Sean Baker is a front-runner for the best original screenplay for his work on Anora, but this category is filled with many pleasant surprises. The list of contenders also includes A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg), Challengers (Justin Kuritzkes), Civil War (Alex Garland), and My Old A— (Megan Park).

Several blockbusters made it to the best adapted screenplay field, including Wicked and Dune: Part 2. They’ll face tough competition in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the crime comedy Hit Man, and the historical drama Nickel Boys.

As for the television field, Fallout, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, and Shōgun are leading the way with three nominations each. They’re nominated for best drama series, along with The Boys and The Diplomat. Abbot Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and What We Do in the Shadows are vying for the best comedy series prize.

The 2025 WGA Awards winners will be announced on February 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 WGA AWARDS:

Original Screenplay

• “A Real Pain” — Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures
• “Anora” — Written by Sean Baker; NEON
• “Challengers” — Written by Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios
• “Civil War” — Written by Alex Garland; A24
• “My Old Ass” — Written by Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios

Adapted Screenplay

• “A Complete Unknown” — Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the Book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Pictures
• “Dune: Part Two” — Screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, Based on the Novel Dune by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Pictures
• “Hit Man” — Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, Based on the Texas Monthly Article by Skip Hollandsworth; Netflix
• “Nickel Boys” — Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
• “Wicked” — Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, From the Novel by Gregory Maguire; Universal Pictures

Documentary

• “Jim Henson: Idea Man” — Written by Mark Monroe; Imagine Documentaries
• “Kiss the Future” — Screenplay by Bill S. Carter, Story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain; Fifth Season
• “Martha” — Written by R.J. Cutler; Netflix
• “War Game” — Written by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss; Submarine Deluxe

Drama Series

• “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 Joy, 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
• “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu

Comedy Series

• “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, 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; HBO | Max
• “What We Do in 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 Series

• “English Teacher” — 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 Joy, 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
• “Nobody Wants 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
• “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu

Limited Series

• “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
• “Presumed Innocent” — 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: Night Country” — Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms; HBO | Max

TV & Streaming Motion Pictures

• “The Great Lillian Hall” — Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone; HBO | Max
• “Prom Dates” — Written by D.J. Mausner; Hulu
• “Rebel Ridge” — Written by Jeremy Saulnier; Netflix
• “Terry McMillan Presents Forever” — 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
• “Night of the Living Wage” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Cesar Mazariegos; Fox
• “Saving Favorite Drive-In” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Katie Crown; Fox
• “The Tina Table: 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” (“Shōgun”) — Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks; FX/Hulu
• “The Beginning” (“Fallout”) — Written by Gursimran Sandhu; Prime Video
• “Fear of the End” (“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” (“Somebody Somewhere”) — 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 Teacher”) — Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX/Hulu
• “Napkins” (“The Bear”) — Written by Catherine Schetina; FX/Hulu
• “Once Upon a Time in the West” (“Only Murders in the Building”) — Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith; Hulu
• “Petiole” (“The Sticky”) — Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro; Prime Video

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, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central
• “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’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 Show” — Head Writer Jordan Watland, Writers Kevin Hurley, Nik Robinson; Syndicated
• “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; HBO | Max
• “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, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; CBS
• “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; NBC

Comedy/Variety Specials

• “The 77th Annual Tony Awards” — Written by Dave Boone; CBS
• “A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special” — Head Writer Alex Baze, Writing Supervised by Mike Scollins, Closer 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: Someday You’ll Die” — Written by Nikki Glaser; HBO | Max
• “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings” — Written by Ramy Youssef; HBO | Max

Quiz and audience 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 Culture 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

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; Peacock
• “General Hospital” — Head Writers Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten, Writers Nigel Campbell, Ashley Cook, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Catherine LePard, Patrick Mulcahy, Dan O’Connor, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
• “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; CBS/Paramount+

Children’s episodic, long form, 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: Back to the Rock”) — Written by Charley Feldman; Apple TV+
• “Out of My Mind” — Written by Daniel Stiepleman; Disney+
• “The Sign Language ABCs” (“Sesame Street”) — Written by Jessica Carleton; HBO | Max
• “Welcome to Spiderwick” (“The Spiderwick Chronicles”) — Written by Aron Eli Coleite; Roku Channel

Bo Burnham won the best original screenplay award with his first feature film Eighth Grade, beating the likes of several front-runners, including Green Book and Roma.

Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty also managed to pull an upset in the best-adapted screenplay category, and come up victorious despite going against the writers of BlacKkKlansman and A Star Is Bor.

The winners of the TV categories proved to be much more predictable, and the top awards went to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (best comedy) and The Americans (best drama), while HBO’s dark comedy Barry took home the award for best new series.

FULL LIST OF 2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS

FILM

Adapted Screenplay
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Original Screenplay
Eighth Grade

Documentary Screenplay
Bathtubs Over Broadway

TELEVISION

Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Drama Series
The Americans

New Series
Barry

Episodic Drama
“Paean To The People” (Homeland)

Episodic Comedy
“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (Barry)

Long Form Adapted
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Long Form Original
Castle Rock

Comedy/Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
Nathan For You

Comedy/Variety Specials
The Fake News with Ted Nelms

Animation
“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons)

Daytime Drama
General Hospital

Quiz and Audience Participation
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Children’s Episodic and Specials
“The Ersatz Elevator: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Short Form New Media Original
Class of Lies

Documentary Script – Current Events
“Trump’s Takeover” (Frontline)

Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
“The Eugenics Crusade” (American Experience)

News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“Catastrophe” (60 Minutes)

News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
“Wounds of War” (60 Minutes)

Sean Baker is a front-runner for the best original screenplay for his work on Anora, but this category is filled with many pleasant surprises. The list of contenders also includes A Real Pain (Jesse Eisenberg), Challengers (Justin Kuritzkes), Civil War (Alex Garland), and My Old A— (Megan Park).

