'Parasite' has continued its march through Hollywood's awards season by winning the best original screenplay honour at Saturday's Writers Guild Awards.
This Sept. 8, 2019 photo shows writer-director-actor Taika Waititi posing for a portrait to promote his film,"Jojo Rabbit," at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/APBEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. -- "Parasite" has continued its march through Hollywood's awards season by winning the best original screenplay honour at Saturday's Writers Guild Awards.
The "Parasite" win went to Bong Joon Ho, who is also the film's director and Han Jin Won. Taika Waititi won for "Jojo Rabbit," a film he also directed and starred in. HBO swept the top television awards, winning the drama category for "Succession," the comedy category for "Barry" and the best new series honour of "Watchmen."
The premium cable network's limited series also won the original long form prize, while FX's "Fosse/Verdon" won the adapted long form award. Saturday's awards were handed out in concurrent ceremonies in New York and Beverly Hills, California.
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