Awards for 2012

WGA Award (Screen)

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

NOMINEES

Win Win: Thomas McCarthy (story/screenplay), Joe Tiboni (story)

Young Adult: Diablo Cody (written by)

50/50: Will Reiser (written by)

Bridesmaids: Annie Mumolo (written by), Kristen Wiig (written by)

Best Documentary Screenplay

WINNER

Better This World: Kelly Duane (written by), Katie Galloway (written by)

NOMINEES

Pina: Wim Wenders (screenplay)



Senna: Manish Pandey (written by)

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

The Descendants: Nat Faxon (screenplay), Alexander Payne (screenplay), Jim Rash (screenplay)
Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming

NOMINEES

The Help: Tate Taylor (screenplay)
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts

Hugo: John Logan (screenplay)
Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Moneyball: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story)
Based on the book by Michael Lewis

WGA Award (TV)

Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media

WINNER

Aim High: Richie Keen (writer), Heath Corson (writer)

Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media

WINNER

The Walking Dead: John Esposito (teleplay/ story), Gregory Nicotero (story) (Generate (production company))

Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials

NOMINEE

Documentary - Other Than Current Events

WINNER

NOMINEES

The American Experience: Mark Davis
For episode "Dinosaur Bone War"

The American Experience: Stanley Nelson
For episode "Freedom Riders"

Nova: Daniel McCabe
For episode "Making Stuff Smarter"

God in America: David Belton
For episode "A New Adam, a New Eden"

Prohibition: Geoffrey C. Ward
For episode "A Nation of Scofflaws"

The American Experience: Austin Hoyt
For episode "The Great Famine"

The American Experience: Mark Zwonitzer
For episode "Triangle Fire"

Documentary - Current Events

WINNER

Frontline: Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser
For episode "Top Secret America"

NOMINEES

Frontline: Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria
For episode "The Spill"

Nova: Michael Bicks, Julia Cort
For episode "Smartest Machine on Earth"

Drama Series

WINNER

NOMINEES




Comedy Series

WINNER

NOMINEES




Episodic Drama

WINNERS

Homeland: Henry Bromell
For episode "The Good Soldier".

Breaking Bad: Vince Gilligan
For episode "Box Cutter".

NOMINEES


Boardwalk Empire: Itamar Moses
For episode "A Dangerous Maid".

Boardwalk Empire: Bathsheba Doran
For episode "The Age of Reason".

Dexter: Jace Richdale
For episode "Just Let Go".

Episodic Comedy

WINNER

Modern Family: Jeffrey Richman, Steven Levitan
For episode "Caught in the Act".

NOMINEES

The Office: Greg Daniels
For episode "Goodbye Michael, part 2".

Modern Family: Dan O'Shannon, Ilana Wernick
For episode "Mother's Day".

The Office: Robert Padnick
For episode "PDA".

Weeds: Stephen Falk
For episode "Object Impermanence".

30 Rock: Tracey Wigfield
For episode "Queen of Jordan".

Daytime Drama

WINNER

NOMINEES


Long Form - Adapted

WINNER

NOMINEE

Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

WINNER

NOMINEES






Children's Episodic & Specials

WINNER

Supah Ninjas: Leo Chu, Eric Garcia
For episode "Hero of the Shadows"

NOMINEES

Sesame Street: Joey Mazzarino
For episode "The Good Birds Club"


iCarly: Matt Fleckenstein, Dan Schneider
For episode "iLost My Mind"

The Troop: Max Burnett
For episode "Oh, Brother"

Zeke and Luther: Nick Stanton, Devin Bunje
For episode "Luther Turns 4"

Animation

WINNER

The Simpsons: Joel H. Cohen
For episode "Homer the Father"

NOMINEES

The Simpsons: Tim Long
For episode "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"

The Simpsons: Rob LaZebnik
For episode "The Blue and the Gray"

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien: Len Uhley
For episode "Moonstruck"

Futurama: Eric Rogers
For episode "The Silence of the Clamps"

The Simpsons: Chris Cluess
For episode "Donnie Fatso"

New Series

WINNER

NOMINEES




Long Form - Original

WINNER

NOMINEES

Five (segment "Lili"): Jill Gordon

Five (segment "Mia"): Wendy West

Five (segment "Charlotte"): Stephen Godchaux

Five (segment "Pearl"): Deirdre O'Connor

Five (segment "Cheyanne"): Howard Morris

Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award

WINNER

Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

WINNER

Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

WINNER

Morgan Cox Award

WINNER

Paul Selvin Honorary Award

WINNER

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