70th Writers Guild of America Awards

70th WGA Awards
DateFebruary 11, 2018
Organized byWriters Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

The 70th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best in film, television, radio and video-game writing of 2017. Winners were announced on February 11, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California and the Edison Ballroom, New York City, New York.[1][2] The nominations for Television, New Media, Radio, News and Promotional Writing were announced on December 7, 2017,[3] the Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees were announced on January 4, 2018,[4] and the Videogame Writing nominees were announced on January 11, 2018.[5]

The West Coast show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and the East Coast show was hosted by Amber Ruffin.[6][7]

  1. ^ "2017-2018 Awards Timeline". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "The 70th Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America East. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: 'The Americans,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'GLOW' Grab Multiple Mentions". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 4, 2018). "WGA Awards: 'Get Out,' 'Logan,' 'The Big Sick' Among Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Writers Guild Awards: Videogame Writing Nominations Announced". WGA. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Patton Oswalt Returns to Host 2018 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony". WGA. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Amber Ruffin to Host 70th Annual Writers Guild Awards Ceremony in New York". Writers Guild of America East. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-02-16.