Commentary coming tomorrow. Too tired.
Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio – Argo
Documentary Feature
Searching for Sugar Man
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Author: Clayton Davis February 17, 2013 Commentary coming tomorrow. Too tired. Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Documentary Feature Comments: 8 Comments |
2013 Writers Guild of America PreviewCan 'Argo' continue its guild sweep with the Writers Guild of America?Author: Clayton Davis February 16, 2013
Chris Terrio’s script is beloved among critics and audiences however, of all the seven nominations that Argo has received with the Academy Awards, the Adapted Screenplay category is clearly a three-horse race with Tony Kushner (Lincoln) and David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook). Please note the WGA is not an indicator of Best Picture like PGA, DGA, and SAG. This is citing the screenplay and the screenplay alone. If that was the case, masterpieces like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) would have had more a shot for a Motion Picture mention. Read more on 2013 Writers Guild of America Preview… Categories: Article, Editor
Tags: Argo, Chris Terrio, David O. Russell, Django Unchained, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Moonrise Kingdom, Quentin Tarantino, Silver Linings Playbook, Tony Kushner, WGA, Writers Guild of America, Zero Dark Thirty Comments: 4 Comments |
Writers Guild of America Disqualifies Several Films for their Awards!'Django Unchained' and several other hopefuls will not be getting a boost from WGA....Author: Clayton Davis December 15, 2012
Tarantino has never been a member of the WGA but has found success with his other films Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Pulp Fiction (1994). Tapley has explanations for many of the contenders that won’t be getting a boost from the WGA. I encourage you to take a look. The nominations for the Writers Guild Awards will be announced on January 3, the day Oscar ballots are due. The list of films DISQUALIFIED are listed below and after the jump. Read more on Writers Guild of America Disqualifies Several Films for their Awards!… Categories: News
Tags: Amour, Anna Karenina, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Brave, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Middle of Nowhere, Quartet, Quentin Tarantino, Rust &Bone, seven psychopaths, Take This Waltz, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Deep Blue Sea, The Impossible, The Intouchables, Tom Hooper, WGA, Writers Guild of America, Your Sister's Sister Comments: 9 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson February 20, 2012
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris” Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, “The Descendants” Best Documentary Screenplay: Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega, “Better This World” Paul Selvin Award: Tate Taylor, “The Help” Laurel Award: Eric Roth Read more on ‘The Descendants’ and ‘Midnight in Paris’ take the WGA Awards!… Categories: Precursors
Tags: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Midnight in Paris, Oscar hopefuls, The Descendants, WGA, Writers Guild of America Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis January 30, 2012 LOS ANGELES – Screenwriter-director Tate Taylor has been named recipient of the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2012 Paul Selvin Award for his adapted screenplay for the civil rights-era drama The Help. The Guild’s Selvin Award recognizes written work which embodies the spirit of constitutional rights and civil liberties. Filmmaker Taylor will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Sunday, February 19, at the Hollywood Palladium. Read more on Tate Taylor to Receive 2012 WGAW Paul Selvin Award… Categories: News
Tags: Jessica Chastain, news, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor, The Help, Viola Davis, WGA, Writer Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis January 5, 2012
Best Original Screenplay
Alternate: Contagion, Super 8, Warrior
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alternate: The Ides of March, Jane Eyre, The Muppets Read more on Writers Guild of America Predictions… Categories: Editor, Oscar Circuit
Tags: Editor, Editor Predictions, Precursors, predictions, WGA, Writers Guild of America Comments: 5 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson December 4, 2011
Read more on Ineligible WGA films include The Artist, Drive, Shame… Categories: News, Precursors
Tags: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Oscar hopefuls, WGA Comments: 2 Comments |
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