Writers Guild unveils awards calendar

TV ELIGIBILITY PERIOD Long-form, episodic, animation and children's script categories: First broadcast between Dec. 1, 2009, and Nov. 30, 2010 All other script categories: First broadcast between Oct 1, 2009, and Sept 30, 2010 BIG SCREEN ELIGIBILITY PERIOD Theatrically exhibited in Los Angeles for at least one week during 2010 OCTOBER DEADLINES Friday, Oct. 15: TV-Radio and Paul Selvin Award scripts Friday, Oct. 15: Online submissions for drama/comedy/new TV series Tuesday, Oct. 26: Preliminary drama/comedy/new TV series online voting begins NOVEMBER DEADLINES Friday, Nov. 19: Theatrical screenplays Tuesday, Nov. 23: Documentary screenplay and video-game writing submissions Tuesday, Nov. 30: Preliminary drama/comedy/new TV series online voting DECEMBER KEY DATES Friday, Dec 3: Preliminary screenplay online voting...

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07/27/2010 10:22
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'The Hurt Locker' and 'Up in the Air' win Writers Guild of America Awards

The Writers Guild of America Awards went, well, according to script with victories by "Up in the Air" (best adapted screenplay) and "The Hurt Locker" (best original screenplay). Both films are leading contenders for the Oscars too, but "Hurt Locker" faces formidable foes disqualified from guild competition: "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up." Disqualified by the WGA from the adapted race were these three Oscar nominees that will compete against "Up in the Air": "An Education," "District 9" and "In the Loop." In the WGA contest, "Hurt Locker" beat "(500) Days of Summer," "A Serious Man," "Avatar" and "The Hangover." "Up in the Air" soared above "Crazy Heart," "Julie & Julia," "Precious" and "Star Trek." BEST ORIGINAL...

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02/20/2010 19:44
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Gold Derby nuggets: Santa Barbara filmfest report | Mark Harris on 'Oscar campaign' | Emmys could be live nationwide

• Steve Pond is aces at summing up the goings on so far at the 25th edition of the Santa Barbara filmfest. "Two dozen nominees, with 30 nominations between them, have either already shown up or will participating in the 10-day festival, which began last Thursday and runs through Feb. 10. So far, the festival has feted Best Actress nominees Sandra Bullock and Carey Mulligan; weathered scheduling snafus caused by California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger; unveiled the little-seen animated Irish film 'The Secret of Kells,' a surprise nominee for Best Animated Feature; celebrated the career of James Cameron; and then crowned Cameron’s Best Picture and Best Director competitor Kathryn Bigelow 'king and queen of the world'...

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02/08/2010 15:58
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Can 'Up in the Air' turn USC Scripter into a win at Oscars?

"Up in the Air" won the USC Scripter Award on Saturday, competing against three of its competitors at the Oscars -- "District 9," "An Education" and "Precious" -- as well as "Crazy Heart." The fifth Oscar nominee is the adapted script for "In the Loop." As this award, now in its 22nd year, precludes stage-to-screen adaptations and foreign-language films, it is not surprising that the winner of the Scripter has gone on to take the Oscar just six times. But two of those instances came recently: last year, with "Slumdog Millionaire," and the year before, with "No Country for Old Men." The other repeat winners were "A Beautiful Mind" (2001), "L.A. Confidential" (1997), "Sense and...

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02/07/2010 08:29
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Oscars guided by guild awards in nominations

This year, 19 of the 20 SAG acting nominees are contending at the Academy Awards. The only one not to make the cut was SAG supporting actress contender Diane Kruger ("Inglourious Basterds"), who was replaced on the Oscars ballot by Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Crazy Heart"). Last year, 18 of the 19 SAG acting nominees repeated at the Academy Awards. As double SAG nominee Kate Winslet was bumped up by the Oscars from supporting to lead for "The Reader," she was denied a lead nod for "Revolutionary Road." However, that film's Michael Shannon managed to knock SAG nominee Dev Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire" out of the supporting race. Two years ago, 15 of the 20 SAG nominees...

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02/02/2010 10:01
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One of the 10 WGA nominees will win the Academy Award for best picture

No film has gone on to win the Academy Award for best picture after being snubbed by both the Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. As all five PGA nominees also scored WGA nominations today, that means this year's top Oscar champ should be drawn from the pool of 10 films in contention for a WGA kudo. The only wrinkle in applying this rule might be "Wall-E," which failed to make the final five with the PGA and was not eligible for WGA consideration. The PGA winner will be announced Jan. 24 while the WGA winners will be unveiled Feb. 7. That critical darling "Wall-E" might well score a best-picture bid...

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01/07/2009 16:25
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