Vince Gilligan

American writer and producer (born 1967)

For the country music artist, see Vince Gill.

Vince Gilligan

Gilligan in July 2018

Born|

George Vincent Gilligan Jr.

(1967-02-10) February 10, 1967 (age 57)

Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

Alma mater| New York University (BFA)
Occupations|

* Screenwriter
* producer
* director

Years active| 1992–present
Spouse|

Holly Rice

(m. 1991)​

George Vincent Gilligan Jr. (born February 10, 1967) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known as the creator, primary writer, executive producer, and occasional director of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022). He also wrote, directed, and produced the Breaking Bad sequel film El Camino (2019).

Gilligan's other work includes writing, directing, and producing some episodes of the Fox science fiction series The X-Files (1993–2002) and co-creating its spin-off series The Lone Gunmen (2001), as well as co-writing the screenplay for the superhero film Hancock (2008). He has won four Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and a BAFTA Television Award.

## Early life

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George Vincent Gilligan Jr. was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 10, 1967,[1] the son of grade school teacher Gail and insurance claims adjuster George Vincent Gilligan Sr.[2] He was raised Catholic but would later describe himself as "pretty much agnostic".[3] His parents divorced in 1974. He and his younger brother Patrick were raised in Farmville and Chesterfield County, where they attended J.P. Wynne Campus School, the laboratory school run by Longwood College where their mother also taught; Gilligan would later use the J.P. Wynne name for the fictional high school where Walter White teaches in Breaking Bad.[1][4][5]

Growing up, Gilligan became best friends with future film editor and film title designer Angus Wall. His interest in film began when Wall's mother Jackie, who also taught alongside Gilligan's mother at J.P. Wynne, would lend her Super 8 film cameras to him. He used the camera to make science fiction films with Patrick.[6] One of his first films was entitled Space Wreck, starring Patrick in the lead role. One year later, he won first prize for his age group in a film competition at the University of Virginia.[1] Jackie would take Wall and Gilligan to Richmond and drop them off at Cloverleaf Mall to see films, encouraging both of them to pursue a career in the arts. Gilligan later said, "I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for Jackie. She was a wonderful lady and a real inspiration."[6]

Gilligan was recognized for his talents and creativity at an early age. His father described him as a "kind of a studious-type young man, and he liked to read, and he had a vivid imagination". He introduced Gilligan to film noir classics, as well as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood Westerns on late-night television.[6] Gilligan won a scholarship to attend the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts. After eighth grade, he moved back to Chesterfield to attend Lloyd C. Bird High School.[1] After graduating from Lloyd C. Bird High School in 1985, he went on to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts on a scholarship, receiving a BFA in film production.[7] While at NYU, he wrote the screenplay for Home Fries and received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1989 for the screenplay, which was later turned into a film.[4] One of the judges of the competition was film producer Mark Johnson, who was impressed by Gilligan and called him "the most imaginative writer" he had ever read.[6] Gilligan also studied holography under Jason Sapan at Holographic Studios in New York City.[8]

## Career

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### The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen

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Main article: The X-Files (franchise)

Gilligan's big break came when he joined the Fox television drama The X-Files. Gilligan was a fan of the show, and submitted a script to Fox which became the second-season episode "Soft Light".[9] He went on to write 29 more episodes, in addition to being co-executive producer of 44 episodes, executive producer of 40, co-producer of 24, and supervising producer of 20. He also co-created and became executive producer of The X-Files spin-off series The Lone Gunmen. The series only ran for one season of 13 episodes.

### Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino

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Main article: Breaking Bad (franchise)

Gilligan in 2010

Gilligan created, wrote, directed, and produced the AMC drama series Breaking Bad. He created the series with the premise that the hero would become the villain. "Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades", he said. "When I realized this, the logical next step was to think, how can I do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change?"[10] He added that his goal with Walter White was to turn him from "Mr. Chips into Scarface".[11] While pitching the show to studios, Gilligan was initially discouraged when he learned of the existing series Weeds and its similarities to the premise of Breaking Bad. While his producers convinced him that the show was different enough to still be successful, he later stated that he would not have gone forward with the idea had he known about Weeds earlier.[12]

Breaking Bad received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by many critics as being among the greatest television dramas of all time.[10] Gilligan has been awarded numerous times for writing, directing, and producing the series. The Writers Guild of America has awarded him four times in straight succession, from 2012 to 2014; three as a part of the Breaking Bad writing team and one individually for writing the episode "Box Cutter".[13][14][15] He also received two Primetime Emmys in 2013 and 2014 for producing the show. In 2014, he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for directing the finale of Breaking Bad, "Felina".[16]

