Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation
Annual television award
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The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best writing in an animated television program.
Awarded forOutstanding Writing in Animation
CountryUnited States
Presented byWriters Guild of America
First award2003
| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing in Animation |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Writers Guild of America |
| First award | 2003 |
| Currently held by | Katie Crown for Bob's Burgers (2024) |
| Website | www |
History
It has been presented annually since the 55th Writers Guild of America Awards in 2003 where Futurama won the first award.[1] Before the award's inception, animated programs were submitted under their appropriate category (either episodic comedy or episodic drama). However, no animated programs received nominations. The Simpsons is the only program to win more than three awards, winning fourteen. It also holds the record for nominations with 60.
Winners and nominees
Notes
- The years denote when the episode first aired; the awards are presented the following year. Though, due to the eligibility period, some nominees could have aired in a different year. For the first 16 years, the eligibility period was December 1 to November 30. Starting in 2018, the eligibility period shifted to correspond with the calendar year (January 1 to December 31).[2] The winners are highlighted in gold.
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Show | Episode | Writer(s) | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 (73rd) |
BoJack Horseman | "Xerox of a Xerox" | Nick Adams | Netflix | [30] |
| Bob's Burgers | "Prank You for Being a Friend" | Katie Crown | Fox | ||
| The Simpsons | "Bart the Bad Guy" | Dan Vebber | |||
| "I, Carumbus" | Cesar Mazariegos | ||||
| "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" | Jessica Conrad | ||||
| "Three Dreams Denied" | Danielle Weisberg | ||||
2021 (74th) |
Tuca & Bertie | "Planteau" | Lisa Hanawalt | Adult Swim | [31] |
| Bob's Burgers | "An Incon-Wheelie-ent Truth" | Dan Fybel | Fox | ||
| "Loft in Bedslation" | Jameel Saleem | ||||
| Family Guy | "Must Love Dogs" | Daniel Peck | |||
| The Simpsons | "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" | Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik | |||
| "The Star of the Backstage" | Elisabeth Kiernen Averick | ||||
2022 (75th) |
Undone | "Rectify" | Elijah Aron & Patrick Metcalf | Amazon Prime Video | [32] |
| Bob's Burgers | "To Bob, or Not to Bob" | Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux | Fox | ||
| The Simpsons | "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" | Jeff Westbrook | |||
| "Pixelated and Afraid" | John Frink | ||||
| "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" | Loni Steele Sosthand | ||||
| Tuca & Bertie | "The Pain Garden" | Lisa Hanawalt | Adult Swim | ||
2023 (76th) |
The Simpsons | "Carl Carlson Rides Again" | Loni Steele Sosthand | Fox | [33] |
| Futurama | "I Know What You Did Next Xmas" | Ariel Ladensohn | Hulu | ||
| The Simpsons | "A Mid-Childhood Night’s Dream" | Carolyn Omine | Fox | ||
| "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" | Tim Long | ||||
| "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" | Rob LaZebnik | ||||
2024 (77th) |
Bob's Burgers | "Saving Favorite Drive-In" | Katie Crown | Fox | [34] |
| Blood of Zeus | "Winter Is Born" | Charles & Vlas Parlapanides | Netflix | ||
| Bob's Burgers | "The Tina Table: The Tables have Tina-ed" | Greg Thompson | Fox | ||
| The Simpsons | "Bottle Episode" | Rob & Johnny LaZebnik | Fox | ||
| "Cremains of the Day" | John Frink | ||||
| "Night of the Living Wage" | Cesar Mazariegos |
Total awards
- Fox – 17
- Netflix – 3
- Comedy Central – 1
Programs with multiple awards
- 14 awards
- The Simpsons (Fox)
- 3 awards
- BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
- 2 awards
- Bob's Burgers (Fox)
- Futurama (Fox; Comedy Central)
Programs with multiple nominations
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Writers with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- Joel H. Cohen
- Jeff Westbrook
- 2 wins
- Ken Keeler
Writers with multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- John Frink
- 7 nominations
- Matt Selman
- 5 nominations
- Joel H. Cohen
- Don Payne
- 4 nominations
- J. Stewart Burns
- Stephanie Gillis
- Rob LaZebnik
- Brian Kelley
- Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux
- Michael Price
- Jeff Westbrook
- 3 nominations
- Elijah Aron
- Jim Dauterive
- Tim Long
- Carolyn Omine
- Patric Verrone
- 2 nominations
- Steven Davis
- Katie Crown
- Dan Fybel
- Lisa Hanawalt
- Ken Keeler
- Johnny LaZebnik
- Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May
- Ian Maxtone-Graham
- Cesar Mazariegos
- Loni Steele Sosthand
- Greg Thompson
- Dan Vebber