‘Succession‘ has gone out with one remaining bang: The HBO drama received two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday evening — essentially the most of any sequence — for finest drama sequence and in addition for finest drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was available in New York to simply accept the award, whereas a number of of the present’s writers have been additionally in LA to simply accept the distinction.
This reps the ultimate main awards present the place “Succession” (which ended its run final Might) was nonetheless eligible. Apart from finest drama, the present additionally received the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Residing+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards acknowledged the very best of 2023’s tv and movie through its annual occasion held this yr on the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast version and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Huge winners on the movie facet included “American Fiction” author Wire Jefferson, who landed the tailored screenplay WGA Award and in addition was acknowledged with the Paul Sevlin Award. Different main winners included comedy sequence for FX’s “The Bear,” restricted sequence for Netflix’s “Beef,” new sequence for HBO’s “The Final of Us,” and comedy/selection speak sequence for HBO’s “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver.”
Maybe the largest shock of the evening was for comedy/selection sketch sequence, the place Netflix’s “I Suppose You Ought to Go away with Tim Robinson” received, beating out the extra established “Saturday Night time Stay.”
HBO/Max led all retailers with 5 awards, adopted by Netflix with three.
In Los Angeles, Niecy Nash-Betts, who lately received an Emmy for her position on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” hosted this yr’s occasion. L.A. awards exec producer Hugh Fink (“Saturday Night time Stay”) was joined by producer Benn Fleishman of Avalon Harbor Leisure to supervise this yr’s ceremony, going down in L.A. on the Hollywood Palladium. Within the East, comic Josh Gondelman served as host.
This repped the primary WGA Awards following final yr’s Hollywood strikes (which additionally led to the choice to delay this yr’s ceremony till April, a month after the Oscars).
“We fought for equal pay, equal say and our rights to make it to the top of a 10-episode season,” Nash-Betts stated.
Presenters showing at this yr’s L.A. awards present included Invoice Burr (“Outdated Dads,” “F is For Household”), Diedrich Bader (“Veep,” “The Drew Carey Present”), Gina Yashere (“Bob Hearts Abishola”), Lindsay Dougherty (secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Native 399), Maria Sten (“Huge Sky,” “Reacher”), Nathan Fielder (“The Curse,” “The Rehearsal”), Randall Park (“At all times Be My Perhaps,” “Contemporary Off The Boat”), Tig Notaro (“One Mississippi,” “Tig Notaro: Boyish Woman Interrupted”), Tony Hale (“Veep,” “Arrested Growth”), Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs,” “Reno 911!”) and extra.
Moreover, Drew Carey (“The Drew Carey Present”), who spent tens of millions of {dollars} offering free meals to WGA members throughout the strike, appeared to a standing ovation from the L.A. viewers.
Among the many honorary awards, David A. Goodman and Chris Keyser obtained the Morgan Cox Guild Service Award, whereas Walter Hill was set to obtain the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. Additionally, Linda Bloodworth Thomason was honored with the Laurel Award for Tv Writing Achievement, and Jefferson obtained the Paul Sevlin Award.
“Although this strike is over, the struggle goes on,” Goodman stated as he and Keyser accepted their honor.
In New York, Ron Nyswaner obtained the Walter Bernstein Award and the Richard B. Jablow Award was given to the members and management of IATSE, Worldwide Brotherhood of Teamsters, SAG-AFTRA and American Federation of Musicians “for demonstrating unwavering assist and sacrifice throughout the WGA’s 148-day strike.” And Tony Gilroy obtained a standing ovation whereas accepting the Ian McLellan Hunter Award.
Listed here are this yr’s winners, bolded and famous.
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Air,” Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
“Barbie,” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Photos
WINNER: “The Holdovers,” Written by David Hemingson; Focus Options
“Might December,” Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
“Previous Lives,” Written by Celine Track; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: “American Fiction,” Screenplay by Wire Jefferson, Primarily based upon the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Primarily based on the e book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Primarily based on the e book by David Grann; Apple Authentic Movies
“Nyad,” Screenplay by Julia Cox, Primarily based on the e book “Discover a Approach” by Diana Nyad; Netflix
“Oppenheimer,” Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, Primarily based on the e book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Fowl and Martin J. Sherwin; Common Photos
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
“Bella!,” Written by Jeff L. Lieberman; Re-Rising Movies
“It Ain’t Over,” Written by Sean Mullin; Sony Photos Classics
WINNER: “The Pigeon Tunnel,” Written by Errol Morris; Apple Authentic Movies
“Stamped from the Starting,” Written by David Teague, Primarily based on the e book Stamped From the Starting by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi; Netflix
“What the Hell Occurred to Blood, Sweat & Tears?,” Written by John Scheinfeld; Abramorama
TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA, AND NEWS NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
“The Crown,” Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix
“The Curse,” Written by Carmen Christopher, Nathan Fielder, Alex Huggins, Carrie Kemper, Benny Safdie; Showtime
“The Diplomat,” Written by Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter Noah; Netflix
“The Final of Us,” Written by Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin; HBO | Max
WINNER: “Succession,” Written by Will Arbery, Jesse Armstrong, Miriam Battye, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Nate Elston, Francesca Gardiner, Callie Hersheway, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Quickly He Stanton, Will Tracy; HBO | Max
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 by Emma Barrie, Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Invoice Hader, Nicky Hirsch, Taofik Kolade, Liz Sarnoff; HBO | Max
WINNER: “The Bear,” Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Kelly Galuska, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer; FX Networks
“Jury Obligation,” Written by Tanner Bean, Lee Eisenberg, Marcos Gonzalez, Cody Heller, Mekki Leeper, Katrina Mathewson, Kerry O’Neill, Ese Shaw, Gene Stupnitsky, Andrew Weinberg, Evan Williams; Amazon Freevee
“Solely Murders within the Constructing,” Written by Matteo Borghese, Madeleine George, Sas E. Goldberg, Joshua Allen Griffith, John Hoffman, Elaine Ko, Noah Levine, Tess Morris, J.J. Philbin, Ben Philippe, Jake Schnesel, Ben Smith, Siena Streiber, Pete Swanson, Rob Turbovsky; Hulu
NEW SERIES
“The Diplomat,” Written by Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter Noah; Netflix
“Jury Obligation,” Written by Tanner Bean, Lee Eisenberg, Marcos Gonzalez, Cody Heller, Mekki Leeper, Katrina Mathewson, Kerry O’Neill, Ese Shaw, Gene Stupnitsky, Andrew Weinberg, Evan Williams; Amazon Freevee
WINNER: “The Final of Us,” Written by Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin; HBO | Max
“Poker Face,” Written by Christine Boylan, Wyatt Cain, Chris Downey, CS Fischer, Rian Johnson, Alice Ju, Joe Lawson, Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Peppers, Lilla Zuckerman, Nora Zuckerman; Peacock
“Shrinking,” Written by Wally Baram, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Neil Goldman, Brett Goldstein, Invoice Lawrence, Annie Mebane, Invoice Posley, Jason Segel, Sofia Selig; Apple TV+
LIMITED SERIES
“A Homicide on the Finish of the World,” Written by Zal Batmanglij, Cherie Dimaline, Brit Marling, Melanie Marnich, Rebecca Roanhorse; FX Networks
WINNER: “Beef,” Written by Joanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, Alex Russell; Netflix
“Daisy Jones & The Six,” Written by Susan Coyne, Jihan Crowther, Harris Danow, Charmaine DeGraté, Will Graham, Nora Kirkpatrick, Jenny Klein, Liz Koe, Judalina Neira, Scott Neustadter, Stacy Traub, Michael H. Weber; Prime Video
“Fargo,” Written by Thomas Bezucha, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, April Shih; FX Networks
“Classes in Chemistry,” Written by Victoria Bata, Lee Eisenberg, Hannah Fidell, Emily Jane Fox, Susannah Grant, Rosa Handelman, Elissa Karasik, Boo Killebrew, Mfoniso Udofia; Apple TV+
TV & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES
“Finestkind,” Written by Brian Helgeland; Paramount +
“Mr. Monk’s Final Case: A Monk Film,” Written by Andy Breckman; Peacock
“No One Will Save You,” Written by Brian Duffield; Hulu
WINNER: “Quiz Girl,” Written by Jen D’Angelo; Hulu
“Completely Killer,” Screenplay by David Matalon & Sasha Perl-Raver and Jen D’Angelo, Story by David Matalon & Sasha Perl-Raver; Prime Video
ANIMATION
“A Mid-Childhood Night time’s Dream” (The Simpsons), Written by Carolyn Omine; Fox
