The original screenplay by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Awards Season’s Juggernaut Everything, everywhere, all at once and Sarah Polley’s adapted screenplay women talk scored the marquee awards at the WGA Awards on Sunday.
Apple TV+s were also honored by the WGA, which presented its Best Screenplay of the Year trophies at dual ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City dismissal Awards for drama series and new series and effects The bear for comedy series. HBO’s The White Lotus won for Limited Series and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Comedy Variety Talk Series.
Everything everywhere completed his string of major guild awards with the win, which comes after triumphs at PGAs, DGAs and the SAG Awards, as well as Saturday’s category at the Spirit Awards. It has 11 Oscar nominations, including the original screenplay.
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Note that the scripts for The Banshees by Inisherin And triangle of sadness – both of which are up for original screenplay and best picture at the Oscars this month – were disqualified tonight due to WGA rules, along with the Academy’s modified nominees No news from the western front And Life. Such exclusions occur every year because pictures eligible for the WKV must be written according to the guild’s minimum basic agreement or a bona fide collective agreement between several international WKV members.
Still a win for Polley’s women talk Winning the USC Scripter Awards on Saturday night helped cement his status as a front-runner at the Oscars, where he is a nominee in the Custom category. All Quiet Living, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery And Top Gun: Maverick.
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Other WGA small screen winners were in attendance tonight You better call Saul (episode drama), Cap (comedy episode)In Amy Schumer (comedy/variety series), Jerrod Carmichael: Rattaniel (comedy/variety special), Solution (animation) and Three busy debras (Short form).
The WGA West presented honorary awards to Charlie Kaufman (Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement), screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Paul Selvin Award) and Yvette Lee Bowser (Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award). The WGA East congratulated Spike Lee on the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement.
Watch Lee’s speech here.
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This year’s WGA awards came as the union and industry prepared for a potential writers’ strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The parties will begin negotiations on March 20 and their current three-year contract expires on May 1.
Janelle James and Michelle Buteau hosted the respective Los Angeles and New York events, honoring outstanding writers in the categories of film, television, new media, broadcast and digital news, radio/audio and advertising.
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Here are the winners of the 2023 Writers Guild Awards:
ORIGINAL SCREEN
Everything everywhere at once
Written by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; A24
COMEDY/VARIety TALK SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Lead Writers Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali Writers Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO/HBO max
LIMITED SERIES
The White Lotus
Written by Mike White; HBO/HBO max
DRAMA SERIES
dismissal
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; AppleTV+
NEWSPAPER – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Americans in Sight” (60 minutes)
Written by Scott Pelley, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News
RADIO/AUDIO NEWSPAPER – REGULAR SCHEDULING, BULLETIN OR CURRENT REPORTING
“Hello and Goodbye: Salute to 5 Who Made a Difference”
Written by Gail Lee; CBS radio
VOCATIONAL AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Bowl
Writers Neil Casey, Chad Carter, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino; peacock
DOCUMENTARY WRITING – DIFFERENT THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Episode Two: An American (1775 – 1790)” (Benjamin Franklin)
Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS
ON-AIR PROMOTION
“CBS Celebrates June 16”
Written by Justin DiLauro; CBS News
DOCUMENTARY SCREEN
monday dream
Written by Brett Morgen; Neon
EPISODIC COMEDY
“The One, The Only” (Hacks)
Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W Downs & Jen Statsky; HBO/HBO max
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Plan and Execute” (Better Saul calls)
Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
RADIO/AUDIO NEWSWRITING – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“What I Wish I Knew Before I Started IVF” (The Waves)
Written by Cheyna Roth; slate
COMEDY SERIES
The bear
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer; FX networks
KIDS EPISODES, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“Prison or Palace” (Life of Ella)
Written by Hernan Barangan; AppleTV+
DAY DRAMA
days of our lives
Lead Writer Ron Carlivati Writers Lorraine Broderick, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Cheryl Davis, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D Schock ; ABC
NEWS SCRIPT – PERIODIC BULLETIN OR CURRENT REPORT
“The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi” (CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell)
Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle; CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS
“How Oregon’s Prison System Avenged Its Most Effective Prison Lawyer”
Written by Jessica Schulberg; HuffPost.com
COMEDY/VARIety SKETCH SERIES
In Amy Schumer
Writers Georgie Aldaco, Rosebud Baker, Jeremy Beiler, Cazzie David, Tova Diker, Derek Gaines, Jon Glaser, Jaye McBride, Tim Meadows, Christine Nangle, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer, Joe Strazzullo, Sydnee Washington, Ron Weiner; Outstanding+
MOTION GRAPHICS FOR TV AND NEW MEDIA
to honor society
Written by David A Goodman; biggest +
NEW SERIES
dismissal
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; AppleTV+
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
Three busy debras
Written by Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, Sarah Sherman, Alyssa Stonoha, Diana Tay, Evan Waite; Swimming for adults
DOCUMENTARY WRITING – CURRENT EVENTS
“Lies, Politics and Democracy” (Frontline)
Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
ANIMATION
“Correct” (Undo)
Written by Elijah Aron & Patrick Metcalf; Prime video
COMEDY/VARIety SPECIALS
Jerrod Carmichael: Rattaniel
Written by Jerrod Carmichael; HBO/HBO max
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“Like a Lion Without Teeth” (crime series)
Written by Emma Courtland & Cat Schuknecht; gimlet media
INDIVIDUAL SCREEN
Women Talk, written by Sarah Polley, based on the book by Miriam Toews; Orion Pictures/MGM
Source: Deadline
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