'Last Week Tonight,' 'Louie' Take Home some WGA Awards

This past weekend marked an event called the Writers Guild Awards, a show dedicated to the people that make that show you like so good. The Simpsons, Louie, Grand Budapest Hotel and other comedic media won awards for their ability to make us laugh in the past year. Even a web show, High Maintenance, won for Short Form New Media. 

The rest of the winners can be seen below. 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight

COMEDY SERIES

Louie, Written by Louis CK; FX

EPISODIC COMEDY

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

ANIMATION

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

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

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

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

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

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

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