The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film,

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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

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Crazy Heart ''Crazy Heart'' is a 2009 American drama film, written and directed by Scott Cooper, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Thomas Cobb, the film centers on a down-and-out country music singer-songwriter ( ...

'' * ''

Julie & Julia ''Julie & Julia'' is a 2009 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her ...

'' * '' Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire'' * '' Star Trek'' * '' Up in the Air''

Best Original Screenplay

* ''

(500) Days of Summer ''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...

'' * ''

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 appeara ...

'' * ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

'' * ''

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 foll ...

'' * ''

A Serious Man ''A Serious Man'' is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesota Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and pe ...

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 paren ...

* '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' – Michael Moore * '' The Cove'' – Mark Monroe * ''

Earth Days ''Earth Days'' is a 2009 documentary film about the history of the environmental movement in the United States, directed by Robert Stone and distributed by Zeitgeist Films in theaters. ''Earth Days'' premiered at the 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival, ...

'' – Robert Stone * '' Good Hair'' – Chris Rock,

Jeff Stilson Jeff Stilson (born c. 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and TV producer. Stilson was born in Spokane, WA. He began his stand up career in Seattle, WA in the mid 1980s. As a stand up he has appeared on '' Late Night with David Lette ...

Lance Crouther Lance Crouther is an American television producer, television writer and actor. He was the head writer of the TBS late night show ''Lopez Tonight'' until 2010, and was a writer for '' Down to Earth'', ''Wanda at Large'', and ''Good Hair'', among ...

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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 ''Soundtrack for a Revolution'' is a 2009 documentary film written and directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman. This documentary traces the story of the Civil Rights Movement and the gains achieved by young African-American activists with an ...

'' – 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;

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News – Regularly Scheduled or Breaking

* ''So Many Goodbyes'' – Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio * ''WCBS News Radio'' – Written by Robert Hawley; CBS Radio * ''World 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 Radio * ''End of Summer'' – Written by Duane Tollison; 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;

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

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

Television Graphic Animation

* "Hudson Splashdown" (CBS Evening News with Katie Couric) – Written by David M. Rosen and Shannon L. Toma;

Video Games

Videogame Writing

* ''

Assassin's Creed II ''Assassin's Creed II'' is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montréal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the sequel to 2007's '' Assassin's Creed''. The g ...

'' – Story by Corey May, Script Writers Corey May, Joshua Rubin,

Jeffrey Yohalem Jeffrey Yohalem is an American director and writer of video games. After graduating cum laude from Yale University with a degree in English literature, he joined the Ubisoft Montreal studio, working on the games ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ...

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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; Additional Writing Steve Fukuda; Story by Todd Alderman, Steve Fukuda, Mackey McCandlish, Zied Rieke, Jesse Stern, Jason West, Battlechatter Dialogue, and Sean Slayback;

Activision Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one ...

* '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' – Written by Amy Hennig;

Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...

* '' Wet'' – Written by Duppy Demetrius and Bethesda Softworks * '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' – Written by

Marc Guggenheim Marc Guggenheim (born September 24, 1970) is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series '' Eli Stone'' (2008–2009), ''Arrow'' (2012– 2020), and ''Leg ...

; Activision

References

External links

WGA.org
{{WGA Awards Chron 2009 W

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