Perry, Ben Watkins; Apple TV
COMEDY SERIES
Afterlife, Written by Ricky Gervais; Netflix
The Blue Beetle, Written by Justin Noble, David S. Rosenthal, Tucker Cawley, Jon DeWalt, Jamie Rhonheimer, Jill Sprecher, Jerry Stahl, Christine Zander; Paramount+
The Studio, Written by Ben Cory Jones, Lena Waithe, Kenya Barris, Helen Krieger, Rishi Rajani, Jelani Sumara, Aimee Spinks, Brittani Nichols, Jessie Nickson-Lopez; Amazon Studios (WINNER)
Untitled Sarah Silverman Project, Written by Sarah Silverman; HBO
NEW SERIES
Big Sky, Written by David E. Kelley, Elle Johnson, Ron Fitzgerald, Andrew Wilder, Ally Seibert; ABC
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max (WINNER)
Pluribus, Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; Apple TV
Severance, Written by Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, K.C. Perry, Ben Watkins; Apple TV
OTHER WINNERS
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Briarpatch” (“The Green Glow”), Written by Andy Greenwald; EPIX
EPISODIC COMEDY
“The Great” (“The Beard”), Written by Tony McNamara; Hulu
ANIMATION
“Bob’s Burgers” (“Touch of Eval(ution)”), Written by Steven Davis; FOX
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”, Head Writer Dan Amira; Writers: Devin Delliquanti, David Angelo, Zach DiLanzo, Andrew Nyer, Ester Steinberg, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Joseph Opio, Jimmy Kimmel, Josh Johnson, X Mayo, Alingon Mitra, Jocelyn Richard, David Sidorov, Carmen Christopher, Roy Wood, Jr., Kenny DeForest, Tim Baltz, X Mayo, Alingon Mitra, Jocelyn Richard; Comedy Central
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020”, Head Writers Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir; Writers: Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Tom Purcell, Barry Julien, Michael Brumm, Peter Grosz, Paul Dinello, Nate Charny, John Thibodeaux; CBS
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
“Jeopardy! National College Championship”, Head Writer Steven Dorfman; Writers: John Duarte, Ken Jennings, Lila Kelland, Kevin McCarthy, Claudia Meyer, Mark Gaberman, Robert McClenaghan, Tom Trbovich; ABC
“Weakest Link,” Head Writer Liz Cronican; Writers: Brian Hawtin, David Lowe, Sheryl Zelikson; NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA
“General Hospital”, Head Writers Dan O’Connor, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Anna T. Cascio, Barbara Bloom, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles, Christopher Van Etten; ABC
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM, OR SPECIAL
“Just Add Magic” (“Just Add Family”), Written by John-Paul Nickel; Amazon
CHILDREN’S ANIMATED SERIES
“The Ghost and Molly McGee”, Written by Bob Smiley; Disney Channel
CHILDREN’S LIVE ACTION SERIES
“Odd Squad” (“Odd Squad: The Movie”), Written by Mark De Angelis; PBS
CHILDREN’S SHORT FORM
“The Bumble Nums”, Written by Dustin Ferrer; YouTube
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL
“Girl in the Woods,” Written by Christina Ham; Disney Junior
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT: CURRENT EVENTS
“Frontline” (“The Power of the Fed”), Written by Rick Young; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT: OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Reel South” (“My Hair Is Not My Own”), Written by Juliane Dressner; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT: REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“CBS News” (“CBS Weekend News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “48 Hours”); CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT: ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“CBS News” (“CBS Weekend News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “48 Hours”); CBS News
RADIO/AUDIO SCRIPT: DOCUMENTARY
“The Last Archive” (“The Dustbin of History”), Written by Jill Lepore, Eric Mennel; Pushkin
RADIO/AUDIO SCRIPT: DRAMA
“This Is Love” (“The Run,” “The Lake”), Written by Lauren Spohrer, Phoebe Judge; Criminal
RADIO/AUDIO SCRIPT: COMEDY
“The Problem with Jon Stewart” (“Episode 10: The One Where Jon Quits”), Written by Jon Stewart, Chelsea Devantez, Tim Carvell, David Javerbaum, Daniel Powell, Matt Koff; Apple TV+
ON-AIR PROMOTION
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (“Season 8”), Written by Jill Twiss, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Juli Weiner; HBO
VARIETY TALK SERIES
“Conan”, Head Writers Brian Stack, Laurie Kilmartin; Writers: Andy Blitz, Andrés du Bouchet, Deon Cole, Dan Cronin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Levi MacDougall, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, José Arroyo, Jessie Gaskell, Mike Sweeney, Jason Reich; TBS
