# Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

The Annie Award for Writing in a Television/Broadcasting Production is an Annie Award given annually to the best writing in animated television or broadcasting productions. From 1995 to 1996, both films and television productions were included in the Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation award. A separate category for writing in animated television/broadcasting productions was created at the 26th Annie Awards.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s
#### Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution in the Field of Animation

| Year | Film | Writer(s) | Network/Company |
| 1994 (22nd) |
| 1994 (22nd) | The Lion King | Brenda Chapman (Head of Story) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 1994 (22nd) | Batman: The Animated Series | Paul Dini (Writer/Story Editor) | Fox Kids |
| 1994 (22nd) | A Flintstone Family Christmas | David Feiss (Story Artist) | ABC |
| 1994 (22nd) | Mighty Max | Gary Graham (Story Artist) | Syndication |
| 1994 (22nd) | Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | Iwao Takamoto (Story Artist) | ABC |

#### Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Writer(s) | Network/Company |
| 1995 (23rd) |
| 1995 (23rd) | The Tick | "The Tick vs. Arthur's Bank Account" | Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith | Fox |
| 1995 (23rd) | Rugrats | "A Rugrats Passover" | Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jon Greenberg, Rachael Lipman | Nickelodeon |
| 1995 (23rd) | Aladdin | "Do the Rat Thing" | Doug Langdale | Syndication/CBS |
| 1995 (23rd) | Spider-Man | "Day of the Chameleon" | John Semper | Fox |
| 1995 (23rd) | Gargoyles | "Deadly Force" | Michael Reaves | Syndication |
| 1996 (24th) |
| 1996 (24th) | Toy Story | Toy Story | Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 1996 (24th) | Gargoyles | "Avalon" | Lydia Marano | Syndication |
| 1996 (24th) | Ghost in the Shell | Ghost in the Shell | Kazunori Itō | Shochiku |
| 1996 (24th) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Jonathan Roberts | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 1996 (24th) | James and the Giant Peach | James and the Giant Peach | Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom | Walt Disney Pictures |

#### Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Television Production

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Writer(s) | Network |
| 1997 (25th) |
| 1997 (25th) | Dexter's Laboratory | "Beard to be Feared" | Jason Butler Rote, Paul Rudish | Cartoon Network |
| 1997 (25th) | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | "Loyality" | Mark Young | PBS |
| 1997 (25th) | King of the Hill | "Shins of the Father" | Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland | Fox |
| 1997 (25th) | King of the Hill | "Luanne's Saga" | Paul Lieberstein | Fox |
| 1997 (25th) | Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel | Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel | Jane Wagner | ABC |
| 1998 (26th) |
| 1998 (26th) | Pinky and the Brain | "The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together" | Charles M. Howell IV, Earl Kress, John Ludin | Kids' WB |
| 1998 (26th) | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | "Swine Song" | Cydne Clark, Steve Granat | ABC |
| 1998 (26th) | Genie's Great Minds | Genie's Great Minds | Mark McCorkle, Robert Schooley | ABC |
| 1998 (26th) | CatDog | "Dog Gone" | Derek Drymon, Robert Porter, Peter Hannan | Nickelodeon |
| 1998 (26th) | Johnny Bravo | "The Perfect Gift" | Steve Marmel | Cartoon Network |
| 1999 (27th) |
| 1999 (27th) | The Simpsons | "Simpsons Bible Stories" | Tim Long, Larry Doyle, Matt Selman | Fox |
| 1999 (27th) | Batman Beyond | "Rebirth Part I" | Alan Burnett, Paul Dini | Kids' WB |
| 1999 (27th) | King of the Hill | "Hank's Cowboy Movie" | Jim Dauterive | Fox |
| 1999 (27th) | Futurama | "The Series Has Landed" | Ken Keeler | Fox |
| 1999 (27th) | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | "Lawsuit" | Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer | Cartoon Network |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2000 (28th) |
| 2000 (28th) | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Steve Young | Fox |
| 2000 (28th) | Batman Beyond | Batman Beyond | Robert Goodman | Kids' WB |
| 2000 (28th) | King of the Hill | King of the Hill | Garland Testa | Fox |
| 2000 (28th) | The Powerpuff Girls | The Powerpuff Girls | Chris Savino | Cartoon Network |
| 2001 (29th) |
