2026 WGA Awards Winners (Updating Stay)


“One Battle After One other” received the prize for Tailored Screenplay on the 2026 WGA Awards on Sunday, March 8, one of many final remaining main guild award precursors earlier than the Oscars happen subsequent Sunday. See the total listing of winners as they arrive in.

This 12 months’s WGA Awards nominees within the Tailored Screenplay class completely mirrored the Academy Awards nominees, although the Unique Screenplay class had solely two movies, “Sinners” and “Marty Supreme,” to overlap between the WGA Awards and the Oscars. Worldwide movies are fairly ceaselessly excluded from eligibility as a result of they’re typically not written by WGA members who’re below the guild’s collective bargaining settlement.

Final 12 months, “Anora” received the WGA Award and would repeat on the Oscars within the Unique Screenplay class, whereas “Nickel Boys” received the Tailored Screenplay WGA Award whereas “Conclave” received the Oscar in that class.

The awards have been introduced from the WGA East ceremony in New York as hosted by Roy Wooden Jr. Usually the East and West ceremonies are introduced concurrently, however the WGA West cancelled its awards ceremony whereas WGAW workers, organized below the Pacific Northwest Workers Union, has been on strike since February 17, mockingly not lengthy earlier than the WGA is supposed to start negotiations of its personal with the studios for its personal new contract.

The WGA additionally introduced honorary awards, together with the Walter Bernstein Award to Stephen Colbert, the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Profession Achievement to Terry George, and the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild to Diana Son.

See the total listing of winners and nominees beneath:

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Black Bag, Written by David KoeppFocus Options 

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Written by Mary Bronstein; A24

Marty Supreme, Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie; A24

Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Footage 

Weapons, Written by Zach Cregger; Warner Bros. Footage

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Bugonia, Screenplay by Will Tracy, Based mostly on the Movie Save the Inexperienced Planet Written and Directed by Jang Joon Hwan and Produced by Sidus; Focus Options                                   

Frankenstein, Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, Based mostly on Frankenstein; or The Fashionable Prometheus by Mary Shelley; Netflix

Hamnet, Screenplay by Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Based mostly on the Novel Written by Maggie O’Farrell; Focus Options                                                                                         

WINNER: One Battle After One other, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Display screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Impressed by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Footage      

Prepare Desires, Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Based mostly on the Novella by Denis Johnson; Netflix

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

WINNER: 2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Function

Changing into Led Zeppelin, Written by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty; Sony Footage Classics

White with Worry, Written by Andrew Goldberg; Area23A

TELEVISION, STREAMING, AND NEWS NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

Andor, Written by Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Beau Willimon; Disney+         

The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO Max

Pluribus, Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; Apple TV

Severance, Written by Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, Okay.C. Perry, Megan Ritchie, Erin Wagoner, Beau Willimon, Wei-Ning Yu; Apple TV

The White Lotus, Written by Mike White; HBO | Max

COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary, Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Lizzy Darrell, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Chad Morton, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Rebekka Pesqueira, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner; ABC

The Chair Firm, Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max

Hacks, Written by Genevieve Aniello, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jess Dweck, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Regulation, Carolyn Lipka, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Jen Statsky; HBO | Max

The Rehearsal, Written by Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; HBO | Max

The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV

NEW SERIES

The Chair Firm, Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max

WINNER: The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max            

Pluribus, Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; Apple TV

The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV

Activity, Written by Brad Ingelsby & David Obzud; HBO | Max

LIMITED SERIES

The Beast in Me, Written by Howard Gordon, C.A. Johnson, Ali Liebegott, Daniel Pearle, Gabe Rotter, Erika Sheffer, Mike Skerrett; Netflix

Black Rabbit, Written by Zach Baylin, Sarah Gubbins, Kate Susman, Andrew Hinderaker, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Carlos Rios; Netflix

Demise by Lightning, Written by Mike Makowsky; Netflix

WINNER: Dying for Intercourse, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu

Sirens, Written by Bekah Brunstetter, Dan LeFranc, Colin McKenna, Molly Smith Metzler; Netflix

TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES

The Finest You Can, Written by Michael J. Weithorn; Sony Footage House Leisure

WINNER: Deep Cowl, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video

The Life Record, Screenplay by Adam Brooks, Based mostly on the novel by Lori Nelson Spielman; Netflix 

Swiped, Written by Invoice Parker & Rachel Lee Goldenberg and Kim Caramele; Hulu

ANIMATION

“Abe League of Their Moe” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox

“Don’t Fear, Be Hoopy” (Bob’s Burgers) Written by Lindsey Stoddart; Fox

“It’s a Beef-derful Life” (The Nice North), Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux; Fox

“Parahormonal Exercise” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox

“Scared Screenless” (Futurama), Written by Invoice Odenkirk; Hulu

WINNER: “Shira Can’t Prepare dinner” (Lengthy Story Quick) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix

EPISODIC DRAMA

WINNER: “7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max

“A Nonetheless Small Voice” (Activity), Written by Brad Ingelsby; HBO | Max

“Allure Offensive” (Pluribus), Written by Jonny Gomez; Apple TV

“Execution” (The Handmaid’s Story), Written by Eric Tuchman; Hulu

“Acquired Milk” (Pluribus), Written by Ariel Levine; Apple TV

“Reunion” (Ceaselessly), Written by Mara Brock Akil; Netflix

EPISODIC COMEDY

“A Name from God” (Mo), Written by Mohammed Amer & Harris Danow; Netflix

“Pilot’s Code” (The Rehearsal), Written by Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; HBO | Max

WINNER: “Prelude” (The Righteous Gem stones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max

“The Promotion” (The Studio), Written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez; Apple TV 

“The Sleazy Georgian” (Poker Face), Written by Megan Amram; Peacock

“Worms” (The Bear), Written by Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce; FX/Hulu

COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH 

The Each day Present, Head Author: Dan Amira Senior Writers: Lauren Sarver Means, Daniel Radosh Writers: David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Matt O’Brien, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central        

Have I Acquired Information for You, Head Author: Mason Steinberg; Writers: Jim Biederman, Daniel Chamberlain, Jodi Lennon, Michael Pielocik, Jill Twiss; CNN, HBO | Max

Final Week Tonight with John Oliver,Senior Writers: Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali; Writers: Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max       

Late Night time with Seth Meyers, Head Author: Alex Baze; Supervising Writers: Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins; Nearer Look Supervising Author: Sal Gentile; Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright; NBC

Saturday Night time Stay, Head Writers: Alison Gates, Erik Kenward, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette; Senior Author: Bryan Tucker; Supervising Writers: Dan Bulla, Will Stephen, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; Writers: Steven Castillo, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fowlie, Sudi Inexperienced, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Allie Levitan, Ben Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Moss Perricone, Carl Tart, Asha Ward; Weekend Replace Head Author: Pete Schultz; Weekend Replace Writers: Rosebud Baker, Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten, KC Shornima; NBC

They Name It Late Night time with Jason Kelce, Writers: Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Tami Sagher; ESPN

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS

82nd Annual Golden Globes, Written by Barry Adelman, Nefetari Spencer, Mike Gibbons, Brian Frange, Sean O’Connor, Alex Baze, Bob Castrone, Chris Convy, Anna Drezen, Jess Dweck, Noah Garfinkel, Nikki Glaser, Lauren Greenberg, Ben Hoffman, Ian Karmel, Andrew Regulation, Mike Lawrence, Jon Macks, Bonnie McFarlane, Chris Spencer, Matt Whitaker; CBS

The Each day Present Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Subsequent Technology, Written by Ian Berger, Devin Delliquanti, Jen Flanz, Jordan Klepper, Zhubin Parang, Scott Sherman; Comedy Central

WINNER: Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max

Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Middle Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Written by Jon Macks, Chris Convy, Lauren Greenberg, Skyler Higley, Ian Karmel, Sean O’Connor; Netflix

SNL50: The Anniversary Particular, Written by James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Inexperienced, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Simon Wealthy, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White; NBC

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

WINNER: Celeb Jeopardy!, Head Author: Robert Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Grey, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC

Jeopardy!, Writers: Marcus Brown, Buzzy Cohen, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Jim Rhine, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Amy Ozols, Billy Wisse;ABC

DAYTIME DRAMA

Past the Gates, Writers: Sara A. Bibel, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Ron Carlivati, Susan Dansby, Cheryl L. Davis, Christopher Dunn, Robert Guza Jr., Gregori J. Martin, Lynn Martin, Danielle Paige, Judy Tate, Michele Val Jean, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

Normal Hospital, Head Writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Cathy LePard, Emily Culliton, Nigel Campbell, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Kate Corridor, Stacey Pulwer, Ryan Quan, Louise Rozett, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC

WINNER: The Younger and the Stressed, Affiliate Head Writers: Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan; Writers: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips; CBS/Paramount +

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS 

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, Written by Matt Fusfeld & Alex CuthbertsonApple TV

“Keep Out of the Basement: Half I” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman, Hilary Winston; Disney+

Merry Giftmas, Written by Halcyon Particular person; Netflix

“I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Craig Silverstein, Rick Riordan; Disney+

WINNER: “When We Lose Somebody” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube

SHORT FORM STREAMING

The Rabbit Gap with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube

Sesame Road YouTube: Take a Second with Jonathan Bailey, Written by Andrew Moriarty; YouTube

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS

“Syria After Assad” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS

“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram” (Frontline), Written by Thomas Jennings and A.C. Thompson; PBS

“The Rise of RFK Jr.” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

“Trump’s Energy & the Rule of Regulation” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

“Change, Not Charity: The People with Disabilities Act” (American Expertise), Written by Chana Gazit; PBS

“Clearing the Air: The Battle on Smog” (American Expertise), Written by Peter Yost & Edna Alburquerque; PBS

“Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” (American Expertise), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS

Matter of Thoughts: My Alzheimer’s, Written by Jason Sussberg; PBS

“Mr. Polaroid” (American Expertise), Written by Gene Tempest; PBS

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT  

“Devastating Flooding in Texas” (World Information Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Karen Mooney, and Dave Bloch; ABC Information

WINNER: “The L.A. Wildfires” (World Information Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Dave Bloch, and Karen Mooney; ABC Information

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY 

Eye on America: Coldwater Creek, Written by Cait Bladt; CBS Information

Gaza, Hannah Arendt, and The Banality of Evil, Written by Basel Hamdan; MSNBC

“Mysterious Russian Deaths” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Cecilia Vega, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS Information

WINNER: Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces, Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC

“Uphill Battle” (CBS Information Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Kay Lim, Lesley Stahl; CBS Information

DIGITAL NEWS

“Altadena Residents Know Their Group Is Value Rebuilding. Can They Shield Its Legacy?”, Written by Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost

“American Siberia”, Written by Alexander Sammon; Slate

WINNER: “An Remoted Boarding Faculty Promised to Assist Troubled Women. Former College students Say They Have been Abused.”, Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost

“How Cassie’s Lawsuit Towards Diddy Galvanized A Motion of Survivors”, Written by Njera Perkins and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost

“Trump Despatched Them to Hell. Now He’s Erasing Them Altogether.”, Written by Matt Shuham and Jessica Schulberg; HuffPost

RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY

“Episode 2: A Recreation of Phone” (Camp Swamp Street), Written by Heather Rogers, Rachel Humphreys, Colin McNulty; Spotify

WINNER: “Jerry Lewis’ Misplaced Holocaust Clown Film” (Decoder Ring), Written by Max Freedman; Slate

“Why Girls Kill” (What Subsequent), Written by Mary Harris and Elena Schwartz; Slate

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT

WINNER: “ABC Information Radio Prime of the Hour Information,” Written by Robert Hawley; ABC Information Radio

“CBS World Information Roundup,” Written by Paul Farry and Steve Kathan; CBS Information

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY

“Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk” (What Subsequent), Written by Mary Harris and Madeline Ducharme; Slate

“How Will We Feed Our Neighbors?,” Written by Mary Harris and Anna Phillips; Slate

WINNER: “The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Information Radio

“We Made a Memecoin,” Written by Lizzie O’Leary, Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort; Slate

ON AIR PROMOTION

“Behind the Crown: King & Conqueror EPK”, Written by Molly Neylan; CBS

WINNER: “CBS Comedy,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS



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