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Writers Guild of America, USA 1999

Event held on 20 February 1999 in Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA (west coast)
Windows on the World, New York, New York, USA (east coast)

WGA Award (Screen)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Won
Shakespeare in Love (1998), Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Nominated
Bulworth (1998), Warren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser

Nominated
The Opposite of Sex (1998), Don Roos

Nominated
Saving Private Ryan (1998), Robert Rodat

Nominated
The Truman Show (1998), Andrew Niccol

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Won
Out of Sight (1998), Scott Frank

Nominated
A Civil Action (1998), Steven Zaillian

Nominated
Gods and Monsters (1998), Bill Condon

Nominated
Primary Colors (1998), Elaine May

Nominated
A Simple Plan (1998), Scott B. Smith

WGA Award (TV)

Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Any Length

Won
Ellen: A Tribute to Hollywood (1998), Tim Doyle

Nominated
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise (1998), Robert Shrum, Chris Henchy, George Stevens Jr.

Documentary - Current Events

Won
Once Upon a Time in Arkansas, Michael Kirk, Peter J. Boyer

Nominated
Busted: America's War on Marijuana, Elena Mannes

Nominated
Primetime (1989)

Documentary - Other Than Current Events

Won
The American Experience (1987), David Grubin

Nominated
The American Experience (1987), Chana Gazit

Nominated
Reagan: Part I, Adriana Bosch

Nominated
The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998), Thomas N. Brown, Thomas Lennon

Nominated
Sea Tales (1997), Christopher Meindl, Melissa Jo Peltier

Nominated
In Search of Ourselves (1998), Alice Markowitz

Nominated
Lusitania (1998), Kelly McPherson, Melissa Jo Peltier

Daytime Serials

Won
All My Children (1970), Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Craig Carlson, N. Gail Lawrence, Juliet Law Packer, Karen Lewis, Michelle Patrick, Bettina F. Bradbury, Judith Donato, Kathleen Klein, Caroline Franz, Charlotte Gibson, Elizabeth Page, Sharon Epstein

Nominated
As the World Turns (1956), Hal Corley, Addie Walsh, Lisa Connor, Jeff Beldner, Christina Covino, David Cherrill, Patti Dizenzo, Penelope Koechl, Melissa Salmons, Louise Shaffer, Peter Webb, Jessica Klein, Mel Brez, Lorraine Broderick

Nominated
General Hospital (1963), Stephen Demorest, Robert Guza Jr., Craig Heller, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Bill Levinson, Patrick Mulcahey, Lynda Myles, Michael Quinn, Mary Ryan, Courtney Simon, Michele Val Jean, Christopher Whitesell, Garin Wolf

Nominated
Guiding Light (1952), James H. Brown, Barbara Esensten, Tita Bell, Michael Conforti, Sharon Epstein, Jeannie Glynn, Jill Lorie Hurst, Frederick Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, David Kreizman, Tony Lang, N. Gail Lawrence, Roger Newman, Pete T. Rich, Loren Segan, Donna Swajeski, Nancy Williams Watt

Episodic Comedy

Won
Frasier (1993), Rob Greenberg

Nominated
Dharma & Greg (1997), Dottie Zicklin, Chuck Lorre

Nominated
Ellen (1994), Lawrence Broch

Nominated
Murphy Brown (1988), Diane English

Episodic Drama

Won
Nothing Sacred (1997), Paul Leland

Nominated
ER (1994), Walon Green, Joe Sachs

Nominated
From the Earth to the Moon (1998), Graham Yost

Nominated
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), David Mills, James Yoshimura, David Simon

Nominated
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Eric Overmyer

Nominated
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), James Yoshimura

Nominated
Law & Order (1990), Siobhan Byrne

Nominated
The Practice (1997), David E. Kelley

Nominated
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998), Cy Chermak, Francine Carroll, Malka Drucker

News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary

Won
Good Morning America (1975), Edmund Levin

Nominated
Good Morning America (1975), Margaret Traub-Aguirre

Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

Won
Dennis Miller Live (1994), Eddie Feldmann, David Feldman, José Arroyo, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller, Jim Hanna, David N. Weiss

Nominated
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), Jonathan Groff, Brian Kiley, Janine Ditullio, Ellen Barancik, Chris Albers, Tommy Blacha, Brian McCann, Brian Reich, Michael Gordon, Mike Sweeney, Greg Cohen, Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Jon Glaser

Adapted Long Form

Won
The Love Letter (1998), James S. Henerson

Nominated
Don King: Only in America (1997), Kario Salem

Nominated
Thicker Than Blood (1998), Bill Cain

Children's Script

Won
Sesame Street (1969), Christine Ferraro

Nominated
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996), Susan Kim

Nominated
Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1998), Jeff Stetson

Nominated
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996), John Martel

Nominated
Brink! (1998), Jeff Schechter

Nominated
Cinderella (1997)

Nominated
My Date with the President's Daughter (1998), William Robertson, Alex Zamm

Original Long Form

Won
Labor of Love (1998), Nina Shengold

Nominated
Blind Faith (1998), Frank Military

Nominated
Color of Justice (1997), Lionel Chetwynd

Nominated
Gia (1998), Jay McInerney, Michael Cristofer

News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report

Won
Farewell to a Princess (1998), Jerry Cipriano, L. Franklin DeVine

Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award

Won
Paul Dini

Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

Won
Paul Schrader

Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

Won
David Milch

Valentine Davies Award

Won
Barry Kemp

Morgan Cox Award

Won
Del Reisman

Paul Selvin Honorary Award

Won
Blind Faith (1998), Frank Military

Edmund J. North Award

Won
Frank Pierson

Meltzer Award

Won
Paul Jarrico

Honorary Award

Won
David Brown

Won
Horton Foote

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