The FX drama The Americans earned another farewell award Sunday, while scribes from General Hospital, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Barry were given more pats on the back at the annual Writers Guild Awards held in Los Angeles and New York.
On the film side, Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring the Oscar-nominated Melissa McCarthy won the trophy for best-adapted screenplay while Eighth Grade, the terrific dramedy about an introverted teenage girl in her final middle school days, won best original screenplay.
Below are some of the night’s big winners, while the full list can be read here.
Original screenplay: Eighth Grade, written by Bo Burnham
Adapted Screenplay: Can You Ever Forgive Me?, screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, based on the book by Lee Israel
Documentary screenplay: Bathtubs Over Broadway, written by Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant
Drama series: The Americans, written by Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson
Comedy series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, written by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Daniel Goldfarb, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman Palladino
New series: Barry, written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani
Original long form: Castle Rock, writers Marc Bernardin, Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, Gina Welch, Vinnie Wilhelm
Adapted long form: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, writers Maggie Cohn, Tom Rob Smith, based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth
Animation: “Bart’s Not Dead,” The Simpsons, written by Stephanie Gillis
Episodic drama: “Paean To The People,” Homeland, written by Alex Gansa
Episodic comedy: “Chapter One: ‘Make Your Mark,’” Barry, written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader
Comedy/variety talk series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; writers Tim Carvell, Raquel D’Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner
Comedy/variety sketch series: Nathan For You, writers Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Michael Koman, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
Comedy/variety specials: The Fake News with Ted Nelms, written by John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer
Quiz and audience participation: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, writers Stephen A. Melcher, Jr., Kyle Beakley, Tom Cohen, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, Ann Slichter, Dylan Snowden
Daytime drama: General Hospital, writers Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten, Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles
Children’s episodic and specials: “The Ersatz Elevator: Part One,” A Series of Unfortunate Events, teleplay by Daniel Handler
Documentary script, current events: “Trump’s Takeover,” Frontline, written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser
Documentary script, other than current events: “The Eugenics Crusade,” American Experience, written by Michelle Ferrari
News script, regularly scheduled, bulletin or breaking report: “Catastrophe,” 60 Minutes, written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young
News script, analysis, feature of commentary: “Wounds of War,” 60 Minutes, written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young
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