The 58th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 4, 2006, honored the best film and television writers of 2005.
Brokeback Mountain – Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room – Alex 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 Lost – J. J. Abrams, Kim Clements, Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Paul Dini, Brent Fletcher, David Fury, Drew Goddard, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz, Jennifer Johnson, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof, Lynne E. Litt, Monica Macer, Steven Maeda, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Janet Tamaro, Christian Taylor, Craig Wright Curb Your Enthusiasm – Larry David Grey's Anatomy – Zoanne Clack, Ann Lewis Hamilton, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, James D. Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle G. Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry Werksman and Mark Wilding "Autopsy" – House – Lawrence Kaplow "You Can't Miss the Bear (Pilot)" – Weeds – Jenji Kohan The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Warm Springs – Margaret Nagle The Young and the Restless – Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Trent Jones, Jim Houghton, Sandra Weintraub, Chris Abbott, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Sara A. Bibel, Janice Ferri Esser, Natalie Minardi Slater, Eric Freiwald, Sally Sussman Morina Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year