2025 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony Host and Presenters Announced
Roy Wood Jr. to Host 2025 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony
Presenters include Ronny Chieng, Adriana Diaz, Jesse Eisenberg, Cole Escola, Marielle Heller, Bridget Moynahan, Michael McKean, Annette O’Toole, Rosie Perez, Meredith Scardino, Cory Michael Smith, DeWanda Wise and Michael Zegen.
NEW YORK, NY (January 16, 2025) – The beloved comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the 77th Annual Writers Guild Awards at New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Wood is currently the host of CNN’s satire news program HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU. He wrote and starred in the Writers Guild Award-nominated series COMMAND Z, produced the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary THE NEUTRAL GROUND, was a guest host and correspondent on Comedy Central’s Writers Guild Award-nominated and Emmy-winning THE DAILY SHOW and headlined THE 2023 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER.
Wood’s fourth one-hour comedy special LONELY FLOWERS will premiere later this month on Hulu. He will appear alongside Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill in the upcoming comedy film OUTCOME for Apple TV+. Wood will also appear alongside André Holland, Nicole Beharie and DeWanda Wise in LOVE, BROOKLYN, which will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
In a statement, Roy Wood Jr. said, “It’s an honor to return to host this celebration of the people who truly are the red blood cells of this industry. We will plan a wonderful evening and eagerly await notes from the studio executives.”
Presenters at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards ceremony in New York include Ronny Chieng (THE DAILY SHOW, INTERIOR CHINATOWN), Adriana Diaz (CBS MORNINGS), Jesse Eisenberg (A REAL PAIN), Cole Escola (HACKS, OH MARY!), Bridget Moynahan (BLUE BLOODS, JOHN WICK), Michael McKean (THE DIPLOMAT), Annette O’Toole (VIRGIN RIVER, A MIGHTY WIND), Rosie Perez (BEFORE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT), Meredith Scardino (GIRLS5EVA), Cory Michael Smith (SATURDAY NIGHT), DeWanda Wise (THREE WOMEN, SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT) and Michael Zegen (THE PENGUIN, MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL).
At the New York ceremony, Scott Frank (THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, LOGAN) will be presented with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement by Marielle Heller (NIGHTBITCH); Bill Lawrence (TED LASSO, SCRUBS) will be presented with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence; and Kathy McGee (CBS NEWS) will be presented with the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild by Penelope Koechl (AS THE WORLD TURNS).
The Writers Guild Awards will stream highlights from the New York Red Carpet and Ceremony on all Writers Guild of America East social media accounts at @WGAEast.
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The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio and promotional categories. The 2025 Writers Guild Awards (77th Annual) will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in New York City and in Los Angeles.
For media inquiries about the 2025 WGA New York show, please contact Jason Gordon in the WGAE Communications Department at (212) 767-7809 or email: jgordon@wgaeast.org.
For media inquiries about the 2025 WGA Los Angeles show, please contact Bob Hopkinson in the WGAW Communications Department at: (310) 801-8563 or email: bhopkinson@wga.org.
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) are labor unions of writers in motion pictures, television, news, podcasts and online media. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America East, visit wgaeast.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America West, visit wga.org.
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