WINNER: “Carl Carlson Rides Once more” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox
“Homer’s Journey By the Windshield Glass” (The Simpsons), Written by Tim Lengthy; Fox
“I Know What You Did Subsequent Xmas” (Futurama), Written by Ariel Ladensohn; Hulu
“Thirst Entice: A Company Love Story” (The Simpsons), Written by Rob LaZebnik; Fox
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Crown Jewels” (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), Written by Shonda Rhimes; Netflix
“Kill Checklist” (Succession), Written by Jon Brown & Ted Cohen; HBO | Max
“The Final Era” (Star Trek: Picard), Written by Terry Matalas; Paramount +
WINNER: “Residing+” (Succession), Written by Georgia Pritchett & Will Arbery; HBO | Max
“Our Black Shining Prince” (Godfather of Harlem), Written by Chris Brancato & Michael Panes; MGM+
“Sleep, Dearie Sleep” (The Crown), Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix
EPISODIC COMEDY
WINNER: “Escape From Shit Mountain” (Poker Face), Written by Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman; Peacock
“Fishes” (The Bear), Written by Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer; FX Networks
“Forks” (The Bear), Written by Alex Russell; FX Networks
“Home Manufactured from Bongs” (Reservation Canine), Written by Tommy Pico and Sterlin Harjo; FX Networks
“Ice” (The Nice), Written by Tony McNamara; Hulu
“Delight Parade” (What We Do within the Shadows), Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX Networks
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
“The Each day Present,” Head Author Dan Amira; Senior Writers Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver Means Writers David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Anthony DeVito, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Lenny Marcus, Joseph Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central
“Jimmy Kimmel Stay!,” Sketches by Rory Albanese; Writers Jamie Abrahams, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook dinner, Blaire Erskine, Devin Subject, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, Molly McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Troy Walker, Louis Virtel; ABC
WINNER: “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, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max
“Late Night time with Seth Meyers,” Head Author Alex Baze; Writing Supervised By Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins; Nearer Look Writing Supervised By Sal Gentile; Writers Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright; NBC Common Tv
“The Late Present with Stephen Colbert,” Head Writers Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir; Writers Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lapin, Caroline Lazar, Pratima Mani, Carlos Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Carley Moseley, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; CBS Studios
“The Downside with Jon Stewart,” Head Author Kris Acimovic; Writers Henrik Blix, Rob Christensen, Jay Jurden, Alexa Loftus, Tocarra Mallard, Maria Randazzo, Robby Slowick, Jon Stewart, Kasaun Wilson; Apple TV+
COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“Historical past of the World, Half II,” Writers Ike Barinholtz, Emmy Blotnick, Man Branum, Owen Burke, Adam Countee, Lance Crouther, Ana Fabrega, Fran Gillespie, Janelle James, Jennifer Kim, Nick Kroll, Sergio Serna, David Stassen, Wanda Sykes; Hulu
“How To with John Wilson,” Written by John Wilson, Michael Koman, Allie Viti; HBO | Max
WINNER: “I Suppose You Ought to Go away with Tim Robinson,” Writers Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Gary Richardson, Reggie Henke, Brendan Jennings, Patti Harrison; Netflix
“Saturday Night time Stay,” Head Writers Kent Sublette, Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell; Writers Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Alex English, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Vannessa Jackson, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Steve Koren, Ben Marshall, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Gary Richardson, Pete Schultz, KC Shornima, Ben Silva, Will Stephen, Bryan Tucker, Asha Ward, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; NBC
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
“Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Middle Mark Twain Prize for American Humor,” Written by Jon Macks, Rita Brent, Jeff Stilson, Meggie McFadden; CNN
“Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” Written by Jon Macks, Carol Leifer; NBC
“Marc Maron: From Bleak to Darkish,” Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max
WINNER: “Sarah Silverman: Somebody You Love,” Written by Sarah Silverman; HBO | Max
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
“Baking It,” Writers Chad Carter, Neil Casey, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino, Nicolle Yaron; Peacock
WINNER: “The Chase,” Head Author David Levinson Wilk; Writers Erik Agard, Kyle Beakley, Micki Boden, Megan Broussard, Jonathan Daly, Brian Greene, Robert King, Jason Lundell, Sierra Mannie, Amy Ozols, Bobby Patton, Ellen Teitel, Ari Yolkut; NBC
“Jeopardy!,” Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Billy Wisse; ABC