| 2001 (29th) | Futurama | "The Luck of the Fryrish" | Ron Weiner | Fox |
| 2001 (29th) | Batman Beyond | "Out of the Past" | Paul Dini | Kids' WB |
| 2001 (29th) | The Simpsons | "HOMЯ" | Al Jean | Fox |
| 2001 (29th) | King of the Hill | "Chasing Bobby" | Garland Testa | Fox |
| 2001 (29th) | Captain Sturdy | "Back in Action" | William Waldner | Adult Swim |
| 2002 (30th) |
| 2002 (30th) | King of the Hill | "Bobby Goes Nuts" | Norm Hiscock | Fox |
| 2002 (30th) | The Proud Family | "I Had a Dream" | James E. West, T. Smith III | Disney Channel |
| 2002 (30th) | King of the Hill | "Man Without a Country Club" | Kit Boss | Fox |
| 2003 (31st) |
| 2003 (31st) | The Simpsons | "Three Gays of the Condo" | Matt Warburton | Fox |
| 2003 (31st) | Justice League | "Confort & Joy" | Paul Dini | Cartoon Network |
| 2003 (31st) | King of the Hill | "Reborn to be Wild" | Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca May | Fox |
| 2003 (31st) | Futurama | "The Sting" | Patric M. Verrone | Fox |
| 2003 (31st) | Captain Sturdy | "The Originals" | William Waldner | Adult Swim |
| 2004 (32nd) |
| 2004 (32nd) | King of the Hill | "Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill" | Etan Cohen | Fox |
| 2004 (32nd) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "World Wide Wabbit" | Lauren Faust | Cartoon Network |
| 2004 (32nd) | Dave the Barbarian | "Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow" | Evan Gore, Heather Lombard | Disney Channel |
| 2004 (32nd) | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | "Cyranosaurus Rex" | Brandon Sawyer | Disney Channel |
| 2004 (32nd) | The Fairly OddParents | "Channel Chasers" | Butch Hartman, Steve Marmel | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 (33rd) |
| 2005 (33rd) | SpongeBob SquarePants | "Fear of a Krabby Patty" | C. H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, Tim Hill | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 (33rd) | Avatar: The Last Airbender | "The Fortune Teller" | Aaron Ehasz, John O'Bryan | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 (33rd) | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | "The Tomorrow Boys" | Christopher Painter | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 (33rd) | O'Grady | "Old Cold" | Johanna Stein, Jack Ferraiolo | Noggin |
| 2005 (33rd) | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | "Wish Upon a Story Part 1" | Larry Swerdlove | PBS Kids |
| 2006 (34th) |
| 2006 (34th) | The Simpsons | "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" | Ian Maxtone-Graham | Fox |
| 2006 (34th) | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | "Nice Moustache" | Tom Sheppard | Cartoon Network |
| 2006 (34th) | Family Guy | "Barely Legal" | Kirker Butler | Fox |
| 2006 (34th) | Family Guy | "The Griffin Family History" | John Viener | Fox |
| 2006 (34th) | American Dad! | "The American Dad After School Special" | Dan Vebber | Fox |
| 2007 (35th) |
| 2007 (35th) | The Simpsons | "24 Minutes" | Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball | Fox |
| 2007 (35th) | Chowder | "Burple Nurples" | C.H. Greenblatt, William Reiss | Cartoon Network |
| 2007 (35th) | Squirrel Boy | "I Only Have Eye for You" | Christopher Painter | Cartoon Network |
| 2007 (35th) | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | "The Butt of the Jake" | Tom Sheppard | Cartoon Network |
| 2007 (35th) | Back at the Barnyard | "Cowman and Ratboy" | Gene Grillo | Nickelodeon |
| 2008 (36th) |
| 2008 (36th) | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer | Adult Swim |
| 2008 (36th) | The Simpsons | "The Debarted" | Joel H. Cohen | Fox |
| 2008 (36th) | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | "Mustache Love" | Scott Kreamer | Nickelodeon |
| 2008 (36th) | Secrets of the Furious Five | Secrets of the Furious Five | Paul McEvoy, Todd Berger | NBC |
| 2008 (36th) | Glago's Guest | Glago's Guest | Chris Williams | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| 2009 (37th) |
| 2009 (37th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XX" | Daniel Chun | Fox |
| 2009 (37th) | Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | Kevin Peters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton | ABC |
| 2009 (37th) | The Simpsons | "Four Great Women and a Manicure" | Valentina L. Garza | Fox |
| 2009 (37th) | The Simpsons | "Gone Maggie Gone" | Billy Kimball, Ian Maxtone-Graham | Fox |
