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  • February 17, 2013

    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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    2013 Writers Guild of America Preview

    Can 'Argo' continue its guild sweep with the Writers Guild of America?

    February 16, 2013

    WGA_Awards_LogoThe Writers Guild of America will be announcing their winners tomorrow, Sunday, February 17.  All season long there have been many instances, which I’m just as guilty of, where we doubt Argo’s chances in an awards show.  The BFCA and Golden Globes seemed expected.  The Producers Guild of America was cool.  The SAG Ensemble win was jaw-dropping.  The Directors Guild of America was a fine achievement and something that should have happened anyway.  For me, the BAFTA win was very telling since Argo never seemed like it would appeal to an overseas group like BAFTA when films like Les Miserables and Life of Pi were nominated alongside it.

    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…

    Writers Guild of America Disqualifies Several Films for their Awards!

    'Django Unchained' and several other hopefuls will not be getting a boost from WGA....

    December 15, 2012

    django1Via Kris Tapley over at HitFix/In Contention, he took a look at the ballot for the Writers Guild of America upcoming awards and took note of several omissions that include Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables, Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Michael Haneke’s Amour.  He counted fifteen in total.

    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!…

    February 20, 2012

    Yes, things aren’t too clear considering ‘The Artist’ wasn’t eligible (among other films that perhaps could have posed a threat) for the Writers Guild, but this still is good momentum for both Woody Allen and Alexander Payne’s features. As you can see below, this is the full cinematic list of what the WGA Awards look like:

    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!…

    January 30, 2012

    Read the Press Release:

    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…

    January 5, 2012

    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…

    December 4, 2011

    Another year, another crop of well deserving scripts that the Writer’s Guild deems to not be eligible for their awards.  This year, there are 55 original screenplays in the mix and 33 adapted ones, and while that sounds like a large group of contenders (especially considering my recent Sizing Up articles on the categories), hold your horses.  The missing originals include The Artist, Beginners, The Iron Lady, The Lady, Like Crazy, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, Rango, Shame, and Take Shelter.  As for adapted ones, the exclusions include Albert Nobbs, Carnage, Drive, “Jane Eyre, My Week with Marilyn, Sarah’s Key, The Skin I Live In, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.  What does that mean for the group’s impending nominations?  Well, I’ll get to that in a second…

    Read more on Ineligible WGA films include The Artist, Drive, Shame…

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