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Command and ControlEric Schlosser - Robert Kenner - Kim Roberts -, Command and Control, Winner, Zero DaysAlex Gibney, Zero Days, Nominee, Author: The JT LeRoy StoryJeff Feuerzeig, Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Nominee, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefAlex Gibney, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Winner, The History of Canadian HumourRobert Cohen, The History of Canadian Humour, Nominee, Kurt Cobain: Montage of HeckBrett Morgen, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Nominee, Prophet's PreyAmy J Berg, Prophet's Prey, Nominee, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzBrian Knappenberger, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Winner, Last Days in VietnamMark Bailey - Keven McAlester, Last Days in Vietnam, Nominee, Finding Vivian MaierJohn Maloof - Charlie Siskel, Finding Vivian Maier, Nominee, Red ArmyGabe Polsky, Red Army, Nominee, Stories We TellSarah Polley, Stories We Tell, Winner, No Place on EarthJanet Tobias - Paul Laikin, No Place on Earth, Nominee, Herblock - The Black & The WhiteMichael Stevens - Sara Lukinson, Herblock - The Black & The White, Nominee, Dirty WarsJeremy Scahill - David Riker, Dirty Wars, Nominee, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksAlex Gibney, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Nominee, Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul, Searching for Sugar Man, Winner, The Invisible WarKirby Dick, The Invisible War, Nominee, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodAlex Gibney, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Nominee, We Are Legion: The Story of the HacktivistsBrian Knappenberger, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Nominee, The Central Park FiveKen Burns - David Mcmahon - Sarah Burns, The Central Park Five, Nominee, West of MemphisAmy J Berg - Billy McMillin, West of Memphis, Nominee

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best screenplay of the year for a documentary feature. It has been presented annually since the 57th annual Writers Guild of America awards in 2005. The winners are indicated in bold.

Contents

2005 (57th)

  • Bright Leaves – Ross McElwee
  • Control Room – Julia Bacha and Jehane Noujaim
  • Home of the Brave – Paola di Florio
  • The Hunting of the President – Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry
  • In the Realms of the Unreal – Jessica Yu
  • Super Size Me – Morgan Spurlock
  • 2006 (58th)

  • Cowboy del Amor – Michèle Ohayon
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room – Alex Gibney; based on the book The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
  • The Fall of Fujimori – Ellen Perry, Zack Anderson, and Kim Roberts
  • March of the Penguins – Luc Jacquet and Michel Fessler (narration written by Jordan Roberts); based on the story by Luc Jacquet
  • Street Fight – Marshall Curry
  • 2007 (59th)

  • Deliver Us from Evil – Amy J. Berg
  • The Heart of the Game – Ward Serrill
  • Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos – Mark Monroe; story by Mark Monroe and John Dower
  • Who Killed the Electric Car? – Chris Paine
  • Why We Fight – Eugene Jarecki
  • 2008 (60th)

  • The Camden 28 – Anthony Giacchino
  • Nanking – Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, and Elisabeth Bentley; story by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
  • No End in Sight – Charles Ferguson
  • The Rape of Europa – Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham, and Bonni Cohen
  • Sicko – Michael Moore
  • Taxi to the Dark Side – Alex Gibney
  • 2009 (61st)

  • 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
  • Waltz with Bashir – Ari Folman
  • 2010 (62nd)

  • Against the Tide – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier
  • Capitalism: A Love Story – Michael Moore
  • The Cove – Mark Monroe
  • Earth Days – Robert Stone
  • Good Hair – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck Sklar
  • Soundtrack for a Revolution – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
  • 2011 (63rd)

  • Enemies of the People – Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
  • Freedom Riders – Stanley Nelson Jr.; based in part on the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault
  • Gasland – Josh Fox
  • Inside Job – Charles Ferguson; co-written by Chad Beck and Adam Bolt
  • The Two Escobars – Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist
  • Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? – John Scheinfeld
  • 2012 (64th)

  • Better This World – Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega
  • If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front – Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek
  • Nostalgia for the Light – Patricio Guzmán
  • Pina – Wim Wenders
  • Position Among the Stars – Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich and Leonard Retel Helmrich
  • Senna – Manish Pandey
  • 2013 (65th)

  • The Central Park Five – Sarah Burns, David McMahon, and Ken Burns
  • The Invisible War – Kirby Dick
  • Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – Alex Gibney
  • Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul
  • We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists – Brian Knappenberger
  • West of Memphis – Amy J. Berg and Billy McMillin
  • 2014 (66th)

  • Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
  • Dirty Wars – Jeremy Scahill and David Riker
  • Herblock: The Black & The White – Sara Lukinson and Michael Stevens
  • No Place on Earth – Janet Tobias and Paul Laikin
  • We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks – Alex Gibney
  • 2015 (67th)

  • The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz – Brian Knappenberger
  • Finding Vivian Maier – John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
  • Last Days in Vietnam – Mark Bailey and Kevin McAlester
  • Red Army – Gabe Polsky
  • 2016 (68th)

  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief – Alex Gibney
  • Being Canadian – Robert Cohen
  • Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – Brett Morgen
  • Prophet's Prey – Amy J. Berg
  • 2017 (69th)

  • Command and Control – Robert Kenner, Brian Pearle, Kim Roberts, and Eric Schlosser; based on the book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser
  • Author: The JT LeRoy Story – Jeff Feuerzeig
  • Zero Days – Alex Gibney
  • References

    Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay Wikipedia