| Writers Guild of America Award for Best Short Form New Media | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Short Form Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Writers Guild of America |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Three Busy Debras (2022) |
| Website | http://www.wga.org/ |
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Short Form New Media is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best short form new media series of the season. It has been awarded since the 63rd Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2011. The year indicates when each season aired.
Starting in 2023, the separate "Short Form New Media – Original" and "Short Form New Media – Adapted" categories were merged into one combined category.
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner2010s
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominee(s) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (63rd) | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media | ||||
| Anyone But Me | "The Real Thing," "Identity Crisis," "Girl Talk," "Naming Things," "Curtain Up" | Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward | AnyoneButMeSeries.com | |
| All’s Faire | "Episode 1," "Episode 4," "Episode 5," "Episode 6," "Episode 7" | Thom Woodley & Bob McClure & Matt Yeager | Allsfaire.tv | |
| Concierge: The Series | "We’ve Got Flash," "Complimentary Sandwiches," "Perfect Resume Builder" | Timothy Cooper | ConciergeTheSeries.com | |
| Madison Avery | "Zac" | Gregory Storm | stormfactory.com | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media | ||||
| 30 Rock: Frank vs. Lutz | "Strip Pong," "Tear Jerks," "Brainstorm" | Jon Haller | nbc.com | |
| The 3rd Floor: The Office Webisodes | "Moving On," "Lights, Camera, Action!," "The Final Product" | Kelly Hannon, Jonathan Hughes, Mary Wall | nbc.com | |
| 2011 (64th) | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media | ||||
| Aim High | "Episode 1," "Episode 2," "Episode 4," "Episode 5," "Episode 6" | Heath Corson & Richie Keen | cambio.com/aim-high | |
| Downsized | "Episode Employment," "Clientele," "Personal Property," "The American Dream," "Debt Ceiling" | Daryn Strauss | downsizedthewebseries.com | |
| Jack in a Box | "The Return," "The Testosterone," "The Advice," "The Date" | Michael Cyril Creighton | jackinaboxsite.com | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media | ||||
| The Walking Dead: Torn Apart | "A New Day," "Family Matters," "Neighborly Advice," "Step Mom," "Everything Dies" | Story by : John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by : John Esposito |
amc.com | |
| 30 Rock: Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero | "Soft Served!," "Iced!," "Rokered!" | Tom Ceraulo | nbc.com | |
| Mortal Kombat: Legacy | "Raiden," "Kitana and Mileena," "Johnny Cage" | Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing | machinima.com | |
| Sons of Anarchy: Appisodes | "Pay Phone," "Jax Meets His Second Son," "Tara & Piney," "Mexican Basketball" | Kurt Sutter & Gladys Rodriguez | FXnetworks.com | |
| 2012 (65th) | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media | ||||
| Jack in a Box | "The Compromises," "The Pest," The Snake," "The Bonding," "The Future" | Michael Cyril Creighton | jackinaboxsite.com | |
| Lauren | "The Report," "The Third Man," "The Suck" | Jay Rodan | YouTube.com/wigs | |
| Model Wife | "Assistants," "Photo Shoot," "Ten Per Cent," "Hashtags," "The Contract" | Cory Cavin, Bill G. Grandberg & Josh Lay | modelwifeshow.com | |
| The Untitled Webseries that Morgan Evans Is Doing | "Babyshower," "Stendhal Syndrome," "A Very Important Call," "Think," "Emma" | Morgan Evans | UntitledWebseries.com | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media | ||||
| The Walking Dead: Cold Storage | "Hide And Seek," "Keys to the Kingdom," "The Chosen Ones," "Parting Shots" | John Esposito | amctv.com | |
| Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family | "Chapter 1," "Chapter 2," "Chapter 3," "Chapter 4," "Chapter 5" | Scott Reynolds | SHO.com | |
| 2013 (66th) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective | "The Collected Sylvia" | Mike Simses | sylviaplathgirldetective.com | |
| Lauren | "Episode 8" | Jay Rodan | YouTube.com/wigs | |
| Husbands | "I Do Over, Part 1" | Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson | CW Seed | |
| Husbands | "I Do Over, Part 2" | Bradley C. Bell & Jane Espenson | CW Seed | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Not awarded | ||||
