2017 Writers Guild Awards Winners: Moonlight, Arrival, and Atlanta Come Out on Top

The Writers Guild of America held their annual awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, Febrary 19, celebrating the best writing accomplishments of the year across film, television, radio, and new media. Oscar frontrunner Moonlight earned the award for Original Screenplay, while sci-fi drama Arrival took home the trophy for Adapted Screenplay. In television, FX’s The Americans beat Game of Thrones and Stranger Things to win the Drama Series category, while the same network’s Atlanta took home a pair of awards for Comedy Series and New Series. Read on for all the winners.

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DRAMA SERIES

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COMEDY SERIES

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NEW SERIES

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LONG FORM ORIGINAL

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LONG FORM ADAPTED

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ANIMATION

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EPISODIC DRAMA

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EPISODIC COMEDY

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COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

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COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES

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COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

• 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
• 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
• 88th Annual Academy Awards
• Triumph’s Election Special

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QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

• Hollywood Game Night
• Jeopardy!

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DAYTIME DRAMA

• General Hospital

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CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS

• “Girl Meets Commonism” (Girl Meets World)
• “Just Add Mom” (Just Add Magic)
• “Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street)
• “Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer” (Sesame Street)

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CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL

• Dance Camp
• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
• R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet Of Souls

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DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS

• “Chasing Heroin” (Frontline)
• “The Choice 2016” (Frontline) – TIE
• “Inside Assad’s Syria” (Frontline) – TIE

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DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

• “American Reds”
• “Jackie Robinson, Part One”
• “Netanyahu at War” (Frontline)

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NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

• “Ambush In Dallas” (World News Tonight With David Muir)
• “Brussels Under Attack” (World News Tonight With David Muir)
• “Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend” (48 Hours)

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NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

• “CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning)

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