'Better Call Saul' Leads TV Nominations at 2021 WGA Awards

The 'Breaking Bad' spin-off dominates the television nominations at the upcoming 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards with a total of five nods including best drama series.

• Feb 4, 2021

> "Better Call Saul" leads all TV nominations for next month's (Mar21) Writers Guild of America Awards with five nods.

Writer Vince Gilligan's hit show will compete for the Drama Series prize alongside "The Boys", "The Crown", "Ozark", and "The Mandalorian".

Meanwhile, "The Great", Pen15", "What We Do in the Shadows", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and "Ted Lasso" will battle it out for the Comedy Series gong, and "Dave", "The Flight Attendant", "The Great", "Ted Lasso", and "Lovecraft Country" are up for New Series.

The awards will be handed out during a virtual ceremony on 21 March (21).

Drama Series:

• "Better Call Saul"
• "The Boys"
• "The Crown"
• "The Mandalorian"
• "Ozark"

Comedy Series:

• "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
• "The Great"
• "PEN15"
• "Ted Lasso"
• "What We Do in the Shadows"

New Series:

• "Dave"
• "The Flight Attendant"
• "The Great"
• "Lovecraft Country"
• "Ted Lasso"

Original Long Form:

• "Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story"
• "Hollywood"
• "Mrs. America"
• "Safety"
• "Uncle Frank"

Adapted Long Form:

• "Bad Education"
• "Clouds"
• "The Good Lord Bird"
• "Little Fires Everywhere"
• "The Queen's Gambit"

Original & Adapted Short Form New Media:

• "#FREERAYSHAWN"
• "Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler"
• "Most Dangerous Game"

Animation:

• "A Springfield Summer Christmas For Christmas" ("The Simpsons")
• "Bart The Bad Guy" ("The Simpsons")
• "I, Carumbus" ("The Simpsons")
• "Prank You for Being A Friend" ("Bob's Burgers")
• "Three Dreams Denied" ("The Simpsons")
• "Xerox of a Xerox" ("BoJack Horseman")

Episodic Drama:

• "Bad Choice Road" ("Better Call Saul")
• "Fire Pink" ("Ozark")
• "JMM" ("Better Call Saul")
• "Raised by Wolves" ("Raised by Wolves")
" Something Unforgivable" ("Better Call Saul")
• "Trouble Don't Last Always" ("Euphoria")

Episodic Comedy:

"Grandma & Chill" ("Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens")
• "The Great" ("The Great")
• "It's Not You, It's Me" ("Dead to Me")
• "Pilot" ("Ted Lasso")
" The Tank" ("Grace & Frankie")
• "Trick" ("High Maintenance")

Comedy/Variety Talk Series:

• "Desus & Mero"
• "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"
• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
• "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
• "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"

Comedy/Variety Specials:

• "30 Rock: A One-Time Special"
• "Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)"
• "Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020"
• "Yearly Departed"

Comedy/Variety Sketch Series:

• "At Home with Amy Sedaris"
• "How to with John Wilson"
• "The Amber Ruffin Show"

Quiz and Audience Participation:

• "Hollywood Game Night"
• "Jeopardy!"
• "Weakest Link"
• "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Celebrity Season"

Daytime Drama:

• "Days of Our Lives"
• "General Hospital"

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