‘Looper’, ‘The Master’, ‘Perks Of Being A Wallflower’, And More Nominated For Writers Guild Of America Awards
With just days to go until Oscar nominations are announced, the Writers Guild of America has unveiled its list of nominees for their top screenplay awards. As expected, many of these are films that have picked up plenty of accolades already. It’ll surprise no one to see thatZero Dark Thirty,Moonrise Kingdom, andLincolnare among the contenders. But they’ve made room for some more offbeat choices as well, includingLooper,Perks of Being a Wallflower, andThe Master. (Jason Reitmanshould be pleased.) Hit the jump to see the list.
Oscar voting closes today, so the WGA nominations aren’t likely to influence the race for the industry’s most coveted trophies. Nonetheless, it’s a good indication of what screenplays are being talked about among insiders.Varietynotes that the WGA and Academy Awards have matched winners for 12 out of the last 18 years in the original category, and 13 out of the last 18 in the adapted one.
WGA winners will be announced in a ceremony onFebruary 17.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYFlight, Written byJohn Gatins; Paramount PicturesLooper, Written byRian Johnson; TriStar PicturesThe Master, Written byPaul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein CompanyMoonrise Kingdom, Written byWes Anderson&Roman Coppola; Focus FeaturesZero Dark Thirty, Written byMark Boal; Columbia PicturesADAPTED SCREENPLAYArgo, Screenplay byChris Terrio; Based on a selection fromThe Master of Disguiseby Antonio J. Mendez and theWiredMagazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. PicturesLife of Pi, Screenplay byDavid Magee; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century FoxLincoln, Screenplay byTony Kushner; Based in part on the bookTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincolnby Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks PicturesThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, Screenplay byStephen Chbosky; Based on his book; Summit EntertainmentSilver Linings Playbook, Screenplay byDavid O. Russell; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein CompanyDOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAYThe Central Park Five, Written bySarah BurnsandDavid McMahonandKen Burns; Sundance SelectsThe Invisible War, Written byKirby Dick; Cinedigm Entertainment GroupMea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Written byAlex Gibney; HBO Documentary FilmsSearching for Sugar Man, Written byMalik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures ClassicsWe Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Written byBrian Knappenberger; Cinetic MediaWest of Memphis, Written byAmy Berg&Billy McMillin; Sony Pictures Classics
