The 2026 Writers Guild Awards happened on Sunday in New York.
Sinners won the best original screenplay prize.
Their star, Miles Caton, accepted the award on behalf of Ryan Coogler and read from a message that Coogler sent. One Battle After Another won the best adapted screenplay award. Paul Thomas Anderson wasn’t there to accept the award, so Shayna McHayle, who plays Junglepussy in the movie, accepted it for him and read from a prepared statement by Anderson.
The adapted screenplay category in the Writers Guild Awards has the same nominees as the Oscars.
However, the original screenplay category in the Oscars includes some different names than the Writers Guild.
In the TV categories, The Pitt won for best drama series, best new series, and best episodic drama.
The Studio won for best comedy series, and The Righteous Gemstones won for best episodic comedy. Dying for Sex won in the limited series category. The Pitt and The Studio winners weren’t at the New York ceremony, but the writers for The Righteous Gemstones and Dying for Sex were there and gave speeches. Danny McBride, who accepted the award for The Righteous Gemstones, said he was “really glad we didn’t ditch this” and instead attended the ceremony.
The Writers Guild usually has ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles at the same time.
But this year, the East Coast event happened after the West Coast ceremony was canceled because of a strike by the Writers Guild of America West workers.
The WGA West staff has been on strike since February 17, claiming that management acted unfairly during their first contract talks.
The Los Angeles ceremony was canceled last week, and WGAW president Michele Mulroney wrote that an alternative celebration for the Los Angeles nominees will be held later.
Mulroney also said, “Currently, the non-supervisory staff of the WGAW, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union (PNWSU), is on strike.”
She 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 got a similar message.
Even though the East and West branches of the Writers Guild work together on contracts, they are separate unions.
The WGAE staff union is organized with the United Steelworkers and isn’t on strike.
Roy Wood Jr. hosted the East Coast ceremony, which took place at the Edison Ballroom in New York.
Even though there was a lot of drama before the event with the L.A. ceremony being canceled, that wasn’t talked about much during the New York ceremony, except for Ryan Coogler’s prepared remarks that Miles Caton read.
Coogler mentioned that the Writers Guild Awards is always a highlight for him and his wife and producing partner Zinzi Coogler, but also noted that there are "real issues" that need to be "sorted out" with the WGAW staff on strike, suggesting that the strike and canceled L.A. ceremony kept them from attending this year’s show.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet before the show, Wood acknowledged the challenges of holding the East Coast ceremony during the WGA West strike.
He said, “We had discussions internally, the guild did, about what the East would do considering the strike situation in the West.
And they opted to continue on with the show. I haven’t had an opportunity to speak with anybody in the East, but I do hope that they’re able to get everything worked out 1,000 percent. I think what we will do, as best we can, is try to be as delicate as we can be about what’s happening in the West but still want to make sure that we acknowledge all of the people that put in a lot of hard work on a lot of amazing projects.”
The event marked Wood’s third time hosting the Writers Guild Awards.
He made a joke about it at the start of his monologue, mentioning President Donald Trump’s talk about running for a third term.
He joked, “It’s a pleasure to be back for a third time.
I know that a lot of people say that there should be something against doing something for a third term.” He added, “Some people say that there shouldn’t be a rule against a third term. They say you should be able to serve as long as you want to serve. And I spoke with [WGA East] president, Tom Fontana, and he gave me his blessing.”
He also made a joke about the Tourette's incident at the BAFTA Awards last month, noting that the audience tables didn't have microphones.
"This isn't the BAFTAs.
We can't afford microphones," he said. "So, because there are no microphones at the tables, whether you have Tourette's or not, if you plan on shouting a slur at the stage tonight, please stand up and speak clearly."
He also talked about his time on The Daily Show and moving to CNN to host the U.S. version of Have I Got News for You.
Wood mentioned that he left The Daily Show partly because of a "very, very messy merger" Comedy Central was going through with Paramount.
