2025 Writers Guild Awards – Roy Wood Jr. reflects on SNL's 50th anniversary

Host Roy Wood Jr. celebrates the over 400 writers who have contributed to Saturday Night Live over its 50-year history at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony, which was held on Sunday, February 15, 2025 at New York’s Edison Ballroom.

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news (broadcast and digital), radio/audio and promotional categories.

Bonnie Datt and Shannon Walker were Executive Producers of the 2025 Writers Guild Awards in New York. The show was Produced by Caroline Waxler. Head writer: Ann Cohen; writers: Nick Bernardone, David Steven Cohen, Sarah Cooper, Timothy Michael Cooper, Dylan Guerra, Don Hooper, Nick Nadel, Bill Scheft and Caroline Waxler. Line Producer: ATD Audio Visual. Clip/Tribute Reel: Ben Garst, Shannon Walter.

WGAE Awards Committee members are Bonnie Datt (chair), Nick Bernardone, Ann Cohen, Sarah Cooper, Timothy Michael Cooper, Dylan Guerra, Don P. Hooper, Lily-Hayes Kaufman, Gail Lee, Nick Nadel, Courtney Simon, Shannon Walker and Caroline Waxler.

Find more information about the Writers Guild Awards at wgaeast.org/awards or on all social media platforms at @WGAEast.

The New York Ceremony is sponsored by Final Draft, Apple TV+, Max, Warner Brothers Discovery, Elite Logistics and Fulfillment, Good Energy, Hazmat, NBC, Vision Media and P3. Our media partner is Vulture.

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