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Spotlight, Carol Lead Writers Guild Nominees Among Those Eligible, Sicario Gets Hateful Eight Spot

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Not all the Oscar buzzed films are eligible for Writers  Guild nominations. Quentin Tarantino isn’t in the WGA so his wonderful screenplay for “The Hateful Eight” isn’t on today’s list. “Sicario” got that spot. “Room” and “Brooklyn” also weren’t eligible. So these lists don’t reflect what the Academy can and will do  Like the PGA yesterday, these are specialized awards. They’re also a lot more subjective because they’re from a small pool. Still, here are the Writers Guild Awards nominees for 2016.

 

 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Bridge of Spies
Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen; DreamWorks Pictures

Sicario
Written by Taylor Sheridan; Lionsgate

Spotlight
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy; Open Road Films

Straight Outta Compton
Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by
S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff; Universal Pictures

Trainwreck
Written by Amy Schumer; Universal Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Big Short
Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; Based on the Book by Michael Lewis; Paramount Pictures

Carol
Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy; Based on the Novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith; The Weinstein Company

The Martian
Screenplay by Drew Goddard; Based on the Novel by Andy Weir; Twentieth Century Fox

Steve Jobs
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Walter Isaacson; Universal Pictures

Trumbo
Written by John McNamara; Based on the Biography by Bruce Cook; Bleecker Street Media

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Being Canadian
Written by Robert Cohen; Candy Factory Films

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Written by Brett Morgen; HBO Documentary Films

Prophet’s Prey
Written by Amy J. Berg; Showtime Documentary Films

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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