In September 2013, Sony Pictures Television announced a deal with AMC to produce a Breaking Bad spin-off prequel entitled Better Call Saul, to focus on character Saul Goodman from the original series, before he became Walter White's lawyer, and to star Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as the title character.[17] Gilligan co-created the series with Breaking Bad writer Peter Gould, with both of them acting as showrunners. The first episode, which Gilligan directed and co-wrote, premiered on February 8, 2015.[18] He would leave the Better Call Saul writing staff early in the third season to focus on other projects, resulting in Gould becoming sole showrunner. This transition had been planned since the show's debut.[19] Gilligan remained involved in Better Call Saul's production in a reduced role, directing episodes in the fourth and fifth seasons, before returning to the writers room in the sixth.[20][21][22]

In July 2018, it was announced that Gilligan had agreed to stay with Sony TV on a new three-year deal.[23] His deal via his High Bridge Productions company was renewed in 2021.[24]

Gilligan quietly developed the script for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which wraps up the story of Jesse Pinkman following the events of "Felina", Breaking Bad's finale, ahead of the show's tenth anniversary. Gilligan subsequently led its direction and filming. The movie was released in a limited theatrical screening and on Netflix in October 2019.[25]

Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino, along with various short-form web series associated with these series, have been described informally by the shows' staff and fans as the "Gilliverse".[26] Following the broadcast run of Better Call Saul, Gilligan said he does not plan to create any more works related to Breaking Bad.[27]

### Battle Creek

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Main article: Battle Creek (TV series)

In September 2013, Sony struck a deal with CBS to produce a new television series created by Gilligan and David Shore entitled Battle Creek. Based on a script written by Gilligan ten years prior, the show follows the partnership of two police detectives who must compete with a seemingly-perfect FBI agent. Gilligan co-wrote the first episode with Shore, the showrunner of the series.[28] CBS ordered thirteen episodes and the series aired on CBS starting March 1, 2015.[29] CBS decided not to renew the series for a second season.[30]

### Wycaro

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Main article: Untitled Vince Gilligan TV series

After Better Call Saul finished its run, Gilligan worked on a new show, a science fiction genre piece that has been compared to The X-Files and The Twilight Zone.[31] The show, Wycaro, received a two-season order from Apple TV+ in September 2022, with confirmation that Rhea Seehorn, who played Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul, would be in a starring role.[32][33]

### Other work

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#### Film

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Gilligan first had a screenplay produced in 1993 for the romantic comedy film Wilder Napalm. While working on The X-Files, one of Gilligan's early screenplays was produced in 1998 as a film, Home Fries, which starred Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson.[34] He also rewrote the screenplay for the 2008 Will Smith film Hancock, which was originally written by Vincent Ngo.[35]

#### Television

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Gilligan was hired by The X-Files creator Chris Carter to be a consulting producer on his new series Harsh Realm. After The X-Files, Gilligan wrote an episode of the short lived police procedural series Robbery Homicide Division and an episode of the ABC series Night Stalker. Gilligan made his acting debut in 2014 in "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing", the ninth episode of the fifth season of NBC's comedy series Community. He plays a cheesy actor hosting "Pile of Bullets", a fictional 1990s VCR-based video game.[36]

#### Unrealized projects

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In 2007, Gilligan and fellow The X-Files producer Frank Spotnitz wrote a sci-fi pilot entitled A.M.P.E.D., which was not picked up for a full series.

In 2016, it was announced that Gilligan would be developing an HBO limited miniseries about Jim Jones and the 1978 Jonestown tragedy. The series would be based on the 1982 non-fiction book Raven, and would be co-produced by Octavia Spencer and Gilligan's longtime collaborator Michelle MacLaren.[37] However, in 2018, Gilligan said that he had slowed down on developing the project.[38]

## Personal life

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Gilligan married Holly Rice in 1991.[2][39] They have no children.

Raised Catholic, he identifies as an atheist. Gilligan has proclaimed that he finds it "hard to wrap my head around it (atheism)".

