There is, believe it or not, going to be a tiny bit of a battle between writers when the Scripter and the WGA play out tonight and tomorrow night. [Sorkin & Meznier won the USC Scripter Friday night] On to the WGA. Those wacky writers. My favorite joke about writers is a Polish joke. And those have been selected out due to (justified) political correctness (I am part...
[alert]Please note: The King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, The Ghost Writer, The Way Back, Four Lions, Toy Story 3, Another Year and Blue Valentine were all not eligible for the WGA award[/alert] Original: Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and...
In lieu of a Writers Guild preview, or contest, let’s do a quick No Guts, No Glory, for the fun of it. The nominees will be announced, it is said, around 10am tomorrow morning (Producers Guild hit around 7am, Pacific). I’m going to do a rough, for the hell of it, predictions and No Guts for you. Feel free to join the party. No pressure. I have a feeling we...
2011 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS Los Angeles and New York – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced that the 2011 Writers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York to honor outstanding writing in film, television, news, radio, promotional,...