Young and the Restless Earns Daytime Drama Win at WGA
Young and the Restless Earns Daytime Drama Win at WGA
Johnathon KornbleeMon, March 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM UTC
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The Young and the Restless continued its award-season success by once again winning best Daytime Dramaat the 2026 Writers Guild of America Awards.
The Young and the Restless beat out CBS’s newest soap opera Beyond the Gates as well as ABC’s established juggernaut General Hospital.
Peacock's Days of Our Lives and CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful were not nominated for the award.
The award was presented to members of The Young and the Restless writing team, including associate head writers Jeff Beldner, Marla Kanelos, Dave Ryan, along with writers Susan Banks, Amanda L. Beall, Marin Gazzaniga, Rebecca McCarty, and Madeleine Phillips.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 08: (L-R) Josh Segarra, Rebecca McCarty, Marin Gazzaniga and Jeff Beldner attend the 2026 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony at Edison Ballroom on March 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America East)
Head writer and executive producer Josh Griffith was not included among the credited recipients.
Griffith has previously been reported to hold “financial core” (Fi-Core) status, a designation writers have adopted during a writers guild strike. Griffith made this decision during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike.
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According to the Writers Guild of America, Fi-Core writers are individuals who choose not to maintain full union membership while continuing to work under union contracts.
The writer’s guild notes that individuals with Fi-Core status are not considered full union members and therefore cannot participate in certain guild activities. According to the WGA, this includes voting in elections, contract ratifications, or strike authorizations; run for Guild office; attend Guild meetings and other events; or participate in the Writers Guild Awards.
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It is not currently known what episode The Young and the Restless submitted for nomination.
This will be the eighth win for The Young and the Restless since the Writers Guild of America began awarding daytime serials in 1972. The series most recently won in 2025.
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS with episodes streaming weeknights on Paramount Plus.
This story was originally published by Parade on Mar 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the TV section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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