The "Writers Guild of America Awards" nominations announced, Includes surpise nomination "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Hot off the presses of the Producer Guilds Awards nominations, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has just came out with the nominations of their Writers Guild Awards. While most of the nominations here are expected, there are a couple of big surprises! James Gunn and Nicole Perlman has been nominated for Guardians of the Galaxy, while Dan Gilroy was nominated for Nightcrawler! Along with these films, the nominations list includes Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Whiplash, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Wild and Foxcatcher. The awards ceremony will be held February 14th.


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Original Screenplay
Boyhood – Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher – Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler – Written by Dan Gilroy
Whiplash – Written by Damien Chazelle

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper – Written by Jason Hall; Based on the book by Chris Kyle and James Defelice
Gone Girl – Screenplay by Gillian Flynn; Based on her novel
Guardians of the Galaxy – Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman; Based on the comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
The Imitation Game – Written by Graham Moore; Based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges
Wild – Screenplay by Nick Hornby; Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed

Documentary Screenplay
Finding Vivian Maier – Written by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz – Written by Brian Knappenberger
Last Days in Vietnam – Written by Mark Bailey & Kevin McAlester
Red Army – Written by Gabe Polsky