A special episode featuring a panel of 2025 Writers Guild Award nominees from the original and adapted screenplay categories. Moderator Kathryn VanArendonk, TV critic at Vulture and New York Magazine, moderates a conversation between Justin Kuritzkes, Joslyn Barnes, Ramell Ross, and Dana Fox to talk about their critically and culturally acclaimed screenplays.

Justin Kuritzkes is the writer of Challengers.

Joslyn Barnes and Ramell Ross are the co-writers of Nickel Boys.

Dana Fox is a co-writer and executive producer of Wicked.

This episode is a live taping of our annual Writers Guild Awards contenders panel, And the Nominees Are..., which took place at the SVA Theatre on January 30, 2025.

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