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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 The 69th Annual Writers Guild Awards SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017 • EDISON BALLROOM • CITY

Officers Lowell Peterson Michael Winship: President Executive Director Jeremy Pikser: Vice President Bob Schneider: Secretary–Treasurer Ruth Gallo Assistant Executive Director Council Members John Auerbach Marsha Seeman Assistant Executive Director Kyle Bradstreet Sue “Bee” Brown Awards Committee Andrea Ciannavei Bonnie Datt, Chair Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Ann B. Cohen Bonnie Datt Don Hooper A.M. Homes -Hayes Kaufman David Keller Gail Lee Susan Kim Allan Neuwirth Christopher Kyle Danielle Paige Gail Lee Dan Perlman Kathy McGee Bill Scheft Matt Nelko Courtney Simon Phil Pilato Richard Vetere Shannon Walker Bill Scheft Courtney Simon Dana Weissman Beau Willimon Director of Programs

Nancy Hathorne Events Coordinator

Jason Gordon Director of Communications

Jenna Bond Member Services Manager

PKPR 2 Red Carpet 3 GREETING

We’re happy to be back at the elegant Edison Ballroom for the fourth time, as we continue to add to this venue’s colorful history. The Edison got its as a music club in the 1930s, featuring the era’s top Swing bands. Then, in the 1990s it briefly became The Supper Club, hosting everyone from Tony Bennett to David Bowie. In the interim, it was the Edison Theatre, to many Broadway shows, including the infamous “Oh! Calcutta!”

But tonight is not about great music or Seventies nudity. It’s about elevating the words of the writer. The Writers Guild of , East brings us here to honor some of the best work that our members have produced in the past year. The entertainment and news industries depend on writers. Tonight we remind the world of that.

I’m thrilled that you’re here to celebrate at our annual event, but as someone who is also a member of the WGAE’s Council, I want to urge you to not let this be your only way of engaging with the Guild. I encourage you to become involved with the WGAE’s committees and caucuses as well as its career training sessions, activities and organizing campaigns. Plus, if you’re in need of a quiet place to work, members can even come to the office and use the writing room.

My deepest congratulations to all tonight’s winners and nominees. I’d like to give my heartfelt appreciation to our brilliant host and all our presenters. I’d also like to thank my amazing Co-Executive Producer, Shannon Walker, the show’s incredible Head Writer, Ann Cohen, and the rest of our talented writing team, as well as our dedicated Awards Committee and tireless WGAE staff, particularly Marsha Seeman, Dana Weissman, Nancy Hathorne, Jenna Bond and Jason Gordon, the crew, all tonight’s volunteers, my fellow Council members, my very patient husband Chris and everyone else involved in making tonight’s show possible.

In Solidarity,

Bonnie Datt Chair, WGAE Awards Committee

5 WHAT TO DO WHEN THE SO MUCH SEEMS UNDONE. SHOW As we come together to celebrate the craft of writing, to enjoy and uphold the finest work our members HOSTED BY LEWIS BLACK have created in the last year, it is difficult to ignore the turmoil and anger outside. We live in changed circumstances, in a place where too many people feel threatened – but also a place where many have been PRESENTERS inspired to act up, to speak out, to get active. WGAE members who write and produce news find themselves on the front lines in the battle to protect robust, unrestrained truth-telling, to defend investigation and forthright analysis in the strange new world Danielle Brooks of “alternative facts” and 140-character assassinations. But our storyteller members also fear they won’t be able to create characters and narratives Tituss Burgess that are challenging or controversial, that don’t fit a narrowed vision of what is safe to say – and, more to the point, to sell. My own view is that the Bill Camp revitalized activism in the creative community has the potential to create more than enough space for independent voices. But only if we sustain and expand our work. David Harbour As a union, we have had considerable success negotiating collective Brian Tyree Henry bargaining agreements to benefit the 1200 or so members who write, edit, and produce news. Next month we begin negotiations for an agreement Jill Kargman covering the thousands of members, East and West, who write drama and comedy and more for , , and digital platforms like and . Fortunately, the mega-corporations that sit on the other side of the table have done extraordinarily well lately – about $50 billion in profit Elizabeth Marvel last year alone. But we can’t assume they will agree to apply these riches Amber Ruffin to meet the real needs of our freelance members unless we mobilize. Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Now more than ever we must dedicate ourselves to broadening our community of creative professionals. Let us celebrate the work our Alex Wagner members have done, and let us deepen our commitment to each other and to the activist work that lies ahead. We are, indeed, stronger together. ANNOUNCER In Solidarity, Nancy Giles Lowell Peterson Executive Director 7 HONORARY AWARDS

