2012 WGA Nominees Announced

This morning, the Writers Guild of America announced their 2012 nominations. Most would qualify as “expected,” but the number of comedies in the Original Screenplay category is surprising — perhaps they had similar reservations to me about all the dark films released in 2012. Win Win and especially Young Adult are the closest they came to shockers. Here is the full list of nominees…

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• 50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
• Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
• Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
• Win Win, Screenplay by Tom McCarthy; Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni; Fox Searchlight
• Young Adult, Written by Diablo Cody; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming; Fox Searchlight
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts; Columbia Pictures
• The Help, Screenplay by Tate Taylor; Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett; DreamWorks Pictures
• Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures
• Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin; Based on the book by Michael Lewis; Columbia Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• Better This World, Written by Katie Galloway & Kelly Duane de la Vega; Loteria Films
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Written by Marshall Curry and Matthew Hamachek; Oscilloscope Pictures
• Nostalgia for the Light, Written by Patricio Guzmán; Icarus Films
• Pina, Screenplay by Wim Wenders; Sundance Selects
• Position Among the Stars, Script by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich, Leonard Retel Helmrich; HBO Documentary Films
• Senna, Written by Manish Pandey; Producers Distribution Agency