Writers Guild Of America nominees out

Veep, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Amy Schumer, The Last Man On Earth and Saturday Night Live have each picked up two nominated in the Writers’ Guild Of America Award.

The shortlists across all genres have been dominated by cable and streaming shows, with only one traditional network show up for any of the prestigious categories of drama, comedy and new series: Fox’s The Last Man On Earth. The comedy is shown on Dave in the UK.

The Simpsons also scored highly, scooping three of the six nominations in the animation category, which is awarded to an individual episode.

Here’s the list of coemdy nominees:

COMEDY SERIES

Broad City
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

NEW SERIES

Better Call Saul
Bloodline
The Last Man On Earth
Mr. Robot
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

ANIMATION

Bob’s Burgers: Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled
The Simpsons: Halloween of Horror
BoJack Horseman: Hank After Dark
Bob’s Burgers: Housetrap
The Simpsons:Sky Police
The Simpsons: Walking Big & Tall

EPISODIC COMEDY

The Last Man On Earth: Alive in Tucson
Modern Family: Connection Lost
Veep: Joint Session
Maron: Racegate
Black-ish: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun
Silicon Valley: Sand Hill Shuffle

COMEDY/VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

COMEDY/VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES

Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Saturday Night Live

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

The 69th Annual Tony Awards
2014 Kennedy Center Honors
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo
Jimmy Kimmel Live: 10th Annual After The Oscars Special
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Winners will be announced on February 13.

Published: 3 Dec 2015