Writers Guild Awards Winners: 2005-1996
2005 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Focus Features, Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sideways, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Based on the novel by Rex Pickett
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Super Size Me, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Screenplay by Morgan Spurlock
TELEVISION WINNERS
EPISODIC DRAMA
THE SUPREMES (The West Wing), NBC, Written by Debora Cahn
EPISODIC COMEDY
PIER PRESSURE (Arrested Development), Fox, Written by Jim Vallely & Mitchell Hurwitz
IDA'S BOYFRIEND (Malcolm in the Middle), FOX, Written by Neil Thompson
LONG FORM - ORIGINAL
SOMETHING THE LORD MADE, HBO, Written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell
LONG FORM - ADAPTED
ANGELS IN AMERICA, HBO, Teleplay by Tony Kushner, Based on the play by Tony Kushner
ANIMATION
CATCH 'EM IF YOU CAN (The Simpsons), FOX, Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham
COMEDY/VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, CBS, Written by George Stevens, Jr. and Sara Lukinson
COMEDY/VARIETY - (including talk) SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC, Written by Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Demetri Martin, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
DAYTIME SERIALS
GUIDING LIGHT, CBS, Written by David Kreizman, Tita Bell, Joyce Brotman, Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Kimberly Hamilton, Jill Lorie Hurst, Penelope Koechl, Eleanor Labine, Royal Miller, Casandra Morgan, Danielle Paige, David Smilow, Gillian Spencer, Brett Staneart, Donna Swajeski, Ellen Weston
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
A SEPARATE PEACE, Showtime, Teleplay by Wendy Kesselman, Based on the Novel by John Knowles
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
FROM CHINA WITH LOVE (Frontline), PBS, Written by Michael J. Kirk
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
THE FIGHT (American Experience), PBS, Written by Barak Goodman
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
THE REAGAN FUNERAL (ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings), ABC, Written by Steve Alperin
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
CHANGE OF HEART (60 Minutes II), CBS, Written by Rebecca Peterson & Scott Pelley
RADIO NOMINEES
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Stuart H. Chamberlain, Jr.;
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
CHRISTMAS PAST, CBS, Written by James Benes
NEWS - ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
STILL STANDING: KILL BILL, KING OF QUEENS: RUNNER, CBSl Written by Chris Cranner
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE: DIRECT TV, Written by Chris Cranner & Jay Curtis & Mark Mallory
STILL STANDING/LISTEN UP: WHO'S ON FIRST,, Written by Chris Cranner & Jay Curtis
NEWS - TV GRAPHIC ANIMATION
CBS 2 CELEBRATES SUBWAY CENTENNIAL / SPORTS BLOCK, CBS, Written by Christopher T. Ingram
2004 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
LOST IN TRANSLATION, Focus Features, Written by Sofia Coppola
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, based on the comic book series by Harvey Pekar and the novel by Harvey Pekar and Joyce
TELEVISION WINNERS
ANIMATION
THE DAD WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE (The Simpsons), Fox, Written by Matt Selman
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF, HBO, Written by Larry Gelbart
ADAPTED LONG FORM
OUT OF THE ASHES, Showtime, Teleplay by Anne Meredith, based on the book I Was A Doctor in Auschwitz by Dr. Gisella Perl
EPISODIC DRAMA
7:00 P.M. -- 8:00 P.M. (24), Fox, Written by Evan Katz
EPISODIC COMEDY
NO SEX, PLEASE, WE'RE SKITTISH (Frasier), NBC, Written by Bob Daily
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, CBS, Written by George Stevens Jr., Sara Lukinson, and David Leaf
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT!, Showtime, Written by Penn Jillette, Teller, David Wechter, John McLaughlin
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Gordon Rayfield, Anna Theresa Cascio, Frederick Johnson, Jeff Beldner, Janet Iacobuzio, Lisa Connor, Addie Walsh, Victor Miller, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, John PiRoman, Karen Lewis, Amanda Robb, Rebecca Taylor, Christina Covino, David A. Levinson
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
THE MALDONADO MIRACLE, Showtime, Teleplay by Paul W. Cooper, based on the novel The Maldonado Miracle by Theodore Taylor
DOCUMENTARY -- CURRENT EVENTS
TRUTH, WAR, AND CONSEQUENCES (Frontline), PBS, Written by Martin Smith
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL (The American Experience), PBS, Written by Marcia Smith
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
SHOWDOWN WITH SADDAM (CBS News), CBS, Written by John Craig Wilson
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE, COMMENTARY
WALL STREET (NOW with Bill Moyers), PBS, Written by Michael Winship & Bill Moyers;
RADIO WINNERS
DOCUMENTARY
AUTISM: SHADES OF GRAY, ABC News Radio, Written by Julia Kathan
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Stuart H. Chamberlain Jr.
