The Paul Selvin Award is a special award presented by the
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers:
* The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO
* The Writers Gu ...
. It is given to the script that "best embodies the spirit of the constitutional and civil rights and liberties which are indispensable to the survival of free writers everywhere and to whose defense Paul Selvin committed his professional life." With the exception of 2007 in which no award was given, it has been presented annually since the
42nd Writers Guild of America Awards in 1990.
No writer has won more than one award.
Winners
Notes
* The year indicates when the film was released. The awards are presented the following year.
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Types of winners
The Paul Selvin Award has been awarded to various platforms of film and television. 18
theatrical films have received the award, along with 8
television films
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
, 2 individual episodes of a
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...
, 1
miniseries, and 1
documentary.
References
{{WGA Awards Chron
Writers Guild of America Awards