Story is king, and at last night's ceremony for the 2017 Writers Guild of America Awards, the best of the best were recognized for their ability to keep it on its throne. Moonlight and Arrival once again succeeded at taking home top film prizes, while Donald Glover's FX TV show Atlanta won awards in both the "Comedy Series" and "New Series" category.
Aside from the main awards, special honors were also handed out, including the Screen Laurel Award which went to Oliver Stone and the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television which went to Aaron Sorkin. Mike Judge also received a special achievement award for his many contributions to animation.
Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2017 WGA Awards:
FILM NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Hell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films
- La La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate
- Loving, Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features
- Manchester by the Sea, Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions
- Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24 - [WINNER]
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures- [WINNER]
- Deadpool, Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film
- Fences, Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures
- Hidden Figures, Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film
- Nocturnal Animals, Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
- Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Written by Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios
- Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films - [WINNER]
- Zero Days, Written by Alex Gibney; Magnolia Pictures
'Moonlight'
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
- The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX - [WINNER]
- Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC
- Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss; HBO
- Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
- Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
COMEDY SERIES
- Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX- [WINNER]
- Silicon Valley, Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO
- Transparent, Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix
- Veep, Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO
'Atlanta'
NEW SERIES
- Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX - [WINNER]
- Better Things, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX
- Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
- This Is Us, Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC
- Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
- American Crime, Written by Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC
- Confirmation, Written by Susannah Grant; HBO - [WINNER]
- Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; Discovery Channel
- Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Written by Dianne Houston; Lifetime
ADAPTED LONG FORM
- 11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX - [WINNER]
- Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC
- The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO
- Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel
'Confirmation'
ORIGINAL SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
- “Episode 101” (Now We're Talking), Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; go90.com
- “Escape the Room” (Life Ends at 30), Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com
- “Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (Thug Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; vimeo.com
- “The Party” (The Commute), Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com - WINNER
ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
- “Part 4” (Fear the Walking Dead: Passage), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com - [WINNER]
- “Under Siege” (The Strain), Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; fxnetworks.com
ANIMATION
- “Barthood” (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Greaney; Fox
- “First Day of Rule” (Elena of Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel
- “Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix
- “A Princess on Lothal” (Star Wars Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD
- “Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix - [WINNER]
EPISODIC DRAMA
- “Gloves Off” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC
- “I Am a Storm” (Shameless), Written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime
- “Klick” (Better Call Saul), Written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC
- “Switch” (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
- “The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by Vera Herbert; NBC - [WINNER]
- “The Winds of Winter” (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO
'BoJack Horseman'
EPISODIC COMEDY
- “Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix
- “Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix - [WINNER]
- “Pilot” (One Mississippi), Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios
- “R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless), Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC
- “Streets on Lock” (Atlanta), Written by Stephen Glover; FX
- “A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn), Written by Dan Mintz; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY TALK SERIES
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Alex Marino, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf, Delaney Yeager; Comedy Central
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO - [WINNER]
- Late Night with Seth Meyers, Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; CBS
'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'
COMEDY / VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
- Documentary Now!, Writers: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC
- Inside Amy Schumer, Writers: Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
- Maya & Marty, Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC
- Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central
- Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC - [WINNER]
You can find the rest of the winners, including those for Daytime Drama, Children's Long Form, and TV News Script on the WGA website.
Source: WGA
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