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Winners and nominees

Notes

* Nominees for television and radio were originally broadcast between September 1, 1999, and August 31, 2000. * Winners are in bold (some categories resulted in a tie, allowing two winners for some awards).

Film

Television

Documentary

News

Radio

Promotional writing

Special awards

References

† indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. {{WGA Awards Chron

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