“Her,” “Captain Phillips” and “Stories We Tell” won the feature film categories at the WGA Awards, with “Veep,” “Breaking Bad” and “House of Cards” among the victorious TV shows.
'Her,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Stories We Tell' win WGA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:52 pm · February 1st, 2014
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'Dallas Buyers Club,' 'Lone Survivor,' 'Wolf of Wall Street' land WGA nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:09 am · January 3rd, 2014
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced this year’s list of narrative and documentary feature screenplay nominees, and given the wave of ineligibilities, which included such Oscar players as “12 Years a Slave,” “Philomena” and “Fruitvale Station,” it was a much smaller crop for the guild to choose from.
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Previewing the 2014 WGA nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:49 pm · January 2nd, 2014
Tomorrow brings the WGA nominations, with the unusual selection of ineligibilities that distinguish them from other Guild honors. So which films will benefit? We offer our predictions.
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'China Syndrome' writer Thomas S. Cook posthumously honored by WGA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:34 am · December 11th, 2013
The late screenwriter Thomas S. Cook will be awarded the WGA’s Morgan Cox Award for services to the Guild at their awards ceremony in February. He is best-known for co-writing the Oscar-nominated script for “The China Syndrome.”
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Exclusive: '12 Years,' 'Rush' and 'Mandela' among 2013 films not eligible for WGA Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · December 3rd, 2013
John Ridley’s adaptation of the trials and tribulations of former slave Solomon Northup, Peter Morgan’s account of James Hunt and Niki Lauda’s Formula One racing rivalry and Ryan Coogler’s testament to the tragically short life of Bay Area father Oscar Grant are just a handful of screenplays that won’t be eligible for nominations from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) this year, HitFix has learned.
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WGA gets stricter on documentary eligibility
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:15 am · August 19th, 2013
New rules impose same eligibility criteria on documentary and narrative films.
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'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Sugar Man,' 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' win WGA Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:45 pm · February 17th, 2013
Chalk up another for Ben Affleck’s steamroller.
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Roundup: Kushner honored with WGA's Selvin Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · January 29th, 2013
Also: Michael Moore on ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and Dr Ruth’s Oscar night tips.
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'Perks,' 'Flight,' 'Master' make the list of WGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:07 am · January 4th, 2013
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced its screen nominees for the year.
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Previewing the WGA Award nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · January 2nd, 2013
Don’t expect the Academy to mirror them too closely.
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Exclusive: 'Les Mis,' 'Django,' 'Beasts,' 'Amour' among 2012 scripts not eligible for WGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · December 15th, 2012
Every year it’s worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won’t get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for failing to qualify include the writer of the script not being a guild member or not retroactively handling the requisite process, among other things.
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'Midnight in Paris,' 'Descendants' take WGA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:25 pm · February 19th, 2012
Woody Allen took his fifth Best Original Screenplay award from the WGA for “Midnight in Paris,” but with “The Artist” ineligible here, can he beat the Best Picture frontrunner at the Oscars? Meanwhile, “The Descendants” continues to lead the adapted screenplay race.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 76 — Guild announcements, previewing the DGA and the success of 'Bridesmaids'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · January 6th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the PGA and WGA announcements, preview the DGA nominations and chew on the success of “Bridesmaids” so far this year.
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WGA nominees include 'Bridesmaids,' '50/50,' 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:33 am · January 5th, 2012
The WGA has announced screen nominees this year, and given the gutted field (due to ineligibilities), it wasn’t hard to figure out which way they’d go.
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Predicting the 2011 WGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:48 am · January 4th, 2012
Tomorrow the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announces its narrative feature and documentary nominees. Something to remember is that a number of this year’s Oscar-contending screenplays are ineligible for the award due to membership or signatory issues, meaning this is just an opportunity for other films that wouldn’t normally have much room to get into the awards conversation.
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'Artist,' 'Tinker,' 'Shame' and 'Marilyn' among contenders not eligible for WGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:52 pm · December 2nd, 2011
As happens every year, a list of potential Oscar nominees is ineligible for WGA consideration due to a number of issues (signatory concerns, paperwork avoidance, etc.). This year, though, the list seems particularly long.
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