Writers Guild Awards Peers
The 70th Anniversary Writers Guild of America Awards took place today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York.The Guild West and East Branch comprises more than 25,000 screenwriters who each year reward their colleagues for excellence in the film, television, radio and gaming industries. Traditionally, the WGA awards ceremony is held simultaneously on two coasts of the United States. Amber Ruffin entertained guests of New York City this year, and Patton Oswalt hosted the ceremony for the third time in a row. Honorable Mentions for Lifetime Achievement in Film and Television went to three Academy Awards winner James L. Brooks (The Tongue of Tenderness, It Can't Be Better) and two Emmy winner Alison Cross (Shut Up and Serve). Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Harvey Milk) and biopic The X-Files authors Elizabeth Hannah and Josh Singer also received special prizes this year. The posthumous award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation went to renowned American comic book writer Len Wyne. The Screenwriters Guild of America Awards in the main categories are: Best Original Screenplay for a Feature Film - Get Out (Jordan Peel)  Best Adapted Feature Film Screenplay - Call Me By Your Name (James Ivory based on the book by Andre Asiman)  Best Documentary Screenplay - Jane (Brett Morgen)  Best Team of Writers for a Drama Series - The Handmaid's Tale (Eileen Cheiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, John Hererra, Leila Gerstein, Lynn Reni Macssie, Bruce Miller, Wendy Straker Hoser, Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman)  Best Team of Writers in a Comedy Series - Vice President Gabriel Allan, Rachel Axler, Ted Cohen, Alex Gregory, Jennifer Crittenden, Steve Haley, Billy Kimball, Peter Hike, Eric Kenward, David Mandel, Dan Mintz, Ian Macston-Graha Lewis Morton, Georgia Pritchett and Will Smith) Best New Series Writing Team - The Handmaid's Tale (Eileen Cheiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, John Hererra, Leila Gerstein, Lynn Reni Macssie, Bruce Miller, Wendy Straker Hoser, Kira Snyder and Eric Tuchman)  Best Original Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series - Flint (Barbara Stepanski) Best Adapted Screenplay for a TV Movie or Miniseries - Big Little Lies (David E. Kelly based on the book by Liane Moriarty) Best Screenplay for an Episode of a Drama Series - Better Call Saul. Episode `` Cheating '' (Gordon Smith)  Best Screenplay for an Episode of a Comedy Series - Will and Grace. Episode `` Quinceaniera Rosario '' (Tracey Empty and John Keenally) Best Screenplay for an Animated Series - BoJack Horseman. Episode `` The Arrow of Time '' (Kate Purdy) Cinema Achievement Honorary Award - James L. Brooks  Honorary Television Achievement Award - Alison Cross  Honorary Prize to them. Valentine Davis - Dustin Lance Black  Honorary Prize to them. Paula Selwina - Elizabeth Hanna and Josh Singer  Honorable Mention for Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Len Wine 
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