Film News: ‘Bridesmaids’ and ’50/50′ Among Writers Guild of America Award Nominees

 

Hollywood trade groups such as the writers, actors and directors guilds help sort out the most likely films to be nominated and awarded at the Academy Awards. This most recent selection of nominees from the Writers Guild of America seems to be carrying the same familiar titles that we have seen from other guild award nominations. The WGA awards will honor the best writing of 2011 on February 19, 2012.

Listed below are the nominations via THR:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

50/50Written 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

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The DescendantsScreenplay 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

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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 Guzmán; Icarus Films

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PinaScreenplay by Wim Wenders; Sundance Selects

Position Among the StarsScript by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich; HBO Films

Senna
Written by Manish Pandey; Producers Distribution Agency

 

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