WGA Awards 2026: Full Winners List

The annual Writers Guild of America Awards were half as celebratory this year. The WGA East ceremony went off without a hitch, but WGA West canceled its awards because of an ongoing strike. Yep, the WGA is being picketed by a union of its office workers. Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, who had been slated to host the WGA West show before it was canceled, headlined a fundraiser for the Writers Guild Staff Union on Sunday night instead. “I was supposed to host the awards this Saturday,” she said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “A day of celebrating the hard work of artists in one of the strongest unions in the U.S. But could we really celebrate while the staff, who help support the union, are asking to be heard of their needs? I’m honored to stand with them.”

Still, half the awards were collected in person at New York’s Edison Ballroom. Sinners won Original Screenplay, and One Battle After Another won Adapted. So that tussle is still tussling. Stephen Colbert accepted the Walter Bernstein Award, given to a guild member who shows “a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per a WGA press release. Other big winners of the night included The Pitt, naturally, which won Drama Series and New Series. A full list of winners is below.

Original Screenplay
Sinnners, by Ryan Coogler

Adapted Screenplay
One Battle After Another, by Paul Thomas Anderson

Documentary Screenplay
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, by Mstyslav Chernov

Drama Series
The Pitt, by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, and Noah Wyle

New Series
The Pitt, by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, and Noah Wyle

Limited Series
Dying for Sex, by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Amelia Roper, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, and Keisha Zollar

TV & Streaming Motion Pictures
Deep Cover, by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow

Animation
“Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short), by Mehar Sethi

Episodic Drama
“7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), by R. Scott Gemmill

Episodic Comedy
“Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, and Danny R. McBride

Comedy/Variety Series — Talk or Sketch
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Senior Writers: Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, and Seena Vali
Writers: Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, and Chrissy Shackelford

Quiz and Audience Participation 
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Head Writer: Bobby Patton
Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Gray, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, and David Levinson-Wilk

Daytime Drama
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