The 2026 Writers Guild Awards are taking place Sunday in New York.
One Battle After Another took home the award for best adapted screenplay. Paul Thomas Anderson was not present to accept the prize, so Shayna McHayle, one of his castmembers, accepted on his behalf with a prepared statement from the writer-director.
In the TV categories, The Pitt won for best new series and best episodic drama. The Righteous Gemstones won for best episodic comedy. Dying for Sex won in the limited series category.
While the Writers Guild traditionally holds simultaneous ceremonies in New York and L.A., this year the East Coast event is taking place after the West Coast ceremony was canceled amid an ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America West’s own staff.
The WGA West staff union has been on strike since Feb. 17, alleging that management committed unfair labor practices amid first contract negotiations. The guild canceled the Los Angeles ceremony last week, with WGAW president Michele Mulroney writing in part, in a letter to presenters and participants, “An alternative celebration for this year’s Los Angeles-based nominees will be scheduled at a later date.”
“Currently, the non-supervisory staff of the WGAW, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union (PNWSU), is on strike,” Mulroney added. “While I respect the staff’s right to strike, I also believe that you deserve an uncomplicated celebration of your achievements. We would not ask you, your guests, talent and crew to cross a picket line to attend.”
WGAW members received a similar message.
Though the East and West branches of the Writers Guild work jointly on contracts, they are separate unions, and the WGAE’s staff union is organized with the United Steelworkers and is not on strike.
Roy Wood Jr. is hosting the East Coast ceremony, taking place at the Edison Ballroom in New York.
Sinners, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Hamnet are among the nominees in the original and adapted screenplay categories.
The original screenplay nominees are Black Bag, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Marty Supreme, Sinners and Weapons. The adapted screenplay nominees are Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Train Dreams.
While the original screenplay category is relatively different from the Oscars’ best original screenplay category, both Marty Supreme and Sinners made the cut from the Film Academy and Writers Guild.
The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.
In the TV categories, Pluribus leads with four nominations, followed by The Pitt and The Studio with three apiece.
In addition to the competitive awards, Late Show host Stephen Colbert will be presented with the Walter Bernstein Award by Robert Smigel; Terry George will receive the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement from Don Cheadle; and Diana Son (Law & Order) will be honored with the Richard B. Jablow Award for devoted service to the guild.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows. Winners will be noted as they’re announced live. Refresh for the latest.
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Black Bag, Written by David Koepp; Focus Features
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. Pictures
Weapons, Written by Zach Cregger; Warner Bros. Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia, Screenplay by Will Tracy, Based on the Film Save the Green Planet Written and Directed by Jang Joon Hwan and Produced by Sidus; Focus Features
Frankenstein, Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley; Netflix
Hamnet, Screenplay by Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Based on the Novel Written by Maggie O’Farrell; Focus Features
One Battle After Another, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Pictures (WINNER)
Train Dreams, Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson; Netflix
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features (WINNER)
Becoming Led Zeppelin, Written by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty; Sony Pictures Classics
White with Fear, 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, K.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 Company, 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 Law, 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 Company, Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max (WINNER)
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
Task, 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
Death by Lightning, Written by Mike Makowsky; Netflix
Dying for Sex, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu (WINNER)
Sirens, Written by Bekah Brunstetter, Dan LeFranc, Colin McKenna, Molly Smith Metzler; Netflix
TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES
The Best You Can, Written by Michael J. Weithorn; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Deep Cover, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video (WINNER)
The Life List, Screenplay by Adam Brooks, Based on the novel by Lori Nelson Spielman; Netflix
Swiped, Written by Bill Parker & Rachel Lee Goldenberg and Kim Caramele; Hulu
ANIMATION
“Abe League of Their Moe” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
“Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy” (Bob’s Burgers) Written by Lindsey Stoddart; Fox
“It’s a Beef-derful Life” (The Great North), Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux; Fox
“Parahormonal Activity” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox
“Scared Screenless” (Futurama), Written by Bill Odenkirk; Hulu
“Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix (WINNER)
EPISODIC DRAMA
“7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max (WINNER)
“A Still Small Voice” (Task), Written by Brad Ingelsby; HBO | Max
“Charm Offensive” (Pluribus), Written by Jonny Gomez; Apple TV
“Execution” (The Handmaid’s Tale), Written by Eric Tuchman; Hulu
“Got Milk” (Pluribus), Written by Ariel Levine; Apple TV
“Reunion” (Forever), Written by Mara Brock Akil; Netflix
EPISODIC COMEDY
“A Call 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
“Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max (WINNER)
