Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Limited Series
| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Limited Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Writers Guild of America |
| First award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | The Penguin (2024) |
| Website | www.wga.org |
The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Written Limited Series is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best limited television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 75th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2022. Previously, limited series/miniseries were awarded in two separate categories: Long Form - Adapted and Long Form - Original. During this time, series were grouped with television/streaming films, which now have their own category (TV & New Media Motion Pictures).
The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.
2020s
[edit]| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (75th) [1] | |||
| The White Lotus | Mike White | HBO | |
| The Dropout | Hilary Bettis, Liz Hannah, Liz Heldens, Dan LeFranc, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Matt Lutsky, Elizabeth Meriwether, Wei-Ning Yu | Hulu | |
| Fleishman Is in Trouble | Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Cindy Chupack, Allison P. Davis, Mike Goldbach, Boo Killebrew | FX on Hulu | |
| Pam & Tommy | Brooke Baker, Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah Gubbins, Robert Siegel | Hulu | |
| The Staircase | Aisha Bhoori, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn, Aja Gabel, Emily Kaczmarek, Craig Shilowich, Sebastian Silva | HBO Max | |
| 2023 (76th) [2] | |||
| Beef | Joanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, Alex Russell | Netflix | |
| A Murder at the End of the World | Zal Batmanglij, Cherie Dimaline, Brit Marling, Melanie Marnich, Rebecca Roanhorse | FX on Hulu | |
| Daisy Jones & the Six | Susan Coyne, Jihan Crowther, Harris Danow, Charmaine DeGraté, Will Graham, Nora Kirkpatrick, Jenny Klein, Liz Koe, Judalina Neira, Scott Neustadter, Stacy Traub, Michael H. Weber | Prime Video | |
| Fargo | Thomas Bezucha, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, April Shih | FX | |
| Lessons in Chemistry | Victoria Bata, Lee Eisenberg, Hannah Fidell, Emily Jane Fox, Susannah Grant, Rosa Handelman, Elissa Karasik, Boo Killebrew, Mfoniso Udofia, Teagan Wall | Apple TV+ | |
| 2024 (77th) [3] | |||
| The Penguin | Vladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Kira Snyder, Nick Towne, Noelle Valdivia | HBO | |
| Presumed Innocent | Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White | Apple TV+ | |
| Ripley | Steven Zaillian | Netflix | |
| Say Nothing | Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer | FX on Hulu | |
| True Detective: Night Country | Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms | HBO |
Total awards by network
[edit]- HBO - 2
- Netflix - 1
Total nominations by network
[edit]- FX on Hulu - 3
- HBO – 3
- Apple TV+ - 2
- Hulu - 2
- Netflix
- HBO Max/Max - 1
- Prime Video - 1
References
[edit]- ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 11, 2023). "WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Better Call Saul,' 'The Crown,' 'Severance', 'Yellowjackets' Among Shows Vying for Top Prizes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 21, 2024). "WGA Awards: 'Air,' 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' 'May December' Among Film Screenplay Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 15, 2025). "WGA Awards: 'Anora' & 'Nickel Boys' Take Top Screenplay Prizes; 'Hacks', 'Shōgun', 'The Penguin' Among TV Winners — Full List". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2025.