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“Saturday Night Live,” Head Writers Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette; Supervising Writers: Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Sam Jay, Erik Kenward, Erik Marino, Jasmine Pierce, Martin Rausch, Will Stephen; Writers: Megan Callahan, Michael Koman, Owen Parsons, Kristen Bartlett, Steven Castillo, Mora Gonzalez, Dan Licata, Jasmine Pierce, Gary Richardson, Jake Nordwind, Celeste Yim, Bowen Yang; NBC
VENUE
“The View,” Head Writer Lauren Kern; Writers: Rebecca Chou, Greg Fisher, Stephanie Francis, Jeff Kopp, Meagan Redman, Gary Greenberg, Deborah Singer, Lizzie Foley, Taryn Sade Harrell, Jennifer Soffer; ABC
VIDEOGAME WRITING
“It Takes Two,” Written by Mikael Kasurinen, Tobias Bjarneby, Camilla Löfblad, Hugo Lothen, Tommy Wirkola, Maja-Li Nilsen; Hazelight Studios
ADDITIONAL WINNERS
VIDEOGAME WRITING
“It Takes Two,” Written by Mikael Kasurinen, Tobias Bjarneby, Camilla Löfblad, Hugo Lothen, Tommy Wirkola, Maja-Li Nilsen; Hazelight Studios
ON-AIR PROMOTION
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (“Season 8”), Written by Jill Twiss, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Juli Weiner; HBO
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
“Jeopardy! National College Championship” Head Writer Steven Dorfman; Writers: John Duarte, Ken Jennings, Lila Kelland, Kevin McCarthy, Claudia Meyer, Mark Gaberman, Robert McClenaghan, Tom Trbovich; ABC
“Weakest Link,” Head Writer Liz Cronican; Writers: Brian Hawtin, David Lowe, Sheryl Zelikson; NBC
about the recent winners at the Writers Guild McBride; HBO | Max (WINNER)
“Pilot” (The Chair Company), Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max
“Pilot” (The Studio), Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV
“Pilot” (Task), Written by Brad Ingelsby & David Obzud; HBO | Max
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
“Baby Godzilla” (Super Simple Love Story), Written by Chris LaMont & Joe Stando; YouTube.com
“The Big Day” (Life After), Written by Kaitlin Fontana; Twitter.com
“The Build” (Life After), Written by Kaitlin Fontana; Twitter.com
“The Bunker” (The Bunker), Written by R.L. Jackson; YouTube.com (WINNER)
“The First Time” (Life After), Written by Kaitlin Fontana; Twitter.com
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Head Writer Kristen Bartlett, Writers Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi, Travis Irvine, Allana Harkin, Melinda Taub, Rae Sanni; TBS
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Head Writer Alex Baze, Writers Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Head Writers Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Writers Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux; CBS
Weekend Update, Head Writer Michael Che, Writers Steven Castillo, Dan Bulla; NBC
The Writing Factor, Senior Writer Beth Sherman, Writers Mike Gibbons, Chris Kelly, Paul Masella, Jake Fogelnest, Michael Price, Tammy Sagar, Merrill Markoe, Mike Reiss, Ben Wexler, John Riggi, Jay Martel, Paul Greenberg, Matt O’Brien, Tim Carvell, Brian Stack, Jeff Stilson, Mike Sweeney, Pat Driscoll, Barry Julien, Eric Drysdale, Adam Lowitt, Steve Bodow, Daniel Radosh, Rob Kutner, Dan Guterman, Nate Charny, Michael Brumm, Cullen Crawford, Joe Grossman, David Angelo, Sean Crespo, Michael Koman, Ariel Dumas, Amber Ruffin; NBC (WINNER)
Thompson; PBS
“India’s Rape Scandal” (Frontline), Written by Dan Edge; PBS
“The Plot Against the President” (Dick Wolf’s New York Times Presents), Written by Richard Perello; Hulu (WINNER)
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Celebrity Jeopardy!, Head Writer: Robert Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Gray, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC (WINNER)
Jeopardy!, Writers: Marcus Brown, Buzzy Cohen, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Jim Rhine, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Amy Ozols, Billy Wisse; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA
Beyond the Gates, Writers: Sara A. Bibel, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Ron Carlivati, Susan Dansby, Cheryl L. Davis, Christopher Dunn, Robert Guza Jr., Gregori J. Martin, Lynn Martin, Danielle Paige, Judy Tate, Michele Val Jean, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
General Hospital, Head Writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Cathy LePard, Emily Culliton, Nigel Campbell, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Stacey Pulwer, Ryan Quan, Louise Rozett, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan; Writers: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips; CBS/Paramount + (WINNER)
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, Written by Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson; Apple TV
“Stay Out of the Basement: Part I” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman, Hilary Winston; Disney+
Merry Giftmas, Written by Halcyon Person; Netflix
