2022 WGA Awards nominations and awards dates plus key deadlines announced
The Writers Guild of America has revealed key dates and deadline for its 74th Writers Guild Awards. The ceremony is set for Sunday, March 20, a week before the Oscars, making it the final major awards show before the 94th Academy Awards.
At this time it is not known what the style the ceremony will take on, virtual or in-person, or if the WGA will continue its traditional simultaneous separate awards ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Submissions are currently open in all Categories: Screenplays (Original, Adapted, Documentary), Series (Drama, Comedy, New), TV-Radio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award (WGAW).
Nominations for TV prizes will be announced Thursday, January 13, with the film noms coming two weeks later on January 27. The WGA’s TV nominations also include new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing.
The nomination date of January 27 adds to the already busy day that will see the Producers Guild and Directors Guild also announce their nominees. It’s also the first day of Oscar nomination voting.
Theatrical Screenplay eligibility period: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles for one week between March 1 and Dec. 31, 2021.
Documentary Screenplays: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one week between March 1- Dec. 31, 2021.
Here is the full calendar of key dates and deadlines for the 74th Writers Guild Awards.
DECEMBER
3: Deadline for submissions: Series (Drama, Comedy, New);
3: TV-Radio/Audio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award (WGAW)
15: Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting begins
17: Deadline for submissions: Screenplays (Original, Adapted, Documentary)
JANUARY
5; Deadline for Preliminary Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting
12: Preliminary Screenplay (Original, Adapted) online voting begins
13: Television, New Media, News, Radio/Audio, and Promotional Writing Nominations Announced
26: Deadline for Preliminary Screenplay (Original, Adapted) online voting
27: Screenplay (Original, Adapted, Documentary) Nominations Announced
FEBRUARY
16: Deadline for Final Screenplay (Original, Adapted) and Series (Drama, Comedy, New) online voting
MARCH
10: Beyond Words: Writers Guild Awards-nominated screenwriters panel
20: 74th annual Writers Guild Awards
TBA “And the Nominees Are…” Writers Guild Awards nominees panel
Awards Eligibility Periods
TV & New Media eligibility period: First broadcast or exhibited between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021
News & TV Documentary categories only: First broadcast or exhibited between Dec. 1, 2020 and Oct. 31, 2021
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