Writers Guild of America Awards 2008

61st WGA Awards
Presented by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West

February 7, 2009

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay:
Milk

The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.

Names in bold denote the winners.

"Bomb in the Garden" - Teleplay by David Simon, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright