Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best dramatic television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 58th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2006. The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2010s

2020s

Total awards by network

• AMC – 7
• HBO – 6
• FX – 3
• Hulu – 2
• ABC – 1
• Netflix - 1

Total nominations by network

• HBO – 25
• AMC – 19
• Netflix - 13
• Showtime - 10
• ABC – 6
• FX – 5
• Hulu – 4
• Prime Video - 4
• The 101 Network - 3
• CBS - 3
• Disney+ - 3
• NBC - 2
• Apple TV+ - 2
• Fox - 1
• USA - 1

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards

• Mad Men (AMC)

3 awards

• Breaking Bad (AMC)
• Succession (HBO)

2 awards

• The Americans (FX)

Programs with multiple nominations

8 nominations

• Mad Men (AMC)

6 nominations

• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Game of Thrones (HBO)

5 nominations

• Breaking Bad (AMC)
• The Crown (Netflix)

4 nominations

• The Americans (FX)
• Dexter (Showtime)
• Friday Night Lights (NBC), (The 101 Network)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
• Lost (ABC)
• Succession (HBO)

3 nominations

• Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
• The Good Wife (CBS)
• Homeland (Showtime)

2 nominations

• The Boys (Prime Video)
• Deadwood (HBO)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
• House of Cards (Netflix)
• The Sopranos (HBO)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• The Wire (HBO)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime)

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