Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s original screenplay for award-season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All at Once and Sarah Polley’s adapted screenplay for Women Talking scored the marquee awards Sunday at the WGA Awards.
The WGA, which handed out its trophies for the year’s best writing in dual ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City, also gave Apple TV+’s Severance wins for Drama Series and New Series, and FX’s The Bear for Comedy Series. HBO’s The White Lotus won for Limited Series, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Comedy Variety Talk Series.
Everything Everywhere completed its sweep of the major guild awards with the win, which comes after triumphs at PGAs, DGAs and the SAG Awards, as well as Saturday in the category at the Spirit Awards. It has 11 Oscar nominations including Original Screenplay.
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The WGA, which handed out its trophies for the year’s best writing in dual ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City, also gave Apple TV+’s Severance wins for Drama Series and New Series, and FX’s The Bear for Comedy Series. HBO’s The White Lotus won for Limited Series, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Comedy Variety Talk Series.
Everything Everywhere completed its sweep of the major guild awards with the win, which comes after triumphs at PGAs, DGAs and the SAG Awards, as well as Saturday in the category at the Spirit Awards. It has 11 Oscar nominations including Original Screenplay.
Related: Charlie Kaufman Slams Industry Suits At WGA...
- 3/6/2023
- by Erik Pedersen and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
On Sunday, August 14, during the Del Close Marathon in New York City, an audience member, identified as Eric Angell, told an anecdote during the show Asssscat 3000 that many have perceived as a public admission of sexual assault.
After a lengthy description of the performance was provided by blogger Poupak Sepehri, a firestorm of controversy has erupted, from rape accusations to condemnation of the performers for not outright denouncing the monologist's actions.
At the August 14 show, an audience member volunteered to share an anecdote, traditionally expected to be humorous. According to Sepehri's account, Angell, a cook and host at Second City in Chicago, described an encounter he had with a female customer who expressed interest in one of the waiters at the theater. The waiter was uninterested, but passed along the woman's number to Angell, who traveled to the customer's hotel. Upon his arrival, the customer asked him to leave, but Angell insisted on remaining,...
After a lengthy description of the performance was provided by blogger Poupak Sepehri, a firestorm of controversy has erupted, from rape accusations to condemnation of the performers for not outright denouncing the monologist's actions.
At the August 14 show, an audience member volunteered to share an anecdote, traditionally expected to be humorous. According to Sepehri's account, Angell, a cook and host at Second City in Chicago, described an encounter he had with a female customer who expressed interest in one of the waiters at the theater. The waiter was uninterested, but passed along the woman's number to Angell, who traveled to the customer's hotel. Upon his arrival, the customer asked him to leave, but Angell insisted on remaining,...
- 8/27/2011
- by Ross Luippold
- Huffington Post
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