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Writers Guild Awards Go to “Imitation Game,” “Louie,” “True Detective,” “General Hospital,” “Good Wife”

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with updates The Writers Guild gave awards out tonight, although it’s unclear what they mean since “Selma” and “Birdman” weren’t nominated. But the Adapted Screenplay award went to “The Imitation Game.” “Louie” won for TV Comedy, “The Good Wife” for TV Drama, and “True Detective” for Best New Series. Norman Lear was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which seems weird since he’s 92. Didn’t he get it like 20 years ago? Or 10? And if he didn’t, wow. Anyway, I’m told the ceremonies on both coasts were quite dull. The stars who showed up left right away, and in New York the press wasn’t treated well. I mean, who cares? Paul McCartney is just about to go on stage at Irving Plaza. But congrats to Imitation Game writer Graham Moore. That script is solid.

 

BEST DRAMA SERIES

‘True Detective”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Imitation Game
Written by Graham Moore; Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges; The Weinstein Company

 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Grand Budapest Hotel– Wes Anderson

RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

“Civil Rights at 50,” Written by Jane Tillman Irving; WCBS Radio

RADIO DOCUMENTARY

“Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later,” Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio

RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

“World News This Week,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio

LONG FORM ADAPTED

Olive Kitteridge, Teleplay by Jane Anderson, Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO

LONG FORM ORIGINAL

Deliverance Creek, Written by Melissa Carter; Lifetime

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Written by Brian Knappenberger; FilmBuff

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

“League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO)

“How I Met Your Mother,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

“Episode 113: Rachel” (High Maintenance), Written by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair; helpingyoumaintain.com

 

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material by Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Shoemaker; NBC

COMEDY SERIES

Louie, Written by Louis CK; FX

NEW SERIES

True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Alex
Chauvin, Ann Slichter; NBC

ANIMATION

“Brick Like Me” (The Simpsons), Written by Brian Kelley; Fox

EPISODIC COMEDY

“So Did the Fat Lady” (Louie), Written by Louis C.K.; FX

DAYTIME DRAMA

General Hospital, Written by Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio,
Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth
Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten; ABC

CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS

“Haunted Heartthrob” (Haunted Hathaways), Written by Bob Smiley; Nickelodeon

EPISODIC DRAMA

“The Last Call” (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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