Screenplay by Based on the Story “” JOHN WATERS Written by IAN MCLELLAN HUNTER AWARD PRESENTED BY FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING STEVE O’DONNELL AWARD PRESENTED BY STEVE YOUNG FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMEDY WRITING AND FOR INSPIRING OTHERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING JELANI COBB WALTER BERNSTEIN AWARD PRESENTED BY MICHAEL WINSHIP AND WALTER MOSLEY FOR CONFRONTING SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY COURTNEY SIMON RICHARD B. JABLOW AWARD PRESENTED BY MELISSA SALMONS FOR DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE GUILD JOE WALTERS MICHAEL COLLYER MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN SCREENWRITING PRESENTED BY LOWELL PETERSON AWARDED BY THE WRITERS GUILD INITIATIVE; FUNDED BY THE CHARLES & LUCILLE KING FAMILY FOUNDATION JORDAN HOUSTON THE JOHN MERRIMAN AWARD PRESENTED BY LOWELL PETERSON FOR THE STUDY OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. MOTION TELEVISION PICTURE AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES NOMINEES ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Fences, Screenplay by August Wilson; DRAMA SERIES COMEDY SERIES Based on his Play; Hell or High Water, Written by Taylor , Written by Peter Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Sheridan; CBS Hidden Figures, Screenplay by Allison Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX La La Land, Written by Damien on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Joe Weisberg, ; FX Chazelle; Lionsgate Twentieth Century Fox Film Silicon Valley, Written by Megan , Written by Ann Amram, , Donick Cary, Loving, Written by ; Nocturnal Animals, Screenplay by Cherkis, , Jonathan Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Focus Features Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Glatzer, , Gennifer , Carrie Kemper, Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Manchester by the Sea, Written by Focus Features Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC Mell, Dan O’Keefe, , ; / Ron Weiner; HBO Roadside Attractions , Written by , Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, Transparent, Written by Arabella Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY D.B. Weiss; HBO Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, McCraney; A24 Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Written by Stranger Things, Written by Paul Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Command and Control, Telescript Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios by Robert Kenner & , Alison Tatlock; Netflix Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” Based on the Book Command and , Written by , by Emily Altman, , by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures Control by Eric Schlosser; American Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Halley Azie Mira Dungey, , Lauren Experience Films Gross; ; Katherine Lingenfelter, Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan , Written by Rhett Reese Dominic Mitchell, , Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Zero Days, Written by ; Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Comic Books; Twentieth Century Magnolia Pictures Charles Yu; HBO Josh Siegal, , Fox Film Leila Strachan; Netflix

Veep, Written by , Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, , David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO

10 THE 69TH ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FEBRUARY 19, 2017 11 TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES NEW SERIES LONG FORM ORIGINAL The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA–ADAPTED Crime Story, Written by Scott Alexander, Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, American Crime, Written by Julie Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, “Passage” Part 4 (Fear the Walking Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the Mike Zunic; amc.com Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC Book The Run of His Life by Better Things, Written by Pamela Jeffrey Toobin; FX “Under Siege” (The Strain), Written by Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Confirmation, Written by Susannah Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Gina Fattore; FX Grant; HBO Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Based on the Novels by Guillermo Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, del Toro and Chuck Hogan; Stranger Things, Written by Paul Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book fxnetworks.com Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; by Alex Haley; History Channel Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Discovery Channel Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & ANIMATION Michel’le, Written by Dianne Houston; SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA–ORIGINAL , Written by Isaac Aptaker, Lifetime “Barthood” (), Written Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, “Episode 101” (Now We’re Talking), by Dan Greaney; Fox Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. go90.com “First Day of Rule” (Elena of Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC LONG FORM ADAPTED Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; “Escape the Room” (Life Ends at 30), Disney Channel Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, 11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian “Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (Thug Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Novel by ; Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; & Jordan Young; Netflix Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, vimeo.com Charles Yu; HBO Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, “A Princess on Lothal” ( Inspired by the Book The Madoff “The Party” (The Commute), Written Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; Disney XD Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC .com “Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman), The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice, Created by Peter Moffat; HBO

