Writers Guild Awards 2005
2005 WGA Awards
2005 Writers Guild of America Award winners: Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the Pierre Hotel in New York on February 19, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (top); Paul Giamatti in Sideways (bottom)
THEATRICAL FILMS
Best Original Screenplay
The Aviator - Written by John Logan, Miramax Films
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth, Focus Features
Garden State - Written by Zach Braff, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hotel Rwanda – Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George, United Artists
Kinsey - Written by Bill Condon, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best Adapted Screenplay
Before Sunset – Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke, story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan, based on characters created by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan, Warner Independent Pictures
The Motorcycle Diaries - Screenplay by José Rivera, based on the books Notas de Viaje by Ernesto Guevara and Con el Ché por América Latina by Alberto Granado, Focus Features
Mean Girls – Screenplay by Tina Fey, based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, Paramount Pictures
Million Dollar Baby - Screenplay by Paul Haggis, based upon stories from Rope Burns by F.X. Toole, Warner Bros.
* Sideways - Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, based on the novel by Rex Pickett, Fox Searchlight Pictures
TELEVISION
Best Teleplay – Episodic Drama
"Memorial Day" – The West Wing - John Sacret Young, Josh Singer
* "The Supremes" – The West Wing - Debora Cahn
"Falling Into Place" – Six Feet Under – Craig Wright
"Long Term Parking" – The Sopranos - Terence Winter
Best Teleplay – Episodic Comedy (tie)
"Splat!" – Sex and the City – Jenny Bicks, Cindy Chupack
* "Pier Pressure" – Arrested Development – Jim Vallely, Mitchell Hurwitz
"The Ick Factor" – Sex and the City – Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky
"Pilot" – Wonderfalls - Bryan Fuller
* "Ida’s Boyfriend" – Malcolm in the Middle – Neil Thompson
Best Teleplay – Longform Original
Redemption - J.T. Allen
* Something the Lord Made – Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell
Spinning Boris - Yuri Zeltser, Cary Bickley
Best Teleplay – Longform Adapted
Cavedweller – Anne Meredith
The Wool Cap - William H. Macy, Steven Schachter
* Angels in America - Tony Kushner
Best Teleplay – Animation
"Today I Am A Clown" – The Simpsons – Joel H. Cohen
"Fraudcast News" – The Simpsons – Don Payne
"Starcrossed" – Justice League – Rich Fogel, John Ridley, Dwayne McDuffie
"Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore" – The Simpsons – Julie Chambers, David Chambers
* "Catch’em If You Can" – The Simpsons - Ian Maxtone-Graham
Best Teleplay – Comedy/Variety/Music, Awards, Tributes, Specials
* The Kennedy Center Honors – George Stevens Jr., Sara Lukinson
The 58th Annual Tony Awards – Dave Boone, Bruce Vilanch
Best Teleplay – Comedy/Variety including Talk Series
* Late Night with Conan O’Brien – Mick Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Demetri Martin, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
Mad-TV – Dick Blasucci, Bryan Adams, Lauren Dombrowski, Steven Cragg, Chris Cluess, John Crane, Michael Hitchcock, Jennifer Joyce, Jason Kordelos, Brooks McBeth, Bruce McCoy, Michael McDonald, Rick Najera, Tami Sagher, David Salzman, Rich Talarico, Stephnie Weir, Maiya Williams, Jim Wise
Penn & Teller Bullshit! – Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, John McLaughlin, Jon Hotchkiss, Emma Webster, David Wechter, Jonathan Taylor, Special Material Written by Michael Goudeau
Real Time with Bill Maher – Scott Carter, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Ned Rice, David Feldman
Best Teleplay – Daytime Serials
* Guiding Light – David Kreizman, Joyce Brotman, Christopher Dunn, Lloyd Gold, Kimberly Hamilton, Jill Lorie Hurst, Penelope Koechl, Eleanor Labine, Royal Miller, Casandra Morgan, Danielle Paige, David Smilow, Gillian Spencer, Brett Staneart, Donna Swajeski, Ellen Weston
Best Teleplay – Children’s Script
* A Separate Peace – Wendy Kessleman
A Wrinkle in Time – Susan Shilliday
Best Teleplay – Current Events Documentary
Last Man Standing: Politics Texas, Style – P.O.V. – Paul Stekler
* From China with Love – Frontline – Michael J. Kirk
Best Teleplay – Other than Current Events Documentary
Emma Goldman – American Experience – Mel Bucklin
Reconstruction, Part 1 – American Experience – Llewellyn M. Smith
RFK – American Experience – David Grubin
* The Fight – American Experience – Barak Goodman
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning – Broadway: The American Musical, Episode 4 – Jo Ann Young
Revolutionaries – They Made America – Carl Charlson
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement: David Mamet
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement: Susan Harris
Valentine Davies Award: Irma Kalish
Morgan Cox Award: Hal Kanter
Paul Selvin Honorary Award: Don Payne
Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award: Jack Mendelsohn
Edmund J. North Award: Fay Kanin
Evelyn F. Burkey Award: Claire Labine
Ian McLellan Hunter Award: John Sayles
Richard B. Jablow Award: John Auerbach
WGA Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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