The 77th Annual Writers Guild Awards
Saturday
February 15, 2025
Edison Ballroom
240 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
5:00pm ET
Roy Wood Jr.
Ceremony Highlights
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Nominees & Winners
Original Screenplay
A Real Pain
Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures
Anora – Winner
Written by Sean Baker; NEON
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
A Complete Unknown
Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the Book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Pictures
Dune: Part 2
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
Nickel Boys – Winner
Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the Book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
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
Jim Henson: Idea Man – Winner
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
Honorary Awards
Scott Frank — Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement
Frank, who marks his 40th year as a WGA member in 2025, has had an extraordinary career screenwriting, directing and producing for both film and television.
With five Writers Guild Award nominations under his belt, Frank won “Best Adapted Screenplay” for OUT OF SIGHT (1998) and “Best Adapted Longform Screenplay” for THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (2020). OUT OF SIGHT, a multi-layered heist film that helped pioneer a new texture for the genre, was also nominated for “Best Adapted Screenplay” at the Academy Awards.
Most recently, Frank joined Tom Fontana (OZ, HOMICIDE, THE JURY) as co-creators, writers and executive producers on mini-series MONSIEUR SPADE. MONSIEUR SPADE centers around retired detective Sam Spade, the infamous protagonist of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 classic novel The Maltese Falcon, who returns to the action after a murder shocks a small town in the South of France.
Frank’s screenwriting credits further include masterful adaptations of Elmore Leonard novel GET SHORTY, Philip K. Dick novella MINORITY REPORT, John Grogan memoir MARLEY & ME and Marvel comic book stories THE WOLVERINE and LOGAN. LOGAN earned Frank his second Academy Award nomination for “Best Adapted Screenplay.”
Frank began his career as a writer on the series THE WONDER YEARS and his early film credits include the Kenneth Branagh directed thrilled DEAD AGAIN and the Jodie Foster directed coming-of-age drama LITTLE MAN TATE.
Bill Lawrence — Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence
A Guild member since 1991, Lawrence is best known as the creator of the beloved medical comedy SCRUBS. His impressive list of credits includes co-creating SPIN CITY, COUGAR TOWN, CLONE HIGH, and the Writers Guild Award-winning series TED LASSO. His current projects include SHRINKING, BAD MONKEY, and the untitled Steve Carell show, amongst others.
Bill also executive-produced/supervised numerous other shows under his Doozer banner including WHISKEY CAVALIER, UNDATEABLE, SURVIVING JACK, and GROUND FLOOR.
Lawrence’s first WGA-covered job was on the short-lived series BILLY. He would go on to start building his career as a writer on the first season of FRIENDS.
Upon learning of the accolade, Lawrence said, “I couldn’t be more honored to be included with the amazing writers who received this before me. I hope people think I look young.”
Kathy McGee – Richard B. Jablow Award
A Writers Guild of America East member since 1997, Kathy McGee is an Emmy Award-winning news writer/producer at WCBS-TV and has been active in the WGAE for more than 20 years. She writes for the 5pm, 6pm, 8pm and 11pm weekday newscasts. Kathy is a journalist with a passion for stories about theater and cultural arts. Kathy covers Broadway and has co-produced the “At The Tonys” special that airs in June on CBS stations across the country. She has served as shop leader at WCBS-TV since 2006 and is a member of the bargaining committee for CBS contracts.
Kathy served as the Guild’s Vice President from 2019 to 2021 and Vice President of the Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector between 2022 to 2024. She also served as a Council member from 2014 to 2019.
In addition, Kathy is a member of the Guild’s Committee for Inclusion and Equity, the WGAE Activities Committee, the WGAE Black Writers Salon and is a longtime member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
In a statement, Kathy McGee said, “I am filled with gratitude and joy and thank the committee for this honor. I began my broadcast news career nearly 40 years ago and am proud to have spent the last two decades in solidarity with members of the WGA East advocating for journalists and storytellers while encouraging the next generation of union leaders.”
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