The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominations for the 77th Writers Guild of America Awards. In the original screenplay category, the nominations are Black Bag, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Marty Supreme, Sinners and Weapons, while in the adapted category, the nominees are Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Train Dreams (the exact same five nominees as the Oscars).
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 Sentimental Value and It Was Just an Accident were some of the screenplays ruled ineligible this season.
Full list of nominations below. The WGA Awards will be held on March 8.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Black Bag, Written by David Koepp; Focus Features
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Written by Mary Bronstein; A24
Marty Supreme, Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie; A24
Sinners, Written by Ryan Coogler; Warner Bros. Pictures
Weapons, Written by Zach Cregger; Warner Bros. Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bugonia, Screenplay by Will Tracy, Based on the Film Save the Green Planet Written and Directed by Jang Joon Hwan and Produced by Sidus; Focus Features
Frankenstein, Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, Based on Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley; Netflix
Hamnet, Screenplay by Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, Based on the Novel Written by Maggie O’Farrell; Focus Features
One Battle After Another, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Screen Story by Paul Thomas Anderson, Inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon; Warner Bros. Pictures
Train Dreams, Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson; Netflix
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Written by Mstyslav Chernov; Frontline Features
Becoming Led Zeppelin, Written by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty; Sony Pictures Classics
White with Fear, Written by Andrew Goldberg; Area23A