| 2009 (37th) | Wonder Pets! | "Save the Honey Bears" | Billy Lopez | Nickelodeon |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Geoff Johns, Matthew Beans, Zeb Wells, Hugh Sterbakov, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Douglas Goldstein, Tom Root, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick, Hugh Davidson | Adult Swim |
| 2010 (38th) | The Simpsons | "Stealing First Base" | John Frink | Fox |
| 2010 (38th) | Futurama | Futurama | Michael Rowe | Comedy Central |
| 2010 (38th) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | "Heroes on Both Sides" | Daniel Arkin | Cartoon Network |
| 2010 (38th) | Phineas and Ferb | "Nerds of a Feather" | Jon Colton Barry, Piero Piluso | Disney Channel |
| 2011 (39th) |
| 2011 (39th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXII" | Carolyn Omine | Fox |
| 2011 (39th) | Fish Hooks | "Fish School Musical" | Blake Lemons, William Reiss, C.H. Greenblatt, Derek Evanick, Diana Lafayatis, Neil Graf | Disney Channel |
| 2011 (39th) | SpongeBob SquarePants | "Patrick's Staycation" | Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, Paul Tibbitt | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (39th) | T.U.F.F. Puppy | "Thunder Dog" | Kevin Sullivan, Will Schifrin, Ray Delaurentis | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (39th) | The Fairly OddParents | "Invasion of the Dads" | Kevin Sullivan, Will Schifrin, Ray Delaurentis | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (39th) | Futurama | "All the Presidents' Heads" | Josh Weinstein | Comedy Central |
| 2011 (39th) | Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 | "The Creditor" | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Adult Swim |
| 2011 (39th) | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Stevie Wermers-Skelton, Kevin Deters | ABC |
| 2012 (40th) |
| 2012 (40th) | South Park | "Jewpacabra" | Trey Parker | Comedy Central |
| 2012 (40th) | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | "Kung Fu Day Care" | Doug Langdale | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (40th) | The Penguins of Madagascar | "Endangerous Species" | Gabe Garza | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (40th) | Robot and Monster | "The Blimp" | Kacey Arnold | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (40th) | Futurama | "The Bots and the Bees" | Eric Horsted | Comedy Central |
| 2012 (40th) | The Simpsons | "How I Wet Your Mother" | Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball | Fox |
| 2012 (40th) | The Simpsons | "A Tree Grows in Springfield" | Stephanie Gillis | Fox |
| 2012 (40th) | Dragons: Riders of Berk | "Animal House" | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 (41st) |
| 2013 (41st) | Futurama | Futurama | Lewis Morton | Comedy Central |
| 2013 (41st) | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Katie Matila | Nickelodeon |
| 2013 (41st) | Regular Show | Regular Show | Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 (41st) | The Simpsons | "Dangers on a Train" | Michael Price | Fox |
| 2013 (41st) | The Simpsons | "Dark Knight Court" | Billy Kimball, Ian Maxtone-Graham | Fox |
| 2014 (42nd) |
| 2014 (42nd) | Mickey Mouse | Mickey Mouse | Darrick Bachman | Disney Channel |
| 2014 (42nd) | The Powerpuff Girls | The Powerpuff Girls | Dave Tennant, David P. Smith, Chris Mitchell, Will Mata | Cartoon Network |
| 2014 (42nd) | The Simpsons | "Married to the Blob" | Tim Long | Fox |
| 2014 (42nd) | The Simpsons | "The War of Art" | Rob LaZebnik | Fox |
| 2014 (42nd) | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Toy Story That Time Forgot | Steve Purcell | ABC |
| 2015 (43rd) |
| 2015 (43rd) | Bob's Burgers | "The Hauntening" | Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu | Fox |
| 2015 (43rd) | Adventure Time | "The Diary" | Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Jillian Tamaki, Adam Muto | Cartoon Network |
| 2015 (43rd) | The Simpsons | "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" | Al Jean | Fox |
| 2015 (43rd) | Gravity Falls | "Not What He Seems" | Alex Hirsch, Shion Takeuchi, Josh Weinstein, Jeff Rowe, Matt Chapman | Disney XD |
| 2016 (44th) |
| 2016 (44th) | Bob's Burgers | "The Hormone-iums" | Lizzie Molyneux, Wendy Molyneux | Fox |
| 2016 (44th) | Gravity Falls | "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" | Shion Takeuchi, Mark Rizzo, Jeff Rowe, Josh Weinstein, Alex Hirsch | Disney XD |
| 2016 (44th) | Puffin Rock | "The First Snow" | Davey Moore | RTÉjr/Netflix |
| 2016 (44th) | The Simpsons | "Barthood" | Dan Greaney | Fox |
| 2016 (44th) | The Simpsons | "The Burns Cage" | Rob LaZebnik | Fox |
| 2017 (45th) |
