Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation

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.

History It has been presented annually since the 55th Writers Guild of America Awards in 2003 where Futurama won the first award. 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). The winners are highlighted in gold.

2000s Year Show Episode Writer(s) Network Ref.Futurama"Godfellas"Ken KeelerFox King of the Hill"My Own Private Rodeo"Alex Gregory & Peter HuyckFoxSanta Baby!Peter Bakalian & Suzanne CollinsThe Simpsons"The Bart Wants What It Wants"John Frink & Don Payne"Jaws Wired Shut"Matt Selman"Blame It on Lisa"Bob BendetsonThe Simpsons"The Dad Who Knew Too Little"Matt SelmanFox The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"Steven BanksNickelodeonFuturama"The Sting"Patric VerroneFoxKing of the Hill"Reborn to be Wild"Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca MayThe Simpsons"Moe Baby Blues"J. Stewart Burns"My Mother the Carjacker"Michael PriceThe Simpsons"Catch 'Em If You Can"Ian Maxtone-GrahamFox Justice League"Starcrossed"Part I: Rich FogelPart II: Part III: Rich Fogel and Dwayne McDuffieCartoon NetworkThe Simpsons"Fraudcast News"Don PayneFox"Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Julie Chambers & David Chambers"Today I Am a Clown"Joel H. CohenThe Simpsons"Mommie Beerest"Michael PriceFox The Simpsons"The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"Matt WarburtonFox"The Girl Who Slept Too Little"John Frink"See Homer Run"Stephanie Gillis"Thank God, It's Doomsday"Don Payne"There's Something About Marrying"J. Stewart BurnsThe Simpsons"The Italian Bob"John FrinkFox King of the Hill"Church Hopping"Jim DauteriveFoxThe Life and Times of Juniper Lee"Who's Your Daddy?"Marsha GriffinCartoon NetworkThe Simpsons"Girls Just Want to Have Sums"Matt SelmanFox"Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore"Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta"Simpsons Christmas Stories"Don PayneThe Simpsons"Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2"Jeff WestbrookFox King of the Hill"Lucky's Wedding Suit"Jim DauteriveFox"The Passion of the Dauterive"Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca MayThe Simpsons"The Haw-Hawed Couple"Matt Selman"The Homer of Seville"Carolyn Omine"Stop or My Dog Will Shoot"John FrinkThe Simpsons"Apocalypse Cow"Jeff WestbrookFox King of the Hill"Life: A Loser's Manual"Dan McGrathFox"Strangeness on a Train"Jim DauteriveThe Simpsons"The Debarted"Joel H. Cohen"E Pluribus Wiggum"Michael Price"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"Tim LongThe Simpsons"Wedding for Disaster"Joel H. CohenFox The Simpsons"The Burns and the Bees"Stephanie GillisFox"Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"John Frink"Gone Maggie Gone"Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham"Take My Life, Please"Don Payne

