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Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Awards Season 2021: Writers' Guild Awards (WGA) Nominations


This is just a brief update to tell you about the nominees for this year's Writers' Guild Awards (WGA), which were announced earlier today. 

Long-time readers of the awards season nonsense on here will know that the screenplay categories are not ones that I try and guess nominees (or winners) for, but as a writer, I'm interested to see what's got the nod.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Judas And The Black Messiah
Palm Springs
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
News Of The World
One Night In Miami
The White Tiger

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
All In: The Fight For Democracy
The Dissident
Herb Alpert Is...
Red Penguins
Totally Under Control

Due to how the Writers Guild of America works (where non-members are not permitted to be nominated for a WGA Award), there are several major films that were ineligible (but will be eligible for the Oscars): these include Soul, Minari, Mank, Nomadland, The Father, Pieces Of A Woman, and The Personal History Of David Copperfield. 

Quentin Tarantino is famously not a WGA member, but that hasn't stopped him getting four Oscar nods for his screenplays, and two wins. So, unlike other certain guild awards, these don't have such a major impact on the Oscars.

The Writers' Guild Awards will be handed out on Sunday 21st March 2021. 

Congratulations to all nominees!

There's a brief break in awards stuff now; our next awards outing will be Sunday 28th February 2021, when the Golden Globes will be handed out. Enjoy the respite!

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