## Filmography

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Gilligan and Aaron Paul in June 2010

### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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1993  | Wilder Napalm | No  | Yes  | No  |
1998  | Home Fries | No  | Yes  | No  |
2008  | Hancock | No  | Yes  | No  | Co-written with  Vincent Ngo
2019  | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Creator  | Director  | Writer  | Executive producer  | Notes

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1995–2002  | The X-Files | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Also creative consultant, consulting producer, co-executive producer and co-producer
1999–2000  | Harsh Realm | No  | No  | No  | Consulting  |
2001  | The Lone Gunmen | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Co-created with Chris Carter, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
2002  | Robbery Homicide Division | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |
2005  | The Night Stalker | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |
2007  | A.M.P.E.D. | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Pilot
Co-written with Frank Spotnitz
2008–2013  | Breaking Bad | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2015–2022  | Better Call Saul | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Co-created with Peter Gould
2015  | Battle Creek | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Co-created with David Shore
TBA  | Untitled Vince Gilligan TV series | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Upcoming series

#### Television episode credits

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Year | Show | Season | Episode number | Episode title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | Notes

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1995  | The X-Files | 2 | 23  | "Soft Light"  | No  | Yes  | May 5, 1995  |
1996  | 3 | 17  | "Pusher"  | No  | Yes  | February 23, 1996  |
4 | 4  | "Unruhe"  | No  | Yes  | October 27, 1996  |
10  | "Paper Hearts"  | No  | Yes  | December 15, 1996  |
1997  | 12  | "Leonard Betts"  | No  | Yes  | January 26, 1997  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
14  | "Memento Mori"  | No  | Yes  | February 9, 1997  | Co-written with Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban
20  | "Small Potatoes"  | No  | Yes  | April 20, 1997  |
5 | 3  | "Unusual Suspects"  | No  | Yes  | November 16, 1997  |
6  | "Christmas Carol"  | No  | Yes  | December 7, 1997  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
7  | "Emily"  | No  | Yes  | December 14, 1997  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
1998  | 8  | "Kitsunegari"  | No  | Yes  | January 4, 1998  | Co-written with Tim Minear
12  | "Bad Blood"  | No  | Yes  | February 22, 1998  |
19  | "Folie a Deux"  | No  | Yes  | May 10, 1998  |
6 | 2  | "Drive"  | No  | Yes  | November 15, 1998  |
4  | "Dreamland"  | No  | Yes  | November 29, 1998  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
5  | "Dreamland II"  | No  | Yes  | December 6, 1998  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
1999  | 10  | "Tithonus"  | No  | Yes  | January 24, 1999  |
14  | "Monday"  | No  | Yes  | February 28, 1999  | Co-written with John Shiban
20  | "Three of a Kind"  | No  | Yes  | May 2, 1999  | Co-written with John Shiban
21  | "Field Trip"  | No  | Yes  | May 9, 1999  | Teleplay co-written with John Shiban (story by Frank Spotnitz)
7 | 3  | "Hungry"  | No  | Yes  | November 21, 1999  |
4  | "Millennium"  | No  | Yes  | November 28, 1999  | Co-written with Frank Spotnitz
2000  | 8  | "The Amazing Maleeni"  | No  | Yes  | January 16, 2000  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
12  | "X-Cops"  | No  | Yes  | February 20, 2000  |
14  | "Theef"  | No  | Yes  | March 12, 2000  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
21  | "Je Souhaite"  | Yes  | Yes  | May 14, 2000  |
8 | 4  | "Roadrunners"  | No  | Yes  | November 26, 2000  |
2001  | The Lone Gunmen | 1  | 1  | "Pilot"  | No  | Yes  | March 4, 2001  | Co-written with Chris Carter, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
2  | "Bond, Jimmy Bond"  | No  | Yes  | March 11, 2001  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
7  | "Planet of the Frohikes"  | No  | Yes  | April 6, 2001  |
8  | "Maximum Byers"  | No  | Yes  | April 13, 2001  | Co-written with Frank Spotnitz
12  | "All About Yves"  | No  | Yes  | May 11, 2001  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
13  | "The Cap'n Toby Show"  | No  | Yes  | June 1, 2001  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
2002  | The X-Files | 9 | 7  | "John Doe"  | No  | Yes  | January 13, 2002  |
15  | "Jump the Shark"  | No  | Yes  | April 21, 2002  | Co-written with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
18  | "Sunshine Days"  | Yes  | Yes  | May 12, 2002  |
Robbery Homicide Division | 1  | 4  | "Free and Clear"  | No  | Yes  | October 18, 2002  |
2005  | Night Stalker | 1  | 10  | "What's the Frequency, Kolchak?"  | No  | Yes  | March 17, 2006  |
2007  | A.M.P.E.D. | Pilot  | No  | Yes  | Unaired | Co-written with Frank Spotnitz
2008  | Breaking Bad | 1 | 1  | "Pilot"  | Yes  | Yes  | January 20, 2008  |
2  | "Cat's in the Bag..."  | No  | Yes  | January 27, 2008  |
3  | "...And the Bag's in the River"  | No  | Yes  | February 10, 2008  |
4  | "Cancer Man"  | No  | Yes  | February 17, 2008  |
2009  | 2 | 6  | "Peekaboo"  | No  | Yes  | April 12, 2009  | Co-written with J. Roberts
13  | "ABQ"  | No  | Yes  | May 31, 2009  |
2010  | 3 | 1  | "No Más"  | No  | Yes  | March 21, 2010  |
13  | "Full Measure"  | Yes  | Yes  | June 13, 2010  |
2011  | 4 | 1  | "Box Cutter"  | No  | Yes  | July 17, 2011  |
12  | "End Times"  | Yes  | No  | October 2, 2011  |
13  | "Face Off"  | Yes  | Yes  | October 9, 2011  |
2012  | 5 | 1  | "Live Free or Die"  | No  | Yes  | July 15, 2012  |
2  | "Madrigal"  | No  | Yes  | July 22, 2012  |
2013  | 16  | "Felina"  | Yes  | Yes  | September 29, 2013  |
2015  | Battle Creek | 1  | 1  | "The Battle Creek Way"  | No  | Yes  | March 1, 2015  | Co-written with David Shore
Better Call Saul | 1 | 1  | "Uno"  | Yes  | Yes  | February 8, 2015  | Co-written with Peter Gould
2016  | 2 | 10  | "Klick"  | Yes  | Yes  | April 18, 2016  | Co-written with Heather Marion
2017  | 3 | 1  | "Mabel"  | Yes  | Yes  | April 10, 2017  | Co-written with Peter Gould
2  | "Witness"  | Yes  | No  | April 17, 2017  |
2018  | 4 | 9  | "Wiedersehen"  | Yes  | No  | October 1, 2018  |
2020  | 5 | 8  | "Bagman"  | Yes  | No  | April 6, 2020  |
2022  | 6 | 2  | "Carrot and Stick"  | Yes  | No  | April 18, 2022  |
8  | "Point and Shoot"  | Yes  | No  | July 11, 2022  |
12  | "Waterworks"  | Yes  | Yes  | August 8, 2022  |

