The 65th Writers Guild of America Awards honor the best film, television, radio and video-game writers of 2012.
The television and radio nominees were announced on December 6, 2012.
All winners were announced on February 17, 2013, at the JW Marriott Hotel in the L.A. Live entertainment complex.
[1] Zero Dark Thirty — Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures Argo — Screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures Searching for Sugar Man — Malik Bendjelloul; Sony Pictures Classics Breaking Bad — Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC Louie — Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.
; FX Girls — Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO "The Other Woman" (Mad Men) — Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC "Virgin Territory" (Modern Family) — Elaine Ko; ABC Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three — Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History Channel Game Change — Danny Strong, based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO "Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons) — Jeff Westbrook; Fox Portlandia — Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC 66th Tony Awards — Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS The Young and the Restless — Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS "The Good Sport" (Sesame Street) — Christine Ferraro; PBS Girl vs. Monster — Story by Annie DeYoung, Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee; Disney Channel "Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One" (Frontline) — Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria; PBS "The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (Nova) — Telescript by Randall MacLowry, story by Joseph McMaster and Randall MacLowry; PBS "Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre" (ABC News) — Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel; ABC "The Ghost of Joe McCarthy" (Moyers & Company) — Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; Thirteen/WNET "World News This Year 2011" — Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio "Dishin Digital" — Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM "Partners" — Dan A. Greenberger; CBS "The Oscars" (CBS News Sunday Morning) — Bob Pook; CBS Years are of film release; ceremonies are held the following year