The WGA (Writers Guild of America) announced its Writers Guild Awards nominations for screenwriting of films released in 2019. And if you are wondering where Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is, like Pain & Glory, it is not eligible. WGA will reveal their winners on 1st February. Here are the nominees:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- 1917, Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- Booksmart, Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman
- Knives Out, Rian Johnson
- Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
- Parasite, Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster – Inspired by the Article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod
- The Irishman, Steven Zaillian – Based on the Book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt
- Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi – Based on the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens
- Joker, Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – Based on Characters from DC Comics
- Little Women, Greta Gerwig – Based on the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
- Citizen K, Alex Gibney
- Foster, Mark Jonathan Harris
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Alex Gibney
- Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People, Robert Seidman & Oren Rudavsky
- The Kingmaker, Lauren Greenfield