61st Writers Guild of America Awards (2009)

Film
Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author)
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)
Best Original Screenplay
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen
The Visitor - Tom McCarthy
The Wrestler - Robert Siegel
Best Documentary Feature Screenplay
Waltz with Bashir - Ari Folman
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story - Stefan Forbes and Noland Walker
Chicago 10 - Brett Morgen
Fuel - Johnny O'Hara
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Alex Gibney; from the words of Hunter S. Thompson
Television
Dramatic Series
Mad Men - Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith, and Matthew Weiner (AMC)
Dexter - Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Drew Greenberg, Adam E. Fierro, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, and Timothy Schlattman (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights - Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and John Zinman (NBC)
Lost - Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, and Brian K. Vaughan (ABC)
The Wire - Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi (HBO)
Comedy Series
30 Rock - Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher, and Ron Weiner (NBC)
Entourage - Doug Ellin, Jeremy Miller, Ally Musika, Steve Pink, and Rob Weiss (HBO)
The Office - Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur, Aaron Shure, Gene Stupnitsky, and Halsted Sullivan (NBC)
The Simpsons - J. Stewart Burns, Daniel Chun, Joel H. Cohen, Kevin Curran, John Frink, Tom Gammill, Stephanie Gillis, Dan Greaney, Reid Harrison, Al Jean, Billy Kimball, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bill Odenkirk, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Michael Price, Max Pross, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Matt Warburton, Jeff Westbrook, Marc Wilmore, and William Wright (FOX)
Weeds - Roberto Benabib, Mark A. Burley, Ron Fitzgerald, David Holstein, Rolin Jones, Brendan Kelly, Jenji Kohan, Victoria Morrow, and Matthew Salsberg (Showtime)
New Series
In Treatment - Rodrigo GarcĂ­a, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Meritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, and Sarah Treem (HBO)
Breaking Bad - Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin, and George Mastras (AMC)
Fringe - J. J. Abrams, Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman, Darin Morgan, J. R. Orci, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, and Zack Whedon (FOX)
Life On Mars - Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox, Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg, and Meredith Averill (ABC)
True Blood - Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, and Chris Offutt (HBO )
Episodic Drama
Pilot (Breaking Bad) - Vince Gilligan; AMC
Don't Ever Change (House) - Doris Egan & Leonard Dick; FOX
Double Booked (Burn Notice) - Craig O'Neill & Jason Tracey; USA
Gray Matter (Breaking Bad) - Patty Lin; AMC
Pilot (Eli Stone) - Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim; ABC
There's Something About Harry (Dexter) - Scott Reynolds; Showtime
Episodic Comedy
Succession (30 Rock) - Andrew Guest & John Riggi; NBC
Believe in the Stars (30 Rock) - Robert Carlock; NBC
Cooter (30 Rock) - Tina Fey; NBC
Crime Aid (The Office) - Charlie Grandy; NBC
Crush'd (Ugly Betty) - Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally; ABC
Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys (My Name Is Earl) - Greg Garcia; NBC
Long Form - Original
Recount - Danny Strong (HBO)
An American Crime - Tommy O'Haver & Irene Turner (Showtime)
Pilot (Fringe) - J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (FOX)
Long Form - Adaptation
John Adams - Join or Die & "Independence" - Teleplay by Kirk Ellis; Based on the book by David McCullough) (HBO)
Generation Kill - Stay Frosty - Teleplay by Ed Burns, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright (HBO)
Generation Kill - Bomb in the Garden - Teleplay by David Simon, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright (HBO)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Teleplay by John Pielmeier; Based on the book by Kim Edwards (Lifetime)
Animation
Apocalypse Cow (The Simpsons) - Jeff Westbrook; FOX
The Debarted (The Simpsons) - Joel H. Cohen; FOX
E Pluribus Wiggum (The Simpsons) - Michael Price; FOX
Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words (The Simpsons) - Tim Long; FOX
Life: A Loser's Manual (King of the Hill) - Dan McGrath; FOX
Strangeness on a Train (King of the Hill) - Jim Dauterive; FOX