"I didn't want any part of that corporate instability.
So, I left and I took my ass to CNN," he said, referring to the Warner Bros. Discovery cable network that is now merging with Paramount. "And one battle after another describes my journey through late night."
He continued to criticize the Trump administration, saying they "want to control messaging," linking recent military actions in Venezuela and Iran to Bari Weiss becoming the editor-in-chief of CBS News.
"Our government has shown a willingness to go into places, forcefully remove existing leaders, and replace them with people who will do what this administration wants.
We saw it in Venezuela. We're seeing it now in Iran. Before both of those, we saw it at CBS," he joked. "My CBS News friends are in here somewhere. I don't want to point them out, but you can laugh at that. She's not here. You may not know this, fun fact, the CBS writers have survived the last couple months through a system of tunnels they've built around the building."
In closing, Wood encouraged the writers in the audience to keep creating challenging, boundary-pushing content.
"I urge all of you to continue to make original content that challenges the human mind and pushes back on conventional ideas because our government understands one thing clearly: If you control what people see, then you control how the country sees itself.
And if you can do that, you don't even need to rig an election," he said. "So, the journalists, the writers, the entertainers in this room, just know that we're ground zero. We're fighting the fight. We're going to keep telling the truth and keep pushing."
In the documentary category, 2,000 Meters to Andriivka was the big winner, though none of the documentary nominees is nominated for the Oscars' best documentary feature award.
And it was an unnominated documentary, Melania, that received multiple mentions from the stage.
Wood said about the thinking behind making and promoting the film, "What we will do is make one $40 million political documentary about a woman who kind of sort of hates her husband and didn't show up to clap for him for his first day back on the job.
And we'll spend another $35 million just to promote that, that's $75 million. You know what? Brett Ratner, you can direct this, too. Come on in. … The Melania doc should give everybody in this room hope. If they can blow $75 million on Melania, then we can ask for two more writers for our room. We won't get them, but we can ask."
Later, when presenting the documentary screenplay award, Wood's former Daily Show colleague Desi Lydic joked that those who watched Melania "wished they were watching a good documentary.
" And that though the nominated films are missing "Brett Ratner's magic touch," that "magic touch" is "why he didn't work for seven years," alluding to the sexual misconduct claims against him.
In addition to the competitive awards, Late Show host Stephen Colbert was presented with the Walter Bernstein Award by Robert Smigel; Terry George received the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement from Don Cheadle; and Diana Son (Law & Order) was honored with the Richard B. Jablow Award for devoted service to the guild.
A complete list of this year's winners follows.
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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 (WINNER)
Weapons, Written by Zach Cregger; Warner Bros. Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
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 (WINNER)
Train Dreams, Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson; Netflix
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features (WINNER)
Becoming Led Zeppelin, Written by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty; Sony Pictures Classics
White with Fear, Written by Andrew Goldberg; Area23A
TELEVISION, STREAMING AND NEWS NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
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 (WINNER)
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
COMEDY SERIES
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 (WINNER)
NEW SERIES
The Chair Company, Written by Zach Kanin, Gary Richardson, Tim Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon; HBO | Max
The Pitt, Written by Cynthia Adarkwa, Simran Baidwan, Valerie Chu, R. Scott Gemmill, Elyssa Gershman, Joe Sachs, Noah Wyle; HBO | Max (WINNER)
Pluribus, Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; Apple TV
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
LIMITED SERIES
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
Death by Lightning, Written by Mike Makowsky; Netflix
Dying for Sex, Written by Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar; FX/Hulu (WINNER)
Sirens, Written by Bekah Brunstetter, Dan LeFranc, Colin McKenna, Molly Smith Metzler; Netflix
TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES
The Best You Can, Written by Michael J. Weithorn; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Deep Cover, Written by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow; Prime Video (WINNER)
The Life List, Screenplay by Adam Brooks, Based on the novel by Lori Nelson Spielman; Netflix
Swiped, Written by Bill Parker & Rachel Lee Goldenberg and Kim Caramele; Hulu
ANIMATION
“Abe League of Their Moe” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox
“Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy” (Bob’s Burgers) Written by Lindsey Stoddart; Fox
“It’s a Beef-derful Life” (The Great North), Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux; Fox
“Parahormonal Activity” (The Simpsons), Written by Loni Steele Sosthand; Fox
“Scared Screenless” (Futurama), Written by Bill Odenkirk; Hulu
“Shira Can’t Cook” (Long Story Short) Written by Mehar Sethi; Netflix (WINNER)
EPISODIC DRAMA
“7:00 A.M.” (The Pitt), Written by R. Scott Gemmill; HBO | Max (WINNER)
“A Still Small Voice” (Task), Written by Brad Ingelsby; HBO | Max
“Charm Offensive” (Pluribus), Written by Jonny Gomez; Apple TV
“Execution” (The Handmaid’s Tale), Written by Eric Tuchman; Hulu
“Got Milk” (Pluribus), Written by Ariel Levine; Apple TV
“Reunion” (Forever), Written by Mara Brock Akil; Netflix
EPISODIC COMEDY
“A Call from God” (Mo), Written by Mohammed Amer & Harris Danow; Netflix
“Pilot’s Code” (The Rehearsal), Written by Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; HBO | Max
“Prelude” (The Righteous Gemstones), Written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride; HBO | Max (WINNER)
“The Promotion” (The Studio), Written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez; Apple TV
“The Sleazy Georgian” (Poker Face), Written by Megan Amram; Peacock
“Worms” (The Bear), Written by Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce; FX/Hulu
COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH
The Daily Show, Head Writer: Dan Amira Senior Writers: Lauren Sarver Means, Daniel Radosh Writers: David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Matt O’Brien, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central
Have I Got News for You, Head Writer: Mason Steinberg; Writers: Jim Biederman, Daniel Chamberlain, Jodi Lennon, Michael Pielocik, Jill Twiss; CNN, HBO | Max
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 (WINNER)
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Head Writer: Alex Baze; Supervising Writers: Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins; Closer Look Supervising Writer: Sal Gentile; Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright; NBC
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Alison Gates, Erik Kenward, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette; Senior Writer: Bryan Tucker; Supervising Writers: Dan Bulla, Will Stephen, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; Writers: Steven Castillo, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fowlie, Sudi Green, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Allie Levitan, Ben Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Moss Perricone, Carl Tart, Asha Ward; Weekend Update Head Writer: Pete Schultz; Weekend Update Writers: Rosebud Baker, Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten, KC Shornima; NBC
They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce, Writers: Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, Tami Sagher; ESPN
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
82nd Annual Golden Globes, Written by Barry Adelman, Nefetari Spencer, Mike Gibbons, Brian Frange, Sean O’Connor, Alex Baze, Bob Castrone, Chris Convy, Anna Drezen, Jess Dweck, Noah Garfinkel, Nikki Glaser, Lauren Greenberg, Ben Hoffman, Ian Karmel, Andrew Law, Mike Lawrence, Jon Macks, Bonnie McFarlane, Chris Spencer, Matt Whitaker; CBS
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation, Written by Ian Berger, Devin Delliquanti, Jen Flanz, Jordan Klepper, Zhubin Parang, Scott Sherman; Comedy Central
Marc Maron: Panicked, Written by Marc Maron; HBO | Max (WINNER)
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Written by Jon Macks, Chris Convy, Lauren Greenberg, Skyler Higley, Ian Karmel, Sean O’Connor; Netflix
SNL50: The Anniversary Special, Written by James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Green, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White; NBC
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 (WINNER)
Jeopardy!, Writers: Marcus Brown, Buzzy Cohen, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Jim Rhine, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Amy Ozols, Billy Wisse; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA
