The 57th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 19, 2005, honored the film and television best writers of 2004.
Winners and nominees
Film
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
Television
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
References
† indicates the winners of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.