After he Writers Guild (WGA; Writers Guild of America) postponed on two occasions the announcement of its nominees for the WGA Award 2025as a result of the fires that hit Los Angeles, the guild finally revealed the list for best original and adapted screenplay in film, and best screenplay in the television sector this Wednesday, January 15.
The WGA was originally scheduled to announce the nominees on Thursday, January 9.
The nominees for best original screenplay are A Real Pain, Anora, Challengers, Civil War y My Old Ass. The best adapted screenplay category is made up of A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Hit Man, Nickel Boys y Wicked.
Other projects that have been generating noise and nominations this awards season such as The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Sing Sing y The Substancewere not eligible to be nominated for the WGA Awards.
On the television side, the nominations are led by Fallout, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shoguny The Simpsonswith three candidates for each one, followed by The Bear, Bob’s Burguers, English Teacher y Hackswith two nominations for each one.
Los winners will be revealed on Saturday, February 15, 2025 (via official site).
ALL NOMINEES:
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ORIGINAL SCRIPT
A REAL PAIN, guion de Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures
ANORA, guion of Sean Baker; NEON
CHALLENGERS, guion de Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios
CIVIL WAR, directed by Alex Garland; A24
MY OLD ASS, guion de Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios
ADAPTED SCRIPT
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald; Searchlight Pictures
DUNE: PART TWO, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, Based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Pictures
HIT MAN, guion de Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, Basado en Texas Monthly Article de Skip Hollandsworth; Netflix
NICKEL BOYS, screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, Based on the book The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
WICKED, script by Winnie Holzman, Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox, Based on the musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the novel by Gregory Maguire; Universal Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT
JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN, guion de Mark Monroe; Imagine Documentaries
KISS THE FUTURE, guion de Bill S. Carter, Historia de Bill S. Carter y Nenad Cicin-Sain; Fifth Season
MARTHA, screenplay by RJ Cutler; Netflix
WAR GAME, guion de Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss; Submarine Deluxe
TELEVISION, STREAMING
DRAMA SERIES
THE BOYS; Prime Video
THE DIPLOMAT; Netflix
FALLOUT; Prime Video
MR. & MRS. SMITH; Prime Video
SHOGUN; FX/Hulu
COMEDY SERIES
ABBOT ELEMENTARY; ABC
THE BEAR; FX/Hulu
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM; HBO | Max
HACKS; HBO | Max
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS; FX/Hulu
NEW SERIES
ENGLISH TEACHER; FX/Hulu
FALLOUT; Prime Video
MR. & MR.S SMITH; Prime Video
NOBODY WANTS THIS; Netflix
SHOGUN; FX/Hulu
LIMITED SERIES
THE PENGUIN; HBO | Max
PRESUMED INNOCENT; Apple TV+
RIPLEY; Netflix
SAY NOTHING; FX/Hulu
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY; HBO | Max
TV & STREAMING MOVIES
THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL; HBO | Max
PROM DATES; Hulu
REBEL RIDGE; Netflix
TERRY MCMILLAN PRESENTS FOREVER; Lifetime
ANIMATION
BOTTLE EPISODE (THE SIMPSONS); Fox
CREMAINS OF THE DAY (THE SIMPSONS); Fox
NIGHT OF THE LIVING WAGE (THE SIMPSONS); Fox
SAVING FAVORITE DRIVE-IN (BOB’S BURGUERS); Fox
THE TINA TABLE: THE TABLES HAVE TINA-ED (BOB’S BURGUERS); Fox
WINTER IS BORN (BLOOD OF ZEUS); Netflix
DRAMA EPISODE
DOG (SHOGUN); FX/Hulu
THE BEGINNING (FALLOUT); Prime Video
FEAR OF THE END (EVIL); Paramount+
FIRST DATE (MR. & MRS. SMITH); Prime Video
OLIVIA (SUGAR); Apple TV+
PILOT (ELSBETH); CBS
COMEDY EPISODE
AGG (SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE); HBO | Max
BULLETPROOF (HACKS); HBO | Max
LINDA (ENGLISH TEACHER); FX/Hulu
NAPKINS (THE BEAR); FX/Hulu
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING); Hulu
PETIOLE (THE STICKY); Prime Video
Source: https://cine3.com/sindicato-de-guionistas-revela-nominados-a-los-wga-awards-2025/