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Updated, 1:23 Pm: The Writers Guild of America West has penciled in the full list of candidates for its 2025 board of directors and officer election. The only changes from last month’s announcement are that Malcolm Spellman is new to the list of board hopefuls and incumbent Dante W. Harper withdrew his candidacy for the board on Tuesday. See the rest of the names below.

The deadline for submitting signed petitions to the Wgaw was at noon Pt today.

Previously, June 23: The Writers Guild of America West has announced the candidates for its upcoming 2025 Officers and Board of Directors election.

Michele Mulroney, the guild’s current Vice President, has emerged as the sole nominee for President. If approved, she will take over from current President Meredith Stiehm.

The candidates for Vice President are Jeffrey Thompson and Travis Donnelly. For Secretary-Treasurer, the nominees are Peter Murrieta and Van Robichaux.

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Michele Mulroney is running for president of the Writers Guild of America West — unopposed, at least for now — after current president Meredith Stiehm termed out after nearly four years at the helm.

The union announced the news alongside the names of other initial candidates running for officer and board positions in its 2025 elections on Monday. Crucially, the election will determine the leaders that will guide the WGA West through its 2026 contract negotiations, its first with major film and television studios since the 148-day strike in 2023.

Though Mulroney is at present running without a challenger, that situation could change. Other union members can throw their hats in the ring for both officer and board positions by obtaining a minimum number of member signatures on a petition. Members have until July 23 to submit petitions.

Beyond Mulroney, the initial candidate list shows Jeffrey Thompson and Travis Donnelly are both running for vice president,...

Michele Mulroney, the vice president of the Writers Guild of America West, is running to succeed Meredith Stiehm as president of the guild for the next two years.

Mulroney, a screenwriter, is the only candidate for president on the guild’s “initial list” of nominees. Any additional candidates must submit at least 25 signatures by July 23.

Stiehm, a TV showrunner, has served as president for the last four years. She is barred under the WGA constitution from seeking a third consecutive term.

Mulroney has been active in the guild’s efforts to fight “free work,” a longstanding issue for feature writers. The union has argued for decades that feature writers are forced to do numerous revisions before they are allowed to turn in a “first draft” — violating the producer’s obligation under the collective bargaining agreement to pay for revisions.

That trend accelerated with the rise of “one-step” deals in the late 1990s.

The Writers Guild of America West has unveiled the 18 candidates running for seats on the guild’s board of directors.

The election will be held next month during a voting period that runs Sept. 5-24. Voting materials will be distributed to guild members on Aug. 30.

The candidates are 13 new contenders and five incumbent members seeking two-year terms. As per WGA West’s rules, the listing of the candidates is presented in an order determined by lot.

Courtney Lilly Deric A. Hughes (incumbent) Chris Hazzard Maggie Levin Justin Halpern (incumbent) Ron Rappaport Deborah Pratt Danny Tolli Stefanie Leder Joelle Garfinkel Melinda Hsu Jeffrey Thompson Rich Talarico Raphael Bob-Waksberg (incumbent) Thomas Mignone Travis Donnelly (incumbent) John Rogers (incumbent) Jackie Penn

The guild’s board election will be closely watched for signs of next-generation leaders emerging at the union, which went on strike for 148 days last year. Last year, veteran showrunner Meredith Stiehm...

The Writers Guild of America West unveiled the finalists for its 2024 Board of Directors election on Tuesday.

There are 18 candidates running to fill eight open seats are: Courtney Lilly, Deric A. Hughes (inc.), Chris Hazzard, Maggie Levin, Justin Halpern (inc.), Ron Rappaport, Deborah Pratt, Danny Tolli, Stefanie Leder, Joelle Garfinkel, Melinda Hsu, Jeffrey Thompson, Rich Talarico, Raphael Bob-Waksberg (inc.), Thomas Mignone, Travis Donnelly (inc.), John Rogers (inc.), Jackie Penn.

Only one candidate selected by the Wgaw Nominating Committee did not make it to the final round.

Wgaw members should receive voting materials on August 30, with the voting period from September 5 through September 24 at 12:00 p.m. Pt.

In addition to the candidates selected by the Guild’s Nominating Committee, eligible members may also be nominated by petition. Members seeking nomination for the Board of Directors must obtain 15 member signatures in support of their petitions. The deadline for submitting signed petitions...

The Writers Guild of America West Nominating Committee revealed the candidates for its 2024 board of directors on Friday.

The 19 members vying for eight open seats are: Courtney Lilly, Deric A. Hughes (inc.), Chris Hazzard, Maggie Levin, Justin Halpern (inc.), Ron Rappaport, Deborah Pratt, Danny Tolli, Stefanie Leder, Joelle Garfinkel, Melinda Hsu, Jeffrey Thompson, Juan Carlos Fernandez, Rich Talarico, Raphael Bob-Waksberg (inc.), Thomas Mignone, Travis Donnelly (inc.), John Rogers (inc.), Jackie Penn.

Voting will go through September 24 at 12 p.m. Pt, and members should expect to receive voting materials and information about candidates on August 30.

In addition to the candidates selected by the Guild’s Nominating Committee, eligible members may also be nominated by petition. Members seeking nomination for the Board of Directors must obtain 15 member signatures in support of their petitions. The deadline for submitting signed petitions to the Wgaw is July 23 at 12 p.m. Pt.

The Writers Guild of America West has re-elected Meredith Stiehm as its president and Michele Mulroney as its vice president in an unusual strike-era officer and board of directors election.

Incumbent Betsy Thomas won the seat for secretary-treasurer, beating out Jeffrey Thompson, in the voting period that ended on Tuesday. Other officer candidates included Rich Talarico, who had been running for president, and Isaac Gómez, who had been running for vice president. Voting took place between August 29 and Sept. 19 amid the ongoing writers’ strike, which began more than four months ago.

Candidates who won seats on the union’s board of directors included incumbents Adam Conover, Nicole Yorkin, Dailyn Rodriguez, Zoe Marshall and Dante W. Harper, as well as fresh candidates Molly Nussbaum, Scott Alexander and Rob Forman.

Three thousand seven hundred eighty-three valid ballots were cast in the election, which was administered by Votenet Solutions. Around 11,000 WGA West members were eligible to vote,...

Meredith Stiehm has been reelected as president of WGA West, in a strong show of support as the union’s strike continues into its fifth month.

Stiehm took 3,354 votes, easily defeating Rich Talarico, who took just 300 votes.

Two other officers were also reelected: Michele Mulroney, as vice president, and Betsy Thomas, as secretary-treasurer. Five board members were reelected, and three new members were also elected to the board.

Stiehm was the showrunner of “Cold Case” on CBS and “The Bridge” on FX. She was also a key figure in the union’s fight against agency packaging in 2019-21. She alleged that CAA, her former agency, collected almost as much for packaging “Cold Case” as she did for writing the show.

Since the strike began on May 2, Stiehm has described herself as a “wartime president,” and has said that the union is on the path to success.

“It’s been a long hot summer,...

Meredith Stiehm has been re-elected president of the WGA West, defeating Rich Talarico in a landslide.

A total of 3,783 valid ballots were cast, and Stiehm received 3,354 to Talarico’s 300. Stiehm’s running mates were also easily elected. Michele Mulroney, a member of the guild’s negotiating committee, was re-elected as vice president, and Betsy Thomas was re-elected as secretary-treasurer. Mulroney defeated Isaac Gómez, who’s currently serving as a strike captain, by a vote of 3,235 to 411. Thomas beat Jeffrey Thompson 3,182 to 421.

Stiehm’s re-election, which in effect was a referendum on the guild’s ongoing strike, comes the day before the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are scheduled to resume negotiations for a deal that, if successful, would end the WGA’s strike, which is in its 141st day.

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Meredith Stiehm will seek a second two-year term as president of WGA West in the fall election, and the other top officials of the guild will also seek reelection.

Justine Bateman, the writer-director and former “Family Ties” star, is running for a spot on the WGA West board. Bateman has become outspoken on the need for tight regulation of artificial intelligence.

The guild announced its preliminary list of nominees on Wednesday. Stiehm, who has been active in both the agency campaign and the current strike, will run against challenger Rich Talarico, a “Key and Peele” writer who has faulted the guild for not doing more to fight back against the release of free clips of the show on YouTube.

Michele Mulroney is running for reelection as vice president, and Betsy Thomas is seeking another term as secretary-treasurer. They will run against Isaac Gomez and Jeffrey Thompson, respectively.

The WGA West has a 16-member board,...

The Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors “scientists changing the world” with sizable cash prizes, came to Hollywood for the first time on Saturday night, having previously been held in San Francisco — and the world’s top innovators were surrounded by more stars than one can see in a telescope.

The ninth edition of the event — which was founded and is financially supported by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Julia Milner and Yuri Milner and Anne Wojcicki, and has come to be known as “the Oscars of science” — took place on the open-air roof of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

James Corden hosted, as has been the case in previous years; presenters included Kristen Bell, Lily Collins, Danny DeVito, Robert Downey Jr. (alongside Zuckerberg), Gal Gadot, Ashton Kutcher, Brie Larson, Edward Norton, Leslie Odom Jr., Chris Pine and Chloe Zhao; John Legend and will.i.am performed; and audience members included Christina Aguilera,...