63rd Writers Guild of America Awards

Nominees

Film

Best Original Screenplay

• Black Swan — screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
• The Fighter — screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
• The Kids Are All Right — written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
• Please Give — written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics

  Best Adapted Screenplay

• 127 Hours — screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy; based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston; Fox Searchlight
• I Love You Phillip Morris — written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra; based on the book I Love You Phillip Morris: A True Story of Life, Love, and Prison Breaks by Steven McVicker; Roadside Attractions
• The Town — screenplay by Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, and Aaron Stockard; Based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan; Warner Bros.
• True Grit — screenplay by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; Based on the novel True Grit by Charles Portis; Paramount Pictures

  Best Documentary Feature screenplay

• Enemies of the People — written, directed, filmed and produced by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath; International Film Circuit
• Freedom Riders — written, produced, and directed by Stanley Nelson Jr.; Based in part on the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault; American Experience
• Gasland — written and directed by Josh Fox; HBO Documentary Films and International WOW Company
• The Two Escobars — written by Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist; ESPN Films
• Who Is Harry Nilsson ? — written and directed by John Scheinfeld; Lorber Films

  Television

Drama series

• Boardwalk Empire — Meg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence Winter; HBO
• Breaking Bad — Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Tom Schnauz, John Shiban, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
• Dexter — Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Charles H. Eglee, Lauren Gussis, Chip Johannessen, Jim Leonard, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West; Showtime
• Friday Night Lights — Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Ron Fitzgerald, Etan Frankel, Monica Henderson, David Hudgins, Rolin Jones, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Derek Santos Olson, John Zinman; NBC

  Comedy series

• 30 Rock — Jack Burditt, Hannibal Buress, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tom Ceraulo, Vali Chandrasekaran, Tina Fey, Jon Haller, Steve Hely, Matt Hubbard, Dylan Morgan, Paula Pell, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner, Tracey Wigfield; NBC
• Glee — Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy; Fox
• Nurse Jackie — Liz Brixius, Rick Cleveland, Nancy Fichman, Liz Flahive, Jennifer Hoppe-House, Mark Hudis, Linda Wallem, Christine Zander; Showtime
• The Office — Jennifer Celotta, Daniel Chun, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Amelie Gillette, Charlie Grandy, Steve Hely, Jonathan A. Hughes, Mindy Kaling, Carrie Kemper, Jason Kessler, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Peter Ocko, Robert Padnick, Aaron Shure, Justin Spitzer, Gene Stupnitsky, Halsted Sullivan, Jon Vitti; NBC

  New series

• Justified — Dave Andron, Wendy Calhoun, Benjamin Cavell, Fred Golan, Gary Lennon, Benjamin Daniel Lobato, Chris Provenzano, Graham Yost; FX
• Men of a Certain Age — Bridget Bedard, Tucker Cawley, Warren Hutcherson, Rick Muirragui, Jack Orman, Ray Romano, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider, Mark Stegemann; TNT
• Treme — Lolis Eric Elie, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Tom Piazza, Davis Rogan, David Simon; HBO
• The Walking Dead — Frank Darabont; Charles H. Eglee, Adam Fierro, Robert Kirkman, Jack LoGiudice, Glen Mazzara; AMC

  Episodic drama – any length – one airing time

• "Boom" — Ted Humphrey; CBS
• "The End" — Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse; ABC
• "Help Me" — Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner & Peter Blake; Fox
• "I.F.T." — George Mastras; AMC
• "I See You" — Gennifer Hutchison; AMC

  Episodic comedy – any length – one airing time

• "Anna Howard Shaw Day" — Matt Hubbard; NBC
• "Earthquake" — Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh; ABC
• "Nightmayor" — Dan Sterling; Comedy Central
• "Starry Night" — Danny Zuker; ABC
• "Wuphf.com" — Aaron Shure; NBC

  Long form – original – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times

• You Don't Know Jack — Adam Mazer; HBO

  Long form – adaptation – over one hour – one or two parts, one or two airing times

• The Pacific, “Part Four” — Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost, Based in part on the books Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie and With The Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge with additional material from Red Blood, Black Sand by Chuck Tatum and China Marine by Eugene B. Sledge; HBO
• The Pillars if the Earth — Written for television by John Pielmeier, Based on the book The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett; Starz
• Temple Grandin — Teleplay by Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson, Based on the books Emergence by Temple Grandin and Margaret Scariano and Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin; HBO

  Animation – any length – one airing time

• "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" — Patric M. Verrone; Comedy Central
• "Moe Letter Blues" — Stephanie Gillis; Fox
• "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" — Matt Selman; Fox
• "Treasure Hunt" — Tom Sheppard; Nickelodeon