Beyond the Gates, Writers: Sara A. Bibel, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Ron Carlivati, Susan Dansby, Cheryl L. Davis, Christopher Dunn, Robert Guza Jr., Gregori J. Martin, Lynn Martin, Danielle Paige, Judy Tate, Michele Val Jean, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
General Hospital, Head Writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Cathy LePard, Emily Culliton, Nigel Campbell, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Stacey Pulwer, Ryan Quan, Louise Rozett, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
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+ (WINNER)
CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, Written by Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson; Apple TV
“Stay Out of the Basement: Part I” (Goosebumps), Written by Rob Letterman, Hilary Winston; Disney+
Merry Giftmas, Written by Halcyon Person; Netflix
“I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Craig Silverstein, Rick Riordan; Disney+
“When We Lose Someone” (Tab Time), Written by Sean Presant; YouTube (WINNER)
SHORT FORM STREAMING
The Rabbit Hole With Jimmy Kimmel, Writers: Jimmy Kimmel & Jesse Joyce; YouTube (WINNER)
Sesame Street YouTube: Take a Moment with Jonathan Bailey, Written by Andrew Moriarty; YouTube
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Syria After Assad” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
“The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram” (Frontline), Written by Thomas Jennings and A.C. Thompson; PBS
“The Rise of RFK Jr.” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
“Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS (WINNER)
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act” (American Experience), Written by Chana Gazit; PBS
“Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” (American Experience), Written by Peter Yost & Edna Alburquerque; PBS
“Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” (American Experience), Written by Rob Rapley; PBS (WINNER)
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s, Written by Jason Sussberg; PBS
“Mr. Polaroid” (American Experience), Written by Gene Tempest; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN OR BREAKING REPORT
“Devastating Flooding in Texas” (World News Tonight with David Muir), Written by David Muir, Karen Mooney, and Dave Bloch; ABC News (WINNER)
“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
“Eye on America: Coldwater Creek,” Written by Cait Bladt; CBS News
“Gaza, Hannah Arendt and The Banality of Evil,” Written by Basel Hamdan; MSNBC
“Mysterious Russian Deaths” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Cecilia Vega, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News
“Remembering Palestinian Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces,” Written by Lisa Salinas; MSNBC (WINNER)
“Uphill Battle” (CBS News Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Kay Lim, Lesley Stahl; CBS News
DIGITAL NEWS
“Altadena Residents Know Their Community Is Worth Rebuilding. Can They Protect Its Legacy?,” Written by Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost
“American Siberia,” Written by Alexander Sammon; Slate
“An Isolated Boarding School Promised to Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused,” Written by Sebastian Murdock and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost (WINNER)
“How Cassie’s Lawsuit Against Diddy Galvanized A Movement of Survivors,” Written by Njera Perkins and Taiyler Mitchell; HuffPost
“Trump Sent Them to Hell. Now He’s Erasing Them Altogether,” Written by Matt Shuham and Jessica Schulberg; HuffPost
RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“Episode 2: A Game of Telephone” (Camp Swamp Road), Written by Heather Rogers, Rachel Humphreys, Colin McNulty; Spotify
“Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie” (Decoder Ring), Written by Max Freedman; Slate (WINNER)
“Why Women Kill” (What Next), Written by Mary Harris and Elena Schwartz; 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 (WINNER)
“CBS World News Roundup,” Written by Paul Farry and Steve Kathan; CBS News
“Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk” (What Next), Written by Mary Harris and Madeline Ducharme; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“How Will We Feed Our Neighbors?,” Written by Mary Harris and Anna Phillips; Slate
“The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio (WINNER)
“We Made a Memecoin,” Written by Lizzie O’Leary, Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort; Slate
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES
ON AIR PROMOTION
“Behind the Crown: King & Conqueror EPK”, Written by Molly Neylan; CBS
“CBS Comedy,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS (WINNER)
F1: The Movie, KPop Demon Hunters, and Becoming Led Zeppelin were some of the movies that won awards at the Cinema Audio Society Awards on Saturday night.
