The Writers Guild of America Awards are given by the screenwriters of the WGA East and WGA West to the best original and adapted screenplays of the year, plus documentary, television and radio writing. They are one of the best predictors of the Oscars for screenplay. This page has 3 ceremonies from 2004 to 2025: 16 nominations and 3 winners.
Anora won Best Original Screenplay on February 15, 2025. The main categories at a glance; the ceremony page has every nominee.
Best Original Screenplay Best Original Screenplay
2024 · Comedy, Drama, Romance · Echo Score 79 · $57.4M worldwide
With Sean Baker
1 win from 1 nomination at the 77th Writers Guild of America Awards (2025)
A young woman working in Brooklyn unexpectedly marries the son of a Russian oligarch, setting off a whirlwind romance. However, the fairytale quickly unravels when his parents travel to New York determined to annul the marriage.
About Anora
All 3 ceremonies in the database, newest first, with the date and size of each and the winner of the top prize. Pick a decade to jump to it.
· 3 categories · 14 nominations
Best Original Screenplay: Anora
· 1 category · 1 nomination · Winners not recorded
· 1 category · 1 nomination · Winners not recorded
The WGA Awards date on the awards calendar, with the venue and a link to the results.
The award bodies closest to the WGA Awards: DGA Awards (76 ceremonies since 1948), Annie Awards (33 ceremonies since 1991), Artios Awards (18 ceremonies since 2008) and PGA Awards (3 ceremonies since 2020). Then the other 15 award bodies in the database. Each page lists its winners and nominees by year.
Directors Guild of America Awards
The Directors Guild of America picks the best-directed films.
The highest honors in animation, from features to effects.
The Casting Society of America honors casting directors.
Producers Guild of America Awards
The Producers Guild's top prize often predicts Best Picture.
Coming soon to your phone
From blockbusters to hidden gems: plot summaries, endings explained and timelines on your phone. Save your favorites and never miss a twist again.
Be the first to know when it launches. Your email stays private, always. Learn more about the app
The latest winners, the most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, how far back the results go and the next date of the Writers Guild of America Awards, answered from the database.
The latest ceremony in the database is the 77th Writers Guild of America Awards (2025), held on February 15, 2025. Anora (2024) won Best Original Screenplay. The ceremony had 3 categories and 14 nominations.
77th Writers Guild of America Awards winnersNo film has won more than one of the WGA Awards in the database. The latest Best Original Screenplay went to Anora (2024) at the 77th Writers Guild of America Awards (2025).
77th Writers Guild of America Awards winnersNo one named in a category has won more than once at the WGA Awards in the database; winners include Sean Baker and Mark Monroe.
Sean Baker's awardsThe database has 3 ceremonies of the Writers Guild of America Awards, from 2004 to 2025, with 16 nominations and 3 winners. Years without a page are missing from the source data.
The date of the next ceremony is not on the calendar yet.
Awards calendar
