2013 TONYS, ZERO DARK THIRTY Among Winners of WGA Awards

By: Feb. 18, 2013
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The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) last night announced the winners of the 2013 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles and the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City.

Among the winners were the 66th Annual Tony Awards, in the category of COMEDY / VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS. The show was written by Dave Boone, with special material by Paul Greenberg and Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger.

Columbia Pictures Zero Dark Thirty also picked up a price for Original Screenplay. Check out a full list of last night's winner below!

SCREEN NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Flight, Written by John Gatins; Paramount Pictures

Looper, Written by Rian Johnson; TriStar Pictures

The Master, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein Company

Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola; Focus Features

Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures - WINNER

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the WiredMagazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures - WINNER

Life of Pi, Screenplay by David Magee; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century Fox

Lincoln, Screenplay by Tony Kushner; Based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks Pictures

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky; Based on his book; Summit Entertainment

Silver Linings Playbook, Screenplay by David O. Russell; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

The Central Park Five, Written by Sarah Burns and David McMahon and Ken Burns; Sundance Selects

The Invisible War, Written by Kirby Dick; Cinedigm Entertainment Group

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

Searching for Sugar Man, Written by Malik Bendjelloul; Sony Pictures Classics - WINNER

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Written by Brian Knappenberger; Cinetic Media

West of Memphis, Written by Amy Berg & Billy McMillin; Sony Pictures Classics

TELEVISION NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

Boardwalk Empire, Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter; HBO

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

Game of Thrones, Written by DAVID BENIOFF, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, D.B. Weiss; HBO

Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, ALEX GANSA, HOWARD GORDON, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm; Showtime

Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Victor Levin, Erin Levy, Frank Pierson, Michael Saltzman, Matthew Weiner; AMC

COMEDY SERIES

30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, Lauren Gurganous, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, John Riggi, Josh Siegel, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC

Girls, Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO

Louie, Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.; FX - WINNER

Modern Family, Written by Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, STEVEN LEVITAN, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC

Parks and Recreation, Written by Megan Amram, Greg Daniels, Nate Dimeo, Katie Dippold, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Nick Offerman, Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Mike Scully, Michael Schur, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC

NEW SERIES

Girls, Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO - WINNER

The Mindy Project, Written by Ike Barinholtz, Jeremy Bronson, Linwood Boomer, Adam Countee, Harper Dill, Mindy Kaling, Chris Mckenna, B.J. Novak, David Stassen, Matt Warburton; Fox

Nashville, Written by Wendy Calhoun, Jason George, David Gould, David Marshall Grant, Dana Greenblatt, Dee Johnson, Todd Ellis Kessler, CALLIE KHOURI, Meredith Lavender, Nancy Miller, James Parriott, Liz Tigelaar, Marcie Ulin; ABC

The Newsroom, Written by Brendan Fehily, David Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Paul Redford, Ian Reichbach, Amy Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Gideon Yago; HBO

Veep, Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO

EPISODIC DRAMA

"Buyout" (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC

"Dead Freight" (Breaking Bad), Written by George Mastras; AMC

"Fifty-One" (Breaking Bad), Written by Sam Catlin; AMC

"New Car Smell" (Homeland), Written by Meredith Stiehm; Showtime

"The Other Woman" (Mad Men), Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC - WINNER

"Say My Name" (Breaking Bad), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC

EPISODIC COMEDY

"The Debate" (Parks and Recreation), Written by Amy Poehler; NBC

"Episode 9" (Episodes), Written by David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik; Showtime

"Leap Day" (30 Rock), Written by Luke Del Tredici; NBC

"Little Bo Bleep" (Modern Family), Written by Cindy Chupack; ABC

"Mistery Date" (Modern Family), Written by Jeffrey Richman; ABC

"Virgin Territory" (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC - WINNER

LONG FORM - ORIGINAL

Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three, Teleplay by TEd Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and TEd Mann; History Channel - WINNER

Hemingway & Gellhorn, Written by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner; HBO

"Pilot" (Political Animals), Written by Greg Berlanti; USA

LONG FORM - ADAPTED

Coma, Nights 1 and 2, Teleplay by John McLaughlin, Based on the book by Robin Cook; A&E

Game Change, Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO - WINNER

ANIMATION

"A Farewell to Arms" (Futurama), Written by Josh Weinstein; Comedy Central

"Forget-Me-Not" (Family Guy), Written by David A. Goodman; Fox

"Holidays of Future Passed" (The Simpsons), Written by J. StewArt Burns; Fox

"Ned 'N Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook; FOX - WINNER

"Treehouse of Horror XXIII" (The Simpsons), Written by David Mandel & Brian Kelley; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) - SERIES

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

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

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Writers: Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Richard Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Hallie Haglund, J.R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, 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, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Rick Rosner; ABC

Key & Peele, Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Sean Conroy, Colton Dunn, Charlie Sanders, Alex Rubens, Rebecca Drysdale; Comedy Central

Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC - WINNER

Real Time with Bill Maher, Writers: Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Mike Larsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin; HBO

Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers, Writers: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Mike O'Brien, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketch By Emily Spivey, Jorma Taccone, Additional Material By Frank Sebastiano; NBC Universal

COMEDY / VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS

66th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS - WINNER

2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Written by Billy Kimball, Wayne Federman; IFC

After the Academy Awards, Head Writers: Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney; Writers: Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeffrey Loveness, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker, Richard G. Rosner; ABC

National Memorial Day Concert, Written by Joan Meyerson; PBS

DAYTIME DRAMA

Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Lacey Dyer, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Roger Schroeder, Elizabeth Snyder, Christopher J. Whitesell, NanCy Williams Watt; NBC

One Life to Live, Written by Lorraine Broderick, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Daniel James O'Connor, Elizabeth Page, Jean Passanante, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris Van Etten; ABC

The Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS - WINNER

CHILDREN'S - EPISODIC & SPECIALS

"The Good Sport" (Sesame Street); Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS - WINNER

CHILDREN'S - LONG FORM OR SPECIAL

Girl vs. Monster, Story by Annie DeYoung; Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee; Disney Channel - WINNER

DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS

"The Anthrax Files" (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS

"A Perfect Terrorist" (Frontline); Written by Thomas Jennings; PBS

"Lost in Detention" (Frontline), Written by Rick Young; PBS

"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One" (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria; PBS - WINNER

"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode Three" (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode Four" (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith; PBS

DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

"The Amish" (American Experience), Written by David Belton; PBS

"Clinton" (American Experience), Written by Barak Goodman; PBS

"Death and the Civil War" (American Experience), Written by Ric Burns; PBS

"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (Nova), Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMaster andRandall MacLowry; PBS - WINNER

"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap" (Nova), Telescript by Josh Rosen and Julia Cort, Story by Joseph McMaster and Josh Rosen; PBS

"Johnny Carson: King of Late Night" (American Masters), Written by Peter T. Jones; PBS

NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

"Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre," Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel; ABC News - WINNER

NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

"The Ghost of Joe McCarthy" (Moyers & Company), Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; Thirteen/ WNET - WINNER

"Making History at Ole Miss," Written by Polly Leider; CBS News

"The Regime Responds" (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS

"Stem Cell Fraud" (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados, CBS News



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