Among the winners were Everything Everywhere All at Once, for original screenplay; Women Talking, for adapted screenplay; The Bear, for comedy series; Severance, for drama series and for new series; The White Lotus, for limited series; Better Call Saul, for episodic drama; and Hacks, for episodic comedy.

Abbott Elementary actress and comedian Janelle James is hosting the L.A. ceremony, while comedian and actress Michelle Buteau (The Circle, Welcome to Buteaupia) is hosting the New York ceremony.

In her monologue, Buteau urgedm Spielberg, who was in the audience, to make a movie about “happy black people”; Spike Lee, also in the audience, said he’d co-direct.

She also quipped that Dave Chappelle is the “GOAT” if that means “Going After Trans People.”

James took her own jab at the lack of diversity in Hollywood. “White guys keep telling me, to my face, that we’re taking all the writing jobs, that we’re diversity hires,” she said. “As you can see in this room tonight, they were right. There’s upwards of 10 of us in here.”

The Writers Guild also presented honorary awards across both ceremonies.

In New York, Spike Lee was recognized with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement by John Turturro; Paul Simms (What We Do in the Shadows, Atlanta, The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio) was presented with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence by Donald Glover; and Penelope Koechl was honored with the Richard B. Jablow Award for Dedicated Service to the Guild by previous honoree and WGAE vice president for film/TV/streaming Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. In Los Angeles, She Said writer Rebecca Lenkiewick received the Paul Selvin Award; Charlie Kaufman was honored with the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement; and creator-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single) was presented with the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.

The 2023 Writers Guild Awards were held amid speculation about a potential strike as the guild’s minimum basic agreement is currently set to expire on May 1. The guild last week shared with members the priorities that it hopes to tackle in such talks, with a deadline of Tuesday to submit responses. The issues being considered include standardized fees for movies premiering in theaters and on streaming services and greater regulation of writing performed by artificial intelligence.

James also addressed the topic in monologue in Los Angeles. “There’s a feeling of unity in the air tonight isn’t there? Yes. I’m sure the upcoming negotiations will go smoothly but no matter what happens, we’re all going to support each other right?” she said. “And if we decide to take further action, we’ll do it together, and if we decide to use any of that downtime to come up with movies starring Janelle James, who am I to protest?”

List of winners follows.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Everything Everywhere All at Once, Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert; A24 (WINNER)

The Fabelmans, Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner; Universal Pictures

The Menu, Written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy; Searchlight Pictures

Nope, Written by Jordan Peele; Universal Pictures

Tár, Written by Todd Field; Focus Features

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Screenplay by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Story by Ryan Coogler, Based on the Marvel Comics; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Written by Rian Johnson; Netflix

She Said, Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Based on the New York Times Investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett and the book She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; Universal Pictures

Top Gun: Maverick, Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, Based on Characters Created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.; Paramount Pictures

Women Talking, Screenplay by Sarah Polley, Based upon the book by Miriam Toews; Orion Pictures/UAR (WINNER)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

2nd Chance, Written by Ramin Bahrani; Showtime Documentary Films

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Written by Mark Bailey & Keven McAlester; Netflix

Last Flight Home, Written by Ondi Timoner; MTV Documentary Films

Moonage Daydream, Written by Brett Morgen; Neon (WINNER)

¡Viva Maestro!, Written by Theodore Braun; Greenwich Entertainment

DRAMA SERIES

Andor (Disney+)
Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon

Better Call Saul (AMC)
Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock

The Crown (Netflix)
Written by Peter Morgan

Severance (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton

Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells

COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner

Barry (HBO)
Written by Emma Barrie, Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Nicky Hirschhorn, Jason Kim, Liz Sarnoff

The Bear (FX/Hulu) (WINNER)
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer

Hacks (HBO Max)
Written by Lucia Aniello, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Jen Statsky

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Written by Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Valentina Garza, Madeleine George, Joshua Allen Griffith, John Hoffman, Noah Levine, Stephen Markley, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Ben Smith, Rob Turbovsky

NEW SERIES

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner

Andor (Disney+)
Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Written by Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Sharon Horgan

The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer

Severance (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton          

LIMITED SERIES

The Dropout (Hulu)
Written by Hilary Bettis, Liz Hannah, Liz Heldens, Dan LeFranc, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Matt Lutsky, Elizabeth Meriwether, Wei-Ning Yu

Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX/Hulu)
Written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Cindy Chupack, Allison P. Davis, Mike Goldbach, Boo Killebrew

Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
Written by Brooke Baker, Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah Gubbins, Robert Siegel

The Staircase (HBO Max)
Written by Aisha Bhoori, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn, Aja Gabel, Emily Kaczmarek, Craig Shilowich, Sebastian Silva

The White Lotus (HBO) (WINNER)
Written by Mike White

TV & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES

Heart of the Matter (Hallmark Channel)
Teleplay by Karen Struck and Marcy Holland, Story by Karen Struck

Honor Society (Paramount+) (WINNER)
Written by David A. Goodman

Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
Written by David Hollander & Liev Schreiber

Torn Hearts (Epix)
Written by Rachel Koller Croft

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Written by Al Yankovic & Eric Appel

ANIMATION

“Girls Just Shauna Have Fun” (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox

“The Pain Garden” (Tuca & Bertie), Written by Lisa Hanawalt; Adult Swim

“Pixelated and Afraid” (The Simpsons), Written by John Frink, Fox

“Rectify” (Undone), Written by Elijah Aron & Patrick Metcalf; Prime Video (WINNER)

“The Sound of Bleeding Gums” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox

“To Bob, or Not To Bob” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux; Fox

EPISODIC DRAMA

“A Hard Way to Go” (Ozark), Written by Chris Mundy; Netflix

“The End of Everything” (The Good Fight), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS

“Plan and Execution” (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC (WINNER)

“The Prick” (Bad Sisters), Teleplay by Sharon Horgan and Dave Finkel & Brett Baer; Apple TV+

“Rock and Hard Place” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC

“The We We Are” (Severance), Written by Dan Erickson; Apple TV+

EPISODIC COMEDY

“The Beginning” (Grace and Frankie), Written by Marta Kauffman & Howard J. Morris; Netflix

“Braciole” (The Bear), Written by Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer; FX Networks

“Foie Gras” (Julia), Written by Daniel Goldfarb & Chris Keyser; HBO/HBO Max

“The One, The Only” (Hacks), Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky; HBO/HBO Max (WINNER)

“Wide Net” (Reservation Dogs), Written by Tazbah Rose Chavez; FX Networks

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Head Writers Kristen Bartlett, Sean Alexander Crespo, Mike Drucker; Supervising Writers Joe Grossman, Sahar Rizvi, Alison Zeidman; Writers Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Miles Kahn, Michael Rhoa, Chris Thompson, Holly Walker

Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God (Comedy Central)
Writers Cynia Barnwell, Josh Lieb, Charles McBee, Dan McCoy, Lenard McKelvey, Andre D. Thompson

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Head Writers Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker; Writers Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Martin, Jesse McLaren, Keaton Patti, Louis Virtel, Troy Walker

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
Head Writer Alex Baze; Supervising Writers Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins; Closer Look Supervising Writer Sal Gentile; Writers Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright

Senior Writers Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali; Writers Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford

The Problem with Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
Head Writer Kristen Acimovic; Writers Henrik Blix, Rob Christensen, Jay Jurden, Alexa Loftus, Tocarra Mallard, Maria Randazzo, Robby Slowik, Jon Stewart, Kasaun Wilson

Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News (Comedy Central)
Head Writers Mike Leech, Zach Smilovitz; Supervising Writers Addison Anderson, Bob Powers; Writers Sarah Caldwell, Stephen Colbert, RJ Fried, Julie Greiner, Ron Metellus, Libby Schreiner, Hannah Wright

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

Inside Amy Schumer (Paramount+) (WINNER)
Writers Georgie Aldaco, Rosebud Baker, Jeremy Beiler, Cazzie David, Tova Diker, Derek Gaines, Jon Glaser, Jaye McBride, Tim Meadows, Christine Nangle, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer, Joe Strazzullo, Sydnee Washington, Ron Weiner

PAUSE with Sam Jay (HBO)
Writers Emmy Blotnick, Ryan Donahue, Megan Gailey, Sam Jay, Joyelle Johnson, Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Teresa Lo, Lucy Ortiz, Lorena Russi

Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Head Writers Michael Che, Alison Gates, Colin Jost, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette; Senior Writer Bryan Tucker; Writers James Anderson, Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Mike DiCenzo, Billy Domineau, James Downey, Alex English, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Vannessa Jackson, Erik Kenward, Tesha Kondrat, Ben Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Clare O’Kane, Ceara O’Sullivan, Simon Rich, Ben Silva, John Solomon, Will Stephen, Nicole Sun, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; Weekend Update Head Writer Pete Schultz; Weekend Update Writers Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten, KC Shornima; Mark Steinbach