57th Writers Guild of America Awards
Award ceremony for writing of 2004
- ← 56th
- WGA Awards
- 58th →
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:
- Best Daytime Serial:
- The Guiding Light
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