2010s Year Show Episode Writer(s) Network Ref.Futurama"The Prisoner of Benda"Ken KeelerComedy Central Back at the Barnyard"Treasure Hunt"Tom SheppardNickelodeonFuturama"Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences"Patric VerroneComedy CentralThe Simpsons"Moe Letter Blues"Stephanie GillisFox"O Brother, Where Bart Thou?"Matt SelmanThe Simpsons"Homer the Father"Joel H. CohenFox Ben 10: Ultimate Alien"Moonstruck"Len UhleyCartoon NetworkFuturama"The Silence of the Clamps"Eric RogersComedy CentralThe Simpsons"Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"Tim LongFox"The Blue and the Grey"Rob LaZebnik"Donnie Fatso"Chris CluessThe Simpsons"Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda"Jeff WestbrookFox Family Guy"Forget-Me-Not"David A. Goodman FoxFuturama"A Farewell to Arms"Josh WeinsteinComedy CentralThe Simpsons"Holidays of Future Passed"J. Stewart BurnsFox"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"David Mandel & Brian KelleyThe Simpsons"A Test Before Trying"Joel H. CohenFox Futurama"Game of Tones"Michael RoweComedy Central"Murder on the Planet Express"Lewis Morton"Saturday Morning Fun Pit"Patric VerroneThe Simpsons"Hardly Kirk-ing"Tom Gammill & Max ProssFox"YOLO"Michael NoboriThe Simpsons"Brick Like Me"Brian KelleyFox Bob's Burgers"Bob and Deliver"Greg ThompsonFox"Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl"Nora SmithThe Simpsons"Covercraft"Matt Selman"Pay Pal"David H. Steinberg"Steal This Episode"J. Stewart BurnsBob's Burgers"Housetrap"Dan FybelFox Bob's Burgers"Gayle Makin' Bob Sled" Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy MolyneuxFoxBoJack Horseman"Hank After Dark"Kelly GaluskaNetflixThe Simpsons"Halloween of Horror"Carolyn OmineFox"Sky Police"Matt Selman"Walking Big & Tall"Michael PriceBoJack Horseman"Stop the Presses"Joe LawsonNetflix BoJack Horseman"Fish Out of Water" Elijah Aron & Jordan YoungNetflixElena of Avalor"First Day of Rule"Craig GerberDisney ChannelThe Simpsons"Barthood"Dan GreaneyFoxStar Wars Rebels"A Princess on Lothal" Steven MelchingDisney XDBoJack Horseman"Time's Arrow"Kate PurdyNetflix Bob's Burgers"Brunchsquatch"Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy MolyneuxFoxBoJack Horseman"Ruthie" Joanna CaloNetflixThe Simpsons"A Father's Watch"Simon RichFox"The Serfsons" Brian KelleyThe Simpsons"Bart's Not Dead"Stephanie GillisFox Bob's Burgers"Boywatch"Rich RinaldiFox"Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now"Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux"Mo Mommy, Mo Problems" Steven DavisFamily Guy"Send in Stewie, Please"Gary JanettiThe Simpsons"Krusty the Clown" Ryan KohThe Simpsons"Thanksgiving of Horror"Dan VebberFox Bob's Burgers"Bed, Bob & Beyond"Kelvin YuFox"The Gene Mile"Steven DavisBoJack Horseman"A Horse Walks Into A Rehab"Elijah AronNetflixThe Simpsons"Go Big or Go Homer"John FrinkFox"Livin La Pura Vida" Brian Kelley

2020s Year Show Episode Writer(s) Network Ref. BoJack Horseman "Xerox of a Xerox" Nick Adams Netflix Bob's Burgers "Prank You for Being a Friend" Katie Crown FoxThe Simpsons "Bart the Bad Guy" Dan Vebber "I, Carumbus" Cesar Mazariegos "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" Jessica Conrad "Three Dreams Denied" Danielle Weisberg Tuca & Bertie "Planteau" Lisa Hanawalt Adult SwimBob's Burgers "An Incon-Wheelie-ent Truth" Dan FybelFox "Loft in Bedslation" Jameel Saleem Family Guy "Must Love Dogs" Daniel PeckThe Simpsons "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik "The Star of the Backstage" Elisabeth Kiernen Averick Undone "Rectify" Elijah Aron & Patrick Metcalf Amazon Prime Video Bob's Burgers "To Bob, or Not to Bob" Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy MolyneuxFoxThe 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 SwimThe Simpsons"Carl Carlson Rides Again"Loni Steele SosthandFox Futurama "I Know What You Did Next Xmas" Ariel Ladensohn HuluThe Simpsons "A Mid-Childhood Night’s Dream"Carolyn OmineFox "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass"Tim Long "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" Rob LaZebnikBob's Burgers"Saving Favorite Drive-In"Katie CrownFoxBlood of Zeus "Winter Is Born" Charles & Vlas Parlapanides Netflix Bob's Burgers "The Tina Table: The Tables have Tina-ed" Greg Thompson FoxThe Simpsons "Bottle Episode" Rob & Johnny LaZebnikFox "Cremains of the Day"John Frink "Night of the Living Wage" Cesar MazariegosLong Story Short"Shira Can't Cook"Mehar SethiNetflix Bob's Burgers "Don't Worry, Be Hoopy" Lindsey Stoddart Fox Futurama "Scared Screenless" Bill Odenkirk Hulu The Great North "It's a Beef-derful Life" Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy MolyneuxFoxThe Simpsons "Abe League of Their Moe" Joel H. Cohen "Parahormonal Activity" Loni Steele Sosthand

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

69 nominations The Simpsons (Fox)

16 nominations Bob's Burgers (Fox)

9 nominations Futurama (Fox; Comedy Central; Hulu)

7 nominations King of the Hill (Fox) BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

3 nominations Family Guy (Fox)

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

See also

List of animation awards

References