martel , Tim Minear , Ryan Murphy , Adam Penn and James Wong FX Feud: Bette and Joan Jaffe Cohen , Sonay Hoffman, Tim Minear , Ryan Murphy , Gina Welch and Michael Zam Godless Scott Frank Netflix Manhunt: Unabomber Jim Clemente, Tony Gittelson, Max Hurwitz, Steven Katz, Nick Schenk , Andrew Sodroski and Nick Towne Discovery 2018 Castle Rock Marc Bernardin , Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason , Gina Welch and Vinnie Wilhelm Hulu [48] My Dinner with Hervé Sacha Gervasi and Sean Macaulay HBO Paterno Debora Cahn and John C. Richards 2019 Chernobyl Craig Mazin HBO [49] True Detective Nic Pizzolatto , David Milch , Alessandra DiMona, Graham Gordy and Gabriel Hobson HBO The Terror: Infamy Max Borenstein , Naomi Iizuka , Tony Tost , Alexander Woo , Alessandra DiMona, Shannon Goss, Steven Hanna, Benjamin Klein and Danielle Roderick AMC Togo Tom Flynn Disney+
Year Program Writer(s) Network Ref. 2020 Mrs. America Tanya Barfield , Joshua Allen Griffith, Sharon Hoffman, Boo Killebrew, Micah Schraft, April Shih, Dahvi Waller FX [50] Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Aaron Carew, Alexandra Cunningham , Lex Edness, Kevin J. Hynes, Juliet Lashinsky-Revene, Stacy A. Littlejohn , Katherine B. McKenna USA Network Hollywood Ian Brennan , Janet Mock , Ryan Murphy , Reilly Smith Netflix Safety Nick Santora Disney+ Uncle Frank Alan Ball Amazon 2021 Mare of Easttown Brad Ingelsby HBO [51] American Horror Story: Double Feature Brad Falchuk , Manny Coto , Ryan Murphy , Kristen Reidel, Reilly Smith FX The White Lotus Mike White HBO Midnight Mass James Flanagan, Mike Flanagan , Elan Gale, Jeff Howard, Dani Parker Netflix Them: Covenant Christina Ham, Little Marvin, David Matthews , Dominic Orlando, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld , Francine Volpe Prime Video
References [ edit ] ^ "WGA Awards 1976" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1978" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1979" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b c "WGA Awards 1983" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b c "WGA Awards 1984" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1985" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1986" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1987" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1988" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1989" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ a b "WGA Awards 1990" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1991" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1992" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1993" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1994" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1995" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1996" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1997" . WGA. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2015 . ^ "WGA Awards 1997" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1998" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 1999" . WGA. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2015 . ^ "WGA Awards 1999" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 2000" . WGA. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2015 . ^ "WGA Awards 2000" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 2001" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 2002" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 2003" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ "WGA Awards 2004" . IMDb . Retrieved January 20, 2022 . ^ McNary, Dave (14 December 2005). "Peacock laffers have the write stuff" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ "Writers Guild Awards Winners" . Writers Guild of America, West. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ DiOrio, Carl (14 December 2006). "HBO, NBC dominate WGA noms" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ McNary, Dave (11 February 2007). " 'Departed' shines at WGA kudos" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ DiOrio, Carl (13 December 2007). "HBO tops WGA Award noms with five" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ Thielman, Sam; McNary, Dave (9 February 2008). "Cody, Coens bros. top WGA Awards" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, And Graphic Animation Nominees Announced" . Writers Guild of America East . 8 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ McNary, Dave; Littleton, Cynthia (7 February 2009). " 'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards" . Variety . 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" 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'True Detective' Top WGA Awards" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ McNary, Dave (13 February 2016). "WGA Honors 'Big Short,' 'Spotlight,' 'Mad Men' at 68th Awards" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ Littleton, Cynthia; McNary, Dave (19 February 2017). "WGA Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' Win For Best Screenplay, 'Atlanta' Wins Twice" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ "WGA Awards: The Complete Winners List" . Variety . 11 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ McNary, Dave (17 February 2019). "WGA Awards 2019 Winners: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards" . Variety . Retrieved 23 February 2019 . ^ Lindhal, Chris (1 February 2020). "Writers Guild Awards 2020: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Win Screenplay Awards" . IndieWire . Retrieved 3 February 2020 . ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 3, 2021). "WGA Awards: TV, New Media, News Nominations Revealed" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 3, 2021 . ^ Schneider, Michael (January 13, 2022). "Writers Guild Unveils 2022 WGA TV Award Nominees: 'Yellowjackets,' 'Hacks,' 'Reservation Dogs,' 'Only Murders in the Building' and More" . Variety . Retrieved January 14, 2022 . External links [ edit ]
Film Awards Television/ New Media Awards Special Awards Former Awards Ceremonies Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year
Michael Crichton (1996) Richard Alfieri and Susan Nanus (1997) Robert Inman (1998) Nina Shengold (1999) Jerry Ludwig (2000) Phil Alden Robinson and Stanley Weiser / Tina Andrews (2001) Loring Mandel (2002) Hugh Whitemore and Larry Ramin (2003) Larry Gelbart (2004) Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell (2005) Margaret Nagle (2006) Nevin Schreiner (2007) Bryce Zabel and Jackie Zabel (2008) Danny Strong (2009) Michael Cristofer (2010) Peter Morgan (2011) David Seltzer (2012) Bill Kerby , Ted Mann and Ronald Parker (2013) No Award (2014) Melissa Carter (2015) Seth Fisher , Walon Green , Chip Johannessen and Eric Overmyer (2016) Susannah Grant (2017) Barbara Stepansky (2018) Marc Bernardin , Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason , Gina Welch and Vinnie Wilhelm (2019) Craig Mazin (2020) Tanya Barfield , Joshua Griffith, Sharon Hoffman, Boo Killebrew, Micah Schraft, April Shih and Dahvi Waller (2021) Brad Ingelsby (2022)