The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominations for the 76th Writers Guild of America Awards. In the original screenplay category, the nominations are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December, and Past Lives, while in the adapted category, the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad, and Oppenheimer.
While these nominees are generally a good indicator for the two Screenplay categories at the Academy Awards, only screenplays written under the WGA’s guidelines are eligible for their annual awards. Oscar nominees Anatomy of a Fall, Poor Things, and The Zone of Interest were some of the screenplays ruled ineligible this season. Due to last year’s WGA strike, the awards were postponed and will not be held until April 14 (over a month after the Academy Awards), meaning the winners will have no bearing on the Oscar race.
Full list of nominations below.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based Upon the Novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Based on the Book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
Killers of the Flower Moon, Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Based on the Book by David Grann; Apple Original Films
Nyad, Screenplay by Julia Cox, Based on the Book Find a Way by Diana Nyad; Netflix
Oppenheimer, Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, Based on the Book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin; Universal Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Bella!, Written by Jeff L. Lieberman; Re-Emerging Films
It Ain’t Over, Written by Sean Mullin; Sony Pictures Classics
The Pigeon Tunnel, Written by Errol Morris; Apple Original Films
Stamped from the Beginning, Written by David Teague, Based on the book Stamped From the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi; Netflix
What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?, Written by John Scheinfeld; Abramorama
