Let's hear it for the writers!
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
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Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
More: John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Lin-Manuel Miranda Among 2017 Oscars Performers
Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
- 2/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Writers Guild Awards and the Academy writing nominees always don’t line up; many films are ineligible. This year, those included Oscar-writing nominees “Lion” and “The Lobster.”
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
Read More: Yes, Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ Really Will Win Director and Picture Oscars — Here’s Why
However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
Read More: Yes, Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ Really Will Win Director and Picture Oscars — Here’s Why
However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Now that "The Office" has wrapped production, Rainn Wilson has offered up a tantalizing look at what the show could have been, had casting for the show way back in 2003 gone very differently.
Wilson posted a photo on his Facebook page Tuesday (March 19) of the sign-in sheet from the first day of auditions for the show on Nov. 6, 2003. The show's casting director, Allison Jones, kept the document and gave it to Wilson when filming ended last week, he says.
Wilson, who at the time was recurring on HBO's "Six Feet Under," was the first person to audition and signed in as auditioning for either Dwight, the role he'd end up getting, or Michael, eventually played by Steve Carell (who came aboard in early 2004). Others auditioning to play Dwight included Matt Besser ("Walk Hard"), Matt Price ("Men of a Certain Age") and Jarrett Grode ("Undeclared").
Price would end up guesting on...
Wilson posted a photo on his Facebook page Tuesday (March 19) of the sign-in sheet from the first day of auditions for the show on Nov. 6, 2003. The show's casting director, Allison Jones, kept the document and gave it to Wilson when filming ended last week, he says.
Wilson, who at the time was recurring on HBO's "Six Feet Under," was the first person to audition and signed in as auditioning for either Dwight, the role he'd end up getting, or Michael, eventually played by Steve Carell (who came aboard in early 2004). Others auditioning to play Dwight included Matt Besser ("Walk Hard"), Matt Price ("Men of a Certain Age") and Jarrett Grode ("Undeclared").
Price would end up guesting on...
- 3/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Leslie Knope’s one true love, wooing a mousy receptionist played by 24′s Chloe O’Brian? Bridesmaids’s secret air marshal explaining to an invisible documentary crew that he wants people to be afraid of how much they love him? A kooky beet farmer/paper salesman who doubles as a founding member of the legendary Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe?
Thanks to Rainn Wilson, we now know that all of them could have been featured on The Office — if casting had gone just a little differently.
“This is the original sign-in sheet for the first day of casting for The Office...
Thanks to Rainn Wilson, we now know that all of them could have been featured on The Office — if casting had gone just a little differently.
“This is the original sign-in sheet for the first day of casting for The Office...
- 3/19/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Watching the casts of two of the greatest gone-before-their-time shows to ever exist walk the red carpet last night at PaleyFest’s Freaks and Geeks/Undeclared reunion, it was hard not to notice how everyone had changed (or, if you’re Samm Levine, haven’t changed). This made me wonder: Where would all the characters be if we met up with them ten years later? So because I’m geek, I asked some of the stars.
Samm Levine (Neal, F&G): “Neal went to Stanford. He was top of the class, and he married a beautiful supermodel who was...
Samm Levine (Neal, F&G): “Neal went to Stanford. He was top of the class, and he married a beautiful supermodel who was...
- 3/13/2011
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
The cast of Freaks & Geeks, along with its follow-up, Undeclared, are reuniting for PaleyFest. Creator Judd Apatow, along with Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Joe Flaherty and others are coming together for the 28th annual festival to take questions from the audience about the shows (alas, no James Franco).
The Freaks & Geeks panel is one of 13 at the event, which includes panels for The Walking Dead, Supernatural, True Blood and Parks and Recreation (full list here), and gets underway on March 4 in Beverly Hills. Here’s the full list of F&G participants:
Judd Apatow , Executive Producer Freaks & Geeks ; Creator / Executive Producer Undeclared
Paul Feig,...
The Freaks & Geeks panel is one of 13 at the event, which includes panels for The Walking Dead, Supernatural, True Blood and Parks and Recreation (full list here), and gets underway on March 4 in Beverly Hills. Here’s the full list of F&G participants:
Judd Apatow , Executive Producer Freaks & Geeks ; Creator / Executive Producer Undeclared
Paul Feig,...
- 2/4/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
"Undeclared" is now airing on IFC, and we thought we'd take this opportunity to revisit the show that further cemented broadcast television's inability to recognize the genius of Judd Apatow. Every week, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore will be offering their thoughts on two more episodes.
Episode 13
Truth or Dare
Teleplay by Seth Rogen
Story by Judd Apatow
Directed by Greg Mottola
Episode 14
The Day After
Written by Judd Apatow & Seth Rogen
Directed by Judd Apatow
"They could all be the one and you don't know until you sleep with them. All of them!" -- Lloyd
Our second two-parter in a row on "Undeclared" really pushes forward the main storyline of the series: the on-and-off-again-then-awkwardly-off-then-kind-of-back-on-then-off-again romance of Steven and Lizzie. With Eric finally and completely out of the picture, Lizzie begins voraciously flirting with Steven, but Lloyd mistakes her wandering around their suit in just a bra and pajama bottoms...
Episode 13
Truth or Dare
Teleplay by Seth Rogen
Story by Judd Apatow
Directed by Greg Mottola
Episode 14
The Day After
Written by Judd Apatow & Seth Rogen
Directed by Judd Apatow
"They could all be the one and you don't know until you sleep with them. All of them!" -- Lloyd
Our second two-parter in a row on "Undeclared" really pushes forward the main storyline of the series: the on-and-off-again-then-awkwardly-off-then-kind-of-back-on-then-off-again romance of Steven and Lizzie. With Eric finally and completely out of the picture, Lizzie begins voraciously flirting with Steven, but Lloyd mistakes her wandering around their suit in just a bra and pajama bottoms...
- 12/17/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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