77th Annual Writers Guild of America AwardS
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
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
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“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
“A Real Pain” – Written by Jesse Eisenberg | Searchlight Pictures


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“NICKEL BOYS” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Written by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Based on “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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“A Complete Unknown” – James Mangold, 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
“Wicked” – Screenplay by Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Based on play by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, From the Novel by Gregory Maguire | Universal Pictures


DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Written by Mark Monroe
Directed by Ron Howard
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe,
Christopher St. John
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“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

TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES


DRAMA SERIES
“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
Directed by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
Produced by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca
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“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


COMEDY SERIES
“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
Directed by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky
Produced by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett
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“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
“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
“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
Directed by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
Produced by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca
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“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


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
Directed by Craig Zobel
Produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Daniel Pipski
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“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 & NEW MEDIA MOTION PICTURES
“The Great Lillian Hall” • HBO Max
Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone
Directed by Michael Cristofer
Produced by Bruce Cohen, Steven Rogers, Scott Thigpen, Marie Halliday
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“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
“Bob’s Burgers” • Fox
Episode: “Saving Favorite Drive-In”
Written by Katie Crown
Executive Produced by Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith, Rich Rinaldi, Greg Thompson, Dan Fybel, Jon Schroeder, Steven Davis, Scott Jacobson, Holly Schlesinger, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
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“Blood of Zeus” (Episode: “Winter Is Born”) – Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides | Netflix
“Bob’s Burgers” (Episode: “The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed”) – Written by Greg Thompson | Fox
“The Simpsons” (Episode: “Bottle Episode”) – Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik | Fox
“The Simpsons” (Episode: “Cremains of the Day”) – Written by John Frink | Fox
“The Simpsons” (Episode: “Night of the Living Wage”) – Written by Cesar Mazariegos | Fox


EPISODIC DRAMA
“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Anjin”
Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks
Directed by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
Produced by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca
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“Elsbeth” (Episode: “Pilot”) – Written by Robert King & Michelle King | CBS
“Evil” (Episode: “Fear of the End”) – Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef | Paramount+
“Fallout” (Episode: “The Beginning”) – Written by Gursimran Sandhu | Prime Video
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Episode: “First Date”) – Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover | Prime Video
“Sugar” (Episode: “Olivia”) – Written by Mark Protosevich | Apple TV+


EPISODIC COMEDY
“Hacks” • HBO Max
Episode: “Bulletproof”
Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky
Directed by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky
Produced by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett
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“The Bear” (Episode: “Napkins”) – Written by Catherine Schetina | FX/Hulu
“English Teacher” (Episode: “Linda”) – Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | FX/Hulu
“Only Murders in the Building” (Episode: “Once Upon a Time in the West”) – Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith | Hulu
“Somebody Somewhere” (Episode: “AGG”) – Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett | HBO Max
“The Sticky” (Episode: “Petiole”) – Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro | Prime Video


COMEDY/VARIETY TALK -or- SKETCH SERIES
“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
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“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
“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, Asha Ward, Auguste White, Celeste Yim | NBC


COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
“Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” • HBO Max
Written by Nikki Glaser
Directed by Hamish Hamilton
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“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
“Ramy Youssef: More Feelings” – Written by Ramy Youssef | HBO Max


QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” • Amazon Prime
Written 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
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“Jeopardy!” – Writers Marcus Brown, Michael Davies, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse | ABC


DAYTIME DRAMA
“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
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“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 Mulcahey, Dan O’Connor, Shannon Peace, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle, Scott Sickles, Micah Steinberg | ABC


CHILDREN’S EPISODIC, LONG FORM AND SPECIALS
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” • Roku Channel
Episode: “Welcome to Spiderwick”
Written by Aron Eli Coleite
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“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” (Episode: “I’m Pogey”) – Written by Charley Feldman | Apple TV+
“Out of My Mind” – Written by Daniel Stiepleman | Disney+
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Episode: “A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers”) – Written by Rick Riordan & Jonathan E. Steinberg | Disney+
“Sesame Street” (Episode: “The Sign Language ABCs”) – Written by Jessica Carleton | HBO Max


SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA
“Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill” • Roku Channel
Written by Tripper Clancy
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“Tiny Time Travel” – Written by Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Cynthia Furey, Tim McKeon, Nikki Palumbo, Connor White, Moujan Zolfaghari | PBS Kids


DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT
“Dante” • PBS
Episode: “Part One: Inferno to Paradise”
Written by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli
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“American Experience” (Episode: “The American Vice President”) – Written by Michelle Ferrari | PBS
“American Experience” (Episode: “The Cancer Detectives”) – Written by Gene Tempest | PBS
“American Experience” (Episode: “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal”) – Written by Jamila Ephron | PBS
“The Space Race” – Written by Mark Monroe | National Geographic Channel

NEWS SCRIPT REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“CBS Newspath” • CBS News
Episode: “Willie Mays Tribute”
Written by Gerald Mazza
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“CBS Evening News” (Episode: “Alabama IVF Ruling Sends Shockwaves Across America”) – Written by James Hutton, Rob Rivielle | CBS News
“CBS Evening News – Special Weekend Edition” (Episode: “Assassination Attempt”) – Written by Craig Wilson, James Hutton, Claudine Cleophat, Joe Clines, Rob Rivielle | CBS News


NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“60 Minutes” • CBS News
Episode: “The Resistance”
Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve
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“60 Minutes” (Episode: “Finding Cillian Murphy”) – Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve | CBS News
“ABC NewsOne” (Episode: “Understanding Travel Advisories”) – Written by Erik Pierorazio | ABC NewsOne
“Ayman” (Episode: “”History Repeats Itself in Northern Gaza One Year Later”) – Written by Rajaa Elidrissi | MSNBC
“CBS Sunday Morning” (Episode: “Fine Print: Carl Hiaasen”) – Written by Richard Buddenhagen, Lesley Stahl | CBS News

DIGITAL NEWS
“What Is Hamas Thinking Now?” • HuffPost
Written by Akbar Shahid Ahmed
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“The Food That Makes You Gay” – Written by Jaya Saxena | Eater
“Mise-en-Seine: A Paris Olympics Diary” – Written by Henry Grabar | Slate
“Sent by God” – Written by Molly Olmstead | Slate
“The Unraveling of Nancy Mace” – Written by Jim Newell | Slate

RADIO/AUDIO NOMINEES

RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“One Year: 1990” • Slate
Episode: “Art on Trial”
Written by Evan Chung
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“Serial Killers” (Episode: “Deadly Exes: Domestic Violence Awareness with Annie Elise”) – Written by Maggie Admire | Spotify Studios
“Slow Burn” (Episode: “A Hotbed of Homosexuality”) – Written by Christina Cauterucci | Slate
“Decoder Ring” (Episode: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check?”) – Written by Cheyna Roth and Patrick Fort | Slate

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Passages: Three Women Who Made A Difference” • CBS News Radio
Written by Gail Lee
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“6:40am News – Nov 6, 2023” – Written by Philip Pilato | 1010 WINS AM & FM
“12-15-2023, World News This Week” – Written by Joan B. Harris | ABC News Radio
“Inside a Gaza Hospital” (What Next?) – Written by Mary Harris and Rob Gunther | Slate
“World News This Year 2023” – Written by Robert Hawley | ABC News Radio

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
“Charles Osgood Remembered” • CBS News Radio
Written by Gail Lee
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“The Athleticism and Empathy of Horses” (Press Play 2024) – Written by Robert Hawley | ABC News Radio
“The bleeding edge” (Unexplainable) – Written by Byrd Pinkerton | Vox

PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES

ON AIR PROMOTION
“LC Voting Ads” • YouTube
Written by Desireena Almoradie, Angad Bhalla
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“Fortune Favors the Bold. Promotions for Tracker and King & Conqueror” – Written by Molly Neylan; CBS
“NCIS: Season 21 Legacy, Launch and Beyond Trailers” – Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS
“NYSNA AMC Campaign” – Written by Adrianna Hernandez Stewart, Angad Bhalla; YouTube




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