Other TV shows that did well in their categories were The Studio, Adolescence, and The Pitt.
The event was hosted by Chris Hardwick at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
During the night, Skip Lievsay from CAS was given the CAS Career Achievement Award, and Guillermo del Toro got the Filmmaker Award. This year, the Cinema Audio Society introduced the Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology, and it was presented to Evan Brooks, Peter Gotcher, Glenn Sanders, and Howard Stark.
Mingxi Xu also won the CAS Student Recognition Award and received a $5,000 prize.
CAS president Peter Kurland said, "Tonight we celebrate the very best of our profession.
Sound mixing needs both technical skill and artistic intent, and these people show the precision, creativity, and hard work that are part of our job. We are happy to recognize those who keep raising the standard for our industry."
F1 is also up for the 2026 Academy Award for sound, along with Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Sirat.
Last year, the CAS gave the live action motion picture award to A Complete Unknown, and in 2024, Oppenheimer won the top honor at the CAS Awards. In the three years before that, the CAS winning film also won the Academy Award.
See the full 2026 CAS Award winners list below.
Motion Pictures – Live Action
F1: The Movie (WINNER)
Production Sound Mixer – Gareth John
Re-Recording Mixer – Gary A. Rizzo CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Juan Peralta
Scoring Mixer – Alan Meyerson CAS
ADR Mixer – Alan Freedman CAS
Foley Mixer – Dennis Leonard
Frankenstein
Production Sound Mixer – Greg Chapman
Re-Recording Mixer – Brad Zoern CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Christian Cooke CAS
Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin CAS
Scoring Mixer – Kirsty Whaley CAS
ADR Mixer – Sebastian Vaskio
Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz CAS
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Production Sound Mixer – Lloyd Dudley
Re-Recording Mixer – Chris Burdon
Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Taylor
Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS
ADR Mixer – Nick Roberts
Foley Mixer – Adam Mendez
One Battle After Another
Production Sound Mixer – Jose Antonio Garcia
Re-Recording Mixer – Christopher Scarabosio CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Villaflor
Scoring Mixer – Graeme Stewart
Foley Mixer – Kevin Schultz CAS
Foley Mixer Chelsea Body
Sinners
Production Sound Mixer – Chris Welcker CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Boeddeker
Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS
ADR Mixer – Jason Oliver
ADR Mixer – Tami Treadwell
Foley Mixer – Darrin Mann
Motion Pictures — Animated
Elio
Production Sound Mixer – Vince Caro CAS
Production Sound Mixer – Paul McGrath CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Lora Hirschberg
Re-Recording Mixer – Bonnie Wild
Scoring Mixer – Scott Michael Smith
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
KPop Demon Hunters (WINNER)
Original Dialogue Mixer – Howard London CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Michael Babcock CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Lamberti
Scoring Mixer – Erich Talaba
Foley Mixer – Giorgi Lekishvili
The Bad Guys 2
Original Dialogue Mixer – Ken Gombos
Re-Recording Mixer – Julian Slater CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Greg P. Russell CAS
Scoring Mixer – Sam Okell
Foley Mixer – Paul Pirola
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Re-Recording Mixer – Will Files CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Mark Paterson
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Neal CAS
Scoring Mixer – Shawn Murphy
Foley Mixer – Jordan McClain
Zootopia 2
Original Dialogue & Re-Recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – David Fluhr CAS
Scoring Mixer – Warren Brown
ADR Mixer – Doc Kane CAS
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
Motion Pictures — Documentary
Becoming Led Zeppelin (WINNER)
Production Sound Mixer – Nigel Albermaniche
Re-Recording Mixer – Nick Bergh
I Was Born This Way
Production Sound Mixer – Travis Franklin
Re-Recording Mixer – Leslie Gaston-Bird CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Gabriel Guy CAS
