The 71st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2018.
Winners were announced on February 17, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California and the Edison Ballroom, New York City, New York.
[1][2] The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 6, 2018.
[3] The Theatrical, Documentary Screenplay and Videogame Writing nominees were announced on January 7, 2019.
(Fox Searchlight) – Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty; based on the book by Lee Israel Bathtubs Over Broadway (Focus Features) – Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant The Americans (FX) – Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) – Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani Castle Rock (Hulu) – Marc Bernardin, Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, Gina Welch, Vinnie Wilhelm The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) – Maggie Cohn and Tom Rob Smith; Based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth Class of Lies (Snapchat) – Tessa Leigh Williams The Walking Dead: Red Machete (AMC.com) – Nick Bernardone "Bart's Not Dead" – The Simpsons (Fox) – Stephanie Gillis "Paean to the People" – Homeland (Showtime) – Alex Gansa "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" – Barry (HBO) – Alec Berg and Bill Hader Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner Nathan For You (Comedy Central) – Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola The Fake News with Ted Nelms (Comedy Central) – John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney/ABC Syndication) – Head Writer: Stephen A. Melcher Jr.; Writers: Kyle Beakley, Tom Cohen, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, Ann Slichter, Dylan Snowden General Hospital (ABC) – 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 "The Ersatz Elevator: Part One" – A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) – Daniel Handler "Trump's Takeover" – Frontline (PBS) – Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser "The Eugenics Crusade" – American Experience (PBS) – Michelle Ferrari "Catastrophe" – 60 Minutes (CBS) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young "Wounds of War" – 60 Minutes (CBS) – Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, and Nicole Young "Inside the Culture of Sexism at Riot Games" (Kotaku.com) – Cecilia D'Anastasio "RFK: 50 Years After Shots Rang Out at the Ambassador Hotel" (ABC News Radio) – Andrew Evans "Remembering The Good, The Bad and the Brilliant" (CBS Radio News) – Gail Lee "John McCain: A Life of Service" (CBS Radio News) – Gail Lee "Tribute to Star Trek for the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys" (CBS) – Sean Brogan God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – 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 Vice – Adam McKay Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel Jenji Kohan 5.