The Writers Guild of America announced its nominees for its best of 2011 awards and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and Kristen Wiig’s Bridesmaids are the early leaders.
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Besides Wiig and Allen, the other writers who scored a nod include 50/50 screenwriter Will Reiser, who adapted his real-life battle with cancer into a heartwarming dramedy. Also of note is the nomination for Diablo Cody for Young Adult. Does this mean she has a leg up earning another Oscar nomination? We think so, although she may not repeat her win for Juno.
Alexander Payne earned a nomination for his adaptation of The Descendants, based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemming. And deservedly so, Steven Zaillian scored a nod for his stellar work bringing Stieg Larsson’s world to life in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo while Tate Taylor earned a nod for his work adapting The Help.
Writer’s Guild nominees:
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures
The Help, Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures
Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures
Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Better This World, Written by Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega; Loteria Films
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Written by Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek; Oscilloscope Pictures
Nostalgia for the Light, Written by Patricio Guzmann; Icarus Films
Pina, Screenplay by Wim Wenders; Sundance Selects
Position Among the Stars, Script by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich; HBO Films
Senna, Written by Manish Pandey; Producers Distribution Agency