12 THE 69TH ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FEBRUARY 19, 2017 13 TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES

“Streets on Lock” (Atlanta), Written Cullen Crawford, , Eric Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, EPISODIC DRAMA by Stephen Glover; FX Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Tim Herlihy, , , , Gabe Gronli, Barry Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, “” (Better Call Saul), Written “A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn), Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis by Gordon Smith; AMC Written by Dan Mintz; Fox Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom McNicholas, , Lorne Purcell, Jen Spyra, ; CBS Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie “I Am a Storm” (Shameless), Written Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime COMEDY / VARIETY Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave (INCLUDING ) – SERIES Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, “” (Better Call Saul), Written by COMEDY/VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC with , Documentary Now!, Writers: Fred Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Armisen, , Erik Kenward, “Switch” (Better Call Saul), Written , Devin Delliquanti, Zach COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, , Seth Meyers; IFC by Thomas Schnauz; AMC DiLanzo, , , AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS David Kibuuka, , , Inside , Writers: 68th Primetime , Written “The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by Alex Marino, Dan McCoy, Lauren Kim Caramele, , by Vera Herbert; NBC Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Jack Allison, , Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia “The Winds of Winter” (Game of Radosh, Michelle Wolf, Delaney , Gary Greenberg, O’Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Thrones), Written for Television by Yeager; Josh Halloway, , Eric David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO Amy Schumer; Comedy Central Immerman, , Bess Last Week Tonight with , Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly Maya and Marty, Head Writers: Writers: Kevin Avery, , McNearney, Danny Ricker, , Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker ABC , , Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, EPISODIC COMEDY Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Written by Special “Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable , Juli Weiner; HBO Barry Adelman; Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Material Written by Dave Boone, Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, , Sam Means; Netflix with Seth Meyers, Writers: Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, NBC Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Robinson; Streeter Seidell, ; Emily “Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Spivey, Steve Young; NBC 88th Annual , Written (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike by Special Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Material Written by Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Scott Aukerman, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, “” (One Mississippi), Written Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central by & ; O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Matthew Claybrooks, , Amazon Studios Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon , Head Writers: Rob Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC Macks, Steve O’Donnell, Nimesh Patel, “R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless), Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Vanessa Ramos, , Frank Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth The Late Show with , Sebastiano, , Jeff Stilson, Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, CBS Kurland; ABC Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Richard Vos, Michelle Wolf; , Mikey Day, , Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, 15 TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES

Triumph The Primary Election Special CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, 2016, Written by , Josh BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT Comers, Rajan Desai, , “Girl Meets Commonism” (Girl Meets “Chasing Heroin” (Frontline), Written R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, World), Written by Joshua Jacobs & by Marcela Gaviria; PBS “Ambush In Dallas” (World News Tonight Matthew Kirsch, , Mike Michael Jacobs; Disney Channel With David Muir), Written by David Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, “The Choice 2016” (Frontline), Written Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David , Zach Smilovitz, David “Just Add Mom” (Just Add Magic), by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS Schoetz; ABC News Taylor, ; Additional Written by John-Paul Nickel; Materials by Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Amazon Studios “Inside Assad’s Syria” (Frontline), “Brussels Under Attack” (World News , Alex Scordelis; Hulu Written by Martin Smith; PBS Tonight With David Muir), Written by “Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on David Schoetz; ABC News QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Normal Street), Written by Laurie Parres; DOCUMENTARY – OTHER Amazon Studios THAN CURRENT EVENTS “: Remembering A Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Legend” (48 Hours), Written by Jerry “Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer” (Sesame Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, “American Reds,” Written by Richard Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News Street), Written by Belinda Ward; HBO Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Wormser; WPTS Dayton

