Tag "WGA Awards"

Verrone to Receive Morgan Cox Award

February 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Former Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) president and Emmy and WGA Award-winning writer Patric M. Verrone will receive the WGAW’s 2012 Morgan Cox Award in recognition of his service to the Guild, the organization announced. Verrone will be honored at the ceremony set for Sunday, February 19 at the [...]

‘He-Man,’ ‘She-Ra’ TV Writer Robert A. White Dies

June 22, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Robert A. White, a television writer who penned multiple episodes of the 1980s animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spinoff She-Ra: Princess of Power, has died at the age of 87, according to Variety. Animation was only one area in which White was active. He [...]

WGA Nominates 6 Video Games for Writing Award

January 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Just when animation fans thought they could ignore the WGA Awards after they ruled Toy Story 3 ineligible for its feature film prize, the honors have our attention again with the nominees for video game writing. The nominees this year are: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Story by Patrice Desilets, Jeffrey Yohalem, Corey [...]

‘Simpsons,’ ‘Futurama,’ ‘Barnyard’ Earn WGA Nominations

December 8, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Two episodes of The Simpsons, two episodes of Futurama and one episode of Back at the Barnyard have been nominated for 2011 Writes Guild Awards in the lead TV animation category. Presented by the East and West branches of the WGA, the winners will be announced at a bi-coastal awards [...]