WGC Screenwriting Awards
Every powerful show, movie and web series requires an equally powerful script crafted by a skillful, innovative writer. Writers Guild of Canada members are those writers.
On Monday, May 13, 2024, hundreds gathered at Koerner Hall in Toronto to celebrate their talents at the 28th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards.
We will be back again next year!
For 2025 sponsorship enquiries, please contact [email protected], and download our sponsorship opportunities kit.
2024 Winners!
The winners of the 28th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards were announced on May 13 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. The gala was hosted by the hilarious and multi-talented Jessica Holmes. Hundreds of Guild members, industry professionals, friends and family got together to celebrate the Canadian screenwriters behind the programming and films that audiences enjoy in Canada and around the world.
THE WINNERS
CHILDREN’S
Pinecone and Pony, “Hero Soup” | Written by Lienne Sawatsky
COMEDY SERIES
Workin' Moms, “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere” | Written by Enuka Okuma
DRAMA SERIES
Little Bird, “Bineshi Kwe” | Written by Zoe Hopkins
FEATURE FILM
Irena's Vow | Written by Dan Gordon
The Burning Season | Written by Jonas Chernick & Diana Frances
MOW & MINISERIES
Bones of Crows, “To Be Here” | Written by Marie Clements
PRESCHOOL
Superbuns, “The Sweet Sound of Christmas” | Written by Suzanne Bolch & John May
SHORTS
I Will Bury You, “Depression” | Written by Ravi Steve Khajuria
TWEENS & TEENS
Popularity Papers, “Pain in the Bat Mitzvah” | Written by Jeff Detsky
SONDRA KELLY AWARD
Meredith Vuchnich
ALEX BARRIS MENTORSHIP AWARD
Ben Joseph
DENIS McGRATH AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE WGC
Alex Levine
SHOWRUNNER AWARD
Mark Haroun
Congratulations to all! Read the winners announcement.
(The finalists are listed here.)
Our 2024 Host
Jessica Holmes, Comedian & Mental Health Speaker
You may know Jessica Holmes from The Holmes Show, Royal Canadian Air Farce or The Communist’s Daughter. As a comedian she has opened for Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld and Oprah Winfrey. She wrote the memoir Depression The Comedy and joined the Bell Let’s Talk team as a Celebrity Ambassador in 2018. She has become one of Canada’s most requested speakers for her funny mental health keynotes.
MEDIA SPONSOR
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
Canada Media Fund / Fonds des médias du Canada
Lewis Birnberg Hanet Bobadilla, LLP / Behind the Scenes Services Inc.
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
BRONZE SPONSORS
Bowes Wealth Management, Raymond James Ltd.
Canadian Federation of Musicians
2024 WGC Award Winners
Lienne Sawatsky
Children’s
Pinecone and Pony, “Hero Soup”
Enuka Okuma
Comedy Series
Workin' Moms, “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere”
Zoe Hopkins
Drama Series
Little Bird, “Bineshi Kwe”
Dan Gordon
Feature Film
Irena's Vow
Jonas Chernick
Feature Film
The Burning Season
Diana Frances
Feature Film
The Burning Season
Marie Clements
MOW and Miniseries
Bones of Crows, “To Be Here”
Suzanne Bolch & John May
Preschool
Superbuns, “The Sweet Sound of Christmas”
Ravi Steve Khajuria
Shorts
I Will Bury You, “Depression”
Jeff Detsky
Tweens and Teens
Popularity Papers, “Pain in the Bat Mitzvah”
Meredith Vuchnich
Sondra Kelly Award
Ben Joseph
Alex Barris Mentorship Award
Alex Levine
Denis McGrath Award for Service to the WGC
Mark Haroun
Showrunner Award
2023 WGC Award Winners
Christine Mitchell
Children’s
The Guava Juice Show, “Adventure 9000”
Kurt Smeaton
Comedy Series
Children Ruin Everything, “Road Trips”
Jason Sherman
Documentary
My Tree
Marsha Greene
Drama Series
The Porter, “Episode 104”
Clement Virgo
Feature Film
Brother
David Elver
MOW & Miniseries
Written in the Stars
Ben Joseph
Preschool
Dino Ranch, “Wings Over Dino Ranch”
Mike D’Ascenzo
Preschool
Dino Ranch, “Wings Over Dino Ranch”
Darrin Rose
Shorts & Web Series
Second Life
Veronika Paz
Tweens & Teens
Astrid & Lilly Save the World, “One Rib”
Adrian Morphy
Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize
for The 300 Year Old Man
Laura Good
The Sondra Kelly Award
Susin Nielsen
WGC Showrunner Award
Michael McGowan
Feature
All My Puny Sorrows
Lakna Edilima
Children's
Odd Squad Mobile Unit
"H2 Oh No"
James Phillips
MOW & Mini Series
As Gouda As It Gets
Michael Foulke
Preschool
Elinor Wonders Why, “Olive’s Tree”
Maddi Patton
Shorts
My Pride: The Series, “Fire”
Bilal Baig & Fab Filippo
Comedy Series
Sort Of, "Sort of Gone"
Amanda Joy
Tweens & Teens
The Parker Andersons I Amelia Parker, “Joy”
Tassie Cameron & Sherry White
Drama
Pretty Hard Cases, “Bananas”