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Production Sound Mixer – David Hocs
Re-Recording Mixer – Lewis Goldstein CAS
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Re-Recording Mixer – Steve Foster
Re-Recording Mixer – Lana Marie Hattar
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Production Sound Mixer – Paul Stula
Re-Recording Mixer – Tony Solis CAS
Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series
Adolescence S01 E01 (WINNER)
Production Sound Mixer – Kiff McManus
Production Sound Mixer – Rob Entwistle
Re-Recording Mixer – Jules Woods CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – James Drake
ADR Mixer – Mike Tehrani
ADR Mixer – Simon Diggins
Foley Mixer – Adam Mendez
Black Mirror S07 E06 USS Callister: Into Infinity
Production Sound Mixer – Stuart Piggott
Re-Recording Mixer – James Ridgway
Scoring Mixer – Sam Okell
ADR Mixer – Mike Tehrani
Foley Mixer – Adam Mendez
Chief of War
Production Sound Mixer – Fred Enholmer
Production Sound Mixer – Thomas Visser
Re-Recording Mixer – Carlos Sanches CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Josh Eckberg
ADR Mixer – Chris Navarro CAS
ADR Mixer – Vedat Kiyici
Foley Mixer – Andrey Starikovskiy
Love, Death + Robots
Production Sound Mixer – Rob Cairns
Re-Recording Mixer – Joe DeAngelis CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Chris Carpenter
Star Trek: Section 31
Production Sound Mixer – Bill McMillan CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Todd M. Grace CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Edward C. Carr III CAS
Scoring Mixer – Michael Perfitt
ADR Mixer – Tami Treadwell
Foley Mixer – Darrin Mann
Television Series — One Hour
Andor S02 E08 Who Are You?
Production Sound Mixer – Danny Hambrook
Re-Recording Mixer – David Acord
Scoring Mixer – Geoff Foster
ADR Mixer – Nick Roberts
Foley Mixer – Richard Duarte
Pluribus S01 E01 We Is Us
Production Sound Mixer – Phillip W. Palmer CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Larry Benjamin CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Tim Hoogenakker CAS
ADR Mixer – Judah Getz CAS
ADR Mixer – Jason Wolf
ADR Mixer – Jamieson Rabbe
Foley Mixer – Ron Mellegers
Severance S02 E10 Cold Harbor
Production Sound Mixer – David Schwartz CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Bob Chefalas CAS
Re-Recording Mixer – Jacob Ribicoff
Scoring Mixer – Chris Fogel CAS
ADR Mixer – Kris Chevannes
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Corey Parker, a talented actor who worked in movies, TV shows and helped train new actors, has passed away, according to TMZ. He was 60 years old.
His family shared that he passed away on Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, after a struggle with cancer.
Parker started his acting career in the mid-1980s.
He played Pete in the horror movie "Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning" (1985). That role helped him gain attention in the horror genre. He also appeared in the romantic drama "9 1/2 Weeks" (1986) with Kim Basinger.
In 1992, he became more famous for playing Neil Barash on the sitcom "Flying Blind."
He acted alongside Téa Leoni, who played an awkward college graduate falling in love with her free-spirited character. The show only lasted one season, but it had some big names as guest stars, like Lisa Kudrow, Peter Boyle, Andy Dick and Noah Emmerich.
Parker was also known for playing Josh, one of Grace's boyfriends on the popular NBC show "Will & Grace."
He appeared in five episodes of the series. He also acted in other movies and TV shows like "Biloxi Blues," "White Palace," "Love Boat: The Next Wave," "Nashville," and "Blue Skies."
Later in his career, Parker moved into coaching.
He helped actors improve their skills on shows like "Sun Records" and "Ms. Marvel." His work behind the scenes had a lasting effect on the acting world.
Parker grew up in a family full of creativity.
His mom, Rocky Parker, was married to Patrick Dempsey in the late 1980s. His sister, Noelle, was also an actor.
Known for his friendly personality and support for younger actors, Parker is remembered by his colleagues and fans for his kindness, humor and the positive influence he had on the entertainment industry.
