Argo and Zero Dark Thirty take home Writer’s Guild Awards

Writer Chris Terrio won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award forArgo,directed by Ben Affleck,based on the 1979 Iran Hostage crisis. The film bagged the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe awards and Directors Guild of America too and the stars are shining brightly for the upcoming Oscars too. Mark Boal was honoured with the Best Original Screenplay AwardforZero Dark Thirty.The film is based on Osama Bin Laden’s hunt and his execution. It earned four Golden Globe Awards nominations and Chastain won the Best Actress Drama for the same.

Tarantino’sDjango Unchainedcouldn’t make it to the list as he is not the member of the WGA.Forthe television awards category, Outstanding Achievement in Writing Episodic Drama for the episode ‘The Other Women’ went toMad Men’s Matthew Wiener and Semi Challas.Girlswon the Best New Series Award. Under the Radio section, "World News This Year 2011," written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio won theNews - Regularly Scheduled or Breaking Report."Dishin Digital," written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM was honoured withNews - Analysis, Feature or Commentary.

The Writer’s Guild Awards was incepted in 1949 and outstanding achievements in film, television and radio are awarded annually then on.