The writers behind ABC’s Black-ish, Apple TV+’s Pachinko, Disney’s Oscar-winning Encanto and Adam McKay’s satire Don’t Look Up are among the winners of the 46th annual Humanitas Prizes.
The honors were bestowed Friday afternoon in a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.Humanitas Prizes have been handed out since 1973 to empower television and film writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way.
Writers across 10 categories receive $10,000 cash prizes.Other winners included Nanfu Wang for her documentary In the Same Breath, Ted Harris for writing the script for Ted Melfi’s The Starling starring Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Kline, and Marissa Jo Cerar for penning the “Mother and Son” episode of ABC’s anthology series Women of the Movement.Also during the ceremony emceed by Larry Wilmore, the Humanitas organization presented Filmmakers for Ukraine with the Kieser Award and Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch with the Voice for Change Award for the network’s #TakeTheLead initiative.
There were also recipients of the Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award and the David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award, which go to collegiate screenwriters.Here’s the full list of winners:Children’s TeleplayEl Deafo: Written by Cece Bell and Will McRobbComedy Feature FilmDon’t Look Up: Written by Adam McKayComedy TeleplayBlack-ish: “If A Black Man Cries in the Woods…”: Written by Robb ChavisDocumentaryIn the Same Breath: Nanfu WangDrama Feature FilmThe Starling: Written by Matt HarrisDrama TeleplayPachinko: “Chapter One”: Written by Soo HughFamily FeatureEncanto: Written by Charise Castro Smith & Jared BushLimited Series, TV Movie, or SpecialWomen of the Movement: “Mother and Son”: Written by Marissa Jo CerarShort
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