If the movies themselves were anything like their protagonists, both Eighth Grade and Can You Ever Forgive Me? would be shocked to find out everyone secretly loves and respects them. But that’s the lesson we’re taking away from the 2019 Writers’ Guild Awards, which decided to shake up this year’s award season and give Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay to Eighth Grade and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, respectively.
Over in the television categories, the love keeps rolling in for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Americans, with Barry taking home the evening’s episodic comedy award and Best New Series. You can see the full list of WGA Awards winners, which includes Castle Rock and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, below.
Original Screenplay
Eighth Grade
Green Book
A Quiet Place
Roma
Vice
Adapted Screenplay
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
Documentary Screenplay
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Fahrenheit 9/11
Generation Wealth
In Search of Greatness
Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Succession
Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
GLOW
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
New Series
Barry
The Haunting of Hill House
Homecoming
Pose
Succession
Long Form Original
Castle Rock
My Dinner With Hervé
Paterno
Long Form Adapted
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
The Looming Tower
Maniac
Sharp Objects
Short Form New Media Original
After Forever
Class of Lies
Love Daily
West 40s
Short Form New Media Adapted
The Walking Dead: Red Machete
Animation
“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons)
“Boywatch” (Bob’s Burgers)
“Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now” (Bob’s Burgers)
“Krusty the Clown” (The Simpsons)
“Mo Mommy Mo Problems” (Bob’s Burgers)
“Send in Stewie, Please” (Family Guy)
Episodic Drama
“Camelot” (Narcos: Mexico)
“The Car” (This Is Us)
“Episode 407” (The Affair)
“First Blood” (The Handmaid’s Tale)
“Paean to the People” (Homeland)
“The Precious Blood of Jesus” (Ozark)
Episodic Comedy
“Another Place” (Forever)
“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (Barry)
“Halibut!” (Santa Clarita Diet)
“Kimmy and the Beest!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
“Pilot” (The Kids Are Alright)
“Who Knows Better Than I” (Orange Is the New Black)
Comedy/Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
At Home With Amy Sedaris
I Love You, America
Nathan for You
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Comedy/Variety Specials
2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Drew Michael
The Fake News with Ted Nelms
The Oscars 2018
Quiz and Audience Participation
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Hollywood Game Night
Jeopardy!
Paid Off With Michael Torpey
Daytime Drama
General Hospital
Days of Our Lives
Children’s Episodic and Specials
“The Ersatz Elevator: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
“Carnivorous Carnival: Park One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
“For the Last Time” (Andi Mack)
“Picture Day” (Alexa & Katie)
“Warehouse Towel Fight” f.k.a. “Emil Strikes Back” (Prince of Peoria)
Documentary Script — Current Events
“Trump’s Takeover,” Frontline
“Black Hole Apocalypse,” Nova
“Blackout in Puerto Rico,” Frontline
“The Gang Crackdown,” Frontline
Documentary Script - Other Than Current Events
“The Eugenics Crusade,” American Experience
“Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia, Part 1,” Frontline
“The Circus, Part One,” American Experience
“Into the Amazon,” American Experience
Video Game Writing
God of War
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Batman: The Enemy Within
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
