‘True Detective,’ ‘Transparent’ among WGA TV nominees

The Writers Guild of America announced the nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, radio and promo writing on Thursday, with newcomers “True Detective” and “Transparent” among the nominees.

The first season of HBO’s “True Detective” earned nominations for drama series and new series, while the first season of Amazon’s transgender family comedy “Transparent” was nominated for comedy series, new series and episodic comedy.

The winners will be announced at the Writers Guild of America awards on Feb. 14, 2015, in simultaneous ceremonies to be held in New York City and Los Angeles.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Drama series: “Game of Thrones,” written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO

“The Good Wife,” written by Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Matthew Hodgson, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe; CBS

“House of Cards,” written by Bill Cain, Laura Eason, Sam R. Forman, William Kennedy, Kenneth Lin, John Mankiewicz, David Manson, Beau Willimon; Netflix

“Mad Men,” written by Heather Jeng Bladt, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, David Iserson, Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC

“True Detective,” written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO

Comedy series: “Louie,” written by Louis CK; FX

“Orange Is the New Black,” written by Stephen Falk, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Lauren Morelli, Alex Regnery, Hartley Voss; Netflix

“Silicon Valley,” written by John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner; HBO

“Transparent,” written by Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Prime

“Veep,” written by Simon Blackwell, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO

New series: “The Affair,” written by Dan LeFranc, Hagai Levi, Melanie Marnich, Eric Overmyer, Kate Robin, Sarah Treem; Showtime

“The Knick,” written by Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Steven Katz; Cinemax

“Silicon Valley,” written by John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron Weiner; HBO

“Transparent,” written by Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Prime

“True Detective,” written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO

Long form original: “Deliverance Creek,” written by Melissa Carter; Lifetime

“Return to Zero,” written by Sean Hanish; Lifetime

Long form adapted: “Houdini,” written by Nicholas Meyer; based on the book “Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait” by Dr. Bernard C. Meyer; History Channel

“Klondike,” Parts 1, 3 and 6 teleplay by Paul T. Scheuring, parts 2, 4 and 5 teleplay by Josh Goldin & Rachel Abramowitz, based on the book “Gold Diggers” by Charlotte Gray; Discovery

“The Normal Heart,” teleplay by Larry Kramer, based on his play “The Normal Heart”; HBO

“Olive Kitteridge,” teleplay by Jane Anderson, based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO

“Pilot” (“The Leftovers”), teleplay by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, based on the book by Tom Perrotta; HBO

Short form new media -- original: “Apocalypse No” (“Bad Shorts”), written by Ben Zelevansky; luckybirdsmedia.com

“City of Angels” (“Caper”), written by Amy Berg and Mike Sizemore; hulu.com

“Episode 1 – Nature” (“F To 7th”), written by Ingrid Jungermann; youtube.com

“Episode 113: Rachel” (“High Maintenance”), written by Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair; helpingyoumaintain.com

“Episode 204” (“Vicky and Lysander”), written by Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker; youtube.com

“Episode 207” (“Vicky and Lysander”), written by Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker; youtube.com

Animation: “Bob and Deliver” (“Bob’s Burgers”), written by Greg Thompson; Fox

“Brick Like Me” (“The Simpsons”), written by Brian Kelley; Fox

“Covercraft” (“The Simpsons”), written by Matt Selman; Fox

“Pay Pal” (“The Simpsons”), written by David Steinberg; Fox

“Steal This Episode” (“The Simpsons”), written by J. Stewart Burns; Fox

“Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl” (“Bob’s Burgers”), written by Nora Smith; Fox

Episodic drama: “A Day’s Work” (“Mad Men”), written by Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner; AMC

“Devil You Know” (“Boardwalk Empire”), written by Howard Korder; HBO

“Donald the Normal” (“Rectify”), written by Kate Powers and Ray McKinnon; Sundance

“Friendless Child” (“Boardwalk Empire”), written by Riccardo DiLoreto and Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder; HBO

“The Last Call” (“The Good Wife”), written by Robert King and Michelle King; CBS

“The Lion and the Rose” (“Game of Thrones”), written for television by George R.R. Martin; HBO

Episodic comedy: “The Cold” (“Modern Family”), written by Rick Wiener and Kenny Schwartz; ABC