“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 Daily Show, Head Writer: 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 Got News for You, Head Writer: Mason Steinberg; Writers: Jim Biederman, Daniel Chamberlain, Jodi Lennon, Michael Pielocik, Jill Twiss; CNN, HBO | Max
Last 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 with Seth Meyers, Head Writer: Alex Baze; Supervising Writers: Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins; Closer Look Supervising Writer: 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 Live, Head Writers: Alison Gates, Erik Kenward, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette; Senior Writer: Bryan Tucker; Supervising Writers: Dan Bulla, Will Stephen, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; Writers: Steven Castillo, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fowlie, Sudi Green, 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 Update Head Writer: Pete Schultz; Weekend Update Writers: Rosebud Baker, Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten, KC Shornima; NBC
They Call It Late Night 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 Law, Mike Lawrence, Jon Macks, Bonnie McFarlane, Chris Spencer, Matt Whitaker; CBS
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation, Written by Ian Berger, Devin Delliquanti, Jen Flanz, Jordan Klepper, Zhubin Parang, Scott Sherman; Comedy Central
Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max (WINNER)
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center 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 Special, Written by James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Green, 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 Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White; NBC
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Celebrity Jeopardy!, Head Writer: Robert Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Gray, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC (WINNER)
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
Beyond 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
General Hospital, Head Writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Cathy LePard, Emily Culliton, Nigel Campbell, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Stacey Pulwer, Ryan Quan, Louise Rozett, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
The Young and the Restless, Associate Head Writers: Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan; Writers: Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips; CBS/Paramount+ (WINNER)
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, Written by Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson; Apple TV
“Stay Out of the Basement: Part I” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman, Hilary Winston; Disney+
Merry Giftmas, Written by Halcyon Person; Netflix
“I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Craig Silverstein, Rick Riordan; Disney+
“When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube (WINNER)
SHORT FORM STREAMING
The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube
Sesame Street YouTube: Take a Moment 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 Power & the Rule of Law” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS (WINNER)
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act” (American Experience), Written by Chana Gazit; PBS
“Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” (American Experience), Written by Peter Yost & Edna Alburquerque; PBS
“Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS (WINNER)
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, Written by Jason Sussberg; PBS
“Mr. Polaroid” (American Experience), Written by Gene Tempest; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“Devastating Flooding in Texas” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Karen Mooney, and Dave Bloch; ABC News
“The L.A. Wildfires” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Dave Bloch, and Karen Mooney; ABC News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Eye on America: Coldwater Creek,” Written by Cait Bladt; CBS News
“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 News
“Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces,” Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC (WINNER)
“Uphill Battle” (CBS News Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Kay Lim, Lesley Stahl; CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS
“Altadena Residents Know Their Community Is Worth Rebuilding. Can They Protect Its Legacy?,” Written by Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost
“American Siberia,” Written by Alexander Sammon; Slate
“An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused,” Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost (WINNER)
“How Cassie’s Lawsuit Against Diddy Galvanized A Movement of Survivors,” Written by Njera Perkins and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost
“Trump Sent Them to Hell. Now He’s Erasing Them Altogether,” Written by Matt Shuham and Jessica Schulberg; HuffPost
RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“Episode 2: A Game of Telephone” (Camp Swamp Road), Written by Heather Rogers, Rachel Humphreys, Colin McNulty; Spotify
“Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie” (Decoder Ring), Written by Max Freedman; Slate (WINNER)
“Why Women Kill” (What Next), Written by Mary Harris and Elena Schwartz; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“ABC News Radio Top of the Hour News,” Written by Robert Hawley; ABC News Radio (WINNER)
“CBS World News Roundup,” Written by Paul Farry and Steve Kathan; CBS News
“Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk” (What Next), Written by Mary Harris and Madeline Ducharme; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“How Will We Feed Our Neighbors?,” Written by Mary Harris and Anna Phillips; Slate
“The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio (WINNER)
“We Made a Memecoin,” Written by Lizzie O’Leary, Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort; Slate
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES
ON AIR PROMOTION
“Behind the Crown: King & Conqueror EPK”, Written by Molly Neylan; CBS
“CBS Comedy,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS (WINNER)