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
REMEMBERING ED BLISS, ABC News Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
BUFFY/ENTERPRISE, CBS/UPN, Written by Eric Jacobson
2003 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, United Artists/Alliance Atlantis/Salter Street Films/Dog Eat Dog Films, Written by Michael Moore
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE HOURS, Paramount Pictures/Miramax Films, Screenplay by David Hare, based on the novel by Michael Cunningham
TELEVISION WINNERS
ANIMATION
GODFELLAS (Futurama), 20th Century Fox Television; Fox, Written by Ken Keeler
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
THE GATHERING STORM, A Scott Free Production in association with HBO Films; HBO, Teleplay by Hugh Whitemore, Story by Larry Ramin and Hugh Whitemore
ADAPTED LONG FORM
BASTOGNE (Band of Brothers), DreamWorks/Playtone/HBO; HBO, Written by Bruce C. McKenna, based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose
EPISODIC DRAMA
PILOT (The Education of Max Bickford), 20th Century Fox Television; CBS, Written by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin
EPISODIC COMEDY
ROOMS WITH A VIEW (Frasier), Grub Street Productions in association with Paramount Pictures; NBC, Written by Dan O’Shannon & Lori Kirkland & Bob Daily
COMEDY/VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, A George Stevens Jr. Presentation — Kennedy Center Television Productions, Inc.; CBS, Written by Don Baer and George Stevens Jr., Film Sequences Written by Sara Lukinson
COMEDY/VARIETY – (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, Broadway Video; NBC, Written by Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jonathan Glaser, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Andrew Secunda, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
DAYTIME SERIALS
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Columbia TriStar; CBS, Written by Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi, Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best;
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
OUR AMERICA, All Media, Inc.; Showtime, Teleplay by Gordon Rayfield, Based on the book Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago by Lealan Jones, Lloyd Newman, and David Isay; Joseph Stern Productions
DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS
9/11, Goldfish Pictures, Inc.; CBS, Written by Tom Forman< & Greg Kandra
DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
MONKEY TRIAL (American Experience), WGBH Educational Foundation; PBS, Written by Christine Lesiak
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
ATTACK ON AMERICA, CBS Evening News; CBS, Written by Jerry Cipriano, Paul Fischer, Thomas Harris, Hugh Heckman, Bruce Meyer
RADIO WINNERS
NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC Radio Network, Written by Stuart H. Chamberlain Jr.
NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
PEARL HARBOR DAY, CBS Radio Network, Written by Steve Gosset
2002 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
GOSFORD PARK, USA Films, Written by Julian Fellowes
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
A BEAUTIFUL MIND, Universal Pictures, Written by Akiva Goldsman, based on the book by Sylvia Nasar
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
CONSPIRACY, HBO Films; HBO, Written by Loring Mandel
ADAPTED LONG FORM
ANNE FRANK, Milk and Honey Productions in association with Dorothy Pictures, Inc.; ABC, Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, based on the book by Melissa Muller originally published by Claasen Verlag, Munich, Germany
EPISODIC DRAMA
PINE BARRENS (The Sopranos), Chase Films/Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Original Programming; HBO, Teleplay by Terence Winter, Story by Tim Van Patten & Terence Winter
EPISODIC COMEDY
ITALY, Parts 1 & 2 (Everybody Loves Raymond), HBO Independent Productions and Worldwide Pants, Inc. in association with Where’s Lunch, Inc.; CBS, Written by Philip Rosenthal
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS — (Any Length)
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, A George Stevens Jr. Presentation, Kennedy Center Television Productions, Inc., CBS, Written by Don Baer and George Stevens Jr., film sequences Written by Sara Lukinson, Harry Miles Muheim
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, Broadway Video; NBC, Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Ellen Barancik, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jonathan Glaser, Michael Gordon, Roy Jenkins, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Andrew Secunda, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC Daytime; ABC, Agnes Nixon, Jean Passanante, Craig Carlson, Frederick Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Victor Miller, Juliet Law Packer, Addie Walsh, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, Charlotte Gibson, David Hiltbrand, Janet Iacobuzio, Royal Miller, John Piroman, Rebecca Taylor, Neal Bell
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
MY LOUISIANA SKY, a Hyperion Studio & Aviator Films Production; Showtime, Teleplay by Anna Sandor, based on My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