  Comedy/variety – (including talk) series

• — Penn Jillette, Teller, Star Price, David Wechter, Michael Goudeau, Steve Melcher, Tom Kramer, Rich Nathanson; Showtime
• Saturday Night Live — Head Writer: Seth Meyers; Writers: Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Jessi Klein, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O’Brien, Paula Pell, Ryan Perez, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker; NBC
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Richard Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart; Comedy Central

  Comedy/variety – music, awards, tributes – specials

• The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! — Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock; Fox
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards — Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Will Burke, Gary Greenberg, Sal Iacono, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, Jacob Lentz, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Rick Rosner; ABC

  Daytime drama

• General Hospital — Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David Goldschmid, Robert Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price, David F. Ryan, Tracey Thomson, Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald; ABC
• One Life to Live — Shelly Altman, Ron Carlivati, Anna Theresa Cascio, Aida Croal, Carolyn Culliton, Frederick Johnson, Elizabeth Page, Gordon Rayfield, Melissa Salmons, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Courtney Simon, Chris VanEtten; ABC

  Children's episodic & specials

• "True Magic" — Andy Gordon; Nickelodeon

  Children's script – long form or special

• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf — Art Brown, Douglas Sloan; Nickelodeon

  Documentary – current events

• "College, Inc." — Martin Smith, John Maggio; PBS
• "The Card Game" — Lowell Bergman, Oriana Zill de Granados; PBS
• "The Quake" — Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria; PBS
• "The Vaccine War" — Jon Palfreman; PBS
• "The Warning" — Michael Kirk; PBS

  Documentary – other than current events

• Baseball: The Tenth Inning, "Episode 1" — David McMahon, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns; PBS
• "Dolley Madison" — Ronald H. Blumer; PBS
• "Hubble’s Amazing Rescue" — Rushmore DeNooyer; PBS
• "LBJ’s Path to War" — Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; PBS
• "Riddles of the Sphinx" — Gary Glassman; PBS

  News – regularly scheduled, bulletin or breaking report

• "The Flash Crash" — R. Polly Leider; CBS News

  News – analysis, feature, or commentary

• "Democracy for Sale" — Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; PBS
• "Making the Band, Making the Difference" — Mary Pflum; ABC News

  Radio

Documentary

News – regularly scheduled or breaking report

• Evening News Headlines 7/28/10 — Bill Spadaro; 1010 WINS Radio

  News – analysis, feature, or commentary

• "Dishin Digital" — Robert Hawley; CBS Radio News

  Promotional writing and graphic animation

On-air promotion (radio or television)

• NBC News Promos — Jennifer Kaas; NBC News

  Television graphic animation

Video game writing

• ' — Creative Design Lead/Lead Writer: John Gonzalez; Writers: Chris Avellone, Eric Fenstermaker, Travis Stout; Additional Writing: Tess Treadwell, George Ziets, Jason Bergman, Nick Breckon, Matt Grandstaff, Will Noble, Andrew Scharf; Bethesda Softworks
• God of War III — Marianne Krawczyk; Additional Writing by Stig Asmussen, Ariel Lawrence, William Weissbaum; Sony Computer Entertainment
• ' — Writer: Benjamin McCaw; Story Dialogue Editor: Marianne Krawczyk; Ubisoft
• Singularity — Marc Guggenheim, Lindsey Allen, Emily Silver; Additional Story and Writing: Jason Henderson, Adam Foshko, Michael Cassutt; Story and Script Consultant: Adam Foshko; Activision
• ' — Executive Producer-Writer: Haden Blackman; In-Game Script: David Collins, John Stafford, Cameron Suey; Additional Writing: Tid Cooney, Ian Dominguez, Tony Rowe; LucasArts

  New media writing

Outstanding achievement in writing original new media

• "Episode 1", "Episode 4", "Episode 5", "Episode 6", "Episode 7" — Thom Woodley & Bob McClure & Matt Yeager; www.Allsfaire.tv
• "Episode 1: We’ve Got Flash", "Episode 2: Complimentary Sandwiches", "Episode 3: Perfect Resume Builder", Written by Timothy Cooper, www.ConciergeTheSeries.com
• "Zac" — Gregory Storm; www.stormfactory.com

  Outstanding achievement in writing derivative new media

• "Webisode One: Moving On", "Webisode Two: Lights, Camera, Action!", "Webisode Three: The Final Product" — Kelly Hannon, Jonathan Hughes, Mary Wall; www.nbc.com