Several blockbusters made it to the best adapted screenplay field, including Wicked and Dune: Part 2. They’ll face tough competition in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the crime comedy Hit Man, and the historical drama Nickel Boys.

As for the television field, Fallout, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, and Shōgun are leading the way with three nominations each. They’re nominated for best drama series, along with The Boys and The Diplomat. Abbot Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and What We Do in the Shadows are vying for the best comedy series prize.

The 2025 WGA Awards winners will be announced on February 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 WGA AWARDS:

Original Screenplay

• “A Real Pain” — Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures
• “Anora” — Written by Sean Baker; NEON
• “Challengers” — Written by Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios
• “Civil War” — Written by Alex Garland; A24
• “My Old Ass” — Written by Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios

Adapted Screenplay

• “A Complete Unknown” — Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the Book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Pictures
• “Dune: Part Two” — Screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, Based on the Novel Dune by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Pictures
• “Hit Man” — Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, Based on the Texas Monthly Article by Skip Hollandsworth; Netflix
• “Nickel Boys” — Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
• “Wicked” — Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, From the Novel by Gregory Maguire; Universal Pictures

Documentary

• “Jim Henson: Idea Man” — Written by Mark Monroe; Imagine Documentaries
• “Kiss the Future” — Screenplay by Bill S. Carter, Story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain; Fifth Season
• “Martha” — Written by R.J. Cutler; Netflix
• “War Game” — Written by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss; Submarine Deluxe

Drama Series

• “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 Joy, 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
• “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu

Comedy Series

• “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, 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; HBO | Max
• “What We Do in 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 Series

• “English Teacher” — 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 Joy, 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
• “Nobody Wants 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
• “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu

Limited Series

• “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
• “Presumed Innocent” — 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: Night Country” — Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms; HBO | Max

TV & Streaming Motion Pictures

• “The Great Lillian Hall” — Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone; HBO | Max
• “Prom Dates” — Written by D.J. Mausner; Hulu
• “Rebel Ridge” — Written by Jeremy Saulnier; Netflix
• “Terry McMillan Presents Forever” — 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
• “Night of the Living Wage” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Cesar Mazariegos; Fox
• “Saving Favorite Drive-In” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Katie Crown; Fox
• “The Tina Table: 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” (“Shōgun”) — Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks; FX/Hulu
• “The Beginning” (“Fallout”) — Written by Gursimran Sandhu; Prime Video
• “Fear of the End” (“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” (“Somebody Somewhere”) — 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 Teacher”) — Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX/Hulu
• “Napkins” (“The Bear”) — Written by Catherine Schetina; FX/Hulu
• “Once Upon a Time in the West” (“Only Murders in the Building”) — Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith; Hulu
• “Petiole” (“The Sticky”) — Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro; Prime Video

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, Joe Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker; Comedy Central
• “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’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 Show” — Head Writer Jordan Watland, Writers Kevin Hurley, Nik Robinson; Syndicated
• “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; HBO | Max
• “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, Asher Perlman, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien; CBS
• “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; NBC

Comedy/Variety Specials

• “The 77th Annual Tony Awards” — Written by Dave Boone; CBS
• “A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special” — Head Writer Alex Baze, Writing Supervised by Mike Scollins, Closer 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: Someday You’ll Die” — Written by Nikki Glaser; HBO | Max
• “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings” — Written by Ramy Youssef; HBO | Max

Quiz and audience 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 Culture 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

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; Peacock
• “General Hospital” — Head Writers Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten, Writers Nigel Campbell, Ashley Cook, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Catherine LePard, Patrick Mulcahy, Dan O’Connor, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg; ABC
• “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; CBS/Paramount+

Children’s episodic, long form, 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: Back to the Rock”) — Written by Charley Feldman; Apple TV+
• “Out of My Mind” — Written by Daniel Stiepleman; Disney+
• “The Sign Language ABCs” (“Sesame Street”) — Written by Jessica Carleton; HBO | Max
• “Welcome to Spiderwick” (“The Spiderwick Chronicles”) — Written by Aron Eli Coleite; Roku Channel

Bo Burnham won the best original screenplay award with his first feature film Eighth Grade, beating the likes of several front-runners, including Green Book and Roma.

Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty also managed to pull an upset in the best-adapted screenplay category, and come up victorious despite going against the writers of BlacKkKlansman and A Star Is Bor.

The winners of the TV categories proved to be much more predictable, and the top awards went to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (best comedy) and The Americans (best drama), while HBO’s dark comedy Barry took home the award for best new series.

FULL LIST OF 2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS

FILM

Adapted Screenplay
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Original Screenplay
Eighth Grade

Documentary Screenplay
Bathtubs Over Broadway

TELEVISION

Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Drama Series
The Americans

New Series
Barry

Episodic Drama
“Paean To The People” (Homeland)

Episodic Comedy
“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (Barry)

Long Form Adapted
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Long Form Original
Castle Rock

Comedy/Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
Nathan For You

Comedy/Variety Specials
The Fake News with Ted Nelms

Animation
“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons)

Daytime Drama
General Hospital

Quiz and Audience Participation
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Children’s Episodic and Specials
“The Ersatz Elevator: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Short Form New Media Original
Class of Lies

Documentary Script – Current Events
“Trump’s Takeover” (Frontline)

Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events
“The Eugenics Crusade” (American Experience)

News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report
“Catastrophe” (60 Minutes)

News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary
“Wounds of War” (60 Minutes)