Humanitas, the organization that annually honors film and television writers whose work best explores the human condition, has revealed its 2023 winners.
Among the prizewinners is Craig Mazin, who scripted Season 1The Last of Usepisode Long Long Time that starred Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett.
Mazin won in the Drama Teleplay category, beating out fellow semifinalists that included Peter Gould who was up for the series-finale episode ofBetter Call Saul.
(L-R) Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman in ‘The Last of Us’Liane Hentscher/HBO
Other Humanitas category winners in TV includedAmy Sherman-PalladinoforThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(Comedy Teleplay), and Tony Phelan & Joan Rater for the pilot ofA Small Lightin Limited Series.
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On the movie side, winners included Tyler Perry for hisTyler Perry: A Jazzmans Bluesin the Drama Feature Film category, over Rebecca Lenkiewicz forShe Saidand Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chinonye Chukwu forTill.Cooper Raiffwon Comedy Feature Film for his indieCha Cha Real Smooth, and Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale won the Family Feature Film category forGuillermo del Toros Pinocchio.
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The Humanitas organization also named the Writers Guild of America, which recently passed 100 days on strike against the studios, as the recipient of this years Voice For Change Award.
Humanitas also revealed the five fellows selected for its 2023 New Voices Fellowship, as well the student winners of the Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award and the David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award.
Humanitas will not hold its usual awards show this year in solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, opting for a party to celebrate winners November 2 at the Avalon Hollywood.
Below are this years winners and nominees:
DRAMA TELEPLAY
WinnerCraig Mazin: The Last of Us, Long, Long Time
NomineesPeter Gould: Better Call Saul, Saul GoneD.J.
Nash & James Roday Rodriguez: A Million Little Things, One Big ThingBen Vanstone: All Creatures Great and Small, Surviving Siegfried
COMEDY TELEPLAY
WinnerAmy Sherman-Palladino: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Four Minutes
NomineesFrancesca Sloane & Karen Joseph Adcock: Atlanta, The Goof Who Sat by the DoorSterlin Harjo & Kawennahere Devery Jacobs: Reservation Dogs, MabelGarrett Werner: Abbott Elementary, Read-A-Thon
CHILDRENS TELEPLAY (Live Action or Animation)
WinnerHernan Barangan: Life By Ella, Prison or Palace
- NomineesGigi D.G.
Pinecone & Pony, A Life of AdventureKwame Alexander & Damani Johnson: The Crossover, Xs and 0sLisa Muse Bryant: Marvels Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
DRAMA FEATURE FILM
WinnerTyler Perry: A Jazzmans Blues
NomineesRebecca Lenkiewicz: She SaidMichael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chinonye Chukwu: Till
COMEDY FEATURE FILM
WinnerCooper Raiff: Cha Cha Real Smooth
NomineesPeter Farrelly & Brian Currie & Pete Jones: The Greatest Beer Run EverMark Rizzo: ChampionsTom Huang: Dealing with Dad
FAMILY FEATURE FILM
WinnerGuillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale: Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio
NomineesPaul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow: Puss in Boots: The Last WishDavid Hudgins: Gigi & Nate
LIMITED SERIES, TV MOVIE OR SPECIAL
WinnerTony Phelan & Joan Rater: A Small Light, Pilot
NomineesBrian Savelson: Little America, Paper PianoLee Eisenberg & Idil Ibrahim: Little America, Camel on a StickMichael Nankin and Barbara Nance: An Amish Sin
DOCUMENTARY
WinnerOndi Timoner: Last Flight Home
NomineesLisa Hepner: The Human TrialRazelle Benally and Matthew Galkin: Murder In Big Horn, Episode 1Stefan Forbes: Hold Your Fire
SHORT FILM
WinnerSabina Vajraca: Sevap/Mitzvah
NomineesJoseph Lee: Other HomesFelicia Pride: Look Back At ItChris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer: Ninety-five Senses
VOICE FOR CHANGE
WGA
NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP
2023 FellowsJordan Guingao, Max Asayesh-Brown, Julia Weisberg Cortes, Terron Jones, and Luis Antonio Aldana & Miguel Angel Caballero
FinalistsFeyza Safoglu, Luke Hart-Moynihan, Adrien Callahan, Callie Waligora, and Lane Stanley
SemifinalistsMarina Kato, Emma Demorest, Kaelan Dickinson, Natasha Trotter, Jon Lazar, April Wright, AP Hello, Dennis Gonzalez, Nadine Pequeneza, Gina Young, Nia Ashley, Chaseedaw Giles, Ziyao Liu, Yeon Jin Lee, and Julia Bergeron
CAROL MENDELSOHN COLLEGE DRAMA AWARD
AwardeeLara Palmqvist, The Garden
FinalistsFeyza Safoglu, AJ Currie, and Liz Beall
SemifinalistsVictor Adame, Carrie Finn, Anthony Poon, Aaron Lopez, Sophia Lin, Ahmed Uthman, Jacqueline Olive, Tracy Kowalski, Marcus Crawford Guy, Alex Marsha Sylvia, Noah Arjomand, Charmaine Colina, Maria Cristina Marrero-Morales, Christopher Lukens, Cynda Wang, Renee Cunningham
DAVID AND LYNN ANGELL COLLEGE COMEDY AWARD
AwardeeEmma Fiske-Dobell, Shakespeares Sister
FinalistsJules Crosby, Reid Pope, and Kevin Walsh
SemifinalistsGabrielle Ruiz, Juwairiya Syed, Aadrise Johnson, Kareem El Arab, Hayley Zablotsky, Alexia Valentina Urena, Isabela Aquino, Straton Rushing, Catherine Loerke, Ari Shapiro, Adrien Callahan, Callie Waligora, Chandler Moore, Tia Phillip, Cara-Lynn Branch, and Melina Maraki
