Writers Guild Awards 2026 Full Winners List Revealed: 'The Pitt,' 'Sinners' & 'One Battle After Another' Win Big
The full winners list has been revealed for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards!
Li Jun Li, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers and Sofia Carson were among the many celebrities that stepped out for the annual show, serving as presenters, accepting awards or showing their support at the event held on Sunday (March 8) at Edison Ballroom in New York City.
Among the winners this year included The Pitt, which picked up two awards, Sinners and One Battle After Another.
Keep reading to find out more…
Other celebs stepping out included Stephen Colbert, who received the WGA East’s Walter Bernstein Award, The Daily Show‘s Roy Wood Jr, Troy Iwata, Desi Lydic and Jordan Klepper, Shrinking‘s Michael Urie, Deep Cover filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, who won an award, Sinners‘ Miles Caton, One Battle After Another‘s Shayna McHayle, The Righteous Gemstones‘ Danny McBride, who picked up an award, David Krumholtz, The Pitt‘s Laëtitia Hollard, Wonder Man‘s Arian Moayed, and Josh Segarra.
Check out the complete list of 2026 Writers Guild Awards winners below!
SCREENPLAY
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Pictures (WINNER)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
One Battle After Another, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features
TELEVISION, STREAMING, AND NEWS
DRAMA SERIES
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max
COMEDY SERIES
The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV
NEW SERIES
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max (WINNER)
LIMITED SERIES
Dying for Sex, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu (WINNER)
TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES
Deep Cover, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video
ANIMATION
“Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA
“7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max
COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers: Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali; Writers: Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Celebrity Jeopardy!, Head Writer: Robert Patton Writers: Kyle Beakley, Michael Davies, Terence Gray, Amy Ozols, Tim Siedell, David Levinson-Wilk; ABC
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; CBS/Paramount+
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube
SHORT FORM STREAMING
The Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“The L.A. Wildfires” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Dave Bloch, and Karen Mooney; ABC News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces, Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC
DIGITAL NEWS
“An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.”, Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost
RADIO/AUDIO
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie” (Decoder Ring), Written by Max Freedman; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“ABC News Radio Top of the Hour News”, Written by Robert Hawley; ABC News Radio
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter”, Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING
ON-AIR PROMOTION
“CBS Comedy”, Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS
Browse through the gallery to see more photos of the celebs attending the 2026 Writers Guild Awards…