| 62nd WGA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 20, 2010 |
| Organized by | Writers Guild of America, East and theWriters Guild of America, West |
The62ndWriters Guild of America Awards honored the bestfilm,television, andvideogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.[1]
Names inbold denote the winners.[2]
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Broken" | House | David Foster,Russel Friend,Garrett Lerner, andDavid Shore | Fox |
| "Come, Ye Saints" | Big Love | Melanie Marnich | HBO |
| "The Grown-Ups" | Mad Men | Brett Johnson andMatthew Weiner | AMC |
| "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" | Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner | ||
| "I Will Rise Up" | True Blood | Nancy Oliver | HBO |
| "Phoenix" | Breaking Bad | John Shiban | AMC |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Apollo, Apollo" | 30 Rock | Robert Carlock | NBC |
| "Broke" | The Office | Charlie Grandy | |
| "Chapter 1" | Eastbound & Down | Jody Hill,Ben Best, andDanny R. McBride | HBO |
| "Gossip" | The Office | Paul Lieberstein | NBC |
| "Pilot" | Modern Family | Steven Levitan andChristopher Lloyd | ABC |
| "Reunion" | 30 Rock | Matt Hubbard | NBC |
| Title | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia O'Keeffe | Michael Cristofer | Lifetime |
| Grey Gardens | Teleplay byMichael Sucsy andPatricia Rozema; Story byMichael Sucsy | HBO |
| Pedro | Screenplay byDustin Lance Black; Story byParis Barclay andDustin Lance Black | MTV |
| Title | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|
| America | Teleplay byJoyce Eliason andRosie O'Donnell, Based upon thenovel byE.R. Frank | Lifetime |
| Taking Chance | Teleplay by Lieutenant ColonelMichael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) andRoss Katz, Based on the short story by Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) | HBO |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Burns and the Bees" | The Simpsons | Stephanie Gillis | Fox |
| "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" | John Frink | ||
| "Gone Maggie Gone" | Billy Kimball andIan Maxtone-Graham | ||
| "Take My Life, Please" | Don Payne | ||
| "Wedding for Disaster" | The Simpsons | Joel H. Cohen |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Monster Problem" | Imagination Movers | Randi Barnes,Rick Gitelson, andScott Gray | Disney Channel |
| "Frankly, It's Becoming a Habitat" | Sesame Street | Joseph Mazzarino | PBS |
| "Mouse and Home" | Imagination Movers | Michael G. Stern,Randi Barnes,Rick Gitelson, andScott Gray | Disney Channel |
| "The Rival" | True Jackson, VP | Dan Kopelman | Nickelodeon |
| "Welcome to the Jungle" | The Troop | Max Burnett | |
| "Wild Nature Survivor Guy" | Sesame Street | Christine Ferraro | PBS |
| Title | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Another Cinderella Story | Written byErik Patterson andJessica Scott | ABC Family |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Black Money" | Frontline | Lowell Bergman andOriana Zill de Granados | PBS |
| "Heat" | Martin Smith | ||
| "The Hugo Chávez Show" | Ofra Bikel | ||
| "Inside the Meltdown" | Michael Kirk | ||
| "The Madoff Affair" | Frontline | Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith | |
| "Poisoned Waters" | Frontline | Hedrick Smith andRick Young |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" | American Experience | Written byBarak Goodman | PBS |
| "Episode Two: 1890–1915: The Last Refuge" | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Written byDayton Duncan | |
| "The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer" | American Experience | Written byDavid Grubin | |
| Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Written byDavid A. Taylor,Olive Emma Bucklin, andAndrea Kalin | Smithsonian Channel | |
| "We Shall Remain: Episode Three: Trail of Tears" | American Experience | Written byMark Zwonitzer | PBS |
| "We Shall Remain: Episode Two: Tecumseh's Vision" | Written byRic Burns |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS Evening News | Joe Clines,Jerry Cipriano, andJared Crawford | CBS | |
| Recession Candy | R. Polly Leider | ||
| World News with Charles Gibson | Lee Kamlet,Julia Kathan, andJoel Siegel | ABC |
| Title | Series | Writers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| "All Night Long" | Good Morning America | Mary Pflum | ABC |
| "A Private War: Expose: America's Investigative Reports" | Bill Moyers Journal | Thomas M. Jennings | PBS |
| "Election Day" | Bill Moyers Journal | Bill Moyers andMichael Winship | |
| "Financial Fingers" | CBS News | R. Polly Leider | CBS |
| "The Words That Won the White House" | Good Morning America | Lisa Ferri | ABC |
3. † indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.