| 2014 (67th) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| High Maintenance | "Rachel" | Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair | helpingyoumaintain.com | |
| Bad Shorts | "Apocalypse No" | Ben Zelevansky | luckybirdsmedia.com | |
| Caper | "City of Angles" | Amy Berg & Mike Sizemore | Hulu | |
| F to 7th | "Episode 1 – Nurture" | Ingrid Jungermann | YouTube.com | |
| Vicky and Lysander | "Episode 204" | Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker | YouTube.com | |
| Vicky and Lysander | "Episode 207" | Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker | YouTube.com | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Not awarded | ||||
| 2015 (68th) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| Weight | "Back to Reality" | Daryn Strauss | weighttheseries.com | |
| Anyone But Me | "Born This Way" | Susan Miller | Hulu | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters | "Phoebe" | Zach Craley | nbc.com | |
| Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 | "Part 8" | L. Signorino & Mike Zunic | amc.com | |
| Aquarius: Webisodes | "The Summer of Love, Part 1: Meet Charlie" | Mike Moore & David Reed | nbc.com | |
| 2016 (69th) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| The Commute | "The Party" | Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark | YouTube.com | |
| Now We're Talking | "Episode 101" | Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey | go90 | |
| Life Ends at 30 | "Escape the Room" | Michael Field | vimeo.com | |
| Thug Passion | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Motrya Tomycz | vimeo.com | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Fear the Walking Dead: Passage | "Part 4" | Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic | amc.com | |
| The Strain | "Under Siege" | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | fxnetworks.com | |
| 2017 (70th) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| Not awarded | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Zac & Mia | "Starboy" | Allen Clary and Andrew Rothschild | go90 | |
| The Walking Dead: Red Machete | "Chapter 2" | Nick Bernardone | amc.com | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | "John Hancock" | James C. Oliver & Sharla Oliver | abc.go.com | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | "Justicia" | Mark Leitner | abc.go.com | |
| 2018 (71st) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| Class of Lies | — | Tessa Leigh Williams | Snapchat | |
| After Forever | — | Michael Slade & Kevin Spirtas | vimeo.com | |
| Love Daily | — | Lauren Ciaravalli, Andrew Eisen, Aaron Eisenberg, Will Eisenberg, Alexis Jacknow, Nathaniel Katzman, Yulin Kuang, Nathan Larkin-Connolly, Alexis Roblan, Bennet D. Silverman, Ryan Wood | go90 | |
| West 40s | — | Mark Sam Rosenthal & Brian Sloan | West40s.com | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| The Walking Dead: Red Machete | — | Nick Bernardone | amc.com | |
| 2019 (72nd) | ||||
| Short Form New Media – Original | ||||
| Special | — | Ryan O'Connell | Netflix | |
| After Forever | — | Michael Slade & Kevin Spirtas | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | ||||
| Not awarded | ||||
2020s
| Year | Program | Writer(s) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) | |||
| Short Form New Media – Original & Adapted | |||
| #freerayshawn | Marc Maurino | Quibi | |
| Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Ariel Levine | AMC Digital on YouTube | |
| Most Dangerous Game | Story by : Josh Harmon and Scott Elder Teleplay by : Nick Santora |
Quibi | |
| 2021 (74th) | |||
| Short Form New Media – Original | |||
| Not awarded | |||
| Short Form New Media – Adapted | |||
| Debunking Borat | Robyn Adams, Paul Hogan, Jack Youngelson | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Calls | Fede Álvarez, Nick Cuse, Aidan Fitzgerald, Noah Gardner, Rodo Sayagues | Apple TV+ | |
| The Expanse: One Ship | Wes Chatham, Julianna Damewood, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Glenton Richards | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2022 (75th) | |||
| Three Busy Debras | Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, Sarah Sherman, Alyssa Stonoha, Diana Tay and Evan Waite | Adult Swim | |
| Breakwater | Zach Craley | Snapchat | |
| Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Head Writer: David Young; Writer: Casey Stewart | Apple TV+ | |
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