“I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Craig Silverstein, Rick Riordan; Disney+
“When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube (WINNER)
SHORT FORM STREAMING
The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube (WINNER)
Sesame Street YouTube: Take a Moment with Jonathan Bailey, Written by Andrew Moriarty; YouTube
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Syria After Assad” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram” (Frontline), Written by Thomas Jennings and A.C. Thompson; PBS
“India’s Rape Scandal” (Frontline), Written by Dan Edge; PBS
“The Plot Against the President” (Dick Wolf’s New York Times Presents), Written by Richard Perello; Hulu (WINNER)
McBride is a streaming platform that has recently partnered with HBO and Max to provide a wide range of content to its subscribers. The platform offers a variety of original series, movies, and documentaries, catering to a diverse audience. One of its recent releases, “The Promotion” from The Studio, has garnered critical acclaim for its sharp writing and engaging storyline.
In addition to “The Promotion,” McBride also features other standout comedy series like “The Sleazy Georgian” from Poker Face and “Worms” from The Bear. These series have been praised for their unique humor and fresh perspectives, making them must-watch shows for comedy fans.
In the realm of comedy and variety talk or sketch shows, McBride offers a selection of top-notch programs like “The Daily Show” and “Have I Got News for You.” However, it was “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” that took home the award for best comedy/variety series, securing its place as a fan favorite on the platform.
McBride also boasts a range of comedy/variety specials, with “Marc Maron: Panicked” winning the award for best special. This intimate and hilarious special showcases Maron’s signature wit and storytelling, making it a standout program on the platform.
For quiz and audience participation shows, McBride offers a variety of options, including the popular “Celebrity Jeopardy!” which took home the award in this category. The platform also features engaging daytime dramas like “The Young and the Restless,” which won in its category for its compelling storytelling and talented cast.
In the realm of children’s content, McBride offers a range of episodic, long-form, and special programs that cater to young viewers. “When We Lose Someone” from Tab Time was a standout winner in this category, showcasing the platform’s commitment to providing quality content for all audiences.
Overall, McBride’s collaboration with HBO and Max has resulted in a diverse and engaging selection of content that has resonated with viewers and critics alike. With award-winning shows and a commitment to quality programming, McBride is a platform to watch in the streaming landscape. The award-winning documentary “Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law” by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser on PBS’s Frontline has garnered much attention and praise. This in-depth exploration of the current political landscape sheds light on the intricate relationship between power and the rule of law in the Trump era.
Another notable documentary script recognized for its exceptional storytelling is “Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” from American Experience on PBS. This moving piece delves into the life and legacy of Walter White, a key figure in the NAACP’s history, and highlights his contributions to the civil rights movement.
In the realm of digital news, “An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.” by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell on HuffPost stands out as a poignant and impactful piece. This investigative report sheds light on the abuse suffered by students at a boarding school and the lasting impact it has had on their lives.
Moving to radio/audio documentaries, “Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie” by Max Freedman on Slate captivates listeners with its exploration of a lesser-known aspect of Jerry Lewis’s career. This thought-provoking piece delves into the complexities of the entertainment industry and its relationship with historical events.
In the radio/audio news script category, “ABC News Radio Top of the Hour News” by Robert Hawley on ABC News Radio has been recognized for its excellence in delivering breaking news with accuracy and speed. This script showcases the importance of timely and reliable news reporting in today’s fast-paced media landscape.
Overall, these award-winning scripts and documentaries serve as testaments to the power of storytelling and journalism in conveying important narratives and shaping public discourse. Through their compelling narratives and insightful analysis, they bring attention to key issues and events that impact our society.
