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63rd Writers Guild of America Awards
Los Angeles/New York
February 5, 2011
The 63rd Writers Guild of America Awards will honor the best film, television and videogame writers for the year 2010 on February 5, 2011. Simultaneous ceremonies will be held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City.
Best Original Screenplay
- Black Swan - Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz (Fox Searchlight)
- The Fighter - Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Paramount Pictures)
- Inception - Written by Christopher Nolan (Warner Bros.)
- The Kids Are All Right - Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg (Focus Features)
- Please Give - Written by Nicole Holofcener (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- 127 Hours - Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy; Based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston (Fox Searchlight)
- I Love You Phillip Morris - Written by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra; Based on the book by Steven McVicker (Roadside Attractions)
- The Social Network - Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich (Sony Pictures)
- The Town - Screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard; Based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan (Warner Bros.)
- True Grit - Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen; Based on the novel by Charles Portis (Paramount Pictures)
Best Documentary Screenplay
- Enemies of the People - Written, Directed, Filmed and Produced by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath (International Film Circuit)
- Freedom Riders - Written, Produced and Directed by Stanley Nelson; Based in part on the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault (American Experience)
- Gasland - Written and Directed by Josh Fox (HBO Documentary Films and International WOW Company)
- Inside Job - Produced, Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt (Sony Pictures Classics)
- The Two Escobars - Written by Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist (ESPN Films)
- Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? - Written and Directed by John Scheinfeld (Lorber Films)
Best Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire - Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter (HBO)
- Breaking Bad - Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Tom Schnauz, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett (AMC)
- Dexter - Written by Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Chip Johannessen, Jim Leonard, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West (Showtime)
- Friday Night Lights - Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Etan Frankel, Monica Henderson, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman (NBC)
- Mad Men - Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner (AMC)
Best Comedy Series
- 30 Rock - Written by Jack Burditt, Hannibal Buress, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Jon Haller, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield (NBC)
- Glee - Written by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy (Fox)
- Modern Family - Written by Jerry Collins, Paul Corrigan, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Ilana Wernick, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker (ABC)
- Nurse Jackie - Written by Liz Brixius, Rick Cleveland, Nancy Fichman, Liz Flahive, Jennifer Hoppe-House, Mark Hudis, Linda Wallem, Christine Zander (Showtime)
- The Office - Written by Jennifer Celotta, Daniel Chun, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Amelie Gillette, Charlie Grandy, Steve Hely, Jonathan A. Hughes, Mindy Kaling, Carrie Kemper, Jason Kessler, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Peter Ocko, Robert Padnick, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan, Jon Vitti (NBC)
Best New Series
- Boardwalk Empire - Written by Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter (HBO)
- Justified - Written by Dave Andron, Wendy Calhoun, Benjamin Cavell, Fred Golan, Gary Lennon, Benjamin Daniel Lobato, Chris Provenzano, Graham Yost (FX)
- Men of a Certain Age - Written by Bridget Bedard, Tucker Cawley, Warren Hutcherson, Rick Muirragui, Jack Orman, Ray Romano, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider, Mark Stegemann (TNT)
- Treme - Written by Lolis Eric Elie, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Tom Piazza, Davis Rogan, David Simon (HBO)
- The Walking Dead - Written by Frank Darabont; Charles H. Eglee, Adam Fierro, Robert Kirkman, Jack LoGiudice, Glen Mazzara (AMC)
Best Episodic Drama
- “Boom” (The Good Wife) - Written by Ted Humphrey (CBS)
- “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” (Mad Men) - Written by Erin Levy (AMC)
