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
