'The Favourite', 'The Death of Stalin', many more ineligible for WGA awards nominations
‘The Favourite,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Among Screenplays Not Eligible for WGA Awards (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/AVqcm5XnRE
- Variety (@Variety) December 8, 2018
Because the Writers Guild of America just have weird ass rules (something about not adhering to their Minimum Basic Agreement), the following movies won't be eligible for the Writers Guild Awards nominations - usually a good indicator of the Oscars' adapted and original screenplay categories - for this season. Non-American productions are usually ineligible (but apparently 'Roma' is eligible?).
Ineligible for one reason or another:
- The Favourite
- Sorry to Bother You
- The Sisters Brothers
- Hereditary
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Blindspotting
- The Death of Stalin
- The Rider
- Stan & Ollie
- Disobedience
- Leave No Trace
Should note that while most of the WGA nods do reflect the Oscars, ineligibility shouldn't matter for frontrunenrs like 'The Favourite'. Apparently 63 original screenplays and 60 adapted screenplays will be submitted for the final nominations, announced on January 7th.
Source: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1071513225429012480