DOCUMENTARY -- CURRENT EVENTS
DRUG WARS, PART 2 (Frontline), Rain Media in cooperation with WGBH and Cambay Productions; PBS, Written by Lowell Bergman & Kenneth Levis and Doug Hamilton & Oriana Zill
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS (There is a tie)
HITLER’S LOST SUB (Nova), Lone Wolf Pictures in cooperation with WGBH; PBS, Written by Rushmore DeNooyer
SCOTTSBORO, AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (The American Experience), Social Media Productions; PBS, Written by Barak Goodman
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
WEDDING DISASTER, CBS-TV (WBBM), Jonathan Kaplan
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
THE CRUELTY CONNECTION, CBS-TV (WBBM), Jonathan Kaplan
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY — (any length)
EYE ON DEATH ROW (Weekend Roundup), CBS Radio Network, Wendy Zentz
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED
THE RECOUNT, CBS Radio Network, Paul Farry
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
PRESERVING AMERICAN SOUND (Perspective), ABC News Radio, Scott L. Anderson
ON-AIR PROMOTION
NBC PROMOTIONS, NBC, Lori Sunshine
2001 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, Paramount Classics, Written by Kenneth Lonergan
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
TRAFFIC, USA Films, Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, Based on the British series Traffik created by Simon Moore
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM (There is a tie)
FREEDOM SONG, Turner Pages, Inc., TNT, Written by Phil Alden Robinson and Stanley Weiser
SALLY HEMINGS: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL, Part 1, Ariel Acts, Inc., CBS, Written by Tina Andrews
ADAPTED LONG FORM (There is a tie)
RKO 281, HBO Films/Scott Free Productions, Inc., HBO, Written by John Logan, based in part on the documentary "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" from The American Experience
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, Harpo Films, Inc., ABC, Written for television by Tom Rickman, based on the book by Mitch Albom
EPISODIC DRAMA
IN EXCELSIS DEO (THE WEST WING), Warner Bros. Television, NBC, Written by Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland
EPISODIC COMEDY
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMEONE BLUE (FRASIER), Paramount TV, NBC, Written by Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS — (Any Length)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios, NBC, Writing supervised by Tina Fey, written by Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, Tina Fey, Steve Higgins, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Paula Pell, Paul Shaffer, T. Sean Shannon, Michael Shoemaker, Robert Smigel
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
DENNIS MILLER LIVE, Happy Family Productions, HBO, Writing supervised by Eddie Feldmann, written by Jose Arroyo, David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Leah Krinsky Atkins, Dennis Miller, Jacob Sager Weinstein, David Weiss
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon, Jean Passanante, Craig Carlson, Frederick Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Victor Miller, Juliet Law Packer, Addie Walsh, Mimi Leahey, Bettina F. Bradbury, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, David Hiltbrand, Janet Iacobuzio, Royal Miller, John Piroman, Rebecca Taylor
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT (There is a tie)
THE COLOR OF FRIENDSHIP, Alan Sacks Productions, Inc., Disney, Written by Paris Qualles
A STORM IN SUMMER, Showtime in association with Hallmark Entertainment, a Renee Valente production, Showtime, Written by Rod Serling
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
JOHN PAUL II: THE MILLENNIAL POPE (FRONTLINE), Helen Whitney Productions, PBS, Written by Helen Whitney & Jane Barnes
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
GEORGE WALLACE: SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE (THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE), Midnight Films, Big House Productions/The American Experience, WGBH, PBS, Written by Steve Fayer and Daniel McCabe & Paul Stekler
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
SUNDAY MORNING HEADLINES, CBS, Written by Gail Lee
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
HURRICANE: EYEWITNESS TO A STORM, ABC, Written by Glenn Steinfast & Darcy Bonfils
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY – (any length)
CBS NEWS 20TH CENTURY ROUND-UP, CBS Radio Network, Written by Paul Farry & Steve Kathan
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT (There is a tie)
CBS NEWS ON THE HOUR, CBS Radio Network, Written by Steven Gosset
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Michelle Gillan Fisher
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
THE WEDDING DRESS, ABC News Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION
NBC PROMOTIONS, NBC, Written by Lori Sunshine
2000 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
AMERICAN BEAUTY, DreamWorks Pictures, Written by Alan Ball
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
