Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay (Writers Guild of America Award)

Writers Guild of America Award

The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best screenplay of the year for a documentary feature. It has been presented annually since the 57th annual Writers Guild of America awards in 2005. The winners are indicated in bold.

Check all the winners of Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay presented under Writers Guild of America Award since 2005 .

Sarah Polley

Honored for : Stories We Tell

(Roadside Attractions)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jeremy Scahill	Dirty Wars
David Riker	Dirty Wars
Sara Lukinson	Herblock - The Black & The White
Michael Stevens	Herblock - The Black & The White
Janet Tobias	No Place on Earth
Paul Laikin	No Place on Earth
Sarah Polley	Stories We Tell
Alex Gibney	We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Malik Bendjelloul

Honored for : Searching for Sugar Man

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sarah Burns	The Central Park Five
David Mcmahon	The Central Park Five
Ken Burns	The Central Park Five
Kirby Dick	The Invisible War
Alex Gibney	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Malik Bendjelloul	Searching for Sugar Man
Brian Knappenberger	We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
Amy J. Berg	West of Memphis
Billy McMillin	West of Memphis

Kelly Duane de la Vega, Katie Galloway

Honored for : Better This World

(Loteria Films)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Katie Galloway	Better This World Loteria Films
Kelly Duane de la Vega	Better This World Loteria Films
Marshall Curry	If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Oscilloscope Pictures
Matthew Hamachek	If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Oscilloscope Pictures
Patricio Guzmán	Nostalgia For The Light Icarus Films
Wim Wenders	Pina Sundance Selects
Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich	Position among the Stars HBO Documentary Films
Leonard Retel Helmrich	Position among the Stars HBO Documentary Films
Manish Pandey	Senna Producers Distribution Agency

Charles H. Ferguson, Adam Bolt, Chad Beck

Honored for : Inside Job

(Sony Pictures Classics)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob Lemkin	Enemies of the People International Film Circuit
Thet Sambath	Enemies of the People International Film Circuit
Stanley Nelson Jr.	Freedom Riders Based in part on the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault; American Experience
Charles H. Ferguson	Inside Job Sony Pictures Classics
Adam Bolt	Inside Job Sony Pictures Classics
Chad Beck	Inside Job Sony Pictures Classics
Jeff Zimbalist	The Two Escobars ESPN Films
Michael Zimbalist	The Two Escobars ESPN Films
John Scheinfeld	Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? Lorber Films
Josh Fox	Gasland

Mark Monroe

Honored for : The Cove

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Monroe	The Cove
Richard Trank	Against the Tide
Marvin Hier	Against the Tide
Michael Moore	Capitalism: A Love Story
Robert Stone	Earth Days
Chris Rock	Good Hair
Jeff Stilson	Good Hair
Lance Crouther	Good Hair
Chuck Sklar	Good Hair
Bill Guttentag	Soundtrack for a Revolution
Dan Sturman	Soundtrack for a Revolution

Ari Folman

Honored for : Waltz with Bashir

Nominations 2009 »

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

Alex Gibney

Honored for : Taxi to the Dark Side

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alex Gibney	Taxi to the Dark Side
Anthony Giacchino	The Camden 28
Bill Guttentag	Nanking
Dan Sturman	Nanking
Elisabeth Bentley	Nanking
Charles H. Ferguson	No End in Sight
Richard Berge	The Rape of Europa
Nicole Newnham	The Rape of Europa
Bonni Cohen	The Rape of Europa
Michael Moore	Sicko

Amy J. Berg

Honored for : Deliver Us From Evil

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Amy J. Berg	Deliver Us From Evil
Ward Serrill	The Heart of the Game
Mark Monroe	Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
John W. Dower	Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Chris Paine	Who Killed the Electric Car?
Eugene Jarecki	Why We Fight

Alex Gibney

Honored for : Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

(From the TV documentary series Independent Lens)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alex Gibney	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room From the series \"Independent Lens\"
Michele Ohayon	Cowboy del Amor
Ellen Perry	The Fall of Fujimori
Zack Anderson	The Fall of Fujimori
Kim Roberts	The Fall of Fujimori
Jordan Roberts	March of the Penguins
Luc Jacquet	March of the Penguins
Michel Fessler	March of the Penguins
Marshall Curry	Street Fight

Morgan Spurlock

Honored for : Super Size Me

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Morgan Spurlock	Super Size Me
Ross McElwee	Bright Leaves
Julia Bacha	Control Room
Jehane Noujaim	Control Room
Paola di Florio	Home of the Brave
Nickolas Perry	The Hunting of the President
Harry Thomason	The Hunting of the President
Jessica Yu	In the Realms of the Unreal

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay