65th Writers Guild of America Awards (2013)

Film
Original
Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
Flight - John Gatins; Paramount Pictures
Looper - Rian Johnson; TriStar Pictures
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein Company
Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola; Focus Features
Adapted
Argo - Screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures
Life of Pi - Screenplay by David Magee, based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century Fox
Lincoln - Screenplay by Tony Kushner, based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Touchstone Pictures
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky, based on his novel; Summit Entertainment
Silver Linings Playbook - Screenplay by David O. Russell, based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company
Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man - Malik Bendjelloul; Sony Pictures Classics
The Central Park Five - Sarah Burns, David McMahon and Ken Burns; Sundance Selects
The Invisible War - Kirby Dick; Cinedigm Entertainment Group
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God - Alex Gibney; HBO Films
We Are Legion - Brian Knappenberger; Cinetic Media
West of Memphis - Amy J. Berg and Billy McMillin; Sony Pictures Classics
Television
Drama series
Breaking Bad - Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
Boardwalk Empire - Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter; HBO
Game of Thrones - David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss; HBO
Homeland - Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith Stiehm; Showtime
Mad Men - Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Victor Levin, Erin Levy, Frank Pierson, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner; AMC
Comedy Series
Louie - Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.; FX
30 Rock - Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Matt Hubbard, Colleen McGuinness, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Nina Pedrad, John Riggi, Josh Siegel, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
Girls - Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO
Modern Family - Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Audra Sielaff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker; ABC
Parks and Recreation - Megan Amram, Greg Daniels, Nate Dimeo, Katie Dippold, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Dave King, Greg Levine, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Nick Offerman, Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Alexandra Rushfield, Mike Scully, Michael Schur, Harris Wittels, Alan Yang; NBC
New Series
Girls - Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO
The Mindy Project - Ike Barinholtz, Jeremy Bronson, Linwood Boomer, Adam Countee, Harper Dill, Mindy Kaling, Chris McKenna, B.J. Novak, David Stassen, Matt Warburton; Fox
Nashville - Wendy Calhoun, Jason George, David Gould, David Marshall Grant, Dee Johnson, Todd Ellis Kessler, Callie Khouri, Meredith Lavender, Nancy Miller, James Parriott, Liz Tigelaar, Marcie Ulin; ABC
The Newsroom - Brendan Fehily, David Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Paul Redford, Ian Reichbach, Amy Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Gideon Yago; HBO
Veep - Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO
Long Form - Original
Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three - Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History Channel
Hemingway & Gellhorn - Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner; HBO
Political Animals, Pilot - Greg Berlanti; USA
Long Form - Adaptation
Game Change - Danny Strong, based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO
Coma, Nights 1 and 2 - Teleplay by John McLaughlin, based on the book by Robin Cook; A&E
Episodic Drama
"The Other Woman" (Mad Men) - Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC
"Buyout" (Breaking Bad) - Gennifer Hutchison; AMC
"Dead Freight" (Breaking Bad) - George Mastras; AMC
"Fifty-One" (Breaking Bad) - Sam Catlin; AMC
"Say My Name" (Breaking Bad) - Thomas Schnauz; AMC
"New Car Smell" (Homeland) - Meredith Stiehm; Showtime
Episodic Comedy
"Virgin Territory" (Modern Family) - Elaine Ko; ABC
"The Debate" (Parks and Recreation) - Amy Poehler; NBC
"Episode Nine" (Episodes) - David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik; Showtime
"Leap Day" (30 Rock) - Luke Del Tredici; NBC
"Little Bo Bleep" (Modern Family) - Cindy Chupack; ABC
"Mistery Date" (Modern Family) - Jeffrey Richman; ABC
Animation
"Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons) - Jeff Westbrook; Fox
"A Farewell to Arms" (Futurama) - Josh Weinstein; Comedy Central
"Forget-Me-Not" (Family Guy) - David A. Goodman; Fox
"Holidays of Future Passed" (The Simpsons) - J. Stewart Burns; Fox
"Treehouse of Horror XXIII" (The Simpsons) - David Mandel & Brian Kelley; FOX