Honoring film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way, the Humanitas Prizes were awarded on Friday (9/9) during a ceremony emceed by comedian Larry Wilmore at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Topping the Comedy and Feature Film categories, respectively, were writers Adam McKay for Don’t Look Up and Matt Harris for The Starling. Winning for best family feature film were writers Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush for Encanto.
On the TV front, the “If A Black Man Cries in the Woods…” episode of black-ish–penned by Robb Chavis–took the comedy series honor while the “Chapter One” episode of Pachinko written by Soo Hugh won for best drama teleplay.
Winning screenwriters took home awards and $10,000 cash prizes across 10 categories. Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the 46th annual Humanitas Prize winners:
46TH ANNUAL HUMANITAS PRIZE WINNERS:
Children’s Teleplay
El Deafo: Written by Cece Bell and Will McRobb
Comedy Feature Film
Don’t Look Up: Written by Adam McKay
Comedy Teleplay
black-ish: “If A Black Man Cries in the Woods…” – Written by Robb Chavis
Documentary
In the Same Breath: Nanfu Wang
Drama Feature Film
The Starling: Written by Matt Harris
Drama Teleplay
Pachinko: “Chapter One” – Written by Soo Hugh
Family Feature Film
Encanto: Written by Charise Castro Smith & Jared Bush
Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special
Women of the Movement: “Mother and Son” – Written by Marissa Jo Cerar
Short Film
Girls Are Strong Here: Written by Scott Burkhardt
Web Series
The Disappointments: Written by Rich Burns