57th Writers Guild of America Awards

The 57th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 19, 2005, honored the film and television best writers of 2004.

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

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:
 * The Simpsons - "Catch 'Em If You Can"
 * Best Daytime Serial:
 * The Guiding Light