77th Annual Writers Guild of America Award
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City

SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Anora” • NEON
WRITTEN BY Sean Baker
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers

“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
WRITTEN BY Justin Kuritzkes
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya | Producers

“CIVIL WAR” • A24
WRITTEN BY Alex Garland
Alex Garland | Director
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers

“MY OLD ASS” • Amazon MGM Studios
WRITTEN BY Megan Park
Megan Park | Director
Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Steven Rales | Producers

“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
WRITTEN BY Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg | Director
Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary | Producers

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
WRITTEN BY Jay Cocks & James Mangold
Based on “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
WRITTEN BY Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
Based on “Dune” by Frank Herbert
Denis Villeneuve | Director
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers

“HIT MAN” • Netflix
WRITTEN BY Glen Powell & Richard Linklater
Based on “Hit Man” by Skip Hollandsworth
Richard Linklater | Director
Jason Bateman, Mike Blizzard, Michael Costigan, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell | Producers

“NICKEL BOYS” • Amazon MGM Studios
WRITTEN BY RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Based on “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
RaMell Ross | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Producers

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
WRITTEN BY Winnie Holzman
Based on “Wicked” by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman & “Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
WRITTEN BY Mark Monroe
Ron Howard | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers

“Kiss The Future” • Paramount+
WRITTEN BY Bill S. Carter, Story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain
Nenad Cicin-Sain | Director
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Anthony, Ned O’Hanlon | Producers

“Martha” • Netflix
WRITTEN BY R.J. Cutler
R.J. Cutler | Director
Jane Cha, Alino Cho, Austin Wilkin, R.J. Cutler, Trevor Smith | Producers

“War Game” • Submarine Deluxe
WRITTEN BY Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss
Tony Gerber, Jesse Moss | Directors
Todd Lubin, Jesse Moss, Jack Turner, Mark Dicristofaro, Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker | Producers

TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES

“The Boys” • Prime Video
Written by Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson

“The Diplomat” • Netflix
Written by Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah

“Fallout” • Prime Video
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” • Prime Video
Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi

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

COMEDY SERIES

“Abbott Elementary” • ABC
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” • FX/Hulu
Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” • HBO | Max
Written by Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein

“Hacks” • HBO | Max
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” • FX/Hulu
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

NEW SERIES

“English Teacher” • FX/Hulu
Written by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Wally Baram, Jake Bender, Emmy Blotnick, Zach Dunn, Dave King, Stephanie Koenig, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, Samantha Shier

“Fallout” • Prime Video
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” • Prime Video
Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi

“Nobody Wants This” • Netflix
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” • FX/Hulu
Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida

LIMITED SERIES

“The Penguin” • HBO | Max
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” • Apple TV+
Written by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White

“Ripley” • Netflix
Written by Steven Zaillian

“Say Nothing” • FX/Hulu
Written by Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer

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

TV & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES

“The Great Lillian Hall” • HBO | Max
Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone

“Prom Dates” • Hulu
Written by D.J. Mausner

“Rebel Ridge” • Netflix
Written by Jeremy Saulnier

“Terry McMillan Presents Forever” • Lifetime
Written by Bart Baker

ANIMATION

“Blood of Zeus” • Netflix
Episode: “Winter Is Born”
Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides

“Bob’s Burgers” • Fox
Episode: “Saving Favorite Drive-In”
Written by Katie Crown

“Bob’s Burgers” • Fox
Episode: “The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed”
Written by Greg Thompson

“The Simpsons” • Fox
Episode: “Bottle Episode”
Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik

“The Simpsons” • Fox
Episode: “Cremains of the Day”
Written by John Frink

“The Simpsons” • Fox
Episode: “Night of the Living Wage”
Written by Cesar Mazariegos

EPISODIC DRAMA

“Elsbeth” • CBS
Episode: “Pilot”
Written by Robert King & Michelle King

“Evil” • Paramount+
Episode: “Fear of the End”
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef

“Fallout” • Prime Video
Episode: “The Beginning”
Written by Gursimran Sandhu

“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” • Prime Video
Episode: “First Date”
Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover

“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Anjin”
Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks

“Sugar” • Apple TV+
Episode: “Olivia”
Written by Mark Protosevich

EPISODIC COMEDY

“The Bear” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Napkins”
Written by Catherine Schetina

“English Teacher” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Linda”
Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn

“Hacks” • HBO | Max
Episode: “Bulletproof”
Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky

“Only Murders in the Building” • Hulu
Episode: “Once Upon a Time in the West”
Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith

“Somebody Somewhere” • HBO | Max
Episode: “AGG”
Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett

“The Sticky” • Prime Video
Episode: “Petiole”
Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK -or- SKETCH SERIES

“The Daily Show” • Comedy Central
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

“John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” • Netflix
Writers Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Jeremy Levick, John Mulaney, Alex Scordelis, Rajat Suresh

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” • Syndicated
Head Writer Jordan Watland Writers Kevin Hurley, Nik Robinson

