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The Writers Guild of America announced the 2022 nominees for outstanding screenwriting on Wednesday, January 25. The feature films eligible for WGA awards had some notable absences due to the guild’s strict rules for membership, but previous WGA nominees Sarah Polley, Jordan Peele, Rian Johnson, and Oscar Best Picture frontrunner Everything Everywhere All At Once all made the cut.
This year’s nominations feel a bit anti-climactic, releasing after the previous day’s Oscar nominations, but they will offer a welcomed boom for several Oscar-nominated scripts. The race for both screenplay prizes is still fairly wide open, and a win here could truly reshape the final contest. The Television Nominations, which were announced earlier this month, are also included here, with AMC’s Better Call Saul, The Bear, and Severance leading nominations with three each.
Read on for the full list of the Writers Guild of America’s Television and Film nominees.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
93%
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
92%
The Fabelmans
(2022)
88%
The Menu
(2022)
83%
Nope
(2022)
91%
Tár
(2022)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
83%
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
91%
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
88%
She Said
(2022)
96%
Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
90%
Women Talking
(2022)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
91%
2nd Chance
(2022)
91%
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
(2022)
95%
Last Flight Home
(2022)
92%
Moonage Daydream
(2022)
100%
¡Viva Maestro!
(2022)
COMEDY SERIES
98%
Abbott Elementary: Season 1
(2021)
99%
Barry: Season 3
(2022)
100%
The Bear: Season 1
(2022)
100%
Hacks: Season 2
(2022)
97%
Only Murders in the Building: Season 2
(2022)
DRAMA SERIES
96%
Andor: Season 1
(2022)
96%
The Crown: Season 4
(2020)
99%
Better Call Saul: Season 6
(2022)
97%
Severance: Season 1
(2022)
100%
Yellowjackets: Season 1
(2021)
NEW SERIES
96%
Andor: Season 1
(2022)
98%
Abbott Elementary: Season 1
(2021)
100%
Bad Sisters: Season 1
(2022)
97%
Severance: Season 1
(2022)
100%
The Bear: Season 1
(2022)
LIMITED SERIES
90%
The Dropout: Limited Series
(2022)
87%
Fleishman Is in Trouble: Season 1
(2022)
78%
Pam & Tommy: Limited Series
(2022)
92%
The Staircase: Limited Series
(2022)
94%
The White Lotus: Season 2
(2022)
TV & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES
- -
Heart of the Matter
(2022)
86%
Honor Society
(2022)
81%
Ray Donovan: The Movie
(2022)
89%
Torn Hearts
(2022)
84%
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
(2022)
ANIMATION
“Girls Just Shauna Have Fun” (The Simpsons)
“The Pain Garden” (Tuca & Bertie)
“Pixelated and Afraid” (The Simpsons)
“Rectify” (Undone)
“The Sound of Bleeding Gums” (The Simpsons)
“To Bob, or Not To Bob” (Bob’s Burgers)
EPISODIC DRAMA
“A Hard Way to Go” (Ozark)
“The End of Everything” (The Good Fight)
“Plan and Execution” (Better Call Saul)
“The Prick” (Bad Sisters)
“Rock and Hard Place” (Better Call Saul)
“The We We Are” (Severance)
EPISODIC COMEDY
“The Beginning” (Grace and Frankie)
“Braciole” (The Bear)
“Foie Gras” (Julia)
“Private School” (What We Do in the Shadows)
“The One, The Only” (Hacks)
“Wide Net” (Reservation Dogs)
COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News
COMEDY VARIETY SPECIALS
The National Memorial Day Concert 2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
The Problem with Jon Stewart: Election Wrap-Up Special
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel
COMEDY/ VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer
PAUSE with Sam Jay
Saturday Night Live
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICPATION
Baking It
Capital One College Bowl
Jeopardy!
Weakest Link
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“A Perilous Journey” (The Mysterious Benedict Society)
“Thursday” (Life by Ella)
“Pilot” (Amber Brown)
“Prison or Palace” (Life by Ella)
“Test Subject Thirteen” (Circuit Breakers)
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
Breakwater
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Three Busy Debras
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Episode Two: Resilience” (Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness)
“Inside the Alleged Sexual Assault Cover Up in Charlotte Schools” (Vice News Tonight)
“Lies, Politics and Democracy” (Frontline)
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Episode Two: An American (1775 – 1790)” (Benjamin Franklin)
“Episode One: The Golden Door (Beginnings – 1938)” (The U.S. and the Holocaust)
Lucy and Desi
“Ocean Invaders” (Nova)
“Pelosi’s Power” (Frontline)
“Plague at the Golden Gate” (American Experience)
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Massacre in Buffalo” (CBS Weekend News)
“Shooting At Robb Elementary” (World News Tonight with David Muir)
“Special Edition: From the Ukraine Border” (World News Tonight with David Muir)
“The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi” (CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell)
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Battle for Ukraine” (20/20)
“City of Lions” (60 Minutes)
“The Green Jacket – Golf’s Ultimate Prize” (CBS Saturday Morning)
“Harvest of War” (60 Minutes)
“The Longest Running Oil Spill” (60 Minutes)
“Targeting Americans” (60 Minutes)
