Ai Writers Guild Awards (WGA), “Shōgun” è stato il grande vincitore, ottenendo tre premi, tra cui Miglior Dramma, Miglior Nuova Serie e Miglior Episodio di Dramma. Sul lato commedia, “Hacks” ha vinto due premi, tra cui Miglior Commedia e Miglior Episodio di Commedia. Nel cinema, “Anora” e “Nickel Boys” hanno vinto premi importanti, con “Anora” che ha ottenuto il premio per la Miglior Sceneggiatura Originale per Sean Baker, e “Nickel Boys” per RaMell Ross e Joslyn Barnes.
HBO/Max ha dominato la serata con sei vittorie, tra cui “Hacks” e altri come “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”. FX/Hulu è seguita con tre vittorie, tutte per “Shōgun”. L’evento è stato presentato da Joel Kim Booster a Los Angeles e da Roy Wood Jr. a New York.
La WGA ha anche premiato Vince Gilligan con il Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award e David Lynch postumo con il Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. RaMell Ross e Joslyn Barnes hanno ricevuto il Paul Sevlin Award per la sceneggiatura che incarna i diritti civili.
Writers Guild WGA Awards 2025 Full Winners List
I premi più importanti:

Original Screenplay
- WINNER: “Anora” — Written by Sean Baker; NEON
- “A Real Pain” — Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures
- “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
- WINNER: “Nickel Boys” — Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
- “A Complete Unknown” — Screenplay by James Mangold and 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 and Winnie Holzman & 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; Universal Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
- WINNER: “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
Drama Series
- WINNER: “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu
- “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
- WINNER: “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
- “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
- WINNER: “Shōgun” — Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida; FX/Hulu
- “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
- WINNER: “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; HBO | Max
- “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 & Streaming Motion Pictures
- WINNER: “The Great Lillian Hall” — Written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone; HBO | Max
- “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
- WINNER: “Saving Favorite Drive-In” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Katie Crown; Fox
- “Bottle Episode” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik; Fox
- “Cremains of the Day” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by John Frink; Fox
- “Night of the Living Wage” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Cesar Mazariegos; Fox
- “The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Greg Thompson; Fox
- “Winter Is Born” (“Blood of Zeus”) — Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides; Netflix
Episodic Drama
- WINNER: “Anjin” (“Shōgun”) — Written for Television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks; FX/Hulu
- “The Beginning” (“Fallout”) — Written by Gursimran Sandhu; Prime Video
- “Fear of the End” (“Evil”) — Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Nialla LeBouef; Paramount+
- “First Date” (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”) — Written by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover; Prime Video
- “Olivia” (“Sugar”) — Written by Mark Protosevich; Apple TV+
- “Pilot” (“Elsbeth”) — Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS
Episodic Comedy
- WINNER: “Bulletproof” (“Hacks”) — Written by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky; HBO | Max
- “AGG” (“Somebody Somewhere”) — Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett; HBO | Max
- “Linda” (“English Teacher”) — Written by Jake Bender & Zach Dunn; FX/Hulu
- “Napkins” (“The Bear”) — Written by Catherine Schetina; FX/Hulu
- “Once Upon a Time in the West” (“Only Murders in the Building”) — Written by John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith; Hulu
- “Petiole” (“The Sticky”) — Written by Brian Donovan & Ed Herro; Prime Video