The Writers Guild of America, West ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and was hosted by Joel Kim Booster, while the WGA, East ceremony took place at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and was hosted by Roy Wood Jr.

In New York, Scott Frank was set to be presented with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement by Marielle Heller, while Bill Lawrence was to be presented with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence. Kathy McGee was selected to be honored with the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild by Penelope Koechl.

With last year’s ceremony taking place in the shadow of the 2023 strikes and this year’s function in the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires, the 2025 WGA Awards have a lot of work to do when it comes to lifting the spirits of the entertainment industry. Thankfully, good writing always has.

"Anora" wins the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards Saturday just after the film's director Sean Baker wins the Directors Guild of America Award.

Anora” won best picture at the Critics Choice Awards, while “Emilia Pérez,” “The Substance” and “Wicked” each took three trophies. See who else won.

After last year’s scheduling confusions and multiple scary fires, awards season is back to its regular programming, with the WGA Awards hosted simultaneously on both coasts on February 15. Writers know best as this is one of the few awards shows this season to give Challengers some credit;