Awards Season 2018: Writers' Guild Awards (WGA) and Directors' Guild Awards (DGA) Nominations

A double dose of awards news today, with the recent announcement of two Guild Awards nominations, so let's dive straight in.

WRITERS' GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS

This year's nominees for the WGA Awards were announced yesterday (7th January). Here they are:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Eighth Grade

Green Book

A Quiet Place

Roma

Vice

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

BlacKkKlansman

Black Panther

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

If Beale Street Could Talk

A Star Is Born

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Bathtubs Over Broadway

Fahrenheit 11/9

Generation Wealth

In Search Of Greatness

With the Documentary category, the WGA have opted to highlight documentaries that haven't so far had much (if any coverage). In fact, I've only heard of one of them, which is Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9. But, as has been stated before, the WGA's eligibility rules for what can be nominated are incredibly stringent (much more so than the Academy's) which has meant that several films which might expect a Screenplay nod aren't eligible (such as The Favourite, Isle Of Dogs, and Incredibles 2). It's entirely possible that the Academy will go their own way with the Screenplay nominations, although I'd expect to see Green Book, Roma, Vice, If Beale Street Could Talk, and A Star Is Born get Oscar nods. 

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DIRECTORS' GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS

The nominees for this year's Directors' Guild Awards were announced today (8th January). Here are the nominees in the Feature Film category:

Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)

Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)

Peter Farrelly (Green Book)

Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)

Adam McKay (Vice)

No 'surprises' here as all five directors have had multiple nods throughout the season to date. I'm sure fans of The Favourite may consider Yorgos Lanthimos' exclusion a 'snub' but, you never know, the Academy may see things differently. We'll find out in two weeks' time. Bradley Cooper also received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director. 

So that's the major guilds news up to date. It might be an early morning for me tomorrow (9th January), as the BAFTA Film Awards nominations are being announced at 7:30am by Will Poulter (The Revenant) and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake). There'll be a post discussing the nominations at some point tomorrow: might be summat to read over breakfast, might be one for your dinner/tea/supper. I like to keep you on your toes.