ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures
The Help, Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures
Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures
Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures
Read more on Writers Guild of America Nominations…
 As the year stands behind us and we gear up for the upcoming award shows including the Critics Choice Awards which will be broadcast on VH1, Thursday, January 12th @ 8pm ET. Make sure you tune in.
As for our own critics here at the Awards Circuit, I am pleased to present the Staff Writers choices for the Top 10 Best Films of 2011. Having a hand in hiring most of these writers that are on board, I am also eager to see the eclectic tastes as we try to form a non-consensus here at the site. We fully embrace how we are all different and look at film in a different way from our next critic or reader. We respect and we view with curiosity. I sincerely hope the readership of the Awards Circuit will share your Top Ten films in the comment section because I’m eager to hear what you guys and gals loved in 2011 as well.
Read more on Awards Circuit Staff Top Ten of 2011…
Categories: Community, Editor, Staff Tags: 13 Assassins, 50/50, A Separation, Beginners, Bellflower, Best of the year, Bridesmaids, Certified Copy, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Horrible Bosses, Hugo, Insidious, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, Of Gods And Men, Project Nim, Rango, Red State, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Shame, Staff Writers, The Adventures Of Tintin, the artist, The Beaver, The Descendants, The Eagle, The Help, The Ides of March, The Interrupters, The Muppets, The Tree of Life, Top Ten of 2011, Top Tens, war horse, Warrior, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Weekend, Win Win, Young Adult
 A general trend that has been observed (and joked about) here on The Awards Circuit is that Joey and I rarely agree on, well, anything. Our split goes far beyond select movies and into what I’m convinced are entirely different philosophies on film criticism. For a while it was confounding to me, and I’m sure to him, yet over time it has become a source of endearing fascination. It also provides me with hope whenever he dislikes a highly anticipated release and adds – to me at least – an added bit of legitimacy when we are both totally on board with a film (like the immaculate Blue Valentine in 2010). However, there are times when I hate to (mostly) agree with my colleague, and Lynne Ramsay’s long-gestating follow-up to Morvern Callar - one of my most anticipated films of 2011 – is one of them.
The film, based on an intriguing but overweening epistolary novel by Lionel Shriver, is about the mother of a psychopath named Kevin who was convicted of a school massacre some years earlier. The mother, Eva, must now deal with the outer and inner torment she suffers as she pieces together her part in his destruction. Was Kevin simply a bad kid, or did her own reluctance toward parenting him contribute to all of this? It’s an interesting question, and those of you thinking you’ll be challenged by it should temper your expectations, as Ms. Ramsay prefers to dazzle with creepy effects than have you carefully consider what’s behind them. Read more on We Need to Talk About Kevin (**)…
 Putting together a best of the year list can be a daunting task, especially when you have so many films and performances you feel passionate about. There are obvious performances and films I thought I felt one way about, that either grew on me or was forgotten altogether by year’s end. You’ll never find a consensus on these types of citations but you go with your gut and see what you see. Without further ado, here are my choices for the Best in Film for 2011. Read more on Year-In-Review: 2011 Davis’ Film Awards (Editors’ Choices)…
Read more on Year-In-Review: 2011 Davis’ Film Awards (Editors’ Choices)…
Categories: Community, Editor Tags: Best of 2011, Best of the year, Davis Film Awards, Drive, Editor, Editor's Picks, extremely loud and incredibly close, Moneyball, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Shame, the artist, The Help, The Ides of March
 While many notable contenders are ineligible for a citation from the Writers Guild of America, many films that are not in serious contention will likely show up as the group unveils their picks tomorrow. Below are the predicted nominees. Include yours in the comment section.
Best Original Screenplay
- “Bridesmaids”
- “50/50″
- “Midnight in Paris”
- “A Separation”
- “Win Win”
Alternate: Contagion, Super 8, Warrior
Best Adapted Screenplay
- “The Descendants”
- “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
- “The Help”
- “Hugo”
- “Moneyball”
Alternate: The Ides of March, Jane Eyre, The Muppets
Read more on Writers Guild of America Predictions…
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