The 2025 Writers Guild Awards is happening Saturday night time, with the guild persevering with its custom of doling out prizes in simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Joel Kim Booster, who’s internet hosting the Los Angeles ceremony, kicked issues off the present, telling the group on the Beverly Hilton, “Some individuals have been questioning the necessity to have an awards ceremony within the midst of a nationwide disaster — and people individuals weren’t nominated tonight. However regardless of how arduous the previous few years have been, compounded this 12 months by a hearth this 12 months that has wounded our metropolis and affected members of our union, we’ve got to seek out pleasure. Pleasure in gathering collectively a group of writers, lifting one another up by lifting up one individual particularly who deserves to be lifted up a bit of bit greater than the remainder of you.”
He additionally famous the significance of writers at the moment in going “a great distance in direction of giving individuals hope” and shouted out the primary responders for “holding our properties, and Quinta Brunson’s second dwelling, protected.”
Roy Wooden Jr., host of the New York ceremony, welcomed individuals to the present throughout what he mentioned can be the final Black Historical past Month and final awards present. He famous that because of the BAFTAs happening the subsequent day, the screenplay awards have been being introduced first as these nominees wanted to get on a airplane to London amid snowy climate in New York. Although he jokingly cautioned those that gained these prizes that they “will likely be stopped by the TSA” in the event that they have been carrying their WGA Award, which he quipped seems to be “prefer it was designed by a gynecologist.”
He went on to joke about Madame Internet, Justin Baldoni, the Trump administration’s assaults on DEI and the president’s overhaul of the Kennedy Heart and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joking that writers of medical exhibits ought to now ask themselves how he would clear up this downside, including that the newly confirmed well being secretary would first “create the issue.”
Nickel Boys author RaMell Ross took dwelling the primary win of the night time, declaring, “The Writers Guild is a particular guild since you guys are the neatest;” he returned to the stage a couple of minutes later to simply accept the Paul Selvin Award from presenter Franklin Leonard, as he mentioned that in these present occasions, “The creativeness is essentially the most highly effective type of resistance.”
The authentic screenplay nominees are A Actual Ache, Anora, Challengers, Civil Struggle and My Outdated Ass. The tailored screenplay nominees are A Full Unknown, Dune: Half Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys and Depraved.
On the TV aspect, Fallout, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shogun and The Simpsons all lead with three nominations every, adopted by two nominations apiece for The Bear, Bob’s Burgers, English Trainer and Hacks.
In Los Angeles, Vince Gilligan is about to obtain the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Tv Writing Achievement; Nickel Boys screenwriters RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes will likely be acknowledged with the Paul Selvin Award, and David Lynch will likely be posthumously honored with the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, introduced by his Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan.
In New York, Invoice Lawrence will likely be honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence; Scott Frank will obtain the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Profession Achievement, and Kathy McGee will likely be acknowledged with the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild.
There’s a QR code on the tables and in this system on the New York ceremony to donate to the Writers Guild Member Fund, administered by the Leisure Neighborhood Fund, to assist wildfire reduction in L.A. and writers who’ve misplaced their properties or been displaced by the fires. There was additionally a name to donate from the stage in New York.
An entire record of the 2025 WGA Awards nominees follows. Winners will likely be famous as they’re introduced reside. Refresh for the newest.
Screenplay Nominees
Authentic Screenplay
A Actual Ache, Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Photos
Anora, Written by Sean Baker; Neon (WINNER)
Challengers, Written by Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios
Civil Struggle, Written by Alex Garland; A24
My Outdated Ass, Written by Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios
Tailored Screenplay
A Full Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, based mostly on the guide Dylan Goes Electrical! by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Photos
Dune: Half Two, Screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based mostly on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Photos
Hit Man, Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, based mostly on the Texas Month-to-month article by Skip Hollandsworth; Netflix
Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, based mostly on the guide The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Photos/Amazon MGM Studios (WINNER)
Depraved, Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Primarily based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and guide by Winnie Holzman, from the novel by Gregory Maguire; Common Photos
Documentary Screenplay
Jim Henson: Concept Man, Written by Mark Monroe; Think about Documentaries (WINNER)
Kiss the Future, Screenplay by Invoice S. Carter, Story by Invoice S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain; Fifth Season
Martha, Written by R.J. Cutler; Netflix
Struggle Sport, Written by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss; Submarine Deluxe
Tv, Streaming, and Information Nominees
Drama Sequence
The Boys, Written by Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson; Prime Video
The Diplomat, Written by Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah; Netflix
