57th Writers Guild of America Awards
The 57th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 19, 2005, honored the film and television best writers of 2004.
Winners and nominees
Film
Adapted Screenplay
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
Original Screenplay
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
Documentary Screenplay
Super Size Me - Morgan Spurlock- 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
Television
Best Episodic Drama
"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
Best Episodic Comedy
"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''