New Media nominations announced for this year’s Writers Guild Awards

On January 11 the Writers Guild of America announced its Writers Guild Award nominations, including those for the category New Media, which covers free to watch online content. Among this year’s candidates are Mortal Kombat: Web Series and Downsized.

2012 marks the second year in which the Writers Guild Awards (WGA) will honor writing in the category New Media, which includes content “first exhibited on a new media platform,” defined by the WGA as “the internet, mobile devices, and any other established new media platform,” between December 1, 2010 and November 30, 2011.

Winners will be announced in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York on February 19.

Nominations for this year’s awards in the category New Media are as follows:

Outstanding achievement in Writing Original New Media 

Aim High: “Episode 1,” “Episode 2,” “Episode 4,” “Episode 5,” “Episode 6,” written by Heath Corson Richie Keen. cambio.com/aim-high

Downsized: “Episode 2.1: Employment,” “Episode 2.2: Clientele,” “Episode 2.3: Personal Property,” “Episode 2.4: The American Dream,” “Episode 2.5: Debt Ceiling,” written by Daryn Strauss. downsizedthewebseries.com

Jack in a Box: “Episode 3.1: The Return,” “Episode 3.5: The Testosterone,” “Episode 3.6: The Advice,” “Episode 3.7: The Date,” written by Michael Cyril Creighton. jackinaboxsite.com

Outstanding achievement in Writing Derivative New Media

30 Rock: “Soft Served!,” “Iced!,” “Rokered! (Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero),” written by Tom Ceraulo. nbc.com

Mortal Kombat: The Web Series: “Raiden,” “Kitana and Mileena,” “Johnny Cage,” written by Todd Helbing Aaron Helbing. machinima.com

Sons of Anarchy: “Pay Phone,” “Jax Meets His Second Son,” “Tara Piney,” “Mexican Basketball,” written by Kurt Sutter Gladys Rodriguez. fxnetworks.com

The Walking Dead: “A New Day,” “Family Matters,” “Neighborly Advice,” “Step Mom,” “Everything Dies,” teleplay by John Esposito, story by John Esposito and Greg Nicotero. amctv.com

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