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Writers Guild of America Selects the Best of 2004

By Rebecca Murray, About.com

Feb 20 2005
The Writers Guild of America announced the winners of the 57th Annual Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen, television, and radio at ceremonies held in New York and Los Angeles on Feb. 19, 2005.

SCREEN NOMINEES & WINNERS

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

WINNER: "ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND," Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth, Focus Features

"THE AVIATOR," Written by John Logan, Miramax Films

"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

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

WINNER: "SIDEWAYS," Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Based on the Novel by Rex Pickett, Fox Searchlight Pictures

"BEFORE SUNSET," Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke, Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan, Based on Characters Created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan, Warner Independent Pictures

"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.

"THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES," Screenplay by Jose Rivera, Based on the Books "Notas de Viaje" by Ernesto Guevara and "Con el Che por America Latina" by Alberto Granado, Focus Features

TELEVISION WINNERS

EPISODIC DRAMA:
THE SUPREMES (The West Wing), Written by Debora Cahn; NBC

EPISODIC COMEDY:
PIER PRESSURE (Arrested Development), Written by Jim Vallely & Mitchell Hurwitz; Fox

IDA'S BOYFRIEND (Malcolm in the Middle), Written by Neil Thompson; FOX

LONG FORM - ORIGINAL:
SOMETHING THE LORD MADE, Written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell; HBO

LONG FORM - ADAPTED:
ANGELS IN AMERICA, Teleplay by Tony Kushner, Based on the play by Tony Kushner; HBO

ANIMATION:
CATCH 'EM IF YOU CAN (The Simpsons), Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham; FOX

COMEDY/VARIETY - MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES - SPECIALS:
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, Written by George Stevens, Jr. and Sara Lukinson; CBS

COMEDY/VARIETY - (including talk) SERIES:
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, Written by Mike 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; NBC

DAYTIME SERIALS:
GUIDING LIGHT, Written by David Kreizman, Tita Bell, 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; CBS

CHILDREN'S SCRIPT:
A SEPARATE PEACE, Teleplay by Wendy Kesselman, Based on the Novel by John Knowles; Showtime

DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS:
FROM CHINA WITH LOVE (Frontline), Written by Michael J. Kirk; PBS

DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS:
THE FIGHT (American Experience), Written by Barak Goodman; PBS

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