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Here comes the WGA Award winners

The Hurt Locker claims another award at this past weekend’s Writers Guild of America Awards as they grab the prize for Best Original Screenplay. Continuing on the road of inevitable award winners also includes the Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner penned Up in the Air for Best Adapted Screenplay.

There’s a vast array of winners that not only spawn through film but include, television, radio and even video games. Here’s the official list of winners below from the official press release given out by the WGA.:

WGA Awards 2010 Winners

SCREEN WINNERS

  • Original Screenplay - The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment
  • Adapted ScreenplayUp in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures
  • Documentary Screenplay - The Cove, Written by Mark Monroe; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

TELEVISION WINNERS

  • Drama Series - Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Andrew Colville, Kater Gordon, Cathryn Humphris, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Erin Levy, Marti Noxon, Frank Pierson, Robin Veith, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
  • Comedy Series30 Rock, Written by Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
  • New Series - Modern Family, Written by Paul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
  • Episodic Drama – any length – one airing time - “Broken, Part 1 and Part 2” (House), Written by Russel FriendGarrett LernerDavid FosterDavid Shore; Fox
  • Episodic Comedy – any length – one airing time (**TIE**) - “Apollo, Apollo” (30 Rock), Written by Robert Carlock; NBC AND “Pilot” (Modern Family), Written by Steven LevitanChristopher Lloyd; ABC
  • Long Form – Original – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times - Georgia O’Keeffe, Written by Michael Cristofer; Lifetime
  • Long Form – Adaptation – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing timesTaking Chance, Teleplay by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz, Based on the short story by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.); HBO
  • Animation – any length – one airing time“Wedding for Disaster” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
  • Comedy / Variety – (Including Talk) Series (**TIE**) - Saturday Night Live, Head Writer: Seth Meyers, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketch by Adam McKay, Andrew Steele; NBC
  • AND The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Head Writer: Steve Bodow, Writers Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central
  • Comedy / Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials - Film Independent’s 2009 Spirit Awards, Written by Billy Kimball, Neil MacLennan; IFC/AMC
  • Daytime SerialThe Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
  • Children’s Episodic & Specials“Welcome to the Jungle” (The Troop), Written by Max Burnett; Nickelodeon
  • Children’s Script – Long Form or SpecialAnother Cinderella Story, Written by Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott; ABC Family
  • Documentary – Current Events“The Madoff Affair” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith; PBS
  • Documentary – Other Than Current Events - “The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (American Experience), Written by David Grubin; PBS
  • News – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking ReportWorld News with Charles Gibson, Written by Lee Kamlet, Julia Kathan, Joel Siegel; ABC
  • News – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary - “A Private War: Expose: America’s Investigative Reports” (Bill Moyers Journal), Written by Thomas M. Jennings; PBS

RADIO WINNERS

  • Documentary2008 Year in Review, Written by Gail Lee; CBS
  • News – Regularly Scheduled or BreakingWorld News This Week − July 11, 2009, Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC Radio
  • News – Analysis, Feature or CommentaryPaul Harvey: An American Life, Written by Stu Chamberlain; ABC Radio

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS

  • On-Air Promotion (Radio or Television)“Vegas” (Dateline), “The Wanted” Promo, NBC Nightly News Promo, “Iran” (Dateline), “Cheat” (Dateline), Written by Barry Fitzsimmons; NBC
  • Television Graphic Animation“Hudson Splashdown” (CBS Evening News with Katie Couric), David M. Rosen, Shannon L. Toma; CBS

VIDEOGAME WRITING WINNER

  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Written by Amy Hennig; Sony Computer Entertainment
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