The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have revealed the nominees for the 2025 Writers Guild Awards, scheduled for Saturday, February 15.
Among the nominees for TV writing, several shows are making their debut appearances, including Paramount+’s supernatural thriller Evil, HBO’s The Penguin and Prime Video’s Fallout and FX’s Shōgun. Meanwhile, well-established favorites such as Abbott Elementary, Hacks and The Bear continue to receive recognition.
Drama Series Nominees:
The Boys – Written by Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson
The Diplomat – Written by Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah
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
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi
Shōgun – Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
Episodic Drama Nominees:
“Anjin” (Shōgun) – Written by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks
“The Beginning” (Fallout) – Written by Gursimran Sandhu
“Fear of the End” (Evil) – Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef
“First Date” (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) – Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover
“Olivia” (Sugar) – Written by Mark Protosevich
“Pilot” (Elsbeth) – Written by Robert King & Michelle King
Comedy Series Nominees:
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
The Bear – Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer
Curb Your Enthusiasm – Written by Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein
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
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
Episodic Comedy Nominees:
“AGG” (Somebody Somewhere) – Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett
“Bulletproof” (Hacks) – Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky
“Linda” (English Teacher) – Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn
“Napkins” (The Bear) – Written by Catherine Schetina
“Once Upon a Time in the West” (Only Murders in the Building) – Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith
“Petiole” (The Sticky) – Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro
New Series Nominees:
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
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
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi
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
Shōgun – Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
Limited Series Nominees:
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
Presumed Innocent – Written by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White
Ripley – Written by Steven Zaillian
Say Nothing – Written by Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer
True Detective: Night Country – Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms
Animation Nominees:
“Bottle Episode” (The Simpsons) – Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik
“Cremains of the Day” (The Simpsons) – Written by John Frink
“Night of the Living Wage” (The Simpsons) – Written by Cesar Mazariegos
“Saving Favorite Drive-In” (Bob’s Burgers) – Written by Katie Crown
“The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed” (Bob’s Burgers) – Written by Greg Thompson
“Winter Is Born” (Blood of Zeus) – Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides
Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch Nominees:
The Daily Show – Head Writer Dan Amira, Senior Writers Lauren Sarver Means, Daniel Radosh, Writers David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, and more
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. – Writers Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, and more
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, and more
Saturday Night Live – Head Writers Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette, Writers Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, and more
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 2, 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 Dana Fox, Based on the musical stage play from the book by Gregory Maguire (Universal Pictures)
Documentary Screenplay
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)
Comedy/Variety Specials
The 77th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone (CBS)
A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special, 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)
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)
Documentary Script
The American Vice President (American Experience), Written by Michelle Ferrari (PBS)
The Cancer Detectives (American Experience), Written by Gene Tempest (PBS)
Part One: Inferno to Paradise (Dante), Written by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli (PBS)
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (American Experience), Written by Jamila Ephron (PBS)
The Space Race, Written by Mark Monroe (National Geographic Channel)
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, Chris Van Etten Writers Nigel Campbell, Ashley Cook, Emily Culliton, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Catherine LePard, Patrick Mulcahey, 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 +
QUIZ & AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Jeopardy!, Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
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 Wiss
Be sure to tune in on February 15 to see who takes home the top honors!
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