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

Nominees

Names in bold denote the winners.

Film

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

Best Documentary Feature Screenplay

Television

Dramatic Series

Comedy Series

New Series

Episodic Drama

Episodic Comedy

Long Form - Original

Long Form - Adaptation

Animation

Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series

Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials

Daytime Serials

Children's

Episodic & Specials

Long Form or Special

Documentary

Current events

Other than current events

News

Regularly scheduled, bulletin, or breaking report

Analysis, feature, or commentary

Video games

Videogame Writing

Paul Selwin Civil Rights Award