WGA nominees include 'Bridesmaids,' '50/50,' 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Young Adult'
'War Horse' gets snubbed again
Charlize Theron in "Young Adult," one of the WGA nominees for Best Original Screenplay
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Well, yesterday's WGA predictions weren't far off at all. Sub in "Young Adult" for "Contagion" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" for "The Ides of March" and there you have it.
We've been very clear that ineligibilities were always going to limit the scope of these nominations. So don't expect this to be the Oscar line-up. The Academy could spring for a foreign entry, like "A Separation," or an animated one, like "Rango." Neither was eligible here. Meanwhile, others that weren't eligible here but that could get a decent amount of votes from the Academy's writers branch include "Martha Marcy May Marlene," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "Drive," "Margin Call" and "Beginners."
And, just like "The King's Speech" last year, expect "The Artist" (which wasn't eligible here) to slide right on in to the Best Original Screenplay field. It's not hurt at all by missing here. "War Horse," on the other hand (which I expected to miss with WGA on nothing more than a hunch) could be in an iffy spot. Check out the full list of narrative and documentary nominees below.
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"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
Best Original Screenplay:
"Bridesmaids"
"50/50"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Win Win"
"Young Adult"
Best Documentary Screenplay:
"Better This World"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Nostalgia for the Light"
"Pina"
"Position Among the Stars"
"Senna"
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2011-2012 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
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January 5, 2012 at 2:37PM EST Reply to Commentim not shocked about war horse, i think its strengths in the techs will carry it to that best pic nomination, still hoping spielberg can crack the dga
Minas I agree. PGA and DGA will carry it to the nominations, but i am afraid that the SAG snub means no BP win
January 5, 2012 at 4:57PM ESTLaHaine
January 5, 2012 at 2:45PM EST Reply to CommentWow, I really hope Young Adult manage to pull of an oscar nomination. It, along with Midnight in Paris were my favourite screenplay of the year.
Laura Stewart Me too :)
January 5, 2012 at 7:28PM ESTBrock Landers
January 5, 2012 at 2:46PM EST Reply to CommentWouldn't be surprised at all if Dragon Tattoo ended up getting nominated.
Jonnybon Well, it certainly deserves to.
January 5, 2012 at 2:53PM ESTDylanS
January 5, 2012 at 2:46PM EST Reply to CommentPGA and WGA both went "Dragon Tattoo". What do you think that means, Kris?
Kristopher Tapley People be crazy.
January 5, 2012 at 3:43PM ESTJJ1 lol
January 5, 2012 at 3:49PM ESTDylanS hahaha
January 5, 2012 at 5:00PM ESTtonyr It means Tapley's in a minority. Suck it, blogger.
January 5, 2012 at 5:42PM ESTJake G.! Kris dont try and diss the girl with the dragon tattoo, the most deserving film of the year for a Best Picture nomination!
January 5, 2012 at 6:46PM ESTGuy Lodge Riiiiiight.
January 5, 2012 at 7:09PM ESTLaura Stewart Hahaha
January 5, 2012 at 7:29PM ESTGlennAU "Suck it, blogger" is amazing. I'm gonna start using that now. Even though I am also a blogger.
January 5, 2012 at 9:30PM ESTGlennAU "Suck it, blogger" is amazing. I'm gonna start using that now. Even though I am also a blogger.
January 5, 2012 at 9:30PM ESTJJ1
January 5, 2012 at 3:29PM EST Reply to CommentWhile I think War Horse is in behind the groupthink likes of Tattoo, Ides, Tinker Tailor, Drive anyway .... there's still something slightly fishy about it's 2 misses in the last 2 days, no?
Minas A DGA nomination will restore the balance
January 5, 2012 at 5:08PM ESTRashad
January 5, 2012 at 3:50PM EST Reply to CommentHugo? bleh
HoustonRufus
January 5, 2012 at 3:56PM EST Reply to CommentKind of an uninspiring group if you ask me. Most of these are too obvious.
JJ1 Agreed (particularly Adapted)
January 5, 2012 at 4:00PM ESTBillyboy
January 5, 2012 at 4:26PM EST Reply to CommentWoody is looking like a strong bet to win his third writing Oscar.
If he does, he 'll join the likes of Billy Wilder, Paddy Chayefsky, Coppola and C. Brackett in the group of three writing Oscar winners.
He's Meryl-Streep due, if you ask me.
Guy Lodge Hazanavicius is winning that award. Easily, I think.
January 5, 2012 at 6:29PM ESTBillyboy Indeed, he's the other top contender in that category. But I don't think Hazanavicius will have it as easily...
January 5, 2012 at 6:45PM ESTIf the Academy really loves MiP and the film manages Best Pic, Director and Original Screenplay nods, then Original Screenplay is the most likely for a win.
I'd say Woody has the top hand in that category. Shall we say pistols at dawn?
John-Paul If they love Midnight in Paris enough to feel that it absolutely needs to win an Oscar for something, then surely Original Screenplay would be the place to do it. It just remains to be seen if they think it's great enough that a consolation prize would be in order for it. I think your theory is about right: if Woody gets in for Best Director, there's a decent chance he'll win for Best Original Screenplay.
January 5, 2012 at 11:23PM ESTDylanS Guy, aren't you the one who always says that the academy thinks in terms of dialoge when voting for scripts. I also think "The Artist" will win, but I think it's a very close race and that it would be foolish to assume that "The Artist" is a lock in that category, despite its popularity.
January 5, 2012 at 11:29PM ESTGraysmith
January 5, 2012 at 5:42PM EST Reply to CommentFor a movie that supposedly isn't getting any Oscar nominations, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo sure is racking up guild support. Yeah, it doesn't mean that much when WGA only select from their own and when the PGA has ten slots, but still.
tonyr It might very well not make the cut in many categories, but this site is biased when it comes to considering those possibilities.
January 5, 2012 at 5:43PM ESTGuy Lodge I like the film well enough. And I'm currently predicting it in one of the categories I manage on the sidebar. The site is not biased -- there's just been little reason so far to place the film in the top tier of contenders.
January 5, 2012 at 6:33PM ESTKristopher Tapley Tony: This site is not "biased when it comes to considering those possibilities."
January 5, 2012 at 6:36PM ESTDylanS Kris: If Fincher were to show up in DGA, would that change your considerations? or do you think it might just be another "Into the Wild" type situation?
January 5, 2012 at 11:31PM ESTsharkman
January 5, 2012 at 7:22PM EST Reply to CommentBridesmaids POWER. Yaaaaay!
GlennAU
January 5, 2012 at 9:31PM EST Reply to CommentThere'd be something quite comical about "Bridesmaids" beating Woody Allen at the Writer's Guild, there really would.
Sergiu37
January 6, 2012 at 4:44AM EST Reply to CommentThey really liked the comedies in the original category.
jennifer
January 6, 2012 at 8:28AM EST Reply to CommentI love The girl with a dragon tattoos just now i watch the full movie at upcomingmoviesonline.blogspot.com