‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘The Diplomat’, ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Among Winners At Sentinel Awards

Erik Pedersen

6 December 2023 at 10:00 pm·2-min read

The 2023 Sentinel Awards were handed out tonight Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and winners included writers for such TV series as Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, Superman & Lois, The Diplomat and Tiny Beautiful Things. See the full list below.

Presented by Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, the Sentinel Awards recognize writers for meaningful and accurate portrayals onscreen on such timely topics as abortion, systemic racism, climate change and mental health. Larry Wilmore hosted the ceremony, which came the night that Lear died at 101.

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Attendees heard a statement from Lyn Lear read at the start of the show by Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.

“I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman,” she wrote. “He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all… he would want us to laugh.”

Wilmore joked, “Well you got to say this about Norman – the man knew how to make an exit. He knew his audience. And wanted us to make sure we were all listening.”

He continued, “A giant has left us and we’re going to do him proud. This evening meant a lot to Norman, because he believed television can reflect our best. That’s why the Sentinel Awards were created – to honor television’s best and brightest writing.”

Here are the winners of the 2023 Sentinel Awards:

Depiction of Abortion
Julie Wong, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), “When I Get to the Border”

Depiction of A.I.
Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof, Mrs. Davis (Peacock), “The Final Intercut: So I’m Your Horse”

Depiction of Breast Cancer
Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing, Superman & Lois (The CW), four-episode storyline

Depiction of Disabilities
Matt Fleckenstein, Zach Anner, and Gillian Grassie, Best Foot Forward (Apple TV+), “Halloween”

Depiction of Climate Change
Scott Z. Burns, Extrapolations (Apple TV+), ‘2046: Whale Fall”

Depiction of Diplomacy
Debora Cahn and Anna Hagen, The Diplomat (Netflix), “Some Lusty Tornado”

Depiction of Economic Disparities
Chris Estrada, Matt Ingebretson, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman, This Fool (Hulu), “Los Botes”

Depiction of End of Life
Liz Tigelaar, Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu), “The Nose”

Depiction of Maternal Health
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX on Hulu), “Me-Time”

Depiction of Mental Health
Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt (AMC+) “Episode 6”, BBC

Depiction of Systemic Racism
Zoanne Clack and Zaiver Sinnett, Station 19 (ABC), “We Build Then We Break”

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