FINAL ASC and WGA Awards Predictions

Tonight it’s the American Society of Cinematographers Awards, and tomorrow night it’s the Writers Guild of America Awards. Here are my predictions for each:

ASC Awards

Best Cinematography in Theatrical Releases: The Revenant

Best Cinematography in Episodic TV Series: Game of Thrones

Best Cinematography in Movies of the Week, Miniseries, or Pilot Episodes: Bessie

WGA Awards

Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short

Best Documentary Screenplay: Going Clear: The Prison of Scientology and Belief

Best Drama Series: Game of Thrones

Best Comedy Series: Veep

Best New Series: Mr. Robot

Best Long Form Television Series – Original: Flesh and Bone

Best Long Form Television Series – Adapted: Fargo

Best Short Form New Media – Original: “Born This Way”- Anyone But Me

Best Short Form New Media – Adapted: “The Summer of Love, Part 1: Meet Charlie” – Aquarius

Best Animation: “Hank After Dark”- BoJack Horseman

Best Episodic Drama: “Person to Person”- Mad Men

Best Episodic Comedy: “Joint Session”- Veep

Best Comedy/Variety Talk Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: Inside Amy Schumer

Best Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) Specials: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Best Quiz and Audience Participation: Hollywood Game Night

Best Daytime Drama: General Hospital

Best Children’s Script – Episodic and Specials: “Gortimer, Ranger and Mel vs. The Endless Night”- Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street

Best Children’s Long Form: Descendants

Best Documentary Script – Current Events: “American Terrorist”- Frontline

Best Documentary Script – Other than Current Events: “The Great Math Mystery”- Nova

Best TV News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: “Cuba”- 60 Minutes

Best TV News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: “The Storm After the Storm”- 60 Minutes

Best Radio Documentary: “Marking the End of Vietnam: 40 Years Later”

Best Radio News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: “Showtop”(ABC News Radio)

Best Radio News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: “Passages”(CBS Radio News)

Best On-Air Promotion – Television, New Media, or Radio: Elementary (Promos)

Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

The ASC Awards are tonight (Saturday 13th February 2016). The WGA Awards are tomorrow night (Sunday 14th February 2016).