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Writers Guild of America TV Nominations: It’s a Good Day for Netflix

The Writers Guild of America sent out their nominations for television, new media, graphic animation, news, radio and promotional nominations. But you probably stopped reading after television. It was a good day for Netflix.

My favorite show, “Orange Is the New Black” received four nominations, including for best new series and top comedy series.

“House of Cards” nabbed three nods, for top drama series, top new series and an episodic drama nomination for Beau Willimon. The three remaining nominations for top new series are “The Americans,” “Masters of Sex” and “Ray Donovan.”

“Breaking Bad” was nominated for best drama series, a category that the show about a high school science teacher gone very bad, has won two years in a row. Other shows in this category were predictable and well deserved: “Mad Men,” “The Good Wife” and “Homeland.”

Other best new comedy series nominations are “30 Rock,” “Modern Family,” “Parks and Recreations” and “Veep.”And check out the comedy/variety series nominations, which go to “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Colbert Report,” “Conan,” “The Daily Show,” “Portlandia” and “Saturday Night Life,” which represents the writing of some 95 writers. Only nine of these writers are women.

The awards will be presented jointly at simultaneous ceremonies held on Saturday, February 1, 2014, in Los Angeles at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom. It’s always a long and boozy evening; writers and liquor are a natural combination. And because it’s not televised, speeches by presenters and winners are unfiltered and uncensored, and there’s always a lot of whining about lack of respect, low pay and the myriad of other indignities inflicted and endured by writers.

The complete list of television nominees and the press release from the WGA is below:

DRAMA SERIES

Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

The Good Wife, Written by Meredith Averill, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Jacqueline Hoyt, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, J.C. Nolan, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julie Wolfe; CBS

Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, William E. Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Barbara Hall, Patrick Harbinson, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Charlotte Stoudt, James Yoshimura; Showtime

House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam R. Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix

Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray;AMC

COMEDY SERIES

30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield; NBC

Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Bianca Douglas, Megan Ganz, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Emily Spivey, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC

Parks and Recreation, Written by Megan Amram, Donick Cary, Greg Daniels, Nate DiMeo, Emma Fletcher, Rachna Fruchbom, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Matt Hubbard, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Sam Means, Aisha Muharrar, Matt Murray, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC

Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix

Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO

NEW SERIES

The Americans, Written by Michael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford Winters; FX

House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam R. Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix

Masters of Sex, Written by Michelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle Valdivia; Showtime

Orange Is the New Black, Written by Liz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco Ramirez; Netflix

Ray Donovan, Written by Ann Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron Nyswaner; Showtime

EPISODIC DRAMA

  • “Buried” (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
  • “Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC
  • “Episode 101” (House of Cards), Teleplay by Beau Willimon; Netflix
  • “Granite State” (Breaking Bad), Written by Peter Gould; AMC
  • “Hitting the Fan” (The Good Wife), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
  • “Pilot” (Masters of Sex), Written by Michelle Ashford; Showtime

EPISODIC COMEDY

  • “Career Day” (Modern Family), Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC
  • “Farm Strong” (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC
  • “Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock; NBC
  • “Lesbian Request Denied” (Orange Is the New Black), Written by Sian Heder; Netflix
  • “Leslie and Ben” (Parks and Recreation), Written by Michael Schur & Alan Yang; NBC
  • “Pilot” (Orange Is the New Black), Teleplay by Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan; Netflix

LONG FORM – ADAPTED

Killing Kennedy, Written by Kelly Masterson, Based on the book by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard; National Geographic

Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL

  • “Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia” (Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective), Written by Mike Simses; sylviaplathgirldetective.com
  • “Episode 8” (Lauren, Season 2), Written by Jay Rodan; youtube.com/wigs
  • “I Do Over Part 1” (Husbands), Written by Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson; cwseed.com
  • “I Do Over Part 2” (Husbands), Written by Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson; cwseed.com

ANIMATION

  • “A Test Before Trying” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
  • “Game of Tones” (Futurama), Written by Michael Rowe; Comedy Central
  • “Hardly Kirk-ing” (The Simpsons), Written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross; Fox
  • “Murder on the Planet Express” (Futurama), Written by Lew Morton; Comedy Central
  • “Saturday Morning Fun Pit” (Futurama), Written by Patric M. Verrone; Comedy Central
  • “Yolo” (The Simpsons), Written by Michael Nobori; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

The Colbert Report, Writers: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central

Conan, Writers: Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Scott Chernoff, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Jesse Popp, Andy Richter, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney; TBS

