Usually, the film honors at the WGA Awards are presented towards the end of the ceremony in Los Angeles. This year, with the BAFTA Awards the next “morning” thanks to the truncated awards season, the WGA revealed the winners right off the bat and, boy were they surprising. Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” took the Original Screenplay honor while Taika Watiti took the Adapted Screenplay Award for “Jojo Rabbit.”
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While potential Oscar winner “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” by Quentin Tarantino was ineligible for the WGA, Joon Ho still triumphed over Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns “1917.” Waiti overcame even stiffer competition from Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” Steven Zaillian’s “The Irishman” and Todd Phillips and Scott Silver’s “Joker.”
The Netflix documentary “The Inventor,” which was not nominated for an Oscar, won the Documentary series category.
“Barry” took overall best Comedy Series, a category where it appears awards-favorite “Fleabag” was ineligible and “Succession” secured its Drama Series frontrunner status with yet another guild win. “Chernobyl” took Long Form Original as its bountiful awards season is now officially over. “Fosse/Vernon” won for Long Form Adapted. Will Tracy won the Episodic Drama honor for “Succession’s” “Tern Cavern” while Liz Felder took the Episodic Comedy award for the “Dead to Me” pilot. “Watchmen” took the New Series award.
Here are all the nominees and winners for the WGA Awards handed out this evening.
FILM
Original Screenplay
“1917,” Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Universal Pictures)
“Booksmart,” Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman (United Artists Releasing)
“Knives Out,” Rian Johnson (Lionsgate)
“Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach (Netflix)
“Parasite,” Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Joon Ho (Neon) – WINNER
Adapted Screenplay
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, Inspired by the Article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod (TriStar Pictures)
“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian, Based upon the Book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt (Netflix)
“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi, Based on the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens (Fox Searchlight) – WINNER
“Joker,” Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, Based on Characters from DC Comics (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Little Women,” Greta Gerwig, Based on the Novel by Louisa May Alcott (Sony Pictures)
Documentary screenplay
“Citizen K,” Alex Gibney (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Foster,” Mark Jonathan Harris (HBO Documentary Films)
“The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” Alex Gibney (HBO Documentary Films) – WINNER
“Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People,” Robert Seidman & Oren Rudavsky (First Run Features)
“The Kingmaker,” Lauren Greenfield (Showtime Documentary Films)
TELEVISION
Drama series
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Mindhunter” (Netflix)
“Succession” (HBO) – WINNER
“Watchmen” (HBO)
Comedy series
“Barry” (HBO) – WINNER
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime)
“PEN15” (Hulu)
“Russian Doll” (Netflix)
“Veep” (HBO)
New Series
“Dead To Me” (Netflix)
“PEN15” (Hulu)
“Russian Doll” (Netflix)
“Watchmen” (HBO) – WINNER
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Long-Form Original
“Chernobyl” (HBO) – WINNER
“The Terror: Infamy” (AMC)
“Togo” (Disney+)
“True Detective” (HBO)
Long Form Adapted
“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (AMC)
“Fosse/Verdon” (FX) – WINNER
“The Loudest Voice” (Showtime)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
Short Form New Media
“After Forever” (Amazon Prime)
“Special” (Netflix) – WINNER
Animation
“Bed, Bob & Beyond” (“Bob’s Burgers”) (FOX)
“The Gene Mile” (“Bob’s Burgers”) (FOX)
“Go Big or Go Homer” (“The Simpsons”) (FOX)
“A Horse Walks Into A Rehab” (“BoJack Horseman”) (Netflix)
“Livin’ La Pura Vida” (“The Simpsons”) (FOX)
“Thanksgiving of Horror” (“The Simpsons”) (FOX) – WINNER
Episodic Drama
“407 Proxy Authentication Required” (“Mr. Robot”) (USA)
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” (“Ray Donovan”) (Showtime)
“Mirror Mirror” (“The OA”) (Netflix)
“Moondust” (“The Crown”) (Netflix)
“Our Little Island Girl” (“This Is Us”) (NBC)
“Tern Haven” (“Succession”) (HBO) – Will Tracy – WINNER
Episodic Comedy
“Here’s Where We Get Off” (“Orange Is the New Black”) (Netflix)
“It’s Comedy or Cabbage” (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) (Amazon Prime)
“Nice Knowing You” (“Living With Yourself”) (Netflix)
“Pilot” (“Dead to Me”) (Netflix) – Liz Feldman – WINNER
“The Stinker Thinker” (“On Becoming a God in Central Florida”) (Showtime)
“Veep” (“Veep”) (HBO)
Comedy/Variety Talk Series
“Conan” (TBS)
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)
“The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS)
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
“Desi Lydic: Abroad” (Comedy Central)
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Part 2” (TBS) – WINNER
“The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019” (CBS)
“Ramy Youssef: Feelings” (HBO)
Comedy/Variety Specials
“At Home with Amy Sedaris” (truTV)
“I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” (Netflix) – WINNER
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)