ELECTION, Paramount Pictures, Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, based on the novel by Tom Perrotta
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
DASH AND LILLY, A&E Network and Granada Entertainment, A&E, Written by Jerry Ludwig
ADAPTED LONG FORM
THE CONFESSION, El Dorado Pictures and Phoenician Films, Cinemax, Screenplay by David Black, based on the novel Fertig by Sol Yurick
EPISODIC DRAMA
MEADOWLANDS (THE SOPRANOS), HBO Films, HBO, Written by Jason Cahill
EPISODIC COMEDY
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MRS. MOSKOWITZ (FRASIER), Network Television Division, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Written by Jay Kogen
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS -- ANY LENGTH
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, Kennedy Center Television, CBS, Written by Bob Shrum and George Stevens, Jr., film sequences written by Sara Lukinson
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, NBC, Written by Jonathan Groff, Jon Glaser, Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter, Mike Sweeney, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Brian Stack, Chris Albers, Brian McCann, Ellen Barancik, Janine Di Tullio, Andy Blitz, Tommy Blacha, Brian Reich, Vernon Chatman and Roy Jenkins
DAYTIME SERIALS
DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC, Written by Sally Sussman Morina, Dena Higley, Marlene Clark Poulter, Dorothy Ann Purser, Victor Gialanella, Meredith Post, Peter Brash, Peggy Schibi, Fran Myers, Maralyn Thoma, Joyce Rosenblad, Bruce Neckels and Sofia Landon Geier
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
SEA PEOPLE, Temple Street Productions, Ltd., Showtime, Written by Wendy Biller & Christopher Hawthorne
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
GIVE WAR A CHANCE (FRONTLINE), Kirk Documentary Group, PBS, Written by Michael Kirk & Peter J. Boyer
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
HOOVER DAM (THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE), WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS, Written by Stephen Stept
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
20/20 WEDNESDAY, ABC, Written by Lori A. Bores
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
A SPECIAL DELIVERY (20/20), ABC, Written by Lori A. Bores
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
THE DRUG SCORE, ABC News Radio, Written by Julia Kathan
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Ruth Stein Davis
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
THE LAST POLKA IN CLEVELAND (PERSPECTIVE), ABC News Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION
NBC PROMOTIONS, NBC, Written by Christian McLaughlin
GRAPHIC ART
CBS NEWS TIME 100, CBS, Written by Beth Leudesdorf & John Haubrich
1999 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Miramax Films and Universal Pictures, Written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
OUT OF SIGHT, Universal Pictures, Screenplay by Scott Frank, Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
LABOR OF LOVE, A Ken Raskoff Production, Lifetime Movie of the Week, Written by Nina Shengold
ADAPTED LONG FORM
THE LOVE LETTER, Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS Movie of the Week, Teleplay by James Henerson, Television story by James Henerson, based on the short story by Jack Finney
EPISODIC DRAMA
PROOFS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD (NOTHING SACRED), 20th Century Fox Film Corp., ABC
Written by Bill Cain (aka Paul Leland)
EPISODIC COMEDY
FRASIER'S IMAGINARY FRIEND (FRASIER), Paramount Pictures Corp., NBC, Written by Rob Greenberg
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS — (Any Length)
ELLEN: A HOLLYWOOD TRIBUTE, Touchstone Television, ABC, Written by Tim Doyle
COMEDY/VARIETY -- (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
DENNIS MILLER LIVE, Happy Family Productions, HBO, Written by Eddie Feldmann, David Feldman, Jose Arroyo, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller, Jim Hanna and David Weiss
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Craig Carlson, N. Gail Lawrence, Juliet Law Packer, Karen Lewis, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, Elizabeth Page and Sharon Epstein
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
TELLY AS JACK (SESAME STREET), Children's Television Workshop, PBS, Written by Christine Ferraro
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ARKANSAS, Kirk Documentary Group, PBS, Written by Michael Kirk and Peter J. Boyer
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
TRUMAN (THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE), David Grubin Productions, PBS, Written by David Grubin
NNEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
FAREWELL TO A PRINCESS, CBS, Written by Jerry Cipriano and L. Franklin DeVine
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
THEODORE KACZYNSKI'S BROTHER (GOOD MORNING AMERICA), ABC, Written by Edmund Levin
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
THE NATURE OF GIVING, ABC Radio Network, Written by Ruth Davis
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC Radio Network, Written by Stuart H. Chamberlain, Jr.
