‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Win Top WGA Awards
Sacha Baron Cohen and Carey Mulligan as the lead characters in their Writers Guild Award-winning films A promising young woman, no, not Maria Bakalova, meets Borat. It’s not the plot of the next subsequent movie film. It’s what happened at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards when Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Promising Young Woman took the top screenplay honors. It was yet another virtual awards ceremony, one that is normally held...
“Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Barry’ and ‘Succession’ Score WGA Awards
Ana Gasteyer hosts the WGA Awards in Beverly Hills It’s really a shame that the WGA Awards are not televised because this is an awards show that has it all, from major Hollywood stars to song and dance men and women to storm troopers and clowns. And running all through the kudofest, which itself can last for up to three hours, is a huge vein of humor. At this year’s West Coast event, held February 1 at the Beverly Hilton’s...
WGA Awards Crown Jordan Peele, James Ivory, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Veep’
Despite the serious subject matter of many of the projects in contention for the 2018 WGA Awards, with Patton Oswalt hosting for the third year running, a large thread of humor ran throughout the proceedings. “Good evening, Disney employees,” Oswalt began as he took the podium at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom for the untelevised—and therefore, uncensored–West Coast ceremonies on Feb. 11. (A concurrent WGA East...
Beyond Words Spotlights WGA and Oscar Nominated Screenwriters
The horrors of racial discrimination, both historical and fictional. A young woman’s coming of age. A love story involving an aquatic alien. The cultural, familial and relationship struggles of a mixed couple. A woman in a man’s game. The story behind the best worst movie ever made. A champion ice skater’s saga told from multiple viewpoints. A different take on a comic book superhero. The writers behind films that tackle those...
Writers Guild Reveals Nominations of Best Screenplays of the Year
Many organizations give out awards for writing, but members of the Writers Guild of America are inarguably the true experts when it comes to judging the quality of a screenplay. The WGA released its list of nominees for its top film honors today, many of which will likely land on the ballot for the Academy Awards as well. For many of the contenders, like Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon it’s their first...
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