77th Writers Guild of America Awards (2025)

Film
Best Original Screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker
Challengers - Justin Kuritzkes
Civil War - Alex Garland
My Old Ass - Megan Park
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
A Complete Unknown - James Mangold and Jay Cocks; based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald
Dune: Part Two - Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert
Hit Man - Richard Linklater and Glen Powell; based on the Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth
Wicked - Winnie Holzman and 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
Best Documentary Screenplay
Jim Henson: Idea Man - Mark Monroe
Kiss the Future - screenplay by Bill S. Carter, story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain
Martha - R. J. Cutler
War Game - Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss
Television
Drama Series
Shōgun (FX/Hulu) - Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
The Boys (Prime Video) - Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson
The Diplomat (Netflix) - Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah
Fallout (Prime Video) - Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Joy, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) - Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi
Comedy Series
Hacks (HBO Max) - 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
Abbott Elementary (ABC) - 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) - Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) - Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein
What We Do in the Shadows (FX/Hulu) - 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
Shōgun (FX/Hulu) - Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
English Teacher (FX/Hulu) - Brian Jordan Alvarez, Wally Baram, Jake Bender, Emmy Blotnick, Zach Dunn, Dave King, Stephanie Koenig, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, Samantha Shier
Fallout (Prime Video) - Jake Bender, Karey Dornetto, Zach Dunn, Kieran Fitzgerald, Chaz Hawkins, Lisa Joy, Carson Mell, Jonathan Nolan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Gursimran Sandhu, Graham Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) - Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, and Yvonne Hana Yi
Nobody Wants This (Netflix) - 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
Limited Series
The Penguin (HBO) - 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+) - Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, and Sharr White
Ripley (Netflix) - Steven Zaillian
Say Nothing (FX/Hulu) - Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer
True Detective: Night Country (HBO) - Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms
Episodic Drama
"Anjin" - Shōgun (FX/Hulu) - Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
"The Beginning" - Fallout (Prime Video) - Gursimran Sandhu
"Fear of the End" - Evil (Paramount+) - Rockne S. O'Bannon and Nialla LeBouef
"First Date" - Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) - Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover
"Olivia" - Sugar (Apple TV+) - Mark Protosevich
"Pilot" - Elsbeth (CBS) - Robert King and Michelle King
Episodic Comedy
"Bulletproof" - Hacks (HBO Max) - Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky
"AGG" - Somebody Somewhere (HBO) - Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett
"Napkins" - The Bear (FX/Hulu) - Catherine Schetina
"Linda" - English Teacher (FX/Hulu) - Jake Bender and Zach Dunn
"Once Upon a Time in the West" - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) - John Hoffman and Joshua Allen Griffith
"Petiole" - The Sticky (Prime Video) - Brian Donovan and Ed Herro
TV & New Media Motion Pictures
The Great Lillian Hall (HBO) - Elisabeth Seldes Annacone
Prom Dates (Hulu) - D.J. Mausner
Rebel Ridge (Netflix) - Jeremy Saulnier
Terry McMillan Presents: Forever (Lifetime) - Bart Baker
Animation
"Saving Favorite Drive-In" - Bob's Burgers (Fox) - Katie Crown
"Bottle Episode" - The Simpsons (Fox) - Rob LaZebnik and Johnny LaZebnik
"Cremains of the Day" - The Simpsons (Fox) - John Frink
"Night of the Living Wage" - The Simpsons (Fox) - Cesar Mazariegos
"The Tina Table: The Tables have Tina-ed" - Bob's Burgers (Fox) - Greg Thompson
"Winter is Born" - Blood of Zeus (Netflix) - Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides