The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best

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, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.

Nominees

Names in bold denote the winners.

Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

* '' Crazy Heart'' * '' Julie & Julia'' * '' Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire'' * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' * '' Up in the Air''

Best Original Screenplay

* '' (500) Days of Summer'' * ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appear ...

'' * '' The Hangover'' * ''

The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follow ...

'' * '' A Serious Man''

Best Documentary Feature Screenplay

* ''Against the Tide'' – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi

Marvin Hier Marvin (Moshe Chaim) Hier (born 1939 in New York City) is the dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, its Museum of Tolerance and of Moriah, the center's film division. Early life Hier was born in 1939 in New York City. His Jewish par ...

* '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' – Michael Moore * '' The Cove'' – Mark Monroe * '' Earth Days'' – Robert Stone * ''

Good Hair ''Good Hair'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Jeff Stilson and produced by Chris Rock Productions and HBO Films, starring and narrated by comedian Chris Rock. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2009, ''Good ...

'' – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and

Chuck Sklar Chuck Sklar is an American comedian, film and television writer, and television producer. He is known for comedy writing on various shows, including ''The Chris Rock Show'', ''The Man Show'', and '' Weekends at the D.L.'' In 2012, Sklar and Chri ...

* '' Soundtrack for a Revolution'' – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman

Television

Dramatic Series

Comedy Series

New Series

Episodic Drama

Episodic Comedy

Long Form – Original

Long Form – Adaptation

Animation

Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series

Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials

Daytime Serials

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 Radio * ''WCBS News Radio'' – Written by

Robert Hawley Robert Hawley (1729–1799), Captain, raised provisions for the Continental soldiers and fought in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Captain Robert Hawley was born June 5, 1726, in North Stratford, now Trumbull, Connecticut, in New En ...

; CBS Radio * ''World News This Week − July 11, 2009'' – Written by

Darren Reynolds Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from ...

; ABC Radio

News – Analysis, Feature or Commentary

* ''Black History Month'' – Written by

Arleen Lebe Arleen or Arlene is an Irish feminine given name and variant of Carlene or Charlene and in the French derived from feminine diminutive of Charles (meaning ''free man''). Given name *Arleen Auger (1939–1993), American soprano, admired for her ...

; CBS Radio * ''End of Summer'' – Written by

Duane Tollison Duane may refer to: * Duane (given name) * Duane (surname) * Duane, New York, a US town * the title character of ''Duane Hopwood'', a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival * Duane Adelier, a main character of ''Unsounded'', a 2012 fanta ...

; CBS Radio * ''Farewells'' – Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio * ''Paul 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 Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish w ...

; WNBC * "Vegas" (Dateline), "The Wanted" Promo, NBC Nightly News Promo, "Iran" (Dateline), "Cheat" (Dateline) – Written by

Barry Fitzsimmons Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950 ...

; NBC

Television Graphic Animation

* "Hudson Splashdown" (CBS Evening News with Katie Couric) – Written by

David M. Rosen David M. Rosen is an American anthropologist. Rosen holds a J.D. from Pace University School of Law and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Illinois. He is Professor of Anthropology, at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lived ...

and

Shannon L. Toma Shannon may refer to: People * Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) * Shannon (South Korean singer), British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Wil ...

; CBS

Video Games

Videogame Writing

* '' Assassin's Creed II'' – Story by Corey May, Script Writers Corey May,

Joshua Rubin Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. ' Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

, Jeffrey Yohalem;

Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...

* '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' – Written by

Jesse Stern Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' (a ...

; Additional Writing

Steve Fukuda ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form ( hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

; Story by

Todd Alderman Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

, Steve Fukuda,

Mackey McCandlish Mackey may refer to: Places * Mackey, Indiana, United States, a town * Mackey, Iowa, United States, an unincorporated community * Mackey, a community in the municipality and incorporated township of Head, Clara and Maria, Ontario, Canada * Mackey ...

Zied Rieke Zaid bin Hussein, GCVO, GBE ( ar, زيد بن الحسين; February 28, 1898 – October 18, 1970) was an Iraqi prince who was a member of the Hashemite dynasty and the head of the Royal House of Iraq from 1958 until his death, after the ro ...

, Jesse Stern, Jason West, Battlechatter Dialogue, and

Sean Slayback Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name '' Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan ( Ulster variant; anglic ...

; Activision * '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' – Written by Amy Hennig; Sony Computer Entertainment * '' Wet'' – Written by

Duppy Demetrius Duppy is a word of African origin commonly used in various Caribbean islands, including Barbados and Jamaica, meaning ghost or spirit.

and Bethesda Softworks * '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' – Written by Marc Guggenheim; Activision

References

External links

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