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.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Writers Guild Awards Awards, which were handed out February 15 in dual ceremonies in Hollywood and Manhattan.

The Writers Guild Awards are underway in both Los Angeles and New York, as the WGA recognizes the best of 2024’s writing in television and film. This year’s annual event bicoastal event is being at the Beverly Hilton for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.

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;