AwardsWatch - writers guild of america

Build By Guild: How to Create a Best Picture Winner

Erik Anderson January 25, 2016

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

Erik Anderson January 6, 2016

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

Erik Anderson January 6, 2016

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 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominations for TV, Streaming, News & Radio

Erik Anderson December 3, 2015

Streaming formats like Netflix and Amazon were big winners today as the Writers Guild of America announced their nominations for television, streaming media, news... Read More

Oscar Hopefuls ‘Room,’ ‘Brooklyn,’ ‘The Hateful Eight’ Ineligible for WGA Honors

Erik Anderson December 2, 2015

A huge batch of Oscar hopefuls (and likely nominees) are going to find their momentum stopped for a bit as the annual “who did... Read More

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Winners: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘The Imitation Game’ Win Top Awards

Erik Anderson February 14, 2015

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

Oscar Podcast #21: The Guilds, BAFTA nom predictions and Golden Globe winner predix

Erik Anderson January 8, 2015

It’s crunch time, just a week away from Oscar nominations and we have a whole slew of guilds to talk about (Writers Guild, Art Directors... Read More

Writers Guild of America Nominations: Nightcrawler, Whiplash (in Original), American Sniper

Erik Anderson January 7, 2015

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

Writers Guild of America TV Nominations

Erik Anderson December 4, 2014

The Writers Guild of America has announced its nominees for the best written television of 2014 and Amazon’s comedy Transparent walked away with the most... Read More