Smith; NBC “Jackie Robinson, Part One,” Written by NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, CHILDREN’S – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS OR COMMENTARY Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Dance Camp, Teleplay by Nicholas W. Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, “Netanyahu at War” (Frontline), Written “CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Story by Nicholas W. Turner & Rex New; Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC Written by Thomas A. Harris; CBS youtube.com

Once Upon a Sesame Street DAYTIME DRAMA Christmas, Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO General Hospital, Writers: Shelly R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet Of Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Souls, Written by Billy Brown & Dan Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Angel; Freeform Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC

16 THE 69TH ANNUAL WRITERS GUILD AWARDS FEBRUARY 19, 2017 17 RADIO VIDEOGAME WRITING NOMINEES NOMINATIONS

DOCUMENTARY “World News This Week” August 26, OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MR. ROBOT 1.51exfiltratiOn, Story by 2016, Written by Tara Gimbel Tanis; IN VIDEO GAME WRITING Adam Hines, Kor Adana; Written by ABC News Radio “Chernobyl: 30 Years Later,” Written by Adam Hines; Night School Studio Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Written by Brian Bloom; Activision Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Written “Summer of 2016,” Written by David NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, by Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr; Shapiro; CBS News Radio OR COMMENTARY Far Cry Primal, Story by Jean-Sébastien Additional Writing Tom Bissell, Ryan Décant, Ian C. Ryan, Kevin Shortt; James; Naughty Dog “Dishin’ Digital on WCBS-AM,” Written Lead Writers Ian C. Ryan, Kevin Shortt; NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM Radio Writers Lynne Kamm, Susan Patrick; BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT Ubisoft “Morley Safer: A Journalist’s Life,” “6:40am News” November 13, 2015, Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio Written by Philip Pilato; 1010 WINS Radio “Vin Scully,” Written by Jerry Edling; KNX

“Legends of the Game,” Written by “Vin Scully Hangs Up The Mic,” Written Thomas A. Sabella; CBS News Radio by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio

“Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to Greatness,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES

ON-AIR PROMOTION “Limitless Promos 15/16” (CBS), (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO) Written by Jessica Katzenstein; CBS On-Air Promotion “Big Brother Over The Top Launch & NCIS: Special Agent Tony Dinozzo’s “Mom,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS Top Moments,” Written by Erial CBS Tompkins; TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART “CBS On-Air Reel,” Written by Brian AND ANIMATION Retchless; CBS On-Air Promotion “The Real History of Cinco de Mayo,” “The Dollmaker, Halloween,” Written (Gawker Media Group), Graphic by Jennifer H. Kaas; NBC Animation by Elisa Solinas; FEBRUARY 19, 2017 19 lifehacker.com CREDITS THANKS TO

Executive Producers Activities Committee OUR SPONSORS Bonnie Datt Joan Wilen, Chair Shannon Walker Alana Sanko Anne Flournoy Head Writer Bill Deane Ann B. Cohen Caytha Jentis David M. Handelman Writers Jeffrey E. Stolzer Jordan Carlos Jennifer Vanderbes David Steven Cohen John F. Yarbrough Timothy Cooper Juliet L. Packer Don Hooper Lee Hunkins Lily-Hayes Kaufman Susane Lee Nick Nadel Joan Wilen Dan Perlman Craig Shemin Andrew Smith Sasha Stewart

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Clip/Tribute Reels Craig Shemin

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Mario Cilento, President Danielle Earle New York State AFL-CIO Alex Gibney Amazon Studios Rifkin & Lubcher, LLC Marisa Bramwell Michael Weller Lawrence Chance

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PARADIGM CONGRATULATES No one ever told me OUR FRIEND AND CLIENT that my first boss would be the funniest man on . And the nicest. JOHN

Congrats on your WATERS well-deserved honor. IAN MCLELLAN HUNTER Everyone who has ever AWARD RECIPIENT been lucky enough to be around you is better for it.

Best,

Rob Burnett Write on!

Congratulations to the

CBS family of award nominees. Paramount Pictures thanks the Writers Guild of America We are proud to for recognizing the work of the late August Wilson. support the important work of the Writers Guild. HIS WORDS LIVE

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