Il sindacato scrittori, la Writers Guild of America, è certamente il più rigido nelle regole che impone agli affiliati.
Per questo motivo ogni anno, quando sceglie i dieci copioni migliori, le esclusioni sono tantissime e di grande peso. Solo le sceneggiature scritte secondo quanto prescritto dalle regole sindacali trovano posto nelle scelte della WGA.
Quest’anno gli esclusi erano, tra gli altri, La favorita, Sorry to Bother You, L’isola dei cani, Hereditary, Senza lasciare traccia, Morto Stalin… e Gli incredibili 2.
Il fatto che invece First Reformed di Paul Schrader, pur nominabile, non sia tra i candidati è una vergogna senza fine.
Questi invece sono i dieci prescelti, oltre ai quattro migliori doc:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eighth Grade, Written by Bo Burnham; A24
Green Book, Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly; Universal Pictures
A Quiet Place, Screenplay by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski, Story by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck; Paramount Pictures
Roma, Written by Alfonso Cuarón; Netflix
Vice, Written by Adam McKay; Annapurna Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Blackkklansman, Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, Based on the book by Ron Stallworth; Focus Features
Black Panther, Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Based on the book by Lee Israel; Fox Searchlight
If Beale Street Could Talk, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Based on the novel by James Baldwin; Annapurna Pictures
A Star is Born, Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, Based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson, Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson; Warner Bros.
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Bathtubs Over Broadway, Written by Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant; Focus Features
Fahrenheit 11/9, Written by Michael Moore; Briarcliff Entertainment
Generation Wealth, Written by Lauren Greenfield; Amazon Studios
In Search of Greatness, Written by Gabe Polsky; Art of Sport
Stanze di Cinema 