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Writers Guild of America Awards 2008

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Date
  
7 February 2009

Other ceremonies
  
2008, 2010

The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.

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Nominees

Names in bold denote the winners.

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 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)
  • Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author)

    • Best Original Screenplay

  • Burn After Reading – Ethan and Joel Coen
  • Milk – Dustin Lance Black
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Woody Allen
  • The Visitor – Tom McCarthy
  • The Wrestler – Robert Siegel

    • Best Documentary Feature Screenplay

  • 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
  • Waltz with Bashir - Ari Folman

    • Children's

    Episodic & Specials
    Long Form or Special

    Documentary

    Current events
    Other than current events

    News

    Regularly scheduled, bulletin, or breaking report
    Analysis, feature, or commentary

    Videogame Writing

  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford and Cameron Suey
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Writer Haris Orkin, story producer Mical Pedriana
  • Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! - Writing Keith Nemitz, additional writing Adrianne Ambrose
  • Fallout 3 - Lead Writer Emil Pagliarulo, quest writing Erik J. Caponi, Brian Chapin, Jon Paul Duvall, Kurt Kuhlmann, Alan Nanes, Bruce Nesmith and Fred Zeleny, additional quest writing Nate Ellis, William Killeen, Mark Nelson and Justin McSweeney
  • Tomb Raider: Underworld - Story Eric Lindstrom and Toby Gard, screenplay Eric Lindstrom

    • Paul Selwin Civil Rights Award

  • Dustin Lance Black, "to the member whose script best embodies the spirit of constitutional and civil rights and liberties."

    • References

    Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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