Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale scripted two Writers Guild Awards wins during last night’s ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, the organization announced Sunday.
Hulu’s freshman drama picked up awards in the best Drama Series and best New Series categories --one of two shows to win multiple awards, including CBS’ 60 Minutes, according to the organization.
Hulu, HBO, NBC, CBS, and PBS also won multiple awards during the event, which was hosted byEmmy and Grammy-winning actor-writer-comedian Patton Oswalt (Happy!,) on the West Coast and Amber Ruffin (Late Night with Seth Meyers) on the East Coast, said WGA officials.
WGA AWARDS WINNERS IN TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA
DRAMA SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale -- Hulu
COMEDY SERIES
Veep -- HBO
NEW SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale -- Hulu
ORIGINAL LONG FORM
Flint -- Lifetime
ADAPTED LONG FORM
Big Little Lies -- HBO
ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
“Starboy” -- go90.com
ANIMATION
“Time’s Arrow” (BoJack Horseman) -- Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Chicanery” (Better Call Saul)--AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Rosario’s Quinceanera” (Will & Grace)-- NBC
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver -- HBO
COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Saturday Night Live -- NBC Universal
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors -- CBS
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Hollywood Game Night -- NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA
General Hospital -- ABC
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance” (American Girl) -- Amazon
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Confronting ISIS” (Frontline) -- PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“The Great War, Part II” (American Experience) -- PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“White Helmets” (60 Minutes) -- CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Chief of Chobani” (60 Minutes) -- CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS
“The Super Predators” -- Huffingtonpost.com
