Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay is one of three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards focused specifically for film. The award is presented to the best screenplay of the year for a documentary feature. It has been presented annually since the 57th Writers Guild of America Awards in 2005. Alex Gibney is the only person to win multiple awards, winning four. Gibney also holds the record for nominations with ten.

Writers with multiple awards

 * 4 awards
 * Alex Gibney
 * 2 awards
 * Brett Morgen

Writers with multiple nominations

 * 10 nominations
 * Alex Gibney


 * 4 Nominations
 * Mark Monroe


 * 3 nominations
 * Amy J. Berg
 * Michael Moore
 * Brett Morgen


 * 2 nominations
 * Marshall Curry
 * Charles Ferguson
 * Lauren Greenfield
 * Bill Guttentag
 * Brian Knappenberger
 * Mark Monroe
 * Gabe Polsky
 * Kim Roberts
 * Dan Sturman