Fallout, Written by Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Pleasure, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner; Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi; Prime Video
Shogun, Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu
Comedy Sequence
Abbott Elementary, Written by Quinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Chad Morton, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Rebekka Pesqueira, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett Werner; ABC
The Bear, Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer; FX/Hulu
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Written by Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein; HBO | Max
Hacks, Written by Genevieve Aniello, Lucia Aniello, Man Branum, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Jess Dweck, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Legislation, Carol Leifer, Carolyn Lipka, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Jen Statsky; HBO | Max
What We Do within the Shadows, Written by Jake Bender, Max Brockman, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Amelia Haller, Sam Johnson, Jeremy Levick, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, Rajat Suresh, Lauren Wells; FX/Hulu
New Sequence
English Trainer, Written by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Wally Baram, Jake Bender, Emmy Blotnick, Zach Dunn, Dave King, Stephanie Koenig, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, Samantha Shier; FX/Hulu
Fallout, Written by Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Pleasure, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner; Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi; Prime Video
No person Needs This, Written by Barbie Adler, Jane Becker, Jack Burditt, Vali Chandrasekaran, Craig DiGregorio, Erin Foster, Lindsay Golder, Steven Levitan, Pat Regan, Niki Schwartz-Wright, Neel Shah, Noelle Valdivia, Ron Weiner, Ryann Werner; Netflix
Shogun, Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu (WINNER)
Restricted Sequence
The Penguin, Written by Vladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Nick Towne, Noelle Valdivia, Kira Snyder; HBO | Max (WINNER)
Presumed Harmless, Written by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White; Apple TV+
Ripley, Written by Steven Zaillian; Netflix
Say Nothing, Written by Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer; FX/Hulu
True Detective: Evening Nation, Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Web page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms; HBO | Max
TV & Streaming Movement Photos
The Nice Lillian Corridor, Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone; HBO | Max
Promenade Dates, Written by D.J. Mausner; Hulu
Insurgent Ridge, Written by Jeremy Saulnier; Netflix
Terry McMillan Presents Perpetually, Written by Bart Baker; Lifetime
Animation
“Bottle Episode” (The Simpsons), Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik; Fox
“Cremains of the Day” (The Simpsons), Written by John Frink; Fox
“Evening of the Dwelling Wage” (The Simpsons), Written by Cesar Mazariegos; Fox
“Saving Favourite Drive-In” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Katie Crown; Fox (WINNER)
“The Tina Desk: The Tables Have Tina-ed” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Greg Thompson; Fox
“Winter Is Born” (Blood of Zeus), Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides; Netflix
Episodic Drama
“Anjin” (Shogun), Written for Tv by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks; FX/Hulu
“The Starting” (Fallout), Written by Gursimran Sandhu; Prime Video
“Worry of the Finish” (Evil), Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef; Paramount+
“First Date” (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover; Prime Video
“Olivia” (Sugar), Written by Mark Protosevich; Apple TV+
“Pilot” (Elsbeth), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
Episodic Comedy
“AGG” (Any individual Someplace), Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett; HBO | Max
“Bulletproof” (Hacks), Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky; HBO | Max
“Linda” (English Trainer), Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX/Hulu
“Napkins” (The Bear), Written by Catherine Schetina; FX/Hulu
“As soon as Upon a Time within the West” (Solely Murders within the Constructing), Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith; Hulu
“Petiole” (The Sticky), Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro; Prime Video
Comedy/Selection Sequence — Speak or Sketch
The Every day Present, Head Author Dan Amira Senior Writers Lauren Sarver Means, Daniel Radosh Writers David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central
John Mulaney Presents: All people’s in L.A., Writers Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Jeremy Levick, John Mulaney, Alex Scordelis, Rajat Suresh; Netflix
The Kelly Clarkson Present, Head Author Jordan Watland Writers Kevin Hurley, Nik Robinson; Syndicated
Final Week Tonight with John Oliver, Senior Writers Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali Writers Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford; HBO | Max
The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, Head Writers Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir Writers Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Caroline Lazar, Pratima Mani, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Carley Moseley, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; CBS
Saturday Evening Reside, Head Writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette Writers Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Steven Castillo, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Alex English, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Vannessa Jackson, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Ben Marshall, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Gary Richardson, Pete Schultz, KC Shornima, Will Stephen, Bryan Tucker, Asha Ward, Auguste White, Celeste Yim; NBC
Comedy/Selection Specials
