Tuesday, February 16, 2021

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA Nominations!

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Judas and the Black Messiah", Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas; Warner Bros.

"Palm Springs", Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow; Hulu

"Promising Young Woman", Written by Emerald Fennell; Focus Features

"Sound of Metal", Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance; Amazon Studios

"The Trial of the Chicago 7", Written by Aaron Sorkin; Netflix


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm", Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad, Based on Characters Created by Sacha Baron Cohen; Amazon Studios

"Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom", Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Based on the Play Written by August Wilson; Netflix

"News of the World", Screenplay by Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, Based upon the Novel by Paulette Jiles; Universal Pictures

"One Night in Miami", Screenplay by Kemp Powers, Based on the Stage Play “One Night in Miami” by Kemp Powers; Amazon Studios

"The White Tiger", Screenplay by Ramin Bahrani, Based on the Book “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga; Netflix


DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

"All In: The Fight for Democracy", Written by Jack Youngelson; Amazon Studios

"The Dissident", Written by Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel; Briarcliff Entertainment

"Herb Alpert Is…", Written by John Scheinfeld; Abramorama

"Red Penguins", Written by Gabe Polsky; Universal Pictures

"Totally Under Control", Written by Alex Gibney; Neon


I went 7/10. I found out before predicting that A24 didn't send out screeners for First Cow, so I shouldn't have even bothered. The guilds will NOT vote for something if they don't get their freebies. 

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