The Playground of Hollywood

The Playground of Hollywood

Monday, January 11, 2010

Awards -- Writers Guild (WGA) Nominees

It's important to remember that MANY of the most lauded screenplays of the year, including Basterds, District 9, A Single Man, and The Road, were all not eligible here. So don't be surprised if these nominees end up looking very different from the Oscar lineup. But nonetheless...

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber

AVATAR
James Cameron

THE HANGOVER
Jon Lucas & Scott Moore

THE HURT LOCKER
Mark Boal

A SERIOUS MAN
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

CRAZY HEART
Scott Cooper
Based on the novel by Thomas Cobb

JULIE & JULIA
Nora Ephron
Based on the books Julie & Julia by Julie Powell & My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud-homme

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE
Geoffrey Fletcher
Based on the novel Pusy by Sapphire

STAR TREK
Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Based on Star Trek; created by Gene Roddenberry

UP IN THE AIR
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
Based on the novel by Walter Kim


DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

AGAINST THE TIDE
Richard Trank

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY
Michael Moore

THE COVE
Mark Monroe

EARTH DAYS
Robert Stone

GOOD HAIR
Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther & Chuck Sklar

SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION
Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman

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