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY (Please note: This is a three-way tie.)
GOODNIGHT MOON, ABC Radio Network, Written by Andrea Smith Stapleton
SINATRA (DAN RATHER REPORTING), CBS Radio Network, Written by Greg Kandra
FRANK SINATRA: THE FINAL CURTAIN, ABC Radio Network, Written by Hank Weinbloom
ON - AIR PROMOTION
CBS PROMOTIONS, CBS, Written by Nancy McColgan
GRAPHIC ANIMATION
CBS GRAPHIC ANIMATION, CBS, Designed by Beth Leudesdorf
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR PACKAGE/CAMPAIGN/SERIES
60 MINUTES AT 30, CBS, Designed by Beth Leudesdorf
1998 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
AS GOOD AS IT GETS, TriStar Pictures, Screenplay by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, Story by Mark Andrus
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, Warner Bros., Screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson, based on the novel by James Ellroy
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
THE SUMMER OF BEN TYLER, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc., CBS, Written by Robert Inman
ADAPTED LONG FORM
BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, Out of Carolina Productions, Inc., Showtime, Teleplay by Anne Meredith, based on the book by Dorothy Allison
EPISODIC DRAMA
ENTRAPMENT (LAW & ORDER), Universal Television, NBC, Written by Rene Balcer & Richard Sweren
EPISODIC COMEDY
THE FATIGUES (SEINFELD), Castle Rock, NBC, Written by Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin
DAYTIME SERIALS
GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC, Written by Meg Bennett, Richard Culliton, Karen Harris, Craig Heller, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Bill Levinson, Eleanor Mancusi, Patrick Mulcahey, Lynda Myles, Judith Pinsker, Mary Ryan, Courtney Simon, Michele Val Jean, Christopher Whitesell, Garin Wolf
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT (Please note: This is a tie.)
THE SONG OF THE ZUBBLE-WUMP (THE WUBBULOUS WORLD OF DR. SEUSS), Jim Henson Productions, Written by David Steven Cohen
ELMO SAVES CHRISTMAS (SESAME STREET), Children's Television Workshop, Written by Christine Ferraro and Tony Geiss
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER? (DATELINE NBC), Scripps Howard News Productions, Written by Craig Leake and Tom Brokaw
DOCUMENTARY OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
THE SECRET WHITE HOUSE TAPES (INVESTIGATIVE REPORT), A&E, Written by Carol L. Fleisher and William Doyle
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT(Please note: This is a tie.)
THE CONVICTION OF TIMOTHY MCVEIGH (CBS EVENING NEWS WITH DAN RATHER), CBS, Written by Jerry Cipriano, Paul Fischer, Tom Phillips
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING), CBS, Written by Thomas A Harris
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
48 HOURS, CBS, Written by Greg Kandra
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
JACKIE ROBINSON: HIS LIFE AND LEGACY, CBS Radio Network, Written by Thomas A. Sabella
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC Network Radio, Written by Julia Kathan
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
A TIME TO DIE (PERSPECTIVE), ABC Network Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION
NBC PROMOTIONS, WNBC, Written by Gabrielle Becker
1997 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
FARGO, Gramercy Pictures, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
BBEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
SLING BLADE, Miramax Films, Screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton, Based on his stage play
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
HARVEST OF FIRE, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc., CBS, Teleplay by Richard Alfieri and Susan Nanus, Story by Susan Nanus
HIDDEN IN SILENCE, Hearst Entertainment, Inc., Lifetime, Written by Stephanie Liss
ADAPTED LONG FORM
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc., CBS, Teleplay by William Blinn, Based on the play by Tom Griffin
EPISODIC DRAMA
GIRL TALK (NYPD BLUE), Steven Bochco Productions, Inc., ABC, Teleplay by Theresa Rebeck, Story by Bill Clark & Theresa Rebeck
EPISODIC COMEDY
