61st Writers Guild of America Awards

The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and video game writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.

Nominees

Names in bold denote the winners.

Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth (screenplay), Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (story); F. Scott Fitzgerald (author)
• The Dark Knight – Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (story); Bob Kane and Bill Finger (creators)
• Doubt – John Patrick Shanley (screenplay and playwright)
• Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan (screenplay and playwright)
• Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) â€Â

Best Original Screenplay

• Burn After Reading – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Milk – Dustin Lance Black â€Â
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Woody Allen
• The Visitor – Tom McCarthy
• The Wrestler – Robert Siegel

Best Documentary Feature Screenplay

• ' - Stefan Forbes and Noland Walker
• Chicago 10 - Brett Morgen
• Fuel - Johnny O'Hara
• ' - Alex Gibney; from the words of Hunter S. Thompson
• Waltz with Bashir - Ari Folman

Television

Dramatic Series

Comedy Series

New Series

Episodic Drama

Episodic Comedy

Long Form - Original

Long Form - Adaptation

Animation

Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series

Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials

Daytime Serials

Children's

Episodic & Specials

Long Form or Special

Documentary

Current events

Other than current events

News

Regularly scheduled, bulletin, or breaking report

Analysis, feature, or commentary

Video games

Videogame Writing

• ' - Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford and Cameron Suey
• ' - Writer Haris Orkin, story producer Mical Pedriana
• Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! - Writing Keith Nemitz, additional writing Adrianne Ambrose
• Fallout 3 - Lead Writer Emil Pagliarulo, quest writing Erik J. Caponi, Brian Chapin, Jon Paul Duvall, Kurt Kuhlmann, Alan Nanes, Bruce Nesmith and Fred Zeleny, additional quest writing Nate Ellis, William Killeen, Mark Nelson and Justin McSweeney
• ' - Story Eric Lindstrom and Toby Gard, screenplay Eric Lindstrom

Paul Selwin Civil Rights Award

• Dustin Lance Black, "to the member whose script best embodies the spirit of constitutional and civil rights and liberties."

References

2. † indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

External links

• https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE4B809T20081209