Director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” Sam Mendes’ “1917” and Todd Phillips’ “Joker” continued their awards momentum after Sunday’s Golden Globes, earning Writers Guild Awards nominations Monday morning.
The best original screenplay nominees include “1917” (co-written with Krysty Wilson-Cairns), which surprised with a best drama win at the Globes, as well as the coming-of-age story “Booksmart,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (which earned Laura Dern a best supporting actress Globe) and the South Korean film “Parasite” (which won best foreign language film at the Globes).
Best adapted screenplay nominees included “Joker,” following Joaquin Phoenix’s best actor Globes win. The Mister Rogers film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Netflix’s “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Little Women” all earned nominations.
Notably missing: Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which earned the filmmaker a screenwriting Globe. Tarantino declined to join the Writers Guild.
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"Joker" continues to roll with a Writers Guild best adapted screenplay nomination. (Photo: Niko Tavernise, Warner Bros. Pictures)
In the documentary screenplay category, Alex Gibney earned two of the five nominations with “Citizen K,” about Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” about the failure of health technology corporation Theranos.
The winners will be announced at the 72nd annual WGA Awards on Feb. 1, when dual ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles and New York
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
"Parasite" earned a best original screenplay nomination. (Photo: Neon)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“1917” (written by Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns)
“Booksmart” (written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman)
“Knives Out” (written by Rian Johnson)
“Marriage Story” (written by Noah Baumbach)
“Parasite” (screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin Won, story by Bong Joon-ho)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the article “Can You Say … Hero?” by Tom Junod)
“The Irishman” (screenplay by Steven Zaillian, based on the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt)
“Jojo Rabbit” (screenplay by Taika Waititi, based on the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens)
“Joker” (written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, based on characters from DC Comics)
“Little Women” (screenplay by Greta Gerwig, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott)
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
“Citizen K” (written by Alex Gibney)
“Foster” (written by Mark Jonathan Harris)
“The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley” (written by Alex Gibney)
“Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” (written by Robert Seidman and Oren Rudavsky)
“The Kingmaker” (written by Lauren Greenfield)
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