Eighth Grade beats rivals

In a stunning upset, comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham has won the original screenplay award for Eighth Grade from the Writers Guild of America.

Burnham credited star Elsie Fisher for his victory. Burnham won over Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma; Adam McKay’s Vice; Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place; and Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, and Brian Currie’s Green Book.

Eighth Grade, which stars Fisher as an awkward teen dealing with the final week of eighth grade, also won the first-time Directors Guild of America Award for Burnham on February 3.

Elsewhere, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel won the comedy series award for Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino and Amy Sherman Palladino, having won last year's Emmy for best comedy series.