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Awards seasons just completed with the Oscars, but prior to them the WGA Awards took place, where writers of this past years highly touted movies were recognized. From the likes of A Star is Born to Blackkklansman, writers, filmmakers and actors were on hand to celebrate the nominees. Reel Talker had an opportunity to be on hand to take in the red carpet and speak with many of the nominees and winners. Check out the full video of the interviews below:
2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS LIST:
FILM WINNERS:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Eighth Grade, Written by Bo Burnham; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Based on the book by Lee Israel; Fox Searchlight
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
Bathtubs Over Broadway, Written by Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant; Focus Features
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA WINNERS:
DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX Networks
COMEDY SERIES:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Written by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Daniel Goldfarb, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman Palladino; Prime Video
NEW SERIES:
Barry, Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani; HBO
ORIGINAL LONG FORM:
Castle Rock, Writers: Marc Bernardin, Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, Gina Welch, Vinnie Wilhelm; Hulu
ADAPTED LONG FORM:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Writers: Maggie Cohn, Tom Rob Smith, Based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth; FX Networks
ORIGINAL SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA:
Class of Lies, Written by Tessa Leigh Williams; Snapchat
ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA:
The Walking Dead: Red Machete, Written by Nick Bernardone; AMC.com
ANIMATION:
“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons), Written by Stephanie Gillis; Fox
EPISODIC DRAMA:
“Paean To The People” (Homeland), Written by Alex Gansa;Showtime
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Chapter One: ‘Make Your Mark’” (Barry), Written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader; HBO
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Writers: Tim Carvell, Raquel D’Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner; HBO
COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES:
Nathan For You, Writers: Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Michael Koman, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS:
The Fake News with Ted Nelms, Written by John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer; Comedy Central
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Head Writer: Stephen A. Melcher, Jr.; Writers: Kyle Beakley, Tom Cohen, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, Ann Slichter, Dylan Snowden; Disney/ABC Syndication
DAYTIME DRAMA:
General Hospital, Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten;Writers: Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles; ABC
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC AND SPECIALS:
“The Ersatz Elevator: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Teleplay by Daniel Handler; Netflix
(No nominees for Children’s Long Form this year.)
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS:
“Trump’s Takeover” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS:
“The Eugenics Crusade” (American Experience), Written by Michelle Ferrari; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“Catastrophe” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“Wounds of War” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young; CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS:
“Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games,” Written by Cecilia D’Anastasio; Kotaku.com
PROMOTIONAL WINNER:
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION):
“Tribute to Star Trek for the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys,” Written by Sean Brogan; CBS
VIDEOGAME WINNER:
VIDEOGAME WRITING:
God of War, Written by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog; Story and Narrative Design Lead Matt Sophos; Story and Narrative Design Richard Zangrande Gaubert; Narrative Design Orion Walker, Adam Dolin; Sony Interactive Entertainment
REAL TALK:
This was such a fun event to attend. The cool thing about it was that it wasn’t only the movies that were up for nominations, television shows were also recognized. The stars came out to support their writer friends. Bill Hader, Ed Helms, Topher Grace were all there on hand among many others.
I really liked hearing Rachel Bloom share her views and stories on the lack of recognition for the writers in the industry. It’s important that these men and women get recognized for the importance they have in delivering our favorite movies and shows. They are often unrecognized and their names fly under-the-radar, but a much bigger emphasis should be placed on them. No doubt this awards show should also be televised. Hopefully moving forward we will get to become exposed and more familiar with the writers.
It was my first time meeting Bill Hader, he was a lot more shy then I expected him to be, but was fortunate to talk to him after his win for ‘Barry’. Ed Helms was very nice and fun as you’d imagine him to be. His ‘Fake News with Ted Nelms’ crew was enjoyable to talk with. Come on, I couldn’t be the only one that thought that Will Fetters resembles Ben Affleck, right? Share your thoughts and comments below.
My first WGA was a great event and a fun time. Looking forward to doing it again next year.
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