THE 2026 HUMANITAS PRIZES
WINNERS & NOMINEES

Paradise

"Graceland"

Dan Fogelman, Eric Wen
DRAMA TELEPLAY

Shrinking

“My Bad”

Brian Gallivan
COMEDY TELEPLAY

Washington Black

“The Flying Man & the Musician”

Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
LIMITED SERIES TELEPLAY

The 2026 Humanitas Prize Nominees

Drama Teleplay
Chicago Med ("The Book of Charles"): Allen MacDonald
Grey's Anatomy (“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”): Jess Righthand
Paradise ("Graceland"): Dan Fogelman, Eric Wen
The Testaments ("Stadium"): Gianna Sobol

Comedy Teleplay
Abbott Elementary ("Goofgirl"): Justin Tan
Long Story Short ("Yoshi’s Bar Mitzvah"): Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Resident Alien ("The End is Here"): Chris Sheridan
Shrinking ("My Bad"): Brian Gallivan

Limited Series Teleplay
Beef ("Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"): Lee Sung Jin, Madeleine Pron
DTF St. Louis ("No One's Normal. It Just Looks That Way from Across the Street"): Steven Conrad
Hal & Harper ("Are You Watching?"): Cooper Raiff
Washington Black ("The Flying Man & the Musician"): Selwyn Seyfu Hinds

Children’s Teleplay
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web ("Part 3"): Levi Abrino
My Brother the Minotaur ("Lunacy and Lorcan"): Mark B. Hodkinson
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder ("The Shade of It All"): Tiffany Thomas
Tab Time ("When We Lose Someone"): Sean Presant

Drama Feature
All That's Left of You: Cherien Dabis
Preparation for the Next Life: Martyna Majok
Song Sung Blue: Craig Brewer
Train Dreams: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Comedy Feature
A Nice Indian Boy: Eric Randall
Rental Family: Hikari, Stephen Blahut
The Invite: Will McCormack, Rashida Jones
The Baltimorons: Jay Duplass, Michael Strassner

Family Feature
Elio: Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi
Grow: Nick Güthe, Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher Gage
Hoppers: Jesse Andrews, Daniel Chong
KPop Demon Hunters: Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan

Short Film
Beyond Unstoppable: Valerie Alexander
Double Happiness: Shari Albert, Laura LeeLun
The Birthday Gift: Stephanie Alison Walker, Paula Pizzi
Vital: Amir Zargara, Gabe Berry

Documentary (Feature)
Come See Me in the Good Light: Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen
The Tale of Silyan: Tamara Kotevska
Life After: Reid Davenport, Colleen Cassingham
Shuffle: Benjamin Flaherty

Documentary (Docuseries, Single Episode)
Billy Joel: And So It Goes ("Part Two"): Susan Lacy, Jessica Levin
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water ("Shelter of Last Resort"): Samantha Knowles
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! ("Part Two"): Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio, Joe Beshenkovsky
Rise of the 49ers ("We Built This City"): Ryan Kelly, Nick Mascolo

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