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 – 5

FX – 2

ABC – 1

Hulu – 1

Netflix - 1

Total nominations by network

HBO – 23

AMC – 19

Netflix - 10

Showtime - 9

ABC – 6

FX – 4

The 101 Network - 3

CBS - 3

Hulu – 4

Disney+ - 3

NBC - 2

Apple TV+ - 2

Fox - 1

Prime Video - 1

USA - 1

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards

Mad Men (AMC)

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

3 awards

Breaking Bad (AMC)

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

2 awards

The Americans (FX) Succession (HBO)

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series

Programs with multiple nominations

8 nominations

Mad Men (AMC)

6 nominations

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

5 nominations

Breaking Bad (AMC)

4 nominations

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

3 nominations

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

2 nominations

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

References

Screenplay

Screenwriting awards for television