57th Writers Guild of America Awards

Winners and nominees

Film

Adapted Screenplay

** Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor** †

• Before Sunset - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan
• Mean Girls - Tina Fey
• Million Dollar Baby - Paul Haggis
• The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) - José Rivera

Original Screenplay

** Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman** †

• The Aviator - John Logan
• Garden State - Zach Braff
• Hotel Rwanda - Keir Pearson and Terry George
• Kinsey - Bill Condon

Documentary Screenplay

** Super Size Me - Morgan Spurlock**

• Bright Leaves - Ross McElwee
• Control Room - Julia Bacha and Jehane Noujaim
• Home of the Brave - Paola di Florio
• The Hunting of the President - Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry
• In the Realms of the Unreal - Jessica Yu

Television

Best Episodic Drama

'*"The Supremes" - *The West Wing''''' - Debora Cahn

• "Falling Into Place" - Six Feet Under - Craig Wright
• "Long Term Parking" - The Sopranos - Terence Winter
• "Memorial Day" - The West Wing - John Sacret Young and Josh Singer

Best Episodic Comedy

'*"Pier Pressure" - *Arrested Development''''' - James Vallely and Mitch Hurwitz

'*"Ida's Boyfriend" - *Malcolm in the Middle''''' - Neil Thompson

• "Splat!" - Sex and the City - Jenny Bicks and Cindy Chupack

• "The Ick Factor" - Sex and the City - Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky

• "Pilot" - Wonderfalls - Bryan Fuller and Todd Holland

• Best Animation Screenplay:

  • The Simpsons - "Catch 'Em If You Can"

• Best Daytime Serial:

• The Guiding Light

References

• WGA - Previous award winners † indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.