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” • HBO | Max
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” • CBS
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

“Saturday Night Live” • NBC
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” • CBS
Written by Dave Boone

“A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special” • NBC
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

“Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” • HBO | Max
Written by Nikki Glaser

“Ramy Youssef: More Feelings” • HBO | Max
Written by Ramy Youssef

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

“Jeopardy!” • ABC
Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse;

“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” • Amazon Prime
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

DAYTIME DRAMA

“Days of Our Lives” • Peacock
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” • ABC
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

“The Young and the Restless” • CBS/Paramount +
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

“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” • Apple TV+
Episode: “I’m Pogey”
Written by Charley Feldman

“Out of My Mind” • Disney+
Written by Daniel Stiepleman

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” • Disney+
Episode: “A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers”
Written by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg

“Sesame Street” • HBO | Max
Episode: “The Sign Language ABCs”
Written by Jessica Carleton

“The Spiderwick Chronicles” • Roku Channel
Episode: “Welcome to Spiderwick”
Written by Aron Eli Coleite

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA

“Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill” • Roku Channel
Written by Tripper Clancy

“Tiny Time Travel” • PBS Kids
Written by Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Cynthia Furey, Tim McKeon, Nikki Palumbo, Connor White, Moujan Zolfaghari

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT

“American Experience” • PBS
Episode: “The American Vice President”
Written by Michelle Ferrari

“American Experience” • PBS
Episode: “The Cancer Detectives”
Written by Gene Tempest

“Dante” • PBS
Episode: “Part One: Inferno to Paradise”
Written by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli

“American Experience” • PBS
Episode: “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal”
Written by Jamila Ephron

“The Space Race” • National Geographic Channel
Written by Mark Monroe

NEWS SCRIPT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

“CBS Evening News” • CBS News
Episode: “Alabama IVF Ruling Sends Shockwaves Across America”
Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle

“CBS Evening News – Special Weekend Edition” • CBS News
Episode: “Assassination Attempt”
Written by Craig Wilson, James Hutton, Claudine Cleophat, Joe Clines, Rob Rivielle

“CBS Newspath” • CBS News
Episode: “Willie Mays Tribute”
Written by Gerald Mazza

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

“60 Minutes” • CBS News
Episode: “Finding Cillian Murphy”
Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve

“60 Minutes” • CBS News
Episode: “The Resistance”
Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve

“ABC NewsOne” • ABC NewsOne
Episode: “Understanding Travel Advisories”
Written by Erik Pierorazio

“Ayman” • MSNBC
Episode: “”History Repeats Itself in Northern Gaza One Year Later”
Written by Rajaa Elidrissi

“CBS Sunday Morning” • CBS News
Episode: “Fine Print: Carl Hiaasen”
Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl

DIGITAL NEWS

“The Food That Makes You Gay” • Eater
Written by Jaya Saxena

“Mise-en-Seine: A Paris Olympics Diary” • Slate
Written by Henry Grabar

“Sent by God” • Slate
Written by Molly Olmstead

“The Unraveling of Nancy Mace” • Slate
Written by Jim Newell

“What Is Hamas Thinking Now?” • HuffPost
Written by Akbar Shahid Ahmed

RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES

RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY

“One Year: 1990” • Slate
Episode: “Art on Trial”
Written by Evan Chung

“Serial Killers” • Spotify Studios
Episode: “Deadly Exes: Domestic Violence Awareness with Annie Elise”
Written by Maggie Admire

“Slow Burn” • Slate
Episode: “A Hotbed of Homosexuality”
Written by Christina Cauterucci

“Decoder Ring” • Slate
Episode: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check?”
Written by Cheyna Roth and Patrick Fort

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

“6:40am News – Nov 6, 2023” • 1010 WINS AM & FM
Written by Philip Pilato

“12-15-2023, World News This Week” • ABC News Radio
Written by Joan B. Harris

“What Next?” • Slate
Episode: “Inside a Gaza Hospital”
Written by Mary Harris and Rob Gunther

“Passages: Three Women Who Made A Difference” • CBS News Radio
Written by Gail Lee

“World News This Year 2023” • ABC News Radio
Written by Robert Hawley

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY

“Press Play 2024” • ABC News Radio
Episode: “The Athleticism and Empathy of Horses”
Written by Robert Hawley

“Unexplainable” • Vox
Episode: “The bleeding edge”
Written by Byrd Pinkerton;

“Charles Osgood Remembered” • CBS News Radio
Written by Gail Lee

PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES

ON AIR PROMOTION

“Fortune Favors the Bold. Promotions for Tracker and King & Conqueror” • CBS
Written by Molly Neylan

“LC Voting Ads” • YouTube
Written by Desireena Almoradie, Angad Bhalla

“NCIS: Season 21 Legacy, Launch and Beyond Trailers” • CBS
Written by Erial Tompkins

“NYSNA AMC Campaign” • YouTube
Written by Adrianna Hernandez Stewart, Angad Bhalla;