“Landline” (“New Girl”), written by Rob Rosell; Fox

“Low Self Esteem City” (“Orange Is the New Black”), written by Nick Jones; Netflix

“So Did the Fat Lady” (“Louie”), written by Louis C.K.; FX

“Three Dinners” (“Modern Family”), written by Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman; ABC

“The Wilderness” (“Transparent”), written by Ethan Kuperberg; Amazon Prime

Comedy/variety (including talk) -- series: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” writers Rory Albanese, Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart, Delaney Yeager; Comedy Central

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” writers Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO

“Inside Amy Schumer,” head writer Jessi Klein, writers Emily Altman, Jeremy Beiler, Neil Casey, Kyle Dunnigan, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Dan Powell, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central

“The Colbert Report,” writers Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central

“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” head writers Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Gary Greenberg, writers: Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Bryan Paulk, Rick Rosner, Bridger Winegar; ABC

“Saturday Night Live,” head writers Seth Meyers, Colin Jost, Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker, writers James Anderson, Alex Baze, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Steve Higgins, Leslie Jones, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, Claire Mulaney, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Lakendra Tookes; NBC

“Real Time with Bill Maher,” head writer Billy Martin, writers Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Danny Vermont; HBO

Comedy/variety music, awards, tributes -- specials: “The 68th Annual Tony Awards,” written by Dave Boone; special material by Jon Macks; CBS

“71st Annual Golden Globe Awards,” written by Barry Adelman; special material by Alex Baze, Dave Boone, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jon Macks, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Shoemaker; NBC

“2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards,” written by Gerry Duggan, Wayne Federman, Patton Oswalt, Erik Weiner; IFC

“Bill Maher: Live from D.C.,” written by Bill Maher; HBO

“Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles,” written by Sarah Silverman; HBO

Quiz and audience participation: “Hollywood Game Night,” head writer Grant Taylor, writers Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter; NBC

“Jeopardy!,” written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC

Daytime drama: “Days of Our Lives,” written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher Whitesell; NBC

“General Hospital,” written by Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Elizabeth Page, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten; ABC

Children’s script -- episodic and specials: “Girl Meets 1961” (“Girl Meets World”), written by Matthew Nelson; Disney Channel

“Haunted Heartthrob” (“Haunted Hathaways”), written by Bob Smiley; Nickelodeon

“Haunted Sisters” (“Haunted Hathaways”), written by Boyce Bugliari and Jamie McLaughlin; Nickelodeon

Documentary script -- current events: “Losing Iraq” (“Frontline”), written by Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser; PBS

“United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost (Part 2)” (“Frontline”), written by Martin Smith; PBS

“United States of Secrets: The Program (Part 1)” (“Frontline”); PBS; written by Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser; PBS

Documentary script -- other than current events: “Episode 5: The Rising Road (1933-1939)” (“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”), written by Geoffrey C. Ward; PBS

“League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” (“Frontline”), written by Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser; PBS

“Standing Up in the Milky Way (Episode 1)” (“COSMOS: A Space Time Odyssey”), written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter; Fox

TV news script -- regularly scheduled, nulletin or breaking report: “50th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination” (“CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley”), written by Jerry Cipriano, Joe Clines; CBS News

“CBS This Morning,” written by Duane Tollison, Chip Sorrentino, Bruce Meyer, Bill Crowley; CBS News

“Nelson Mandela: A Man Who Changed the World” (“World News with Diane Sawyer”), written by Diane Sawyer, Lisa Ferri, Dave Bloch; ABC News

TV news script -- analysis, feature or commentary: “Nowhere to Go” (“60 Minutes”), written by Scott Pelley, Oriana Zill de Granados and Michael Rey; CBS

Radio documentary: “Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later,” written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio

Radio news script -- regularly scheduled, bulletin or breaking report: “6 a.m. news,” written by Philip Pilato; WINS

“8 p.m. hour,” written by Robert Hawley; WCBS

“New York City Loses a Radio News Legend,” written by Bill Spadaro; WINS

“World News This Week,” written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio

Radio news script -- analysis, feature or commentary: “Civil Rights at 50,” written by Jane Tillman Irving; WCBS

“Remembering Nelson Mandela,” written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

On-air promotion (television, new media or radio): “How I Met Your Mother,” written by Dan Greenberger; CBS

“WABC-TV On-Air Promos,” written by Brandon Nelson; WABC-TV

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