- “The End” (Lost) - Written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse (ABC)
- “Help Me” (House) - Written by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & Peter Blake (Fox)
- “I.F.T.” (Breaking Bad) - Written by George Mastras (AMC)
- “I See You” (Breaking Bad) - Written by Gennifer Hutchison (AMC)
Best Episodic Comedy
- “Anna Howard Shaw Day” (30 Rock) - Written by Matt Hubbard (NBC)
- “Earthquake” (Modern Family) - Written by Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh (ABC)
- “Nightmayor” (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Written by Dan Sterling (Comedy Central)
- “Starry Night” (Modern Family) - Written by Danny Zuker (ABC)
- “When It Rains, It Pours” (30 Rock) - Written by Robert Carlock (NBC)
- “Wuphf.com” (The Office) - Written by Aaron Shure (NBC)
Best Long Form (Original)
- The Special Relationship - Written by Peter Morgan (HBO)
- You Don’t Know Jack - Written by Adam Mazer (HBO)
Best Long Form (Adaptation)
- The Pacific, “Part Four” - Written by Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost, Based in part on the books Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie and With The Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge with additional material from Red Blood, Black Sand by Chuck Tatum and China Marine by Eugene B. Sledge (HBO)
- The Pacific, “Part Eight” - Written by Robert Schenkkan and Michelle Ashford, Based in part on the books Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie and With The Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge with additional material from Red Blood, Black Sand by Chuck Tatum and China Marine by Eugene B. Sledge (HBO)
- The Pillars of the Earth - Written for television by John Pielmeier, Based on the book by Ken Follett (Starz)
- Temple Grandin - Teleplay by Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson, Based on the books Emergence by Temple Grandin and Margaret Scariano and Thinking In Pictures by Temple Grandin (HBO)
Best Animation
- “Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences” (Futurama) - Written by Patric M. Verrone (Comedy Central)
- “Moe Letter Blues” (The Simpsons) - Written by Stephanie Gillis (Fox)
- “O Brother, Where Bart Thou?” (The Simpsons) - Written by Matt Selman (Fox)
- “The Prisoner of Benda” (Futurama) - Written by Ken Keeler (Comedy Central)
- “Treasure Hunt” (Back at the Barnyard) - Written by Tom Sheppard (Nickelodeon)
Best Comedy/Variety Series
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - Writers: Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Tom Kramer, Rich Nathanson (Showtime)
- Saturday Night Live - Head Writer: Seth Meyers; Writers: Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Jessi Klein, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Paula Pell, Ryan Perez, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker (NBC)
- The Colbert Report - Writers: Barry Julien, Dan Guterman, Eric Drysdale, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Jay Katsir, Max Werner, Meredith Scardino, Michael Brumm, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Rich Dahm, Rob Dubbin, Scott Sherman, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Peter Grosz and Paul Dinello (Comedy Central)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Writers: Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Richard Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Best Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes, Specials)
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D On Ice! - Written by Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock (Fox)
- National Memorial Day Concert 2010 - Written by Joan Meyerson (PBS)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards - Written by Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Will Burke, Gary Greenberg, Sal Iacono, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Lentz, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Rick Rosner (ABC)
Best Daytime Drama
- As the World Turns - Written by Susan Dansby, Lucky Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Penelope Koechl, David Kreizman, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, David Smilow (CBS)
- General Hospital - Written by Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, David F. Ryan, Tracey Thomson, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald (ABC)
- One Life to Live - Written by Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Frederick Johnson, Elizabeth Page, Gordon Rayfield, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris VanEtten (ABC)
Best Children's Episodic & Specials
- “Happy Ha-Ha Holidays” (Imagination Movers) - Written by Michael G. Stern, Randi Barnes, Rick Gitelson, Scott Gray; Disney Channel
- “True Magic” (True Jackson, VP) - Written by Andy Gordon (Nickelodeon)
Best Children's Script - Long Form or Special
