From a media release:
In a funny, lively virtual ceremony held this evening, host Nile Séguin announced the winners of the 26th annual Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards.
Some winners of 2022’s top prizes include Bilal Baig & Fab Filippo (Sort Of), Michael McGowan (All My Puny Sorrows), Tassie Cameron & Sherry White (Pretty Hard Cases), and Amanda Joy (The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker).
Special awards were also presented to Carolyn Saunders, winner of the Sondra Kelly Award, and Matt Huether, who was awarded the Alex Barris Mentorship Award. Anthony Q. Farrell, creator and showrunner of Overlord and the Underwoods and The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker, received the night’s final prize, the Showrunner Award. The Denis McGrath Award for Service to the WGC was also presented to Michael Amo, who has served the Guild for the past 12 years as a member of Council, representing the Atlantic region.
Please see below for the complete list of winning scripts and screenwriters.
The 27th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards are now being planned and hopefully, we will be celebrating live once again. In the meantime, 2022’s presentation will be posted to the WGC YouTube Channel.
A digital program, listing all nominations, nominees and special awards winners, is also available here for download.
2022 WGC SCREENWRITING AWARDS WINNERS
CHILDREN’S
Odd Squad Mobile Unit, “H2 Oh No” I Written by Lakna Edilima
COMEDY SERIES
Sort Of, “Sort of Gone” I Written by Bilal Baig & Fab Filippo
DRAMA SERIES
Pretty Hard Cases, “Bananas” I Written by Tassie Cameron & Sherry White
FEATURE FILM
All My Puny Sorrows I Written by Michael McGowan
MOW & MINISERIES
As Gouda As It Gets I Written by James Phillips
PRESCHOOL
Elinor Wonders Why, “Olive’s Tree” I Written by Michael Foulke
SHORTS & WEBSERIES
My Pride: The Series “Fire” I Written by Maddi Patton
TWEENS & TEENS
The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker, “Joy” I Written by Amanda Joy
SONDRA KELLY AWARD
Carolyn Saunders
ALEX BARRIS MENTORSHIP AWARD
Matt Huether
DENIS MCGRATH AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE WGC
Michael Amo
SHOWRUNNER AWARD
Anthony Q. Farrell
ABOUT THE WGC
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