### Acting

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2014  | Community | Devon / Pile of Bullets' Host  | Episode: "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing"
2015  | Comedy Bang! Bang! | The Commissioner  | Episode: "Lil Jon Wears a Baseball Cap and Sunglasses"
2017  | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Axalon (voice)  | Episode: "Mr. Rippen"
2018  | American Dad! | Himself (voice)  | Episode: "(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right"
2019  | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Himself  | Episode: “Spoiler”

## Awards and nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Vince Gilligan

## References

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1. ^ a b c d McConnell, Jim. "Our Man in Hollywood". Chesterfield Monthly. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013.
2. ^ a b Segal, David (July 6, 2011). "The Dark Art of 'Breaking Bad'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
3. ^ Segal, David (July 6, 2011). "The Dark Art of 'Breaking Bad'". The New York Times.
4. ^ a b "Breaking Bad Biography" AMC June 29, 2013
5. ^ "Breaking Bad" Creator Vince Gilligan Congratulates Longwood University on YouTube
6. ^ a b c d Foster, Richard (July 2011). "Bad Man". Richmond Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
7. ^ "Biography at Mahalo" November 25, 2009.
8. ^ Strochlic, Nina (May 27, 2014). "New York's Hologram King Is Also the City's Last Pro Holographer". The Daily Beast - via www.thedailybeast.com.
9. ^ Lowry, Brian (1995). The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files. Harper Prism. pp. 219–221\. ISBN 0-06-105330-9.219-221&rft.pub=Harper+Prism&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-06-105330-9&rft.aulast=Lowry&rft.aufirst=Brian&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vince+Gilligan" class="Z3988">
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13. ^ "2012 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". wga.org. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
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16. ^ "66th Annual DGA Awards". dga.org. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
17. ^ Arons, Rachel (September 12, 2013). "Better Call Saul! Breaking Bad's Spinoff Series". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
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22. ^ Schneider, Michael (April 21, 2020). "Better Call Saul Co-Creator Peter Gould on That Explosive Season Finale and How Kim May Be Breaking Bad". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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26. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 18, 2020). "'Better Call Saul' EP Melissa Bernstein On 'Legal Ethics' Short-Form Series, "Sewing Up" Saul Goodman's Story & Getting "Complicated Show" Back On Set Amidst Pandemic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
27. ^ White, Peter (August 10, 2022). "Vince Gilligan Says 'Better Call Saul' Will Be Last Show In 'Breaking Bad' Universe: "You Can't Keep Putting All Your Money On Red 21" – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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32. ^ "Vince Gilligan's Next Series Starring Rhea Seehorn Lands at Apple TV+ with Two-Season Order". September 22, 2022.
33. ^ Perez, Lexy (January 15, 2024). "Rhea Seehorn Teases New Series With 'Better Call Saul' Boss Vince Gilligan". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
34. ^ Boone, Christopher (October 28, 2013). "Vince Gilligan: From Breaking In to 'Breaking Bad' at the 20th Austin Film Festival". No Film School. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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37. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 9, 2016). "Jonestown Drama From Vince Gilligan, Octavia Spencer and Michelle MacLaren Set at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vince Gilligan.

