2011 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominations Announced

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), West (WGAW) and East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010.  The WGA said that many acclaimed films were not eligible. They include: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, The King's Speech, Made in Dagenham, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Toy Story 3 and Winter's Bone. Of course, last year great screenplays like Inglourious Basterds and An Education didn't make the cut, and those went on to get Oscar nominations later in the same month. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, simultaneously at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City. Both the “Original Screenplay” and “Adapted Screenplay” categories have matched the Academy Awards 11 out of the last 16 years. A complete list of all of this year's nominees is as follows:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• 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 Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson Story by Keith Dorrington and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson Paramount Pictures

• Inception Written by Christopher Nolan Warner Bros.

• The Kids Are All Right Written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg Focus Features

• Please Give Written by Nicole Holofcener Sony Pictures Classics

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• 127 Hours Screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Based on the book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston Fox Searchlight

• I Love You Phillip Morris Written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra Based on the book by Steven McVicker Roadside Attractions

• The Social Network Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin Based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich Sony Pictures

• The Town Screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard Based on the novel “Prince of Thieves” by Chuck Hogan Warner Bros.

• True Grit Screenplay by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Based on the novel by Charles Portis Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• Enemies of the People Written, Directed, Filmed and Produced by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath International Film Circuit

• Freedom Riders Written, Produced and Directed by Stanley Nelson International Film Circuit

• Gasland Written and Directed by Josh Fox HBO Documentary Films and International WOW Company

• Inside Job Produced, Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt

• The Two Escobars Written by Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist ESPN Films

• Who Is Harry Nilsson? Written and Directed by John Scheinfeld Lorber Films