WGA fetes Cody, Coens, then eyes pact
Diablo Cody, who penned Fox Searchlight's "Juno," took the WGA's original screenplay award while Ethan and Joel Coen won adapted screenplay for Miramax's "No Country for Old Men."
Sam Thielman, Dave McNary | 2/10/2008
'30 Rock,' 'Wire,' 'Men' win TV honors
Opting for recent awards-season favorites, the WGA has selected Diablo Cody as winner of its original screenplay award for Fox Searchlight's "Juno" and Ethan and Joel Coen for the adapted screenplay trophy for Miramax's "No Country for Old Men."
Sam Thielman, Dave McNary | 2/9/2008
Scribe to receive Burkey Award on Saturday
The WGA East has selected Walter Bernstein as the recipient of its Evelyn F. Burkey Award.
Dave McNary | 2/8/2008
Winners will still be announced on Feb. 9
On the heels of unveiling its screenplay award nominations, the WGA's dumped cold water on the kudos by calling off its Feb. 9 awards show in Los Angeles -- unless it's ended its strike by then.
| 1/10/2008
'Juno,' 'Knocked Up' among nods
Despite conducting a bitter strike that’s threatened other award shows, the WGA’s proceeding as usual with its Feb. 9 awards show as it unveiled its 10 nominations for its feature screenplay award Thursday.
Dave McNary | 1/10/2008
'Dexter,' 'Mad Men,' 'Sopranos' score nods
The WGA announced its television and radio nominees for the 2008 Writers Guild Awards Wednesday.
Byron Perry | 12/12/2007
Guild creates award for gaming community
The WGA has created an award for videogame writing, with the inaugural trophy to be presented at the Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 9.
Dave McNary | 9/28/2007
Scribes work to make pics look 'unscripted'
Screenwriting is about more than just words on the page. Just ask the Writers Guild of America, which this year nominated two unconventional screenplays: "Borat" and "United 93."
Peter Debruge | 2/8/2007
Toppers say they've got members' backing
The Writers Guild of America isn't backing down. Despite being the current focus of showbiz anxiety about a possible strike, its leaders are unapologetic about the course they've chosen.
Dave McNary | 2/8/2007
NBC rookies dominate new series category
TV is often said to be a writer-driven medium. If that's the case, NBC's nom tally at this year's WGA Awards would suggest the net is well on the road to recovery.
Josef Adalian | 2/8/2007
Writers are known as wordsmiths, imagined as devourers of literature, but well into his adulthood, WGA Screen Laurel honoree Robert Benton was anything but.
Jon Weisman | 2/8/2007
As a producer, John Wells is associated with two of television's most adored drama series of the recent past: the long-running "ER" and recently departed "The West Wing."
Stuart Levine | 2/8/2007
Scripter earns lifetime achievement prize
The WGA West's Animation Writers Caucus has tapped Jules Feiffer to receive its Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement.
| 1/29/2007
Guild presents writer with Burkey Award
The Writers Guild of America East has tapped Joan Didion to receive its Evelyn F. Burkey Award. The kudo, aimed at recognition of contributions that have brought honor and dignity to writers, will be presented to Didion at the guild's 59th Annual Awards ceremony on Feb. 11 at the Millenium Broadway Hotel in Gotham.
Dave McNary | 1/17/2007
Winner announced Feb. 11 at the WGA Awards
The Writers Guild of America has selected "Deliver Us From Evil," "The Heart of the Game," "Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos," "Who Killed the Electric Car?" and "Why We Fight" as finalists for its documentary award.
Dave McNary | 1/14/2007