THE POOL GUY (SEINFELD), Castle Rock Television, Inc., NBC, Written by David Mandel
COMEDY/VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) -- SERIES
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC, Written by Jonathan Groff, Brian Kiley, Janine Di Tullio, Tom Agna, Chris Albers, Tommy Blacha, Brian McCann, Brian Reich, Michael Gordon, Mike Sweeney, Greg Cohen, Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien, Ned Goldreyer, Dino Stamatopoulos
COMEDY/VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTE--SPECIAL EVENT
HBO COMEDY HOUR: DENNIS MILLER CITIZEN ARCANE, HBO, Written by Dennis Miller
DAYTIME SERIALS
ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC, Written by Agnes Nixon, Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Gail Lawrence, Jeffrey Beldner, Christina Covino, Courtney Simon, Millee Taggart, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Bettina Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein, Jane Owen Murphy
DOCUMENTARY -- CURRENT EVENTS
FRONTLINE: THE PILGRIMAGE OF JESSE JACKSON, Lennon Documentary Group, PBS, Written by Marshall Frady, Mark Zwonitzer
DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
PAVING THE WAY, JVD Productions, PBS, Written by Susan Kim
NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
CBS EVENING NEWS WITH DAN RATHER: THE CRASH OF TWA FLIGHT 800, CBS, Written by Jerry Cipriano, Hugh Heckman, Paul Fischer, Laura Palmer
NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
20/20, ABC, Written by Patricia K. Dauer
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
THE CUCKOO CLOCK OF DOOM (GOOSEBUMPS), Scholastic Productions Inc., Fox, Written by Dan Angel, Billy Brown
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
CHRISTMAS PAST, CBS/WBBM-AM, Written by Jim Benes
RADIO NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC Network Radio, Written by Stuart H. Chamberlain, Jr.
RADIO NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
MUCH ADO ABOUT THE BARD (PERSPECTIVE), ABC Network Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
ON-AIR PROMOTION
CBS PROMOTIONS, CBS, Written by Carolyn E. Davis
1996 AWARDS WINNERS
SCREEN
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
BRAVEHEART, Paramount Pictures, Written by Randall Wallace
BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Columbia, Screenplay by Emma Thompson, Based on the novel by Jane Austen
TELEVISION
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
ER (Pilot), Warner Bros. Television Productions, NBC, Written by Michael Crichton
ADAPTED LONG FORM
CITIZEN X, HBO Films Inc., HBO, Teleplay by Chris Gerolmo, Based upon the book "The Killer Department" by Robert Cullen
EPISODIC DRAMA
LOVE'S LABOR LOST (ER), Warner Bros. Television Production, NBC, Written by Lance A. Gentile
EPISODIC COMEDY
(FRASIER), Network Television Division, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Written by Joe Keenan
VARIETY--MUSICAL, AWARD, TRIBUTE, SPECIAL EVENT
DENNIS MILLER LIVE, SHOW #8, Happy Family Productions, HBO, Writing Supervised by Eddie Feldmann, Writers Jeff Cesario, Ed Driscoll, David Feldman, Gregory Greenberg, Dennis Miller, Kevin Rooney
DAYTIME SERIALS
GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC, Written by Claire Labine, Matthew Labine, Eleanor Mancusi, Meg Bennett, Ralph Ellis, Michele Val Jean, Stephanie Braxton, Karen Harris, Lewis Arlt, Judith Pinsker
CHILDREN'S SCRIPT
STAND UP (CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL), CBS, Written by Gordon Rayfield
DOCUMENTARY CURRENT EVENTS
THE HUMAN QUEST: THE NATURE OF HUMAN NATURE, EPISODE 1, PBS, Written by Roger Bingham & Carl Byker
DOCUMENTARY OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAY WEST, PBS, Written by Ric Burns
TELEVISION SPOT NEWS SCRIPT
48 HOURS: NO PLACE TO HIDE, CBS, Written by Greg Kandra
RADIO
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
THE 442ND, ABC Radio, Written by Mike Silverstein
RADIO SPOT NEWS SCRIPT
WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK, ABC News Radio, Written by Stephen B. Jones
ON-AIR PROMOTION
PBS & CBS PROMOTIONS, PBS & CBS, Written by Susan Meredith Lay
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION
CBS GRAPHIC ANIMATION, CBS, Graphic Animation by Karen McInnis