Stand strong SAG-AFTRA and WGA

by Nathaniel R

There's a lot of good reporting on the current WGA strike out there from the big budget entertainment sites. You absolutely should get caught up at Vanity Fair for instance, to catch up with what's going down. We were thrilled to learn that SAG-AFTRA has joined forces with the ongoing Writers Strike. It's brought Hollywood to a literal standstill today. Productions have halted. Furthermore no actors can promote their current or upcoming TV and movies. It's a disaster for the industry that was already struggling but strikes are supposed to be disruptive and wealth absolutely must be shared. There's no reason why CEOs and executives should consume all the spoils and leave crumbs for the writers and actors who create the stories and characters we all obsess over and spend money on.

While we the audience will feel the painful repercussions for months -- watch out for many delays in movies, tv seasons, and the hobbling of Emmy season and fall film festivals as actors will not be allowed to promote their work -- we applaud the strike...

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WGA Winners: CODA, Don't Look Up, Succession, Hacks...

by Nathaniel R

The Writers Guild of America has revealed their winners for the 2021 film and television year and it's good news for Adapted CODA and Original Don't Look Up as they head towards Oscar night a week from now. But their competitive pool is different at the Oscars of course since different things are eligible at the WGA each year. Complete list of winners and a few comments after the jump...

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WGA Nominations -- But don't expect these lists when Oscar nominations are announced!

by Nathaniel R

The French Dispatch, a movie about writers is honored for its writing

The Writer Guild have announced their nominations for the 2021 film year. Unlike the DGA and the PGA, the WGA aren't abundantly prophetic when it comes to Oscar nominations since their rules are so different. But the nominees and some notes are after the jump...

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A Shocking First-Time-Ever WGA Surprise!

To all the other nominees in the category, have fun at the Oscars, LOSERS!"
-Bo Burnham accepting his WGA prize for Original Screenplay

This is not common at all but last night the Writers Guild of America opted to ditch the Best Picture nominated films and instead chose Can You Ever Forgive Me? in Adapted and Eighth Grade (which was not even nominated for the Oscar *sniffle*) in Original as the year's best screenplays. Though the WGA and the Oscar winners only line up about half the time (some of that due to eligibility differences) it's pretty rare that the WGA skips Best Picture nominees if they have the option of awarding them. The last time they gave their Adapted Screenplay prize to a non Oscar Best Pic contender was American Splendor (2003) and the last time they gave their Original Screenplay to a non Oscar Best Pic contender was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) so we're talking quite a while ago. It's so uncommon that it happening in both categories simultaneously is a downright shock; it's literally never happened in the history of the WGA...

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Guild Nominations En Masse!

by Nathaniel R

Today is a big day. It's Globe fallout day but also the day when  the guilds start announcing en masse. Today we heard from the writers, the editors, and the art directors guilds to give us more clues as to which films the industry is gaga for. The only films that scored at all three guilds were A Star is Born and Roma, which NOT COINCIDENTALLY feel like the two most likely films to win Best Picture on Oscar night, give or take Black Panther.

The nominations are all after the jump...

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