‘Pachinko’ nominated for 2022 Humanitas Prizes
Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” has been nominated for the 2022 Humanitas Prizes.
The prizes “are awarded to honor film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way,” according to organizer Humanitas.
The pilot episode of “Pachinko” is nominated in the drama teleplay category along with “Chicago P.D.,” “Queen Sugar,” “Swagger” and “This is Us.”
"Pachinko" stars Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Minha, Soji Arai, Jin Ha and Lee Min-ho, and tells about a Korean immigrant family across four generations who leave South Korea to survive. Apple TV+ renewed "Pachinko" for a second season.
This year, 45 writers have been nominated in nine categories of the Humanitas Prizes. The winners, who will receive trophies and cash prizes, will be announced during an awards luncheon to be held on Sept. 9 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
“The Humanitas Prizes were created in 1973 by Fr. Ellwood “Bud” Kieser and has been supported over time by an endowment established through the generosity of individuals, networks, studios, and foundations,” according to the website.
Here are the nominees for the 46th Humanitas Prizes:
Children’s Teleplay
El Deafo: Written by Cece Bell and Will McRobb
Karma's World: “Hair Comes Trouble” - Written by Kellie R. Griffin and Halcyon Person
Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), with Love: Written by Alex Galatis
The Babysitters Club: “Claudia and the Sad Goodbye” - Written by Sascha Rothchild
Comedy Feature Film
Don’t Look Up: Written by Adam McKay
Everything Everywhere All At Once: Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Queen Bees: Written by Donald Martin
tick, tick...BOOM!: Written by Steven Levenson
Comedy Teleplay
Abbott Elementary: “Pilot” - Written by Quinta Brunson
black-ish: “If A Black Man Cries in the Woods...” - Written by Robb Chavis
Somebody Somewhere: “BFD” - Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen
The Conners: “Triggered” - Written by Lecy Goranson
Documentary
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock: Shannon Kring
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches: Julia Marchesi
In the Same Breath: Nanfu Wang
Through Our Eyes: “Shelter” - Smriti Mundhra
Drama Feature Film
A Hero: Written by Asghar Farhadi
CODA: Written by Siân Heder
Nine Days: Written by Edson Oda
The Starling: Written by Matt Harris
Drama Teleplay
Chicago P.D.: “Burnside” - Written by Ike Smith
Pachinko: “Chapter One” - Written by Soo Hugh
Queen Sugar: “May 27, 2020” - Written by Anthony Sparks
Swagger: “Radicals” - Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood & George Dohrmann
This is Us: “The Challenger” - Written by Dan Fogelman
Family Feature Film
8-Bit Christmas: Written by Kevin Jakubowski
Cinderella: Written by Kay Cannon
Encanto: Written by Charise Castro Smith & Jared Bush
Spin: Written by Carley Steiner and Josh A. Cagan
Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special
Love Life: “Mia Hines” - Written by Rachelle Williams-BenAry & Sam Boyd
Maid: “Snaps” - Written by Molly Smith Metzler
Three Months: Written by Jared Frieder
Women of the Movement: “Mother and Son” - Written by Marissa Jo Cerar
Short Film
Far from the Tree: Written by Natalie Nourigat
Girls Are Strong Here: Written by Scott Burkhardt
Leap: Written by Margaret Nagle
Nona: Written by Louis Gonzales