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2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners

CODA becomes bigger Oscar threat with Adapted Screenplay win, while Don't Look Up nets a surprise win in Original Screenplay and HBO Max's Hacks takes home two trophies.

by | March 20, 2022 | Comments

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Leonardo DiCaprio in Don't Look Up

(Photo by Niko Tavernise/©Netflix)

The Writer’s Guild of America held their annual awards ceremony virtually this year, hosted by Ashley Nicole Black and honoring outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, and more. Film only comprises three of the awards, but they still offered big surprises, as Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up won for Original Screenplay and Siân Heder’s script for CODA took home the award for Adapted Screenplay, solidifying the latter’s status as a genuine contender for Best Picture at the Oscars.

On the television side, HBO’s Succession unsurprisingly took home hardware for Drama Series, but HBO Max’s Hacks led the way with a win not only for Comedy Series but also New Series.

See below for the full list of winners.


FILM


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY


DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY


TELEVISION


DRAMA SERIES


COMEDY SERIES


NEW SERIES


ORIGINAL LONG FORM


ADAPTED LONG FORM


ORIGINAL & ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

Debunking Borat – written by Robyn Adams, Paul Hogan, Jack Youngelson


ANIMATION

“Planteau” – Tuca & Bertie – written by Lisa Hanawalt


EPISODIC DRAMA

“Retired Janitors of Idaho” – Succession – written by Tony Roche & Susan Soon He Stanton


EPISODIC COMEDY

“Alone At Last” – The Great – written by Tony McNamara


COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES


COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES


COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS

Full Frontal Wants to Take Your Guns – written by Kristen Bartlett, Mike Drucker, Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo, Miles Kahn, Chris Thompson, Holly Walker, Alison Zeidman, Joe Grossman, Sahar Rizvi, Michael Rhoa


QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION


DAYTIME DRAMA

Days of Our Lives – written by Ron Carlivati, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock, Elizabeth Snyder


CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS

“The Tale of the Midnight Magic” – Are You Afraid of the Dark – written by JT Billings and Alex Ebel


DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS

“The Healthcare Divide” – Frontline – written by Rick Young


DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

“Citizen Hearst, Part One” – American Experience – written by Gene Tempest


NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

“The Unequal Recession” – 60 Minutes – written by Katie Kerbstat Jacobson, Scott Pelley, Nicole Young


DIGITAL NEWS

“‘Men’s Rights Asians’ Think This Is Their Moment” – Slate.com –  written by Aaron Mak


RADIO/AUDIO


RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY

“One Year: 1977 ‘The Miracle Cure'” – Slate Podcast – written by Evan Chung


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

“Surfside Condo Collapse” – CBS World News Roundup Late Edition – written by Kathleen M. Biggins


RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

“The Tasmanian Devil Tattoo” – Decoder Ring – written by Benjamin Frisch


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