NZ duo get WGA nomination

Despite their ongoing strike, the WGA is proceeding with their annual awards that acknowledge excellence in writing.

In television, this week they nominated Flight of the Conchords by the NZ comedy duo for Best Comedy series. They will compete with Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, The Office and 30 Rock. It is also nominated for Best New Series. TEN has the rights to the series in Australia.

In drama the finalists are Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, The Sopranos and The Wire. Also competing in Best New Series are Damages, Mad Men, Pushing Daisies and The Sarah Silverman Program.

The ceremony is planned for February 9th.

Dramatic Series
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
The Sopranos
The Wire

Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
30 Rock

New Series
Damages
Flight of the Conchords
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
The Sarah Silverman Program

Episodic drama – any length – one airing time
Final Grades (The Wire)
The Second Coming (The Sopranos)
The Round File (The Closer)
Flashes Before Your Eyes (Lost)
The Hobo Code (Mad Men)
The Dark Defender (Dexter)

Episodic Comedy – any length – one airing time
Pie-Lette (Pushing Daisies)
The Job (The Office)
Negotiation (30 Rock)
Local Ad (The Office)
Phyllis’s Wedding (The Office)
Sally Returns (Flight of the Conchords)

Long Form – Original – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
Pandemic
The Lost Room
Nights Two and Three

Long Form – Adaptation – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times
The Company: A Story of the CIA
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
The Starter Wife (Nights 1&2)

Animation – any length – one airing time
The Haw-Hawed Couple (The Simpsons)
The Homer of Seville (The Simpsons)
Kill Gil Volumes 1&2 (The Simpsons)
Stop or My Dog Will Shoot! (The Simpsons)
The Passion of the Dauterive (King of the Hill)
Lucky’s Wedding Suit (King of the Hill)

Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Daytime Serials
All My Children
As The World Turns
General Hospital
The Young & The Restless

Children’s Episodic & Specials
Look Whose Not Talking (Flight 29 Down)
Nat is a Stand Up Guy (The Naked Brothers Band)

Children’s Script – Long Form or Special
R.L Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

Documentary – Current Events
The Enemy Within (Frontline)
News War Part 1: Secrets Sources and Spin (Frontline)
News War Part 3: What’s Happening to the News? (Frontline)
Return of the Taliban (Frontline)
Security vs. Liberty: The Other War (America at a Crossroads)
Spying on the Home Front (Frontline)

Documentary – Other Than Current Events
Alexander Hamilton (American Experience)
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Independent Lens)
Forgotten Genius (Nova)
The War, Episode Four: Pride of Our Nation

News – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report
Amish School Shooting (World News with Charles Gibson)
The Battle for Iraq: Four Years After the Invasion (Up to the Minute)

News – Analysis, Feature or Commentary
The 7 New Wonders of the World: The Internet (Good Morning America)
To Bee or Not To Bee (Good Morning America)

Source: Digital Spy.