La Writers Guild of America, il sindacato degli scrittori americani ha selezionato le migliori sceneggiature originali, i migliori adattamenti e i migliori documentati della stagione, scritti secondo le rigidissime regole sindacali americane, da iscritti alla WGA.
Molti copioni, come accade ogni anno, erano pertanto ineleggibili, compreso quello scritto da Quentin Tarantino, fresco vincitore del Golden Globe, quello di Pedro Almodovar per Dolor Y Gloria e The Farewell di Lulu Wang.
Snobbati invece I due Papi di Anthony McCarten, Bombshell di Charles Randolph e Le Mans ’66 – La grande sfida di James Mangold.
Questi i quindici prescelti:
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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