WGA Awards

Writers From ‘The Daily Show’, ‘Last Week Tonight’, ‘SNL’ & More Try To Solve A Riddle: Is Donald Trump Actually Funny?
February 19, 2026
Six nominees for WGA Awards in the Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch category grappled Wednesday night with one of the great riddles of our age: Is Donald Trump...
Diana Son To Receive WGA East’s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service
December 18, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Diana Son will receive the WGA East‘s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service at the 78th Annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony in March. Son, a member of...
WGA West President Meredith Stiehm Calls On Studios To Sue AI Companies, Takes Aim At Trump At Guild Awards: “We Do Not Cower In The Face Of Bullies”
February 16, 2025
WGA West President Meredith Stiehm sought to reassure members that the guild is doing its best to work in their favor during her speech at Saturday night’s guild awards....
Bill Lawrence On The Importance Of Mentoring Young Writers, Or “People Who Will Give Me My Last Job When I Am Un-Hirable,” As He Accepts WGA East Award
February 16, 2025
“The best thing about Hollywood, other than, obviously, award shows, is that all of us got in the door because someone believed in us,” said Bill Lawrence, accepting the...
Joel Kim Booster Hopes To Bring Levity To WGA Awards West Coast Ceremony After Years Of Strife For Writers
February 12, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Joel Kim Booster just wants to make people laugh — and if anyone could use a moment of levity right now, its film and TV writers. The comedian...
‘Nickel Boys’ Screenwriters RaMell Ross And Joslyn Barnes To Receive WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award
February 7, 2025
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Paul Selvin Award for their work as the screenwriters of Nickel Boys, the Amazon MGM...