* Vince Gilligan at IMDb
* Vince Gilligan at amctv.com
* Vince Gilligan at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

Awards for Vince Gilligan

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series

1971–2000|

* Daniel Petrie for "Hands of Love" (1971)
* Robert Butler for "Dust Bowl Cousins" (1972)
* Charles S. Dubin for "Knockover" (1973)
* David Friedkin for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" (1974)
* James Cellan Jones for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1975)
* Glenn Jordan for "Rites of Friendship" (1976)
* John Erman for "Second Hour" (1977)
* Gene Reynolds for "Prisoner" (1978)
* Roger Young for "Cop" (1979)
* Roger Young for "Lou" (1980)
* Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station" (1981)
* David Anspaugh for "Personal Foul" (1982)
* Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983)
* Thomas Carter for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" (1984)
* Will Mackenzie for "My Fair David" (1985)
* Will Mackenzie for "Atomic Shakespeare" (1986)
* Marshall Herskovitz for "Pilot" (thirtysomething) (1987)
* Marshall Herskovitz for "Therapy" (1988)
* Eric Laneuville for "I'm in the Nude" (1989)
* Michael Zinberg for "Vietnam" (1990)
* Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1991)
* Rob Thompson for "Cicely" (1992)
* Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (NYPD Blue) (1993)
* Charles Haid for "Into That Good Night" (1994)
* Christopher Chulack for "Hell and High Water" (1995)
* Christopher Chulack for "Fear of Flying" (1996)
* Barbara Kopple for "The Documentary" (1997)
* Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1998)
* David Chase for "The Sopranos" (1999)
* Thomas Schlamme for "Noël" (2000)

2001–present|

* Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2001)
* John Patterson for "Whitecaps" (2002)
* Chris Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003)
* Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004)
* Michael Apted for "The Stolen Eagle" (2005)
* Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006)
* Alan Taylor for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007)
* Daniel Attias for "Transitions" (2008)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009)
* Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)
* Patty Jenkins for "Pilot" (The Killing) (2011)
* Rian Johnson for "Fifty-One" (2012)
* Vince Gilligan for "Felina" (2013)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "From A to B and Back Again" (2014)
* David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)
* Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016)
* Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017)
* Adam McKay for "Celebration" (2018)
* Nicole Kassell for "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (2019)
* Lesli Linka Glatter for "Prisoners of War" (2020)
* Mark Mylod for "All the Bells Say" (2021)
* Sam Levinson for "Stand Still Like the Hummingbird" (2022)
* Peter Hoar for "Long, Long Time" (2023)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama (2000–2009)

* Rick Cleveland and Aaron Sorkin for "In Excelsis Deo" (2000)
* Tim Van Patten and Terence Winter for "Pine Barrens" (2001)
* Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin for "Pilot" (The Education of Max Bickford) (2002)
* Evan Katz for "Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m." (2003)
* Debora Cahn for "The Supremes" (2004)
* Lawrence Kaplow for "Autopsy" (2005)
* Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer for "Pilot" (Big Love) (2006)
* Terence Winter for "The Second Coming" (2007)
* Vince Gilligan for "Pilot" (Breaking Bad) (2008)
* David Foster, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, and David Shore for "Broken" (2009)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama (2010–2019)

* Erin Levy for "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" (2010)
* Vince Gilligan for "Box Cutter" / Henry Bromell for "The Good Soldier" (2011)
* Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner for "The Other Woman" (2012)
* Gennifer Hutchison for "Confessions" (2013)
* Robert King & Michelle King for "The Last Call" (2014)
* Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould for "Uno" (2015)
* Vera Herbert for "The Trip" (2016)
* Gordon Smith for "Chicanery" (2017)
* Alex Gansa for "Paean to the People" (2018)
* Will Tracy for "Tern Haven" (2019)

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