‘Borat,’ ‘Promising’ Win Top Honors at WGA Awards

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – “Promising Young Woman”

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY – “The Dissident”

COMEDY SERIES – “Ted Lasso”

DRAMA SERIES – “The Crown”

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES – “Desus & Mero”

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – “Weakest Link”

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “Against Those Thugs: Delores Tucker and Bill Bennett” (Slow Burn)

ON AIR PROMOTION – “Get Out The Vote – Check Out Those Moves,” Written by Meghana Reddy and Angad Bhalla; Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

NEW SERIES – Ted Lasso Written by Jane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, Bill Wrubel; Apple TV+

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH – At Home with Amy Sedaris, Writers: Jeremy Beiler, Cole Escola, Peter Grosz, Amy Sedaris; truTV

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIAL – Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020, Head Writers: Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir Writers: Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, River Clegg, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Nicole Conlan, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; Showtime

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming,” Written by Dave Bloch; ABC News

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT – “Anger in America” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by Dave Bloch, David Muir, Karen Mooney, David Schoetz; ABC News

ANIMATION -“Xerox of a Xerox” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Nick Adams; Netflix

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS – “The Sleepover,” Written by Sarah Rothschild; Netflix

ORIGINAL LONG FORM – Mrs. America, Written by Tanya Barfield, Joshua Griffith, Sharon Hoffman, Boo Killebrew, Micah Schraft, April Shih, Dahvi Waller; FX Networks

ADAPTED LONG FORM – The Queen’s Gambit, Written by Scott Frank, Allan Scott, Based on the novel by Walter Tevis; Netflix

DIGITAL NEWS – “The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd,” Written by Aymann Ismail; Slate.com

ORIGINAL & ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – #FREERAYSHAWN, Written by Marc Maurino; Quibi

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS – “Agents of Chaos, Part II,” Written by Alex Gibney & Michael J. Palmer; HBO Documentary Films

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS – “Opioids, Inc” (Frontline), Written by Tom Jennings; PBS #WGAawards

Episodic Drama: “Fire Pink” (Ozark), Written by Miki Johnson; Netflix
Episodic Comedy: “The Great” (The Great), Written by Tony McNamara; Hulu