By Harry Awurumibe with agency reports
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have officially announced the films that are nominated for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2019 circle just as the winners will be presented at the 72nd Writers Guild Awards slated for February 1, at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City.
After earning two major Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Picture-Drama Awards, Sam Mendes’ 1917 successfully land a nomination along with Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out.
Check out the full list of nominations below!
Despite winning two Golden Globe Awards recently including Best Screenplay and Best Picture-Musical/Comedy, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was shut out from the nominations along with Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell due to WGA rules.
Tarantino has refused to join the WGA ever since a dispute over a credit on Oliver Stone’s 1994 film Natural Born Killers, and non-members are shut out of awards consideration from the group. This will not affect his Oscar chances, though.
The full list of nominations are as follows:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1917 – Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns; Universal Pictures
Booksmart – Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman; United Artists Releasing
Knives Out – Written by Rian Johnson; Lionsgate
Marriage Story – Written by Noah Baumbach; Netflix
Parasite – Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Joon Ho; Neon
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, Inspired by the article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod; TriStar Pictures
The Irishman – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian, Based upon the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt; Netflix
Jojo Rabbit – Screenplay by Taika Waititi, based on the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens; Fox Searchlight
Joker – Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, Based on characters from DC Comics; Warner Bros. Pictures
Little Women – Screenplay by Greta Gerwig, Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott; Sony Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Citizen K – Written by Alex Gibney; Greenwich Entertainment
Foster – Written by Mark Jonathan Harris; HBO Documentary Films
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley – Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People – Written by Robert Seidman & Oren Rudavsky; First Run Features
The Kingmaker – Written by Lauren Greenfield; Showtime Documentary Films
