Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

The Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement is an honorary award presented by the Writers Guild of America for the greatest achievement in television writing. Along with the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, it is one of two lifetime achievement awards rewarded each year at the Writers Guild of America Awards.

Winners

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Year Recipient(s)
1976 Rod Serling
1977 James Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum
1978 Ernest Kinoy
1979 James Costigan
1980 Howard Rodman
1981 Larry Gelbart
1982 John McGreevey
1983 Herbert Baker
1984 John Gay
1985 Danny Arnold
1986 Richard Levinson & William Link
1987 Reginald Rose
1988 Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf
1989 Hal Kanter
1990 David Shaw
1991 Carol Sobieski
1992 Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr. & Jess Oppenheimer
1993 Norman Lear
1994 Steven Bochco
1995 Carl Reiner
1996 Paul Henning
1997 David W. Rintels
1998 James L. Brooks & Allan Burns
1999 David Milch
2000 Paul Monash
2001 David Lloyd
2002 Glen Charles & Les Charles
2003 David E. Kelley
2004 Loring Mandel
2005 Susan Harris
2006 Stephen J. Cannell
2007 John Wells
2008 David Chase
2009 William Blinn
2010 Larry David
2011 Diane English
2012 Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick
2013 Joshua Brand & John Falsey
2014 Garry Marshall
2015 Shonda Rhimes
2016 Marta Kauffman & David Crane
2017 Aaron Sorkin
2018 Alison Cross
2019 Jenji Kohan
2020 Merrill Markoe
2023 Yvette Lee Bowser
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