Writers Guild Awards: Mad Men, Veep, Mr. Robot and GH Among Winners
The 2016 Writers Guild Awards were handed out Saturday night in Los Angeles and New York City, and the final salvo of AMC’s Mad Men claimed the top drama prize, while HBO’s Veep beat out the comedy competition.
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AMC’s Better Call Saul and HBO’s Silicon Valley earned individual episode accolades. USA Network’s critical darling Mr. Robot walked away with the New Series award.
TV’s major winners are listed below.
DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Mad Men — WINNER
Mr. Robot
COMEDY SERIES
Broad City
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep — WINNER
NEW SERIES
Better Call Saul
Bloodline
The Last Man on Earth
Mr. Robot — WINNER
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
LONG-FORM ORIGINAL
American Horror Story: Hotel
Flesh and Bone
Saints & Strangers — WINNER
Songs of Liberty
LONG-FORM ADAPTED
Fargo — WINNER
The Red Tent
Show Me a Hero
ANIMATION
“Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled” (Bob’s Burgers), by Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux
“Halloween of Horror” (The Simpsons), by Carolyn Omine
“Hank After Dark” (BoJack Horseman), by Kelly Galuska
“Housetrap” (Bob’s Burgers), by Dan Fybel — WINNER
“Sky Police” (The Simpsons), by Matt Selman
“Walking Big & Tall” (The Simpsons), by Michael Price
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Explosivos” (Narcos), by Andy Black
“International Assassin” (The Leftovers), by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse
“Mind’s Eye” (The Good Wife), by Robert King & Michelle King
“Mother’s Mercy” (Game of Thrones), by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
“Person to Person” (Mad Men), by Matthew Weiner
“Uno” (Better Call Saul), by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould — WINNER
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Alive in Tucson” (The Last Man On Earth), by Will Forte
“Connection Lost” (Modern Family), by Megan Ganz and Steven Levitan
“Joint Session” (Veep), by Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett, story by Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett
“Racegate” (Maron), by Dave Anthony
“Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun” (black-ish), by Peter Saji
“Sand Hill Shuffle” (Silicon Valley), by Clay Tarver — WINNER
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) — SERIES
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher — WINNER
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
COMEDY / VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer — WINNER
Key & Peele
Saturday Night Live
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
The 69th Annual Tony Awards
2014 Kennedy Center Honors
Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo
Jimmy Kimmel Live: 10th Annual After The Oscars Special — WINNER
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Hollywood Game Night — WINNER
Jeopardy!
DAYTIME DRAMA
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital — WINNER
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