Bonnie Datt and Shannon Walker were Executive Producers of the 2026 Writers Guild Awards in New York. The show was Produced by Caroline Waxler. Head writer: Ann Cohen; writers:

Tim Barnes, Timothy Michael Cooper, Dylan Guerra, Don P. Hooper, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Nick Nadel, Bill Scheft, Caroline Waxler, Moujan Zolfaghari. Line Producer: ATD Audio Visual. Clip/Tribute Reel: Ben Garst, Shannon Walker.

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

WGAW Awards Committee members are Patric M. Verrone (chair), Steve Chivers, Adam Conover, Elias Davis,Patrick J. Doody, Shelly Goldstein, Marguerite MacIntyre, Matt Ross, and Scott Saltzburg.

Please direct New York-based media inquiries regarding the 2026 Writers Guild Awards to Tiana Timmerberg in the WGAE Communications Department at (347) 917-9981 or email: ttimmerberg@wgaeast.org.

Please direct Los Angeles-based media inquiries regarding the 2026 Writers Guild Awards to Sheva Diagne in the WGAW Communications Department at: (310) 890-7078 or email: sdiagne@wga.org.

The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America East, visit www.wgaeast.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America West, visit www.wga.org.