Writers Guild of America (WGA) Winners: Spotlight, The Big Short; Mad Men, Mr. Robot Top Shows
Spotlight has won the Writers Guild of America award for Original Screenplay and The Big Short took the Adapted Screenplay award. Both are the favorites... Read More
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Build By Guild: How to Create a Best Picture Winner
Now that the Oscar nominations are out and the guilds (as well as groups like the Golden Globes and BFCA have announced) are underway,... Read More
Build By Guild: How to Create a Best Picture Nominee
Anne Thompson often says (and I’m paraphrasing) that it takes support from all branches to really make a Best Picture nominee and I agree.... Read More
Writers Guild (WGA) Nominations: Carol, Sicario, Compton, Trainwreck Score
With a slew of Oscar hopefuls ineligible here, the Writers Guild of America has chosen its top five written films in Adapted and Original categories.... Read More
2015-2016 Awards Tally: Who’s Won What?
Here’s who’s won the critics and industry awards so far this season, leading up to the big one – The Oscars. After dominating the... Read More
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Winners: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘The Imitation Game’ Win Top Awards
The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game have won the Writers Guild of America’s top honors, for Original and Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Each are... Read More
Writers Guild of America Nominations: Nightcrawler, Whiplash (in Original), American Sniper
The Writers Guild of America’s nominations for 2014 films have given us a largely predictable set of choices, based on the previously reported ineligibility of... Read More
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