| 2017 (45th) | Rick and Morty | "The Ricklantis Mixup" | Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman | Adult Swim |
| 2017 (45th) | Archer | "Jane Doe" | Adam Reed | FX |
| 2017 (45th) | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | "Escape from the Darklands" | A. C. Bradley, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman, Aaron Waltke, Chad Quandt | Netflix |
| 2017 (45th) | Mickey Mouse | "Locked in Love" | Darrick Bachman | Disney Channel |
| 2017 (45th) | Milo Murphy's Law | "The Island of the Lost Dakotas" | Joshua Pruett | Disney XD |
| 2018 (46th) |
| 2018 (46th) | Hilda | "The Tide Mice" | Stephanie Simpson | Netflix |
| 2018 (46th) | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | "Booth Buddies" | Dominic Bisignano, Aaron Hammersley, Amy Higgins, John Infantino, Daron Nefcy | Disney XD |
| 2018 (46th) | Big Mouth | "The Planned Parenthood Show" | Emily Altman | Netflix |
| 2018 (46th) | Craig of the Creek | "Escape from Family Dinner" | Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Shauna McGarry, Jeff Trammell, Tiffany Ford | Cartoon Network |
| 2018 (46th) | We Bare Bears | "101-Hurricane Hal" | Mikey Heller, Sang Yup Lee, Louie Zong | Cartoon Network |
| 2019 (47th) |
| 2019 (47th) | Tuca & Bertie | "The Jelly Lakes" | Shauna McGarry | Netflix |
| 2019 (47th) | Apple & Onion | "Apple's Short" | George Gendi, Michael Gendi, Deepak Sethi, Eric Acosta, Sean Szeles | Cartoon Network |
| 2019 (47th) | BoJack Horseman | "Feel-Good Story" | Alison Tafel | Netflix |
| 2019 (47th) | Pinky Malinky | "Secret" | Sheela Shrinivas, Aminder Dhaliwal, Rikke Asbjoern | Nickelodeon |
| 2019 (47th) | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | "I Am Helen Keller" | Meghan Read | PBS Kids |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Writer(s) | Network |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Big Mouth | "The New Me" | Andrew Goldberg, Patti Harrison | Netflix |
| 2020 (48th) | Craig of the Creek | Craig of the Creek | Jeff Trammell, Tiffany Ford, Dashawn Mahone, Najja Porter | Cartoon Network |
| 2020 (48th) | Fancy Nancy | "Nancy’s New Friend" | Krista Tucker, Andy Guerdat, Matt Hoverman, Laurie Israel, Marisa Evans-Sanden | Disney Junior |
| 2020 (48th) | Harley Quinn | "Something Borrowed, Something Green" | Sarah Peters | DC Universe |
| 2020 (48th) | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | "Heart Part 2" | ND Stevenson | Netflix |
| 2021 (49th) |
| 2021 (49th) | Arcane | "The Monster You Created" | Christian Linke, Alex Yee | Netflix |
| 2021 (49th) | Maya and the Three | "Chapter 4: The Skull" | Silvia Olivas, Jorge R. Guitterez | Netflix |
| 2021 (49th) | Muppet Babies | "Gonzo-Rella" | Ghia Godfree | Disney Junior |
| 2021 (49th) | The Mighty Ones | "Berry's Pet Threat" | Jillian Goldfluss, Erica Jones, Nicolette Wood | Hulu/Peacock |
| 2021 (49th) | Tuca & Bertie | "Planteau" | Lisa Hanawalt | Adult Swim |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | Love Death + Robots | "Bad Traveling" | Andrew Kevin Walker | Netflix |
| 2022 (50th) | Baymax! | "Sofia" | Cirocco Dunlap | Disney+ |
| 2022 (50th) | Big Nate | "The Legend of the Gunting" | Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides, Sarah Allan | Paramount+ |
| 2022 (50th) | The House | The House | Enda Walsh | Netflix |
| 2022 (50th) | Tuca & Bertie | "The Pain Garden" | Lisa Hanawalt | Adult Swim |
| 2023 (51st) |
| 2023 (51st) | Blue Eye Samurai | "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" | Amber Noizumi | Netflix |
| 2023 (51st) | Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection | "Yellowbird" | Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North | Max |
| 2023 (51st) | Rock Paper Scissors | "Birthday Police" | Josh Lehrman, Kyle Stegina, Aram Spencer Porter, Julia Prescott and Mike Trapp | Nickelodeon |
| 2023 (51st) | Rosie's Rules | "Time Trouble" | Leyani Diaz and Maria Escobedo | PBS Kids |
| 2023 (51st) | Scavengers Reign | "The Reunion" | Sean Buckelew | Max |
| 2024 (52nd) |
| 2024 (52nd) | Orion and the Dark | Orion and the Dark | Charlie Kaufman | Netflix |
| 2024 (52nd) | Craig of the Creek | "Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?" | Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, and Richie Pope | Cartoon Network |
| 2024 (52nd) | Jessica's Big Little World | "Jessica's Picnic" | Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, and Ashleigh Hairston | Cartoon Network |
| 2024 (52nd) | The Simpsons | "Bart's Birthday" | Jessica Conrad | Fox |
| 2024 (52nd) | Yuck! | Yuck! | Loïc Espuche | Ikki Films Iliade et Films |