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Tim Carvell Writers: Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central

Jimmy Kimmel Live, Writers: Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gary Greenberg, Josh Holloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner; ABC

Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC

Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Seth Meyers, Colin Jost Writers: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Mike O’Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker; NBC Universal

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, Head Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts Writers: Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders; NBC

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC

DAYTIME DRAMA

Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell; NBC

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

The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Tracey Thomson Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Beth Milstein, Lisa Seidman, Natalie Minardi Slater, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS

  • “influANTces” (A.N.T. Farm), Written by Vincent Brown; Nickelodeon
  • “The Haunted Cave” (Spooksville), Written by Jim Krieg; Hub Network
  • “Simon Says” (Sesame Street), Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS

DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS

  • “Cliffhanger” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
  • “Egypt in Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria & Martin Smith; PBS

DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

  • “The Abolitionists” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS
  • “The Choice 2012” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS
  • “Episode 1” (The Dust Bowl), Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS
  • “Silicon Valley” (American Experience), Telescript by Randall MacLowry and Michelle Ferrari; Story by Randall MacLowry; PBS

NEW – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT

  • “The Election of Pope Francis” (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), Written by Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines and Scott Pelley; CBS
  • “The Fall of Lance Armstrong” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Radutzky, Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS
  • “The Inauguration of the President” (CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley), Written by Jerry Cipriano and Joe Clines; CBS
  • “Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (ABC World News with Diane Sawyer), Written by Lisa Ferri and Matt Negrin; ABC

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

  • “Lethal Medicine” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Radutzky; CBS
  • “Throwback Thursday – Happy Birthday, Michael Jackson” (ABC World News Now), Written by Matt Nelko; ABC
  • “Vinyl Revival’ (CBS News), Written by Polly Leider; CBS

RADIO NOMINEES

DOCUMENTARY

“2012 Year in Review,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

  • “Afternoon Drive,” Written by Bill Spadaro; CBS Radio/1010 WINS
  • “George McGovern: A Look Back,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY

  • “Remembering C. Everett Koop,” Written by Scott Saloway; CBS Radio News
  • “Remembrances,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News
  • “Tributes,” Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS Radio News

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION NOMINEES

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

  • “48 Hours: 2013 Fall Preview,” Written by Jay Pedinoff; CBS News Marketing
  • “The Crazy Ones – Building a Better Comedy,” Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS

TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION

CBS News Animations: “Brain Injury,” “Pills,” “Bionic Leg,” “Midland Parade,” “Concordia Salvage;” Animation by David Rosen; CBS News

*Editor’s Note: There were no nominees in Long Form – Original, Short Form New Media – Adapted, or Children’s – Long Form or Special awards categories this year.

This award season, the WGA has changed its awards eligibility and submission guidelines for television and new media categories, as well as added a new Quiz & Audience Participation writing award. The new guidelines permit new media series to compete with TV series in select script and series categories. Specific changes to Writers Guild Awards rules include:

Both the Original and Adapted New Media categories remain intact but are limited to programs 15 minutes or less in length and will now be referred to as Short Form New Media – Original and Short Form New Media – Adapted. The “adapted” category is open to new media programs based on any source material, whether a TV series, motion picture, or written work.

All programs over 15 minutes in length compete in existing TV categories (i.e., overall series, episodic drama, episodic comedy, etc.), which have been expanded to encompass made-for new media programming.

All daytime serials will compete in the Daytime Drama category, which has also been broadened to include made-for new media programming.

The WGA’s three series awards categories – Drama, Comedy, and New Series – will be open to all programs over 15 minutes and under one hour in duration, regardless of the platform for which they were created.

The WGA’s new Quiz & Audience Participation award category covers programming that customarily involves the writing of questions and answers, as well as other material (i.e., quizzes, stunts, host copy, et al.). Scripts submitted for awards consideration must have been written under a WGA collective bargaining agreement.

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. The awards will be presented jointly at simultaneous ceremonies held on Saturday, February 1, 2014, in Los Angeles at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom.

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2 responses to “Writers Guild of America TV Nominations: It’s a Good Day for Netflix”

  1. Writers Guild of America TV Nominations: It’s a Good Day for Netflix http://t.co/doGUit4UyF

  2. Rena Moretti Avatar
    Rena Moretti

    The Writer’s Guild Awards once again going to the shows with the most PR…

    What a surprise!

    Oh wait, no, it’s a Big Yawn as usual…

    Hollywood once again congratulating bad shows because they read they ‘re great in the press…

    Pathetic.

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