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
