Gisteren zijn de prijzen van de Writers Guild of America uitgereikt. Daarbij kwamen Argo en Zero Dark Thirty als winnaars naar voren. Mark Boals scenario voor Zero Dark Thirty ging er vandoor met de prijs voor het beste originele scenario en Chris Terrios adaptie van Argo won de prijs voor het beste aangepaste scenario.
Daarmee mag Ben Affleck onderhand wel ruimte gaan maken in zijn prijzenkastje voor de Oscars. De film won immers ook al op de DGA, SAG, BAFTAs en nog veel meer andere prijzengalas. Scenarist Terrio vertelde in zijn acceptatiespeech dat hij vijf jaar gewerkt had aan het scenario van Argo. Hij had geen geld meer en kon zijn studentenlening niet afbetalen, maar "I had my specs and Writers Guild card; I can't tell you how that propped me up," vertelde Terrio.
Zijn scenario versloeg dat van films als Perks of Being a Wallflower, Life of Pi, Lincoln en Silver Linings Playbook.
Een andere hoofdprijs was er voor Searching for Sugar Man, de documentaire over het rockicoon uit de jaren 70, Rodriguez, die ook won tijdens de BAFTAs.
In de categorie televisie won Breaking Bad de prijs voor de beste dramaserie en Louie won als beste comedy serie. Tot beste nieuwkomer werd HBOs Girls bestempeld.
De resultaten van de WGA-awards worden bepaald aan de hand van 12,000 stemmen die uitgebracht mogen worden door leden van de vakbond. Deze zijn de afgelopen achttien jaar een redelijk betrouwbare voorspellende factor voor de Oscars geweest. Dertien van de achttien keer wonnen films die bij de WGA wonnen, ook de Oscars voor de beste scenarios.
Bekijk hieronder de volledige lijst met uitgereikte prijzen.
Categorie: FILM
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Argo" - Screenplay by Chris Terrio; based on a selection from "The Master of Disguise" by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
"Searching for Sugar Man" - Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures Classics
Categorie: TELEVISION
DRAMA SERIES
"Breaking Bad" - Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC
COMEDY SERIES
"Louie" - Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.; FX
NEW SERIES
"Girls" - Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) SERIES
"Portlandia" - Writers: Fred R. Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC
COMEDY / VARIETY MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES SPECIALS
66th Annual Tony Awards - Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS
EPISODIC DRAMA
"The Other Woman" ("Mad Men") - Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC
EPISODIC COMEDY
"Virgin Territory" ("Modern Family" )- Written by Elaine Ko; ABC
LONG FORM ORIGINAL
"Hatfields and McCoys," (Nights Two and Three) - Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History Channel
LONG FORM ADAPTED
"Game Change" - Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO
ANIMATION
"Ned and Edna's Blend Agenda" (The Simpsons) - Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox
DAYTIME DRAMA
"The Young & The Restless - Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Maria Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Lisa Seidman, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
CHILDREN'S - EPISODIC & SPECIAL
"The Good Sport" (Sesame Street); Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS
CHILDREN'S - LONG FORM OR SPECIAL
"Girl vs. Monster," Story by Annie De Young; Teleplay by Annie De Young and Ron McGee; Disney Channel
DOCUMENTARY - CURRENT EVENTS
"Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One" (Frontline) - Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria; PBS
DOCUMENTARY - OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (Nova) - Written by Randall MacLowry; PBS
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
"Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre" - Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel; ABC News
Categorie: RADIO
NEWS - REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT
"World News This Year 2011" - Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio
NEWS - ANALYSIS, FEATURE OR COMMENTARY
"Dishin Digital" - Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM
Categorie: PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION CATEGORIES
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION)
"Partners" - Written by Dan A. Greenberger; CBS
Categorie: NEW MEDIA AND VIDEOGAME
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA
"The Compromises, Episode 1," "The Pest, Episode 3," The Snake, Episode 4," "The Bonding, Episode 6," "The Future, Episode 7/Series Finale" (Jack in a Box) - Written by Michael Cyril Creighton; jackinaboxsite.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
"Hide And Seek," "Keys to the Kingdom," "The Chosen Ones," "Parting Shots" - "The Walking Dead: Cold Storage" - Written by John Esposito; amctv.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
"Assassin's Creed III: Liberation" - Scriptwriting by Richard Farrese, Jill Murray; Ubisoft
