Writers Guild Awards 2012

Actors Joel McHale, left, and Zooey Deschanel arrive at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Writer/creator Matthew Weiner, left, and actress Kiernan Shipka arrive at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Zooey Deschanel arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Amanda Peet arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actor Bryan Cranston arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actor Jackson Rathbone arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Brenda Strong arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Ahna O'Reilly arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Kiernan Shipka arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actor Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden arrive at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Zooey Deschanel and writer/director Alexander Payne arrive at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Director Alexander Payne arrives at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Hosts Joel McHale and Zooey Deschanel attend the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Don Roos and Lisa Kurdow speak onstage during the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Kiernan Shipka, left, and writer/creator Matthew Weiner attend the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actresses Octavia Spencer, left, and Viola Davis attend the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Actress Amy Poehler and writer Michael Schur attend the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Writer Dan Roos, actress Lisa Kudrow, and Dan Bucatinsky arrive at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Writer Michael Patrick King and actress Kat Dennings attend the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Writer/director Alexander Payne accepts the Outstanding Writing in an Adapted Screenplay award for "The Descendants" onstage during the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

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Nat Faxon, Jim Rash and Alexander Payne pose with their awards for outstanding writing in an adapted screenplay for "The Descendants" in the press room during the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Tate Taylor, center, poses with the 2012 Paul Selvin Award along side Viola Davis, right, and Octavia Spencer in the press room during the 2012 Writers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 19, 2012, in Los Angeles.