The 77th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone; CBS
A Nearer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Reside Election Particular, Head Author Alex Baze Writing Supervised by Mike Scollins Nearer Look Writing Supervised by Sal Gentile Written by Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Allison Hord, Mike Scollins, Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker; NBC
Nikki Glaser: Sometime You’ll Die, Written by Nikki Glaser; HBO | Max
Ramy Youssef: Extra Emotions, Written by Ramy Youssef; HBO | Max
Quiz and Viewers Participation
Jeopardy!, Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC
Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, Writers Marcus Brown, Buzzy Cohen, Michael Davies, Chip Dornell, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Traci Mack, Amy Ozols, Louis Virtel, Billy Wisse; Amazon Prime (WINNER)
Daytime Drama
Days of Our Lives, Head Author Ron Carlivati Writers Sonja Alarr, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Henry Newman, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock; Peacock
Basic Hospital, Head Writers Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten Writers Nigel Campbell, Ashley Prepare dinner, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Fortunate Gold, Kate Corridor, Catherine LePard, Patrick Mulcahey, Dan O’Connor, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
The Younger and the Stressed, Head Author Amanda L. Beall Writers Susan Banks, Jeff Beldner, Marin Gazzaniga, Lindsay Harrison, Marla Kanelos, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips, Dave Ryan; CBS/Paramount+ (WINNER)
Kids’s Episodic, Lengthy Kind and Specials
“A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Written by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg; Disney+
“I’m Pogey” (Fraggle Rock: Again to the Rock), Written by Charley Feldman; Apple TV+
Out of My Thoughts, Written by Daniel Stiepleman; Disney+
“The Signal Language ABCs” (Sesame Avenue), Written by Jessica Carleton; HBO | Max
“Welcome to Spiderwick” (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Written by Aron Eli Coleite; Roku Channel (WINNER)
Brief Kind Streaming
Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill, Written by Tripper Clancy; Roku Channel (WINNER)
Tiny Time Journey, Written by Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Cynthia Furey, Tim McKeon, Nikki Palumbo, Connor White, Moujan Zolfaghari; PBS Youngsters
Documentary Script
“The American Vice President” (American Expertise), Written by Michelle Ferrari; PBS
“The Most cancers Detectives” (American Expertise), Written by Gene Tempest; PBS
“Half One: Inferno to Paradise” (Dante), Written by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli; PBS (WINNER)
“Poisoned Floor: The Tragedy at Love Canal” (American Expertise), Written by Jamila Ephron; PBS
The House Race, Written by Mark Monroe; Nationwide Geographic Channel
Information Script — Commonly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“Alabama IVF Ruling Sends Shockwaves Throughout America” (CBS Night Information), Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle; CBS Information
“Assassination Try” (CBS Night Information – Particular Weekend Version), Written by Craig Wilson, James Hutton, Claudine Cleophat, Joe Clines, Rob Rivielle; CBS Information
“Willie Mays Tribute” (CBS Newspath), Written by Gerald Mazza; CBS Information (WINNER)
Information Script — Evaluation, Characteristic, or Commentary
“Discovering Cillian Murphy” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Younger, Kristin Steve; CBS Information
“High quality Print: Carl Hiaasen” (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl; CBS Information
“Historical past Repeats Itself in Northern Gaza One 12 months Later” (Ayman), Written by Rajaa Elidrissi; MSNBC
“The Resistance” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Younger, Kristin Steve; CBS Information (WINNER)
“Understanding Journey Advisories” (ABC NewsOne), Written by Erik Pierorazio; ABC NewsOne
Digital Information
“The Meals That Makes You Homosexual” Written by Jaya Saxena; Eater
“Mise-en-Seine: A Paris Olympics Diary”, Written by Henry Grabar; Slate
“Despatched by God”, Written by Molly Olmstead; Slate
“The Unraveling of Nancy Mace”, Written by Jim Newell; Slate
“What Is Hamas Pondering Now?”, Written by Akbar Shahid Ahmed; HuffPost (WINNER)
Radio/Audio Nominees
Radio/Audio Documentary
“Artwork on Trial” (One 12 months: 1990), Written by Evan Chung; Slate (WINNER)
“Lethal Exes: Home Violence Consciousness with Annie Elise” (Serial Killers), Written by Maggie Admire; Spotify Studios
“A Hotbed of Homosexuality” (Gradual Burn), Written by Christina Cauterucci; Slate
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Need a Welfare Test?” (Decoder Ring), Written by Cheyna Roth and Patrick Fort; Slate
Radio/Audio Information Script — Commonly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“6:40am Information – Nov 6, 2023”, Written by Philip Pilato; 1010 WINS AM & FM
“12-15-2023, World Information This Week”, Written by Joan B. Harris; ABC Information Radio
“Inside a Gaza Hospital” (What Subsequent?), Written by Mary Harris and Rob Gunther; Slate
“Passages: Three Ladies Who Made A Distinction”, Written by Gail Lee; CBS Information Radio (WINNER)
“World Information This 12 months 2023”, Written by Robert Hawley; ABC Information Radio
Radio/Audio Information Script — Evaluation, Characteristic, or Commentary
“The Athleticism and Empathy of Horses” (Press Play 2024), Written by Robert Hawley; ABC Information Radio
“The bleeding edge” (Unexplainable), Written by Byrd Pinkerton; Vox
“Charles Osgood Remembered”, Written by Gail Lee; CBS Information Radio
Promotional Writing Nominees
On-Air Promotion
“Fortune Favors the Daring. Promotions for Tracker and King & Conqueror”, Written by Molly Neylan; CBS
“LC Voting Advertisements”, Written by Desireena Almoradie, Angad Bhalla; YouTube
“NCIS: Season 21 Legacy, Launch and Past Trailers”, Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS
“NYSNA AMC Marketing campaign”, Written by Adrianna Hernandez Stewart, Angad Bhalla; YouTube