I had the incredible honor of covering the Red Carpet at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony. At the 77th Annual Awards I had the pleasure of interviewing Jesse Eisenberg, Kathy McGee, Annette O’Toole & MORE, honorees, other presenters, actors, writers and guests as this year’s nominees in writing in film, television, new media and more are celebrated.
Red Carpet at the 2025 Writers Guild Award Ceremony at New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
As a small independent journalist it was such a surreal feeling being next to large publications that I have admired for years. I am so incredibly honored to be included, and have worked very hard for a decade to make my career possible and it feels like a dream. See all my red carpet interviews below and the full list of 2025 nominees and winners.
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news (broadcast and digital), radio/audio, and promotional categories.
The 2025 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony was hosted by Roy Wood Jr. (Have I Got News For You, Lonely Flowers) and featured presenters Molly Bernard (Hit Man), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters), Zach Cherry(Severance), Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Love to Hate It), Adriana Diaz (CBS Mornings), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Cole Escola (Oh Mary!), Michael McKean (The Diplomat), Annette O’Toole (Virgin River), Rosie Perez (Before),Meredith Scardino (Girls5Eva), DeWanda Wise (Three Women) and Michael Zegen (The Penguin).
The WGAE presented several honorary special achievement awards:
Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Logan) was the recipient of the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement, presented to him by Marielle Heller (Nightbitch); Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) was the recipient of the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, presented to him by Matt Tarses (Bad Monkey); and Kathy McGee (CBS News) was the recipient of the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild, presented to her by Greg Iwinski (Last Week Tonight).
Attendees at the New York Ceremony included Sean Baker (Anora), Joslyn Barnes (Nickel Boys), James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Jay Cocks (A Complete Unknown), Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two), Justin Kuritzkes(Challengers), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), John Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building), Bridget Everett(Somebody Somewhere), Celine Song (Past Lives), Lynn Nottage (She’s Gotta Have It), Ric Burns (Dante), Tony Gilroy(Andor), Samantha Quan (Anora), Murray Hill (Somebody Somewhere) and Christa Miller (Shrinking), among others.
Justin Kuritzkes (CHALLENGERS)
DeWanda Wise (THREE WOMEN)
Michael Zegen (THE PENGUIN)
Jesse Eisenberg (A REAL PAIN)
Zach Cherry (SEVERANCE)
Joslyn Barnes (NICKEL BOYS)
Michael McKean (THE DIPLOMAT), Annette O’Toole (VIRGIN RIVER)
Roy Wood Jr (HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
Matt Tarses (Bad Monkey/ Scrubs)
Molly Bernard (HIT MAN)
Deborah Cahn The Diplomat)
Kathy McGee (Honoree)
Cole Escola (OH MARY!)
2025 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees
New York and Los Angeles – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) announced the winners of the 2025 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, streaming, news, radio/audio and promotional categories during concurrent ceremonies.
https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora, Written by Sean Baker; NEON
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Jim Henson: Idea Man, Written by Mark Monroe; Imagine Documentaries
TELEVISION, STREAMING, AND NEWS WINNERS
DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun, Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu
COMEDY SERIES
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
NEW SERIES
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, Kira Snyder, Nick Towne, Noelle Valdivia; HBO | Max
TV & STREAMING MOTION PICTURES
The Great Lillian Hall, Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone; HBO | Max
ANIMATION
“Saving Favorite Drive-In” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Katie Crown; Fox
EPISODIC DRAMA
“Anjin” (Shōgun), Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks; FX/Hulu
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Bulletproof” (Hacks), Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky; HBO | Max
COMEDY/VARIETY SERIES – TALK OR SKETCH
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
COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, Written by Nikki Glaser; HBO | Max
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
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
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
“Welcome to Spiderwick” (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Written by Aron Eli Coleite; Roku Channel
SHORT FORM STREAMING
Die Hart 3: Hart to Kill, Written by Tripper Clancy; Roku Channel
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT
“Part One: Inferno to Paradise” (Dante), Written by Ric Burns and Riccardo Bruscagli; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Willie Mays Tribute” (CBS Newspath), Written by Gerald Mazza; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“The Resistance” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Kristin Steve; CBS News
“What Is Hamas Thinking Now?”, Written by Akbar Shahid Ahmed; HuffPost
RADIO/AUDIO WINNERS
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
“Art on Trial” (One Year: 1990), Written by Evan Chung; Slate
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“Passages: Three Women Who Made A Difference”, Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Charles Osgood Remembered”, Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING WINNERS
ON AIR PROMOTION
“Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Voting Ads”, Written by Desireena Almoradie, Angad Bhalla; YouTube
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