The Bong Joon-ho-directed movie and the Taika Waititi-helmed film grab a top honor each at the Writers Guild of America Awards ahead of the highly-anticipated Oscars.
- Feb 2, 2020
AceShowbiz - "Parasite" and "Jojo Rabbit" took home top honours at the Writers Guild of America Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
"Parasite" won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the 72nd annual ceremony, making it the first non-English-language feature to win a WGA award in history.
"I'd like to share this award with all the nominees tonight and especially it's such a huge honour to receive this award from (presenter) Kevin Bacon," said director Bong Joon-ho as he collected the prize.
Meanwhile, "Jojo Rabbit" took home the Best Adapted Screenplay prize at the show, which handed out its annual awards at simultaneous shows in Los Angeles and New York.
The film awards, which are traditionally held until the end of the show, were the first two categories of the night and were announced at the New York ceremony, so that nominees could leave early and head to London, England for Sunday's BAFTA Awards.
Over in the TV categories, "Succession" won the award for Best Drama Series, "Barry" took home the Comedy Series prize, and "Watchmen" won for a New Series.
"Chernobyl" also triumphed, taking home the Original Long-Form award, while "Fosse/Verdon" won for a Long-Form Adaptation.
The full list of winners is as follows:
- Original Screenplay: "Parasite"
- Adapted Screenplay: "Jojo Rabbit"
- Documentary Screenplay: "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley"
- Drama Series: "Succession"
- Comedy Series: "Barry"
- New Series: "Watchmen"
- Original Long Form: "Chernobyl"
- Adapted Long Form: "Fosse/Verdon"
- Original Short Form New Media: "Special"
- Animation: "Thanksgiving of Horror (The Simpsons)"
- Episodic Drama: "Tern Haven (Succession)"
- Episodic Comedy: "Pilot (Dead to Me)"
- Comedy/Variety Talk Series: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
- Comedy/Variety Specials: "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Part 2"
- Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson"
- Quiz And Audience Participation: "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
- Daytime Drama: "The Young and the Restless"
- Children's Episodic, Long Form and Specials: "Remember Black Elvis? (Family Reunion)"
- Documentary Script: Current Events: "Trump's Trade War (Frontline)"
- Documentary Script: Other Than Current Events: "Right to Fail (Frontline)"
- News Script: Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: "Terror in America: The Massacres in El Paso and Dayton (Special Edition of the CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell)"
- News Script: Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: "Fly Like an Eagle (60 Minutes)"
- Digital News: "Stories About My Brother"
- Radio Audio News Script: Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: "Hail and Farewell: Remembering Some Headline Makers"
- Radio Audio News Script: Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: "The Enduring Legacy of Jackie Kennedy Onassis"
- On Air Promotion: "Star Trek: Picard and All Rise Promos"
