The Writers Guild Awards 2025 Winners

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After last year’s scheduling confusions and multiple scary fires, awards season is back to its regular programming, with the WGA Awards hosted simultaneously on both coasts on February 15. Writers know best as this is one of the few awards shows this season to give Challengers some credit; writer Justin Kuritzkes is nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Other highlights include multiple nominations for Fallout and Mr. & Mrs. Smith for Best Drama Series, Best New Series, and Episodic Drama; both stream on Prime Video. Several writers will be honored with specialty awards tonight: Scott Frank, creator of The Queen’s Gambit, earns the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement; Bill Lawrence, who most recently created Apple TV’s Shrinking, will accept the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence; journalist and former Guild president Kathy McGee earns the Richard B. Jablow award; Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan will accept the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement. Lastly, the late and great David Lynch will receive the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement posthumously.

Hosted by Joel Kim Booster in Los Angeles and Roy Wood Jr in New York, below are the current nominees for the WGA Awards, with winners updated as they are announced.

Original Screenplay
A Real Pain by Jesse Eisenberg
Anora by Sean Baker
Challengers by Justin Kuritzkes
Civil War by Alex Garland
My Old Ass by Megan Park

Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown by James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Dune: Part 2 by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts
Hit Man by Richard Linklater and Glen Powell
Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Wicked by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox

Documentary Screenplay
Jim Henson: Idea Man by Mark Monroe
Kiss the Future by Bill S. Carter, story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain
Martha by R.J. Cutler
War Game by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss

Drama Series
The Boys by Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson
The Diplomat by Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah
Fallout by Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Joy, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Smith by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi
Shōgun by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida

Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary 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
The Bear by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer
Curb Your Enthusiasm by Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein
Hacks by Genevieve Aniello, Lucia Aniello, Guy Branum, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Jess Dweck, Ariel Karlin, Andrew Law, Carol Leifer, Carolyn Lipka, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Jen Statsky
What We Do in the Shadows 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

New Series
English Teacher by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Wally Baram, Jake Bender, Emmy Blotnick, Zach Dunn, Dave King, Stephanie Koenig, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, Samantha Shier
Fallout by Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Joy, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Smith by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi
Nobody Wants This 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
Shōgun by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida

Limited Series
The Penguin by Vladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Nick Towne, Noelle Valdivia, Kira Snyder
Presumed Innocent by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White
Ripley by Steven Zaillian
Say Nothing by Clare Barron, Patrick Radden Keefe, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer
True Detective: Night Country by David Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms

TV & Streaming Motion Pictures
The Great Lillian Hall by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone
Prom Dates by D.J. Mausner
Rebel Ridge by Jeremy Saulnier
Terry McMillan Presents Forever by Bart Baker

Animation
“Bottle Episode” (The Simpsons) by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik
“Cremains of the Day” (The Simpsons) by John Frink
“Night of the Living Wage” (The Simpsons) by Cesar Mazariegos
“Saving Favorite Drive-In” (Bob’s Burgers) by Katie Crown
“The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed” (Bob’s Burgers) by Greg Thompson
“Winter Is Born” (Blood of Zeus) by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides

Episodic Drama
“Anjin” (Shōgun) by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks
“The Beginning” (Fallout) by Gursimran Sandhu
“Fear of the End” (Evil) by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef
“First Date” (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover
“Olivia” (Sugar) by Mark Protosevich
“Pilot” (Elsbeth) by Robert King & Michelle King

Episodic Comedy
“AGG” (Somebody Somewhere) by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett
“Bulletproof” (Hacks) by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky
“Linda” (English Teacher) by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn
“Napkins” (The Bear) by Catherine Schetina
“Once Upon a Time in the West” (Only Murders in the Building) by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith
“Petiole” (The Sticky) by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro

Comedy/Variety Series — Talk or Sketch
The Daily Show; Head Writer: 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, Matt O’Brien, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.; Writers: Anna Drezen, Jess Dweck, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Jeremy Levick, John Mulaney, Alex Scordelis, Rajat Suresh
The Kelly Clarkson Show; Head Writer: Jordan Watland; Writers: Kevin Hurley, Nik Robinson
Last 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
The Late Show 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, Aaron Nemo, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien
Saturday Night Live; 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

