The 57th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 19, 2005, honored the film and television best writers of 2004.
Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Before Sunset - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan
Mean Girls - Tina Fey
Million Dollar Baby - Paul Haggis
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) - José Rivera
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman
The Aviator - John Logan
Garden State - Zach Braff
Hotel Rwanda - Keir Pearson and Terry George
Kinsey - Bill Condon
Super Size Me - Morgan Spurlock
Bright Leaves - Ross McElwee
Control Room - Julia Bacha and Jehane Noujaim
Home of the Brave - Paola di Florio
Hunting of the President - Nickolas Perry and Harry Thomason
In the Realms of the Unreal - Jessica Yu
The Supremes - The West Wing - Debora Cahn
Falling Into Place - Six Feet Under - Craig Wright
Long Term Parking - The Sopranos - Terence Winter
Memorial Day - The West Wing - John Sacret Young and Josh Singer
Pier Pressure - Arrested Development - James Vallely and Mitch Hurwitz Ida's Boyfriend - Malcolm In The Middle - Neil Thompson
Splat! - Sex and The City - Jenny Bicks and Cindy Chupack
The Ick Factor - Sex and The City - Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky
Pilot - Wonderfalls - Bryan Fuller and Todd Holland
Best Animation Screenplay:
The Simpsons - "Catch 'Em If You Can"
Best Daytime Serial:
The Guiding Light