The 2026 Writers Guild Awards are taking place Sunday in New York.
While the Writers Guild traditionally holds simultaneous ceremonies in New York and L.A., this year the East Coast event is taking place after the West Coast ceremony was canceled amid an ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America West’s own staff.
The WGA West staff union has been on strike since Feb. 17, alleging that management committed unfair labor practices amid first contract negotiations. The guild canceled the Los Angeles ceremony last week, with WGAW president Michele Mulroney writing in part, in a letter to presenters and participants, “An alternative celebration for this year’s Los Angeles-based nominees will be scheduled at a later date.”
“Currently, the non-supervisory staff of the WGAW, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union (PNWSU), is on strike,” Mulroney added. “While I respect the staff’s right to strike, I also believe that you deserve an uncomplicated celebration of your achievements. We would not ask you, your guests, talent and crew to cross a picket line to attend.”
WGAW members received a similar message.
Though the East and West branches of the Writers Guild work jointly on contracts, they are separate unions, and the WGAE’s staff union is organized with the United Steelworkers and is not on strike.
Roy Wood Jr. is hosting the East Coast ceremony, taking place at the Edison Ballroom in New York.
Sinners, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Hamnet are among the nominees in the original and adapted screenplay categories.
The original screenplay nominees are Black Bag, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Marty Supreme, Sinners and Weapons. The adapted screenplay nominees are Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Train Dreams.
While the original screenplay category is relatively different from the Oscars’ best original screenplay category, both Marty Supreme and Sinners made the cut from the Film Academy and Writers Guild.
The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.
In the TV categories, Pluribus leads with four nominations, followed by The Pitt and The Studio with three apiece.
In addition to the competitive awards, Late Show host Stephen Colbert will be presented with the Walter Bernstein Award by Robert Smigel; Terry George will receive the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement from Don Cheadle; and Diana Son (Law & Order) will be honored with the Richard B. Jablow Award for devoted service to the guild.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows. Winners will be noted as they’re announced live. Refresh for the latest.
Black Bag, Written by David Koepp; Focus Features
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Written by Mary Bronstein; A24
Marty Supreme, Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie; A24
Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Pictures
Weapons, Written by Zach Cregger; Warner Bros. Pictures
Bugonia, Screenplay by Will Tracy, Based on the Film Save the Green Planet Written and Directed by Jang Joon Hwan and Produced by Sidus; Focus Features
Frankenstein, Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley; Netflix
Hamnet, Screenplay by Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Based on the Novel Written by Maggie O’Farrell; Focus Features
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
Train Dreams, Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson; Netflix
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features
Becoming Led Zeppelin, Written by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty; Sony Pictures Classics
White with Fear, Written by Andrew Goldberg; Area23A
Andor, Written by Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Beau Willimon; Disney+
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max
Pluribus, Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; Apple TV
Severance, Written by Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, K.C. Perry, Megan Ritchie, Erin Wagoner, Beau Willimon, Wei-Ning Yu; Apple TV
The White Lotus, Written by Mike White; HBO | Max
Abbott Elementary, Written by 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; ABC
The Chair Company, Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max
Hacks, Written by 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; HBO | Max
The Rehearsal, Written by Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; HBO | Max
The Studio, Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen; Apple TV
Task, Written by Brad Ingelsby & David Obzud; HBO | Max
The Beast in Me, Written by Howard Gordon, C.A. Johnson, Ali Liebegott, Daniel Pearle, Gabe Rotter, Erika Sheffer, Mike Skerrett; Netflix
Black Rabbit, Written by Zach Baylin, Sarah Gubbins, Kate Susman, Andrew Hinderaker, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Carlos Rios; Netflix
