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Ellen DeGeneres

American stand-up comedian, television host and actress

She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.

DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award.

She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues including the coming out process.

She has won twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.

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Writers Guild of America

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Writers Guild of America

Organization

Who We Are: An Introduction
We are the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), a labor union composed of the thousands of writers who write the content for television shows, movies, news programs, documentaries, animation, and Internet and mobile phones (new media) that keep audiences constantly entertained and informed.

Services for Our Members
Our primary duty is to represent our members in negotiations with film and television producers to ensure the rights of screen, television, and new media writers.
Once a contract is in place, we enforce it. Because of the WGAW’s long-term efforts, writers receive pension and health coverage, and their financial and creative rights are protected.

CREDITS
We are responsible for determining writing credits for feature films, television, and new media programs—a responsibility with far-reaching impact, financial and artistic.
Writers’ livelihoods often depend on the careful and objective determination of credits.

RESIDUALS
The WGAW monitors, collects, and distributes millions of dollars in residuals (payments for the reuse of movies, television, and new media programs) for writers each year.

EDUCATION
Throughout the year, the Writers Guild sponsors seminars, panel discussions, and special events for its members as well as the public at large.

LEGISLATION & OUTREACH
The WGAW furthers the interests of writers through legislation, international agreements, and public relations efforts. The WGAW is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and other organizations around the world.
If you have further questions about the important work being done by the WGAW—the world’s largest organization of this kind—visit the Guild’s website at www.wgaw.org.