- Avalon High - Teleplay by Julie Sherman Wolfe and Amy Talkington, Based on the novel by Meg Cabot (Disney Channel)
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf - Written by Art Brown, Douglas Sloan (Nickelodeon)
Best Documentary (Current Events)
- “College, Inc.” (Frontline) - Written by Martin Smith, John Maggio (PBS)
- “Flying Cheap” (Frontline) - Written by Rick Young (PBS)
- “The Card Game” (Frontline) - Written by Lowell Bergman, Oriana Zill de Granados (PBS)
- “The Quake” (Frontline) - Written by Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria (PBS)
- “The Vaccine War” (Frontline) - Written by Jon Palfreman (PBS)
- “The Warning” (Frontline) - Written by Michael Kirk (PBS)
Best Documentary (Other Than Current Events)
- Baseball: The Tenth Inning, “Episode 1” - Written by David McMahon, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns (PBS)
- "Dolley Madison" (American Experience) - Written by Ronald H. Blumer (PBS)
- “Hubble’s Amazing Rescue” (Nova) - Written by Rushmore DeNooyer (PBS)
- “LBJ’s Path to War” (Bill Moyers Journal) - Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship (PBS)
- “Riddles of the Sphinx” (Nova) - Written by Gary Glassman (PBS)
- “Wyatt Earp” (American Experience) - Written by Rob Rapley (PBS)
Best News (Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report)
- “Sunday Morning Almanac” (CBS Sunday Morning) - Written by Thomas A. Harris (CBS News)
- “The Flash Crash” (CBS News) - Written by R. Polly Leider (CBS News)
Best News (Analysis, Feature or Commentary)
- “Democracy for Sale” (Bill Moyers Journal) - Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship (PBS)
- “Making the Band, Making the Difference” (Good Morning America) - Written by Mary Pflum (ABC News)
- “Resurrecting Eden” (60 Minutes) - Written by Jenny Dubin (CBS)
Best Documentary
- 2009 Year in Review - Written by Gail Lee (CBS Radio News)
Best News (Regularly Scheduled or Breaking Report)
- CBS World News Roundup - Written by Paul Farry (CBS Radio News)
- Evening News Headlines 7/28/10 - Written by Bill Spadaro (1010 WINS Radio)
Best News (Analysis, Feature or Commentary)
- “Dishin Digital” - Written by Robert Hawley (CBS Radio News)
- “Passages” - Written by Gail Lee (CBS Radio News)
Best On-Air Promotion (Radio or Television)
- CSI Promos - Written by Anne de Vega (CBS)
- NBC News Promos - Written by Jennifer Kaas (NBC News)
Best Television Graphic Animation
- “Sunday Morning, By Design” (CBS Sunday Morning) - Graphic Designer Bob Pook, Graphic Artist Diane Robinson (CBS News)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Story by Patrice Desilets, Jeffrey Yohalem, Corey May; Lead Script Writer: Jeffrey Yohalem; Script Writers: Ethan Petty, Nicholas Grimwood, Matt Turner (Ubisoft)
Fallout: New Vegas - Creative Design Lead/Lead Writer: John Gonzalez; Writers: Chris Avellone, Eric Fenstermaker, Travis Stout; Additional Writing: Tess Treadwell, George Ziets, Jason Bergman, Nick Breckon, Matt Grandstaff, Will Noble, Andrew Scharf (Bethesda Softworks)
God of War III - Written by Marianne Krawczyk; Additional Writing by Stig Asmussen, Ariel Lawrence, William Weissbaum (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) - Writer: Benjamin McCaw; Story Dialogue Editor: Marianne Krawczyk (Ubisoft)
Singularity - Written by Marc Guggenheim, Lindsey Allen, Emily Silver; Additional Story and Writing: Jason Henderson, Adam Foshko, Michael Cassutt; Story and Script Consultant: Adam Foshko (Activision)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Executive Producer-Writer: Haden Blackman; In-Game Script: David Collins, John Stafford, Cameron Suey; Additional Writing: Tid Cooney, Ian Dominguez, Tony Rowe (LucasArts)
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media
- “The Real Thing,” ”Identity Crisis,” “Girl Talk,” ”Naming Things,” “Curtain Up” (Anyone But Me) - Story by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Written by Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward (www.AnyoneButMeSeries.com)
- “Episode 1,” “Episode 4,” Episode 5,” Episode 6,” “Episode 7” (All’s Faire) - Written by Thom Woodley (www.Allsfaire.tv)
- “Episode 1: We’ve Got Flash,” “Episode 2: Complimentary Sandwiches,” “Episode 3: Perfect Resume Builder” (Concierge: The Series) - Written by Timothy Cooper (www.ConciergeTheSeries.com)
- “The Shadow” (The Five Faces Project) - Written by Michael A. Nixon (www.superunofficial.com)
- “Zac” (Madison Avery) - Written by Gregory Storm (www.stormfactory.com)
Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media
- “Webisode One: Moving On,” “Webisode Two: Lights, Camera, Action!,” “Webisode Three: The Final Product” (The 3rd Floor, The Office Webisodes) - Written by Kelly Hannon, Jonathan Hughes, Mary Wall (www.nbc.com)
- “Strip Pong,” “Tear Jerks,” "Brainstorm," (Frank vs. Lutz) - Written by Jon Haller; 30 Rock New Media (www.nbc.com)
