And here we are, the last big hurrah before the granddaddy of the awards season, the Academy Awards. As expected, "Zero Dark Thirty" won Original Screenplay but the most surprising winner was "Argo," beating the writing frontrunner, "Lincoln" by Tony Kushner. So more "Argo" power! It's definitely the film to beat this Oscars, and I'm happy that it's my No. 1 film of 2012!
FILM
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Argo" - Screenplay by Chris Terrio; based on a selection from "The Master of Disguise" by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
"Searching for Sugar Man" - Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures Classics
TELEVISION
DRAMA SERIES
"Breaking Bad" - Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
"Louie" - Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.; FX
NEW SERIES
"Girls" - Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
"Portlandia" - Writers: Fred R. Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
66th Annual Tony Awards - Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS
EPISODIC DRAMA
"The Other Woman" ("Mad Men") - Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
"Virgin Territory" ("Modern Family" )- Written by Elaine Ko; ABC
LONG FORM – ORIGINAL
"Hatfields and McCoys," (Nights Two and Three) - Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History Channel
LONG FORM – ADAPTED
"Game Change" - Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO
ANIMATION
"Ned and Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons) - Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox
DAYTIME DRAMA
"The Young & The Restless - Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Maria Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Lisa Seidman, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
CHILDREN'S - EPISODIC & SPECIAL
"The Good Sport" (Sesame Street); Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS
CHILDREN'S - LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
"Girl vs. Monster," Story by Annie De Young; Teleplay by Annie De Young and Ron McGee; Disney Channel
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One" (Frontline) - Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria; PBS
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (Nova) - Written by Randall MacLowry; PBS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
"Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre" - Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel; ABC News
RADIO
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
"World News This Year 2011" - Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
"Dishin Digital" - Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM
PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION CATEGORIES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
"Partners" - Written by Dan A. Greenberger; CBS
NEW MEDIA AND VIDEOGAME
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
"The Compromises, Episode 1," "The Pest, Episode 3," The Snake, Episode 4," "The Bonding, Episode 6," "The Future, Episode 7/Series Finale" (Jack in a Box) - Written by Michael Cyril Creighton; jackinaboxsite.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
"Hide And Seek," "Keys to the Kingdom," "The Chosen Ones," "Parting Shots" - "The Walking Dead: Cold Storage" - Written by John Esposito; amctv.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
"Assassin's Creed III: Liberation" - Scriptwriting by Richard Farrese, Jill Murray; Ubisoft
