16 November 2011
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The winners of the 2011 Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards were announced on 16 November
Best Continuing Drama
Winner
Casualty: Place of Safety - Dana Fainaru
Shortlist:
- Doctors: Pavlova’s Dogs - Claire Bennett
- EastEnders: Dot’s Impossible Decision - Simon Ashdown
Best Play for Children and Young People
Winner
The Day the Waters Came - Lisa Evans
Shortlist:
- Get Santa! - Anthony Neilson
- Pirates! - Charles Way
Best Videogame
Winner
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Alex Garland and Tameem Antoniades
Shortlist:
- Brink - Ed Stern
- The Curfew - Kieron Gillen
Best Non-Fiction Book
Winner
Graven with Diamonds - Nicola Shulman
Shortlist:
- The Hemlock Cup - Bettany Hughes
- This Luminous Coast - Jules Pretty
Best Children’s Television Script
Winner
Little Howard’s Big Question: Why do Things Have to Die? - Chris Chantler and Howard Read
Shortlist:
- Rastamouse: Lady Uptown - Davey Moore
- Tracy Beaker Returns: What You Don’t Know - Emma Reeves
Best Radio Drama
Winner
Troll - Ed Harris
Shortlist:
- Caesar Price Our Lord - Fin Kennedy
- Severed Threads - John Dryden
Best Film Screenplay
Winner
127 Hours - Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
Shortlist:
- Attack the Block - Joe Cornish
- NEDS - Peter Mullan
- Skeletons - Nick Whitfield
- Submarine - Richard Ayoade
Best Fiction Book
Winner
Boxer, Beetle - Ned Beauman
Shortlist:
- A Cupboard Full of Coats - Yvvette Edwards
- Pigeon English - Stephen Kelman
Best Television Short-Form Drama
Winner
Eric & Ernie - Peter Bowker
Shortlist:
- Exile - Danny Brocklehurst
- Sherlock - Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Stephen Thompson
Best Theatre Play
Winner
Sucker Punch - Roy Williams
Shortlist:
- The Big Fellah - Richard Bean
- Welcome to Thebes - Moira Buffini
Best Radio Comedy
Winner
Cabin Pressure - John Finnemore
Shortlist:
- Fags, Mags and Bags - Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary
- Sarah Millican’s Support Group - Sarah Millican
Best Television Comedy
Winner
Peep Show - Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain and Simon Blackwell
Shortlist:
- Lead Balloon - Pete Sinclair and Jack Dee
- Rev - James Wood and Jonathan Harvey
Best Television Drama Series
Winner
The Shadow Line - Hugo Blick
Shortlist:
- Accused - Jimmy McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst, Alice Nutter and Esther Wilson
- Doctor Who - Steven Moffat, Richard Curtis, Gareth Roberts, Stephen Thompson, Neil Gaiman and Matthew Graham
