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.[1] 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 Guild of America Award for Documentary Screenplay
Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Documentary Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byWriters Guild of America
First awarded2005
Currently held byAlex Gibney for
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
Websitehttp://www.wga.org/

Winners and nominees

Notes
  • The year indicates when the film was released. The awards are presented the following year.

2000s
Year Film Writer(s) Ref.
2004
(57th)		 Super Size MeMorgan Spurlock [2]
Bright LeavesRoss McElwee
Control RoomJulia Bacha and Jehane Noujaim
Home of the BravePaola di Florio
The Hunting of the PresidentHarry Thomason and Nickolas Perry
In the Realms of the UnrealJessica Yu
2005
(58th)		 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomAlex Gibney; based on the book The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind [3]
Cowboy del AmorMichèle Ohayon
March of the PenguinsLuc Jacquet and Michel Fessler (narration written by Jordan Roberts); based on the story by Luc Jacquet
Street FightMarshall Curry
The Fall of FujimoriEllen Perry, Zack Anderson, and Kim Roberts
2006
(59th)		 Deliver Us from EvilAmy J. Berg [4]
[5]
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York CosmosMark Monroe; story by Mark Monroe and John Dower
The Heart of the GameWard Serrill
Who Killed the Electric Car?Chris Paine
Why We FightEugene Jarecki
2007
(60th)		 Taxi to the Dark SideAlex Gibney [6]
NankingBill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, and Elisabeth Bentley; story by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
No End in SightCharles Ferguson
The Camden 28Anthony Giacchino
The Rape of EuropaRichard Berge, Nicole Newnham, and Bonni Cohen
SickoMichael Moore
2008
(61st)		 Waltz with BashirAri Folman [7]
[8]
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater StoryStefan Forbes and Noland Walker
Chicago 10Brett Morgen
FuelJohnny O'Hara
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonAlex Gibney; from the words of Hunter S. Thompson
2009
(62nd)		 The CoveMark Monroe [9]
Against the TideRichard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier
Capitalism: A Love StoryMichael Moore
Earth DaysRobert Stone
Good HairChris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck Sklar
Soundtrack for a RevolutionBill Guttentag and Dan Sturman

2010s
Year Film Writer(s) Ref.
2010
(63rd)		 Inside JobCharles Ferguson; co-written by Chad Beck and Adam Bolt [10]
Enemies of the PeopleRob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
Freedom RidersStanley Nelson Jr.; based in part on the book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Raymond Arsenault
GaslandJosh Fox
The Two EscobarsMichael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?John Scheinfeld
2011
(64th)		 Better This WorldKatie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega [11]
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontMarshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek
Nostalgia for the LightPatricio Guzmán
PinaWim Wenders
Position Among the StarsHetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich and Leonard Retel Helmrich
SennaManish Pandey
2012
(65th)		 Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul [12]
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodAlex Gibney
The Central Park FiveSarah Burns, David McMahon, and Ken Burns
The Invisible WarKirby Dick
We Are Legion: The Story of the HacktivistsBrian Knappenberger
West of MemphisAmy J. Berg and Billy McMillin
2013
(66th)		 Stories We TellSarah Polley [13]
Dirty WarsJeremy Scahill and David Riker
Herblock: The Black & The WhiteSara Lukinson and Michael Stevens
No Place on EarthJanet Tobias and Paul Laikin
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksAlex Gibney
2014
(67th)		 The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzBrian Knappenberger [14]
Finding Vivian MaierJohn Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in VietnamMark Bailey and Kevin McAlester
Red ArmyGabe Polsky
2015
(68th)		 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefAlex Gibney [15]
Being CanadianRobert Cohen
Kurt Cobain: Montage of HeckBrett Morgen
Prophet's PreyAmy J. Berg
2016
(69th)		 Command and ControlRobert Kenner, Brian Pearle, Kim Roberts, and Eric Schlosser; based on the book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser [16]
Author: The JT LeRoy StoryJeff Feuerzeig
Zero DaysAlex Gibney
2017
(70th)		 JaneBrett Morgen [17]
Betting on ZeroTed Braun
No Stone UnturnedAlex Gibney
Oklahoma CityBarak Goodman
2018
(71st)		 Bathtubs Over BroadwayOzzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant [18]
Fahrenheit 11/9Michael Moore
Generation WealthLauren Greenfield
In Search of GreatnessGabe Polsky
2019
(72nd)		 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon ValleyAlex Gibney [19]
Citizen KAlex Gibney
FosterMark Jonathan Harris
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the PeopleRobert Seidman and Oren Rudavsky
The KingmakerLauren Greenfield

Writers with multiple awards
4 awards

Writers with multiple nominations

References
  1. "Documentary Film and Nonfiction Programming". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. McNary, Dave (15 February 2005). "WGA serves up 1st doc kudo to 'Super'". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. McNary, Dave (1 February 2006). "WGA docu nods to 'Enron'". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. Kay, Jeremy (16 January 2007). "WGA unveils nominees for documentary screenplay award". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. McNary, Dave (11 February 2007). "'Departed' shines at WGA kudos". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. Thielman, Sam; McNary, Dave (9 February 2008). "Cody, Coens bros. top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. Finke, Nikki (7 January 2009). "2009 WGA Awards Screen Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  8. McNary, Dave; Littleton, Cynthia (7 February 2009). "'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. "2010 Writers Guild Award Winners". TV Source Magazine. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. Fernandez, Jay A.; Szalai, Georg (5 February 2011). "'Inception,' 'Social Network' Win Top WGA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. Fernandez, Jay A. (19 February 2012). "Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. Kim, Wook (18 February 2013). "2013 WGA Awards: The Complete List Of Winners". Time. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. McNary, Dave (1 February 2014). "'Captain Phillips,' 'Her' Win Top Screenplay Awards". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  14. McNary, Dave (14 February 2015). "'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'True Detective' Top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  15. McNary, Dave (13 February 2016). "WGA Honors 'Big Short,' 'Spotlight,' 'Mad Men' at 68th Awards". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. Littleton, Cynthia; McNary, Dave (19 February 2017). "WGA Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' Win For Best Screenplay, 'Atlanta' Wins Twice". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  17. "WGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". Variety. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  18. McNary, Dave (17 February 2019). "WGA Awards 2019 Winners: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards". Variety. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  19. Lindhal, Chris (1 February 2020). "Writers Guild Awards 2020: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Win Screenplay Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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