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The WGA is fighting a long history of pattern bargaining as it seeks better terms than were reached by the Directors Guild of America.
Screenwriters Guild of Israel Calls Out Writers Guild for Silence Over Hamas Attack in Israel "It is a damn shame that a professional writers’ guild decides to withhold words,” the sister ...
In 1933, the Screen Writers Guild decided to get serious and in April of that year the new Screen Writers Guild was formed with 173 charter members.
When the Writers Guild of America was founded 90 years ago, as the Screen Writers Guild, it fought for rights that remain relevant today.
Michael Schulman on the impending Writers Guild of America strike and how TV writing has changed from the prestige-cable days to the current prestige-streaming era.
Sean Baker’s Anora, written by Baker, and Nickel Boys, written by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, took the top film prizes at the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards tonight, for Original Screenplay ...
Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Netflix in Hollywood, Calif. on Aug. 9, 2023.
The sci-fi smash “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” won the original-screenplay trophy at the Writers Guild Awards on Sunday night, completing a thorough sweep of the top prizes from ...
The 2025 Writers Guild Awards took place Saturday night, with the guild continuing its tradition of doling out prizes in simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles. In the film categories ...
Before there was a WGA, there was the Screen Writers’ Guild. Officially formed in 1921, it was only formally recognized as a labor union in 1933 thanks to the plans of 10 writers: Kubec Glasmon ...
In the summer of 1952, guilds representing directors and actors reached a historic deal with Hollywood studios to earn a residual on TV reruns. But the Screen Writers Guild held out for a royalty ...