2020 Writers Guild Awards Media Timeline
2020 Writers Guild Awards
New York and Los Angeles – The 2020 Writers Guild Awards (72ND Annual) will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Saturday, February 1, 2020, in New York and Los Angeles. The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories.
2019-2020 WGA MEDIA TIMELINE
2019
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JULY
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| Mon. July 22 |
Submissions Open in ALL Categories: Screenplays (Original, Adapted, Documentary), Series (Drama, Comedy, New), TV-Radio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award (WGAW). |
OCTOBER
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| Fri. Oct. 11 |
Deadline for submissions: Series (Drama, Comedy, New); |
NOVEMBER
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| Fri. Nov. 1 |
Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting begins |
| Fri. Nov. 15 |
Deadline for submissions: Screenplays (Original, Adapted, Documentary) |
| Mon. Nov. 25 |
Deadline for Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting |
DECEMBER
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| Thu. Dec. 5 |
Television, New Media, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominations Announced |
| Mon. Dec. 9 |
Preliminary Screenplay (Original, Adapted) online voting begins |
2020
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JANUARY
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| Thu. Jan. 2 |
Deadline for Preliminary Screenplay (Original, Adapted) online voting |
| Mon. Jan. 6 |
Screenplay (Original, Adapted, Documentary) Nominations Announced |
| Tue. Jan. 7 |
Final Screenplay (Original, Adapted) and Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting begins |
Fri. Jan 10 –
Sun. Jan 19 |
The Contenders: Writers Guild Award-nominated films screening series
Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills |
| Jan. TBA |
“And the Nominees Are…”: Writers Guild Awards nominees panel – Venue: NYC (TBA) |
| Tue. Jan. 21 |
Deadline for Final Screenplay (Original, Adapted) and Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting |
| Thu. Jan 23 |
Beyond Words: Writers Guild Award-nominated screenwriters panel |
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Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills |
| Fri. Jan 24 |
Deadline for 2020 WGA show reservations, sponsorships and ticket sales |
FEBRUARY
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| Sat. Feb. 1 |
2020 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (72nd Annual) |
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Los Angeles: Beverly Hilton |
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New York: Edison Ballroom |
For more information about the 2020 Writers Guild Awards submission process, guidelines, and official entry forms, please visit www.wgaeast.org or www.wga.org.
For media inquiries about the 2020 WGA New York show, please contact Jason Gordon in the WGAE Communications Department at (212) 767-7809 or email: jgordon@wgaeast.org.
For media inquiries about the 2020 WGA Los Angeles show, please contact Gregg Mitchell in the WGAW Communications Department at: (323) 782-4651 or email: gmitchell@wga.org.
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit www.wgaeast.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, West, visit www.wga.org.
