Writers Guild of America Awards 2016

"The Big Short" winners at WGA

Well there ya go:

Best Original Screenplay:

Spotlight (Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Big Short (Charles Randolph & Adam McKay - Based on the Book by Michael Lewis)

Best Documentary Screenplay:

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (Alex Gibney)

Writers Guild of America Award Nominations 2016

Trainwreck

The nominations for WGA Awards were just revealed. As you already know about this group, many contenders are deemed ineligible if the writers aren't members so well. Check out the nominations below with Carol, Spotlight, Trumbo, The Martian and more:

Best Original Screenplay:

Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus (Straight Outta Compton)
Matt Charman, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (Bridge of Spies)
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)
Taylor Sheridan (Sicario)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Drew Goddard – based on the novel by Andy Weir (The Martian)
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph – based on the book by Michael Lewis (The Big Short)
John McNamara – based on the biography by Bruce Cook (Trumbo)
Phyllis Nagy – based on the novel ‘The Price of Salt’ by Patricia Highsmith (Carol)
Aaron Sorkin – based on the book by Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs)

Writers Guild Awards Nomination 2012

Oh yes i am really happy that Writers Guild nominated Bridesmaids screenplay, congratulations to Kristen Wiig and her screen writing partner for this win. Original Screenplay has all the nominees that are comedies, 50/50 being more of a dramedy. As much as you hate the fact that some of the major Oscar contenders weren't eligible per WGA rules including The Artist, Drive, Shame etc which is a sad thing but that happens. Still for me, i appreciate them nominating much of my favorites and basically very quality screenplays.

Below are the nominations: