AMC, HBO Top Cable Writers Guild Award Winners
AMC’s Breaking Bad continued to rack up industry awards, winning two Writers Guild Awards Saturday night.
Breaking Bad won WGA Awards for best drama series and episodic drama, according to the Writers Guild of America. HBO won two awards, including best comedy series for Veep. Netflix’s House of Cards took home a statuette for best new series, while Comedy Central’s Colbert Report won honors in the Comedy/Variety category.
A partial list of 2014 Writers Guild Awards winners in the television category appear below:
Drama Series
Breaking Bad – AMC
Comedy Series
Veep – HBO
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New Series
House Of Cards – Netflix
Episodic Drama
“Confessions,” (Breaking Bad) – AMC
Episodic Comedy
“Hogcock!” (30 Rock) – NBC
Long Form – Adapted
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight – HBO
Animation
‘A Test Before Dying” (The Simpsons) – Fox
Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series
The Colbert Report – Comedy Central
Comedy/Variety – Music Awards, Tributes – Specials
Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas – NBC
Quiz and Audience Participation
Jeopardy! -- ABC
Children’s – Episodic & Specials
“InfluANTces” (A.N.T. Farm) – Disney Channel
Documentary – Current Events
“Egypt In Crisis” (Frontline) – PBS
Documentary – Other Than Current Events
(tie)The Choice 2012 (Frontline) – PBS
(tie)Silicon Valley (American Experience) – PBS
News – Regulary Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report
“Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (ABC World News With Diane Sawyer) – ABC
News – Analysis, Feature or Commentary
Lethal Medicine (60 Minutes) – CBS
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