“Weakest Hyperlink,” Head Author Ann Slichter; Writers Chip Dornell, Ryan Hopak, Walter Kelly, Stuart Krasnow, Jon Macks, Meggie McFadden, Rylee Newton, Ryan O’Dowd, Scott Saltzburg, Doug Shaffer, Aaron Solomon, Grant Taylor, Mia Taylor; NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA
WINNER: “Days of Our Lives,” Head Author Ron Carlivati; Artistic Marketing consultant Ryan Quan; Writers Sonja Alar, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Cheryl Davis, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Henry Newman, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock; Peacock
“Normal Hospital,” Head Writers Dan O’Connor, Chris Van Etten; Writers Ashley Cook dinner, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Fortunate Gold, Kate Corridor, Elizabeth Korte, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Dave Rupel, Lisa Seidman, Scott Sickles; ABC
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“The Ballad of the Final Males” (Candy Tooth), Written by Jim Mickle & Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt; Netflix
“I By accident Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Instructor” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg; Disney+
WINNER: “Romance Daybreak” (One Piece), Written by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda; Netflix
“Say Cheese and Die!” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman & Nicholas Stoller; Disney+
“What Man Are You” (American Born Chinese language), Written by Kelvin Yu & Charles Yu; Disney+
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
WINNER: “Carpool Karaoke,” Written by Casey Stewart, David Younger; Apple TV+
“Command Z,” Written by Kurt Andersen, Larry Doyle, Emily Flake, Akilah Hughes, Jiehae Park, Chloe Radcliffe, Nell Scovell, Roy Wooden, Jr.; commandzseries.com
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT
“The Busing Battleground” (American Expertise), Written by Sharon Grimberg; PBS
“Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Energy and the Supreme Court docket” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
WINNER: “Episode One: Blood Reminiscence” (The American Buffalo), Written by Dayton Duncan; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Black Historical past Month – Corridor Of Fame Hero” (CBS Information New York), Written by Joe McLaughlin; WCBS-TV
“Lethal Tornadoes Unleash Terror Throughout the Central U.S.” (CBS Night Information with Norah O’Donnell), Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle; CBS Information
WINNER: “Shock Assault!” (CBS Weekend Information), Written by J. Craig Wilson, Ambrose Raferty; CBS Information
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Convoy of Life” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Kristin Steve, Nicole Younger; CBS Information
WINNER: “Therapeutic and Hope” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Younger, Kristin Steve; CBS Information
“Disguise and Search” (60 Minutes), Written by Sharyn Alfonsi, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS Information
“Put To The Take a look at” (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl; CBS Information
“Concentrating on Seniors” (60 Minutes), Written by Sharyn Alfonsi, Emily Gordon, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS Information
DIGITAL NEWS
“How Paris Kicked Out the Vehicles,” Written by Henry Grabar; Slate
WINNER: “The Persuaders: A 5-Half Investigation into the Union-Busting Trade,” Written by Dave Jamieson; HuffPost
“The Rise of ‘Gasoline Station Heroin,’” Written by Manisha Krishnan; Vice Information
“Need to Stare Into the Republican Soul in 2023?,” Written by Alexander Sammon; Slate
“The Girl on the Line,” Written by Aymann Ismail and Mary Harris; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“America’s Blackest Youngster” (Sluggish Burn: Turning into Justice Thomas), Written by Joel Anderson; Slate
“The Black Field: Even AI’s creators don’t perceive it” (Unexplainable), Written by Noam Hassenfeld; Vox
WINNER: “The Name” (This American Life), Written by Mary Harris; Slate
“Emmery” (Get together Crews: The Untold Story), Written by Janice Llamoca; Vice
“Anticipating: Being pregnant Souvenirs” (Unexplainable), Written by Byrd Pinkerton; Vox
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“The Ballad of Tucker Carlson” (What Subsequent), Written by Paige Osburn and Mary Harris; Slate
WINNER: “World Information This Week – Week of March 17, 2023,” Written by Pleasure Piazza; ABC Information Radio
“World Information Roundup Late Version – October 9, 2023,” Written by Spencer Raine; CBS Information
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
WINNER: “The Analysis Was Deadly. She Couldn’t Get an Abortion” (What Subsequent), Written by Madeline Ducharme and Mary Harris; Slate
“Lacrosse – Spirit of the Land” (ABC Information Radio), Written by Robert Hawley; ABC Information
“Stephen King Is Simply as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are” (What Subsequent: TBD), Written by Lizzie O’Leary and Evan Campbell; Slate
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES
ON AIR PROMOTION
“Cross Stroll, Cyber Bullying, VR Meditation” (KCAL Information), Written by Adam Thiele; CBS Information
“Unusual New Promos,” Written by Molly Neylan; CBS / Paramount+
WINNER: “WCBS AM Promos,” Written by Invoice Tynan; WCBS Newsradio 880
