Writer's Guild Awards (ARGO and ZERO DARK THIRTY)

[Dave (imported)]

>>I was going to post this in the ARGO Thread but then I saw all the other movies and put it here.

>>So comment on all or none or pre-screen your ideas for awards ...

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>>BTW - I'd rather gag to death on a diseased, dead and rotting, elephant's dick than watch LOUIE

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'Argo' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' claim Writers Guild awards

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/18/showbiz/m ... hpt=hp_bn9

--- Argo continued its domination of award season by claiming one of the last of the pre-Oscar prizes — the Writers Guild Award, where screenwriter Chris Terrio won the honor for adapted screenplay.

Terrio's competition included Tony Kushner's Lincoln, David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, David Magee's Life of Pi and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower. All but Chbosky are also up for the Oscar next weekend, with Beasts of the Southern Wild's Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin taking that slot.

Best original screenplay went to Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty, who bested John Gatins' Flight, Rian Johnson's Looper, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola's Moonrise Kingdom. Michael Haneke's Amour and Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, the two films giving Boal his toughest competition in the original screenplay race at Academy Awards, were not eligible for the WGA prize because they weren't produced under the guild's agreement.

So while this award could be interpreted as a strong sign for Argo's adapted screenplay chances, it's less valuable as a predictor for the original screenplay field.

Here's the full list of winners:

FILM

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Searching for Sugar Man, Written by Malik Bendjelloul

TELEVISION

DRAMA SERIES

Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

COMEDY SERIES

Louie, Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.

NEW SERIES

Girls, Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling

EPISODIC DRAMA

"The Other Woman" (Mad Men), Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner

EPISODIC COMEDY

"Virgin Territory" (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko

LONG FORM -- ORIGINAL

Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three, Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann

LONG FORM -- ADAPTED

Game Change, Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

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ANIMATION

"Ned 'N' Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) -- SERIES

Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley

COMEDY / VARIETY -- MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES -- SPECIALS

66th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS

DAYTIME DRAMA

The Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

CHILDREN'S -- EPISODIC & SPECIALS

"The Good Sport" (Sesame Street); Written by Christine Ferraro

CHILDREN'S -- LONG FORM OR SPECIAL

Girl vs. Monster, Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee, Story by Annie DeYoung

DOCUMENTARY -- CURRENT EVENTS

"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One" (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria

DOCUMENTARY -- OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (Nova), Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMaster and Randall MacLowry

NEWS -- REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

"Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre," Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel

NEWS -- ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

"The Ghost of Joe McCarthy" (Moyers & Company), Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; Thirteen/ WNET

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