61. Writers Guild of America Ödülleri

61. Writers Guild of America Ödüleri 2008 yılının en iyi film, televizyon ve video oyunu yazarlarına verilen ödüldür. Kazananlar 7 Şubat 2009 tarihinde açıklandı.

Adaylar

Kalın yazılar kazanan adayı göstermektedir.

Film

En İyi Uyarlama Senaryo

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth (senaryo), Eric Roth ve Robin Swicord (hikaye); F. Scott Fitzgerald (yazar)
• The Dark Knight – Jonathan ve Christopher Nolan (senaryo), Christopher Nolan ve David S. Goyer (hikaye); Bob Kane ve Bill Finger (yaratıcı)
• Doubt – John Patrick Shanley (senaryo ve oyun yazarı)
• Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan (senaryo ve oyun yazarı)
• Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy (senaryo); Vikas Swarup (yazar)

En İyi Özgün Senaryo

• Burn After Reading – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Milk – Dustin Lance Black
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Woody Allen
• The Visitor – Tom McCarthy
• The Wrestler – Robert Siegel

En İyi Belgesel Senaryosu

• Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story - Stefan Forbes ve Noland Walker
• Chicago 10 - Brett Morgen
• Fuel - Johnny O'Hara
• Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Alex Gibney; Hunter S. Thompson
• Waltz with Bashir - Ari Folman

Televizyon

Drama Dizisi

Dizi	Yazarlar	Yayıncı
Dexter	Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Drew Greenberg, Adam E. Fierro, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg ve Timothy Schlattman	Showtime
Friday Night Lights	Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Brent Fletcher, Jason Gavin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas ve John Zinman	NBC
Lost	Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff ve Brian K. Vaughan	ABC
Mad Men	Lisa Albert, Jane Anderson, Rick Cleveland, David Isaacs, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Marti Noxon, Robin Veith ve Matthew Weiner	AMC
The Wire	Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon ve William F. Zorzi	HBO

Komedi Dizisi

Dizi	Yazarlar	Yayıncı
30 Rock	Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Andrew Guest, Matt Hubbard, Jon Pollack, John Riggi, Tami Sagher ve Ron Weiner	NBC
Entourage	Doug Ellin, Jeremy Miller, Ally Musika, Steve Pink ve Rob Weiss	HBO
The Office	Steve Carell, Jennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Brent Forrester, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, Mindy Kaling, Ryan Koh, Lester Lewis, Paul Lieberstein, Warren Lieberstein, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur, Aaron Shure, Gene Stupnitsky ve Halsted Sullivan	NBC
The Simpsons	J. Stewart Burns, Daniel Chun, Joel H. Cohen, Kevin Curran, John Frink, Tom Gammill, Stephanie Gillis, Dan Greaney, Reid Harrison, Al Jean, Billy Kimball, Tim Long, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bill Odenkirk, Carolyn Omine, Don Payne, Michael Price, Max Pross, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Matt Warburton, Jeff Westbrook, Marc Wilmore ve William Wright	Fox
Weeds	Roberto Benabib, Mark A. Burley, Ron Fitzgerald, David Holstein, Rolin Jones, Brendan Kelly, Jenji Kohan, Victoria Morrow ve Matthew Salsberg	Showtime

Yeni Dizi

Dizi	Yazarlar	Yayıncı
Breaking Bad	Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin ve George Mastras	AMC
Fringe	J. J. Abrams, Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman, Darin Morgan, J. R. Orci, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner ve Zack Whedon	Fox
In Treatment	Rodrigo García, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Meritt Johnson, Amy Lippman ve Sarah Treem	HBO
Life On Mars	Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox, Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg ve Meredith Averill	ABC
True Blood	Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver ve Chris Offutt	HBO

Drama Bölümü

Bölüm	Dizi	Yazarlar	Yayıncı
"Don't Ever Change"	House	Doris Egan & Leonard Dick	Fox
"Double Booked"	Burn Notice	Craig O'Neill & Jason Tracey	USA
"Gray Matter"	Breaking Bad	Patty Lin	AMC
"Pilot"	Breaking Bad	Vince Gilligan	AMC
"Pilot"	Eli Stone	Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim	ABC
"There's Something About Harry"	Dexter	Scott Reynolds	Showtime

Komedi Bölümü

Bölüm	Dizi	Yazarlar	Yayıncı
"Believe in the Stars"	30 Rock	Robert Carlock	NBC
"Cooter"	30 Rock	Tina Fey	NBC
"Crime Aid"	The Office	Charlie Grandy	NBC
"Crush'd"	Ugly Betty	Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally	ABC
"Succession"	30 Rock	Andrew Guest & John Riggi	NBC
"Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys"	My Name Is Earl	Greg Garcia	NBC

Dış bağlantılar

• "The Simpsons" lead Writers Guild TV nominations 16 Ocak 2023 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.