78th Writers Guild of America Awards

78th WGA Awards
Date	March 8, 2026
Organized by	Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West
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The 78th Writers Guild of America Awards will be held on March 8, 2026, to honor the best writing in film, television and radio of 2025. ^[1] The nominations were announced on January 27, 2026. ^{[2] [3]}

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Film

Best Original Screenplay Black Bag – David Koepp If I Had Legs I'd Kick You – Mary Bronstein Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie Sinners – Ryan Coogler Weapons – Zach Cregger

Best Adapted Screenplay Bugonia – Will Tracy; based on the film Save the Green Planet by Jang Joon-hwan Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro; based on the novel by Mary Shelley Hamnet – Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell; based on the novel by O'Farrell One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson; based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar; based on the novella by Denis Johnson

Best Documentary Screenplay 2000 Meters to Andriivka – Mstyslav Chernov Becoming Led Zeppelin – Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty White with Fear – Andrew Goldberg

Television

Drama Series Andor (Disney+) – Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy & Beau Willimon The Pitt (HBO Max) – Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, & Noah Wyle Pluribus (Apple TV) – Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, & Alison Tatlock Severance (Apple TV) – Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, K.C. Perry, Megan Ritchie, Erin Wagoner, Beau Willimon, Wei-Ning Yu The White Lotus (HBO Max) – Mike White

Comedy Series Abbott Elementary (ABC) – Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Lizzy Darrell, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Chad Morton, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Rebekka Pesqueira, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, & Garrett Werner The Chair Company (HBO Max) – Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, & John Solomon Hacks (HBO Max) – Genevieve Aniello, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jess Dweck, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Law, Carolyn Lipka, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, & Jen Statsky The Rehearsal (HBO Max) – Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, & Eric Notarnicola The Studio (Apple TV) – Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, & Seth Rogen

New Series The Chair Company (HBO Max) – Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, & John Solomon The Pitt (HBO Max) – Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, & Noah Wyle Pluribus (Apple TV) – Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, & Alison Tatlock The Studio (Apple TV) – Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, & Seth Rogen Task (HBO Max) – Brad Ingelsby & David Obzud

Limited Series The Beast in Me (Netflix) – Howard Gordon, C.A. Johnson, Ali Liebegott, Daniel Pearle, Gabe Rotter, Erika Sheffer, & Mike Skerrett Black Rabbit (Netflix) – Zach Baylin, Sarah Gubbins, Kate Susman, Andrew Hinderaker, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, & Carlos Rios Death by Lightning (Netflix) – Mike Makowsky Dying for Sex (FX/Hulu) – Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar Sirens (Netflix) – Bekah Brunstetter, Dan LeFranc, Colin McKenna, Molly Smith Metzler

References

1. "Awards Season Calendar: Key Dates for Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Grammys, Golden Globes and Other Major Events". The Hollywood Reporter . THR Staff. September 18, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
2. "2026 Writers Guild Awards Nominees". Writers Guild Awards. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
3. Zee, Michaela (January 27, 2026). "Writers Guild Awards Nominations: 'Sinners,' 'Marty Supreme' and 'One Battle After Another' Among the Nominees". Variety . Retrieved January 27, 2026.

External links

• Official website