Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

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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

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

v t e Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
1970s	Rod Serling (1976) James Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum (1977) Ernest Kinoy (1978) James Costigan (1979)
1980s	Howard Rodman (1980) Larry Gelbart (1981) John McGreevey (1982) Herbert Baker (1983) John Gay (1984) Danny Arnold (1985) Richard Levinson & William Link (1986) Reginald Rose (1987) Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf (1988) Hal Kanter (1989)
1990s	David Shaw (1990) Carol Sobieski (1991) Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr. & Jess Oppenheimer (1992) Norman Lear (1993) Steven Bochco (1994) Carl Reiner (1995) Paul Henning (1996) David W. Rintels (1997) James L. Brooks & Allan Burns (1998) David Milch (1999)
2000s	Paul Monash (2000) David Lloyd (2001) Glen Charles & Les Charles (2002) David E. Kelley (2003) Loring Mandel (2004) Susan Harris (2005) Stephen J. Cannell (2006) John Wells (2007) David Chase (2008) William Blinn (2009)
2010s	Larry David (2010) Diane English (2011) Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick (2012) Joshua Brand & John Falsey (2013) Garry Marshall (2014) Shonda Rhimes (2015) Marta Kauffman & David Crane (2016) Aaron Sorkin (2017) Alison Cross (2018) Jenji Kohan (2019)
2020s	Merrill Markoe (2020) Yvette Lee Bowser (2023)

v t e Writers Guild of America Awards
Film Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Documentary Screenplay
Television/ New Media Awards	Animation Comedy Series Comedy/Variety Talk Series Comedy/Variety Specials Comedy/Variety Sketch Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Episodic Comedy Episodic Drama Long Form – Adapted Long Form – Original Short Form New Media New Series Children's Script Documentary Script – Current Events Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
Special Awards	Paul Selvin Award Valentine Davies Award Animation Writers Caucus Animation Writing Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Former Awards	Musical Western American Scene Drama Comedy
Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year