There were three different guild award ceremonies on Sunday, but the one that studio executives were paying the most attention to was the Writers Guild of America Awards. And, no, it wasn’t because they were looking for more guidance in which screenplay to vote for on their Oscar ballot. Both the DGA and WGA unions will see their contracts expire in the next few months and a work stoppage could have serious ramifications for Hollywood. While there was a lot of talk about solidarity and “change,” it was also a celebration of the craft of writing and that meant there were awards to hand out. And, in a potential Academy Award preview, Sarah Polley won the Adapted Screenplay for “Women Talking.”
Oh, and you guessed it, The Daniels took Original Screenplay for this year’s award-season monster, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” It should be noted, however, as only union members are only eligible for these honors, three of this year’s Oscar nominees “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Triangle of Sadness” did not make the WGA cut. Additionally, “Moonage Daydream,” snubbed by The Academy, took the Documentary Feature from the WGA.
On the television side, “Severance” took both the Drama Series and New Series awards. “The Bear” took Comedy Series while “Hacks” and “Better Call Saul” won individual episodic honors. In a surprise, “Inside Amy Schumer” took the Comedy/Variety Sketch Series award over evergreen favorite “Saturday Night Live.” And while it will likely be submitted as a Drama Series this Emmy season, “The White Lotus” took the Limited Series honor for its second season at the WGAs.
A complete list of all this year’s WGA Award nominees winners and nominees is as follows:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Everything Everywhere All At Once – ***WINNER***
Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert; A24
The Fabelmans
Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner; Universal Pictures
The Menu
Written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy; Searchlight Pictures
Nope
Written by Jordan Peele; Universal Pictures
Tár
Written by Todd Field; Focus Features
Adapted Screenplay
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Screenplay by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Story by Ryan Coogler, Based on the Marvel Comics; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Written by Rian Johnson; Netflix
She Said
Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Based on the New York Times Investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett and the Book She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; Universal Pictures
Top Gun: Maverick
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, Based on Characters Created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.; Paramount Pictures
Women Talking, Screenplay by Sarah Polley, Based upon the Book by Miriam Toews; Orion Pictures/MGM – ***WINNER***
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2nd Chance
Written by Ramin Bahrani; Showtime Documentary Films
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Written by Mark Bailey & Keven McAlester; Netflix
Last Flight Home
Written by Ondi Timoner; MTV Documentary Films
Moonage Daydream – ***WINNER***
Written by Brett Morgen; Neon
¡Viva Maestro!
Written by Theodore Braun; Greenwich Entertainment
DRAMA SERIES
Andor
Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon; Disney+
Better Call Saul
Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC
The Crown
Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix
Severance – ***WINNER***
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; Apple TV+
Yellowjackets
Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells; Showtime
COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner; ABC
Barry
Written byEmma Barrie, Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Nicky Hirschhorn, Jason Kim, Liz Sarnoff; HBO/HBO Max
The Bear – ***WINNER***
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer; FX Networks
Hacks
Written by Lucia Aniello, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Jen Statsky; HBO/HBO Max
Only Murders in the Building
Written by Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Valentina Garza, Madeleine George, Joshua Allen Griffith, John Hoffman, Noah Levine, Stephen Markley, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Ben Smith, Rob Turbovsky; Hulu
NEW SERIES
Abbott Elementary
Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner; ABC
Andor
Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon; Disney+
Bad Sisters
Written by Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Sharon Horgan; Apple TV+
The Bear
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer; FX Networks
Severance – ***WINNER***
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; Apple TV+
LIMITED SERIES
The Dropout
Written by Hilary Bettis, Liz Hannah, Liz Heldens, Dan LeFranc, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Matt Lutsky, Elizabeth Meriwether, Wei-Ning Yu; Hulu
Fleishman Is In Trouble
Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Cindy Chupack, Allison P. Davis, Mike Goldbach, Boo Killebrew; Hulu
Pam & Tommy
Written by Brooke Baker, Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah Gubbins, Robert Siegel; Hulu
The Staircase
Written by Aisha Bhoori, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn, Aja Gabel, Emily Kaczmarek, Craig Shilowich, Sebastian Silva; HBO/HBO Max
The White Lotus – ***WINNER***
Written by Mike White; HBO/HBO Max