Comedy/Variety Specials
The 77th Annual Tony Awards by Dave Boone
A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special; Head Writer: Alex Baze; Closer Look Writing Supervised by Sal Gentile; Writing Supervised by Mike Scollins; Written by
Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Allison Hord, Mike Scollins, Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die by Nikki Glaser
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings by Ramy Youssef

Quiz and Audience Participation
Jeopardy! by Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
Pop Culture Jeopardy! by Marcus Brown, Buzzy Cohen, Michael Davies, Chip Dornell, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Traci Mack, Amy Ozols, Louis Virtel, Billy Wisse

Daytime Drama
Days of Our Lives; Head Writer: Ron Carlivati; Writers: Sonja Alarr, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Henry Newman, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine D. Schock
General Hospital; Head Writers: Elizabeth Korte, Patrick Mulcahey, Dan O’Connor, Chris Van Etten; Writers: Nigel Campbell, Ashley Cook, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Catherine LePard, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg
The Young and the Restless; Head Writer: Amanda L. Beall; Writers: Susan Banks, Jeff Beldner, Marin Gazzaniga, Lindsay Harrison, Marla Kanelos, Rebecca McCarty, Madeleine Phillips, Dave Ryan

Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials
“A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers” (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg
“I’m Pogey” (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock) by Charley Feldman
Out of My Mind by Daniel Stiepleman
“The Sign Language ABCs” (Sesame Street) by Jessica Carleton
“Welcome to Spiderwick” (The Spiderwick Chronicles) by Aron Eli Coleite

Short Form Streaming
Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill by Tripper Clancy
Tiny Time Travel by Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Cynthia Furey, Tim McKeon, Nikki Palumbo, Connor White, Moujan Zolfaghari

Documentary Script
“The American Vice President” (American Experience) by Michelle Ferrari
“The Cancer Detectives” (American Experience) by Gene Tempest
“Part One: Inferno to Paradise” (Dante) by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli
“Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal” (American Experience) by Jamila Ephron
The Space Race by Mark Monroe

News Script — Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“Alabama IVF Ruling Sends Shockwaves Across America” (CBS Evening News) by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle
“Assassination Attempt” (CBS Evening News – Special Weekend Edition) by Craig Wilson, James Hutton, Claudine Cleophat
“Willie Mays Tribute” (CBS Newspath) by Gerald Mazza

News Script — Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
“Finding Cillian Murphy” (60 Minutes) by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve
“Fine Print: Carl Hiaasen” (CBS Sunday Morning) by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl
“History Repeats Itself in Northern Gaza One Year Later” (Ayman) by Rajaa Elidrissi
“The Resistance” (60 Minutes) by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve
“Understanding Travel Advisories” (ABC NewsOne) by Erik Pierorazio; ABC NewsOne

Digital News
“The Food That Makes You Gay” by Jaya Saxena
“Mise-en-Seine: A Paris Olympics Diary” by Henry Grabar
“Sent by God” by Molly Olmstead
“The Unraveling of Nancy Mace” by Jim Newell
“What Is Hamas Thinking Now?” by Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Radio/Audio Documentary
“Art on Trial” (One Year: 1990) by Evan Chung
“Deadly Exes: Domestic Violence Awareness with Annie Elise” (Serial Killers) by Maggie Admire
“A Hotbed of Homosexuality” (Slow Burn) by Christina Cauterucci
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check?” (Decoder Ring) by Cheyna Roth and Katie Shepherd

Radio/Audio News Script — Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“6:40am News – Nov 6, 2023” by Philip Pilato
“12-15-2023, World News This Week” by Joan B. Harris
“Inside a Gaza Hospital” (What Next?) by Mary Harris and Rob Gunther
“Passages: Three Women Who Made A Difference” by Gail Lee
“World News This Year 2023” by Robert Hawley

Radio/Audio News Script — Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
“The Athleticism and Empathy of Horses” (Press Play 2024) by Robert Hawley
“The bleeding edge” (Unexplainable) by Byrd Pinkerton
“Charles Osgood Remembered” by Gail Lee

On-Air Promotion
“Fortune Favors the Bold. Promotions for Tracker and King & Conqueror” by Molly Neylan
“Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Voting Ads” by Desireena Almoradie, Angad Bhalla
“NCIS: Season 21 Legacy, Launch and Beyond Trailers” by Erial Tompkins
“New York State Nurses Association Albany Medical Center Campaign” by Adrianna Hernandez Stewart, Angad Bhalla