The original and adapted picture screenplays that featured multiple Oscar nominees as well as writings that benefited from guild eligibility have been nominated by the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and West (WGAW), respectively. Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans, and T.R. were three of the five original screenplay candidates for the Oscars that also received WGA recognition. The Menu and Nope are qualified since The Banshees of Inisherin and Triangle of Sadness did not meet the WGA’s rigorous criteria for affiliation and script submission. Glass Onion, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and She Said all received WGA nominations for best adapted screenplay, beating out All Quiet on the Western Front and Living.
In order to be eligible for a Writers Guild Award, a feature film must have been written under the WGA’s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) or a legitimate collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of Great Britain, the Writers Guild of Ireland, the Writers Guild of South Africa, the New Zealand Writers Guild, or the Film Writers Association.The Writers Guild Awards must have been submitted for consideration, and they must be for theatrical scripts created under the authority of the WGA or an affiliated Guild.
In order to be eligible for a Writers Guild Award, a documentary had to have an onscreen writing credit and be shown in a theatre in Los Angeles or New York for one week between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. The WGA or a Guild affiliate must have had control over the production of the theatrical documentary in order for it to be considered for an award. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, there will be parallel ceremonies for the 75th Writers Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert; A24
The Fabelmans, Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner; Universal Pictures
The Menu, Written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy; Searchlight Pictures
Nope, Written by Jordan Peele; Universal Pictures
TÁR, Written by Todd Field; Focus Features
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Screenplay by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Story by Ryan Coogler, Based on the Marvel Comics; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Written by Rian Johnson; Netflix
She Said, Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Based on the New York Times Investigation by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett and the Book She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; Universal Pictures
Top Gun: Maverick, Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, Based on Characters Created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.; Paramount Pictures
Women Talking, Screenplay by Sarah Polley, Based upon the Book by Miriam Toews; Orion Pictures/MGM
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
2nd Chance, Written by Ramin Bahrani; Showtime Documentary Films
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Written by Mark Bailey & Keven McAlester; Netflix
Last Flight Home, Written by Ondi Timoner; MTV Documentary Films
Moonage Daydream, Written by Brett Morgen; Neon
¡Viva Maestro!, Written by Theodore Braun; Greenwich Entertainment
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