WGAW uncovers kudocast presenters

The Authors Guild of America West has set presenters because of its February. 19 honours show, with Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer to provide the Paul Selvin Award to "The AssistanceInch author-director Tate Taylor. Others include Amy Poehler with "Parks & Entertainment" co-creator Michael Schur, "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston with creator Vince Gilligan, "2 Broke Women" star Kat Dennings with co-creator Michael Patrick King, "Web Therapy" star/co-creator Lisa Kudrow with co-creator Don Roos, actor-comic Patton Oswalt with director-film writer Kaira Bird, "Mad Males" creator Matthew Weiner with co-star Kiernan Shipka, "Desperate Average women" creator Marc Cherry, Oscar telecast author Buz Kohan, "Bleep My Father States" co-creator David Kohan and "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan. David Milch will show the Laurel Award for Screen to Eric Roth, together with a recorded message from director David Fincher. Paul Haggis and Winnie Holzman can help present, via tape, the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television to Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick. Mike Reiss will show the Morgan Cox Award to Patric M. Verrone. Event will occur in the Hollywood Palladium. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com