Writers Guild Awards 2020 Nominations: 1917, KNIVES OUT, MARRIAGE STORY, & More

Writers Guild Awards 2020 Film Nominations

1917, Knives Out, Marriage Story, and the other nominations for the 2020 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. The 72nd Annual Writers Guild Awards (WGA) are presented by the “Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)…for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen.”

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell were not allowed to be nominated for various reasons.

Writers Guild Awards 2020 Film Nominations

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1917 – Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns; Universal Pictures

Booksmart – Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman; United Artists Releasing

Knives Out – Written by Rian Johnson; Lionsgate

Marriage Story – Written by Noah Baumbach; Netflix

Parasite – Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Joon Ho; Neon

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, Inspired by the article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod; TriStar Pictures

The Irishman – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian, Based upon the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt; Netflix

Jojo Rabbit – Screenplay by Taika Waititi, Based on the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens; Fox Searchlight

Joker – Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver, Based on characters from DC Comics; Warner Bros. Pictures

Little Women – Screenplay by Greta Gerwig, Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott; Sony Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Citizen K – Written by Alex Gibney; Greenwich Entertainment

Foster – Written by Mark Jonathan Harris; HBO Documentary Films

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley – Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People – Written by Robert Seidman & Oren Rudavsky; First Run Features

The Kingmaker – Written by Lauren Greenfield; Showtime Documentary Films

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