The winners of the 2025 Writers Guild Awards are here! The ceremony which was underway simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles on Saturday (Feb 15), saw several award-season contenders and fan-favouruite shows taking up the top awards. 

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Oscar-nominated Anora took home the award for original screenplay, beating A Real Pain, Challengers, Civil War and My Old Ass. Nickel Boys took home the trophy for adapted screenplay. On the TV side, the night was dominated by the Japanese drama Shogun. The show won the best drama, best new series and best drama episode award. 

In Los Angeles, Joel Kim Booster hosted this year’s event, while in the East, comedian Roy Wood Jr. served as host.

Winners list: 

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Anora, Written by Sean Baker - WINNER
Challengers, Written by Justin Kuritzkes
Civil War, Written by Alex Garland
My Old Ass, Written by Megan Park

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

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A Complete Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks.

Dune: Part 2, Screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts.

Hit Man, Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Glen Powell.

Nickel Boys, Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes - WINNER

Wicked, Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Kiss the Future, Screenplay by Bill S. Carter, Story by Bill S. Carter and Nenad Cicin-Sain

WINNER Jim Henson: Idea Man, Written by Mark Monroe

Martha, Written by R.J. Cutler

War Game, Written by Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss

TELEVISION 

DRAMA SERIES

The Boys, Written by Geoff Aull, Jessica Chou, Paul Grellong, Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Judalina Neira, David Reed, Anslem Richardson.

WINNER Shōgun, Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida.

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.

The Diplomat, Written by Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, Peter Noah.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi.

Comedy Series

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.

The Bear, Written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Will Guidara, Matty Matheson, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer.

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. 

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Written by Larry David, Jon Hayman, Justin Hurwitz, Carol Leifer, Stephen Leff, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein.

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.

New Series

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.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Written by Carla Ching, Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Schuyler Pappas, Francesca Sloane, Yvonne Hana Yi.

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.

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.

WINNER - Shogun, Written by Shannon Goss, Maegan Houang, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Caillin Puente, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida. 

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. 

Presumed Innocent, Written by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White.

Ripley, Written by Steven Zaillian.

Say Nothing, Written by Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer.

True Detective: Night Country, Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms.

Animation

Bottle Episode (The Simpsons), Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik.

Cremains of the Day (The Simpsons), Written by John Frink.

Night of the Living Wage (The Simpsons), Written by Cesar Mazariegos.

WINNER - Saving Favorite Drive-In (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Katie Crown.

The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Greg Thompson.

Winter Is Born (Blood of Zeus), Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides.