This year, HBO’s Westworld introduced one of the most accurate writer characters in TV history with Simon Quarterman’s Lee Sizemore, a drunken whiner who isn’t very good at his job and yet keeps getting high-profile work that he just screws up anyway. Naturally, then, the Writers Guild Of America has decided to honor that show with a pair of nominations for its end-of-year awards, specifically Best Drama Series and Best New Series. 2016 was a good year for TV (and very little else), though, so Westworld is going to have plenty of competition from the other WGA nominees.
In the Best Drama Series category, the competition includes The Americans, Better Call Saul, Stranger Things, and Game Of Thrones, with the Best Comedy category getting Atlanta, Silicon Valley, Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Veep. The other Best New Series nominees include both Better Things and Stranger Things, as well as This is Us and Atlanta.
The Writers Guild Awards ceremony will be held on February 19, 2017, and you can see more of the nominees below. The full list can be seen over on Deadline.
Best Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Game Of Thrones
Stranger Things
Westworld
Best Comedy Series
Atlanta
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Best New Series
Atlanta
Better Things
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Best Long Form Original
American Crime
Confirmation
Harley And The Davidsons
Surviving Compton
Best Long Form Adapted
11.22.63
American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson
Madoff
The Night Of
Roots
Animation
“Barthood,” The Simpsons
“First Day Of Rule,” Elena Of Avalor
“Fish Out Of Water,” BoJack Horseman
“A Princess On Lothal,” Star Wars Rebels
“Stop The Presses,” BoJack Horseman
Episodic Drama
“Gloves Off,” Better Call Saul
“I Am A Storm,” Shameless
“Klick,” Better Call Saul
“Switch,” Better Call Saul
“The Trip,” This Is Us
“The Winds Of Winter,” Game Of Thrones
Episodic Comedy
“Kimmy Finds Her Mom,” Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
“Kimmy Goes On A Playdate,” Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
“Pilot,” One Mississippi
“R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation,” Speechless
“Streets On Lock,” Atlanta
“A Taste Of Zepyria,” Son Of Zorn
Best Comedy/Variety Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now!
Inside Amy Schumer
Maya And Mary In Manhattan
Nathan For You
Saturday Night Live