Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Documentary Script – Current Events

The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Documentary Script – Current Events is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best writing in a documentary about current events. It was first awarded at the 41st Writers Guild of America Awards, being the episode "Apartheid Part 5: 1987" from the American program Frontline the inaugural winner of the category.

Programs with multiple awards

 * 26 awards
 * Frontline (PBS)

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 77 nominations
 * Frontline (PBS)


 * 6 nominations
 * Nova (PBS)


 * 2 nominations
 * Primetime Live (ABC)
 * The Awful Truth (Bravo)
 * Agents of Chaos (HBO)
 * Dateline NBC (NBC)