62nd Writers Guild of America Awards


The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.

Nominees

Names in bold denote the winners.

Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

Crazy HeartJulie & JuliaPrecious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire †Star Trek'Up in the Air'''''

Best Original Screenplay

(500) Days of SummerAvatarThe HangoverThe Hurt Locker †

Best Documentary Feature Screenplay

Against the Tide – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin HierCapitalism: A Love Story – Michael MooreThe Cove – Mark MonroeEarth Days – Robert StoneGood Hair – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck SklarSoundtrack for a Revolution – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman

Television

Animation


Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials

TitleWritersNetwork
25th Independent Spirit AwardsBilly Kimball and Neal MacLennanAMC / IFC
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln MemorialGeorge Stevens Jr., Michael Stevens, and Sara LukinsonHBO

Daytime Serials

TitleWritersNetwork
All My ChildrenJeff Beldner, Joanna Cohen, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, Michelle Patrick, Charles Pratt Jr., Rebecca Taylor, Tracey Thomson, and Addie WalshABC
As the World TurnsPeter Brash, Lisa Connor, Susan Dansby, Cheryl L. Davis, Leah Laiman, David A. Levinson, Leslie Nipkow, Jean Passanante, Gordon Rayfield, and Courtney SimonCBS
One Life to LiveShelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Janet Iacobuzio, Frederick Johnson, Sharon Lennon, Elizabeth Page, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, and Chris Van EttenABC
The Young and the RestlessAmanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello, Lisa Connor, Janice Ferri Esser, Eric Freiwald, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Natalie Minardi Slater, Melissa Salmons, Linda Schreiber, James Stanley, Sandra Weintraub, and Teresa ZimmermanCBS

Children's

Episodic and Specials
Long Form or Special

Documentary

Current events
Other than Current Events

News

Regularly scheduled, bulletin, or breaking report
Analysis, Feature, or Commentary

Radio

Documentary

2008 Year in Review – Written by Gail Lee; CBS

News – Regularly Scheduled or Breaking

So Many Goodbyes – Written by Gail Lee; CBS RadioWCBS News Radio – Written by Robert Hawley; CBS RadioWorld News This Week − July 11, 2009 – Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC Radio

News – Analysis, Feature or Commentary

Black History Month – Written by Arleen Lebe; CBS RadioEnd of Summer – Written by Duane Tollison; CBS RadioFarewells – Written by Gail Lee; CBS RadioPaul Harvey: An American Life – Written by Stu Chamberlain; ABC Radio

Promotional Writing and Graphic Animation

On-Air Promotion (Radio or Television)

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Promo Process – Written by Michelle Straebler; WNBC"Vegas", "The Wanted" Promo, NBC Nightly News Promo, "Iran", "Cheat" – Written by Barry Fitzsimmons; NBC

Television Graphic Animation

"Hudson Splashdown" – Written by David M. Rosen and Shannon L. Toma; CBS

Video games

Videogame Writing

Assassin's Creed II – Story by Corey May, Script Writers Corey May, Joshua Rubin, Jeffrey Yohalem; UbisoftCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Written by Jesse Stern; Additional Writing Steve Fukuda; Story by Todd Alderman, Steve Fukuda, Mackey McCandlish, Zied Rieke, Jesse Stern, Jason West, Battlechatter Dialogue, and Sean Slayback; ActivisionUncharted 2: Among Thieves – Written by Amy Hennig; Sony Computer EntertainmentWet – Written by Duppy Demetrius and Bethesda SoftworksX-